With The S N P Taking A Beating.......

[ToraToraTora]

.....is "independence" now off the books?

[Paul22118]

Definitely.

[Hopkirk]

As that's their main aim, of course not.

[youngmafbog]

For the immediate period it would appear so.

[jno]

not necessarily. If Scots still want it, they still want it.

[ynnafymmi]

Yes,its over.🤣

[Old_Geezer]

It'll be on a back burner until sanity flees once more.

[Deskdiary]

Independence was their reason for being so given they've been decimated the Scottish people clearly do not want to be independent.

 

This result should put the argument to bed for many years to come.

 

What will be interesting to see is if Labour will allow money to be thrown around with gay abandon allowing Scottish university students to be educated for free, free prescriptions for everybody and all the other largesse the Nats provided at the expense of the English tax payer.

 

Maggiebee and anneasquith must be seething.

[perseverer]

For the next two years, like it or not, the SNP are still in power in the Scottish parliament, so the UK government does not have complete control over how the Scottish budget is spent. Also, as many on AB are wont to point out, tax rates are higher in Scotland, which does some of the 'largesse' funding. And, check what proportion of the  prescriptions dispensed in England is actually free - 89%.

[ynnafymmi]

At least the Indy dream is finally over Perseverer.The nationalist,separatists took a real hiding last night.Loving it.😆

[jourdain2]

Very glad that the daft 'independence' idea is off the book.  We've been united for so many years, so much blood and family history links. We belong together.

[Hopkirk]

Finally? Just you wait.

It will just be a lull.

[ynnafymmi]

Nah,its finally over Hoppy.I cant see the SNP heid-bangers recovering from this disaster.Good.

[maggiebee]

"Now is the time when we must learn and we must listen. We must listen to what the people of Scotland tell us.

When you are knocked down you have to get back up.

And when you get back up you must be willing to inspire, you must be bold in your action and you must be committed to the values which you hold dear.

My colleagues and I who are returned to Westminster continue to put Scotland's interests first, to serve the people of Scotland and hopefully regain the trust that has been lost at this election."

Stephen Flynn, SNP Westminster leader.

Doesn't sound like someone who thinks the "dream" is over.

I'm not seething DD, just disappointed.

 

[Deskdiary]

Disappointed because the pipe dream fantasy is dead for many many years to come.

[maggiebee]

DD, Scottish Elections in 2026 - we'll see.

[naomi24]

'We must listen to what the people of Scotland tell us'.

 

They told you.  They don't want independence.  Why aren't you listening?

[ToraToraTora]

maggie: " We must listen to what the people of Scotland tell us." - but you're not listening are you?

[douglas9401]

The answer is simple, naomi, they're as thick as mince and having shown the calibre of their 'leadership' the scales have fallen from the eyes of the electorate.

Scammers to a man and woman.

[ToraToraTora]

They did wonders for camper van sales though!

[ynnafymmi]

Also still £600,000 missing from SNP accounts.Someone must have this money.Wee Burney was almost on tears on Thursday night.Hopefully her and her"husband"will have their comeuppances very soon.