rjt

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6659531.stm

Europhile Alex Salmond to take charge of devolved government in Soctland despite there being enough unionist votes within Holyroyd to stop him.

rjt

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6603445.stm

Profile of the man likely to be First Minister

rjt

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6659531.stm

Report of Alex Salmonds Election made possible by Lib Dems and Torys abstaining

eublues

Makes no difference who is the First Minister. This body will only be able to rubber stamp directions from Brussels. Nothing that goes against the euphile consensus could be passed.

Britannist

It does if you're Scottish. Why should the people of Scotland be stuck with Salmond (leader of the europhile Scottish so-called National Party) as their First Minister. His view on the Union of Great Britain (i.e. against it) is supported by only 21% of the population of Scotland according to the last opinion poll on the matter before Scotland voted earlier this month. I had hoped that he could have been stopped from becoming First Minister as I don't want anti-Union europhiles in charge in positions of power.

I can only assume that some in the Unionist parties in Scotland are letting Salmond become First Minister because they take the view of - metaphorically speaking - "give him enough rope..."

TonyG

That seems to be at odds with the fact that 32.9% of the vote went to the SNP.
Anyone voting for the SNP must be in favour of independence or they wouldn't have got the vote...
... or else they were drunk :shock:

__________________
If you don't think you can change the world, who do you expect to do it for you?

----

http://www.mercola.com/townofallopat...ofallopath.htm

Britannist

At least a third of the vote for the Scottish so-called National Party (in the recent elections) is a protest vote - people voting tactically for the candidate most likely to beat Labour in their constituency (or 'region').

This fact is recognised and accepted by just about every political analyst who has followed the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary Election campaign.

A Times Populus poll (just before the Scottish Parliamentary Election) put support in Scotland for quitting the UK at 21% - and not all of those who make up that 21% will have voted for the europhile Scottish National Party (some will not have voted for anyone).

rjt

Whilst taking your point on Europe I would say that it alwasy makes a diffrence if a body is spending British taxpayers money.

eublues

I would imagine all parties up there will agree on the spending of money - main objective: spend as much as possible.

TonyG

I hate being pedantic, but sometimes it is necessary.
It isn't a fact because it cannot be proven. It is an assumption using a statistical analysis to support it. And, as we all know, statistics can be used to 'prove' anything you like.
To register it as a fact it would be necessary to ask everyone who voted SNP whether or not they supported independence - and that hasn't happened.
It seems remarkably strange that out of all of the opportunities to cast a 'protest vote' that a third of the SNP voters did so in spite of disagreeing with the SNP primary policy of independence, rather than vote for the Greens or other individuals.
So much so that it doesn't make any sense at all!

__________________
If you don't think you can change the world, who do you expect to do it for you?

----

http://www.mercola.com/townofallopat...ofallopath.htm