Fergus Ewing's scathing 'wine bar revolutionaries' outburst at Scottish Greens over oil & gas jobs

[@johntaylor587]

The greens should not have say in the running of councils as they were not voted for by the huge majority of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and should dismissed straight away !!!!

[@jacksprat9172]

I've yet to encounter a green MSP who wasn't a naive moron and unelected, just like the First Minister. I was surprised at Fergus Ewing, he actually made sense, not often you can say that about the snp but I suppose he was attacking the greens. The greens don't live on the same planet as the rest of us, utterly out of touch. They'd rather hug a criminal than send him to prison. They can only survive and be tolerated in a civilised society, imagine how they'd be treated in China? Yet they are able to do in-ordinate amounts of damage to Western Democracies, logic is anathema to them.

[@jennyporraz]

If they were dismissed which would be great as they hold the SNP up doubt they will be kicked , but then Hopefully next year’s elections they will both be booted out on their arses, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🙏👍

[@jennyporraz]

Why is he there he really is out of his depth, the sooner the Greens and the SNP are out ASAP,

[@jamesmason8944]

Imagine Maggie Chapman advocating stopping the production of oil and gas. This woman is deranged.

[@joanrodger352]

At least someone in the SNP telling the truth.Never thought I’d see the day.Fergus Ewing a legend.

[@CHAMUNGER]

Probably, one of the few good and genuine MSP, just a pity he’s SNP.

[@daveabbott]

It was actually the Labour party that closed many more pits than the Tories, but hey, that plank on the shoulder needs continuous justification to divert from the appalling job that the criminal party is doing to harm Scotland

[@saltnessmonster]

Conservatives boosted higher manufacturing jobs and under Brown and Blair we stopped making mobile phones and computers.

[@tatata1543]

@@saltnessmonsterWhere did we make mobile phones?

[@saltnessmonster]

@@tatata1543 Motorola in East Kilbride and Bathgate

[@tatata1543]

@@saltnessmonster They made semiconductors in East Kilbride, not phones.

[@tatata1543]

@@saltnessmonster And the reason they both closed is because they were non competitive.

[@davidfoster2459]

Why is Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and many other middle eastern countries ramping up drilling right now? while at the same time the UK is crippling UK oil exploration companies by high taxes. We will need oil and gas for decades to come. Better to use our own and not only preserve high paid jobs but give ourselves energy security

[@michaeld5888]

The UK leaders always bow eternally to the needs of others with their disdain for their own. You can always wrap up well to keep warm on the cloudy days when the wind is not blowing in the new era of the idealist cultist dreamers forcing a future on others. Storage technology to cover these gaps in an invariably cruel nature's providence always still under development if at all possible at the scale needed. Probably like nuclear fusion just a pipe dream of never ending breakthroughs with no real substance for some time to come and certainly not in the rushed ubsubstantiated panic timelines being imposed.

[@malcolmhouston7932]

Weeell, if you have Shares in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Qatar etc. you already know the answer to the entire scheme.

[@stever7667]

Because we have to be seen to be Green...then import oil and gas from abroad.....🙄

[@jimmclachlan5941]

The idea of a fossil fuel free future is a pipe dream , we're going to need oil for decades to come.

[@exiledscouser919]

Well the best that can be said for the SNP is that no-one seems to have been arrested. Today at least.

[@ronmacfarlane110]

The mines were done while oil is not! Thatcher also laid the foundation for the improvements in living standards over the last 40 years

[@jillhornby5604]

These politicians live in a different world to the rest of us. all of them are useless.

[@raymondelliot4605]

We literally just can’t afford the alternative heating supply. Heat pumps are far to expensive for people.

[@moraymac2922]

Well said Fergus!!!!

[@robinburn4974]

I would be nice to have Green Party free future

[@elainemackie1431]

Keep going Fergus spitting facts

[@grannye7638]

This is the first time I actually agree with the SNP thank you Fergus. 👏

[@yesterdaysman8123]

Why isn’t Fergus Ewing in charge, he’s the only one who has any sense.

[@SaxonSuccess]

And there's your answer...

[@margaretwyatt6689]

Hear hear to that

[@jimmorris8879]

Sturgeon has trained him well, why use one word when 25 will do.

[@raymondmclean8478]

So Hamza says the Tories won't save Scottish jobs,so why are the next phase of Scottish ferries being built in Turkey,please explain.???

[@navnig]

Fergus is a rare creature. An snp MSP with backbone and conviction with the guts to say what's on his mind. Why else would he find himself way up on the back of the back benches.

[@tatata1543]

Because he’s useless? The guy lived off his mother’s name up until the point he was found out.

[@WeeShoeyDugless]

​@@tatata1543 Explain.

[@tatata1543]

@@WeeShoeyDugless The guy is a reactionary. A homophobic, climate denying bully. A nasty piece of work in short.

[@uingaeoc3905]

The monstrous SNP have given birth to the Monster Greens.

[@billymackie3040]

well done

[@eleanorcrawford9978]

Lies lies lies lies & false promises again.

[@steverimmer7098]

I wonder whether it is accurate to describe the Scottish Greens as "Wine Bar Revolutionaries". After all, if they were given access to an alcohol related premises, would they have the capability of organising a social event suitable for the venue? Evidence would suggest this is unlikely.

[@58Malt]

What is a "just transition" supposed to look like? We've seen zip diddly squat to date........

[@williambolton4698]

And yet again the so called impartial speaker slaps the wrist of anyone who dares to voice any criticism of the SNP Government in a debate in the Scottish Parliament. It's like listening to the school teacher protecting her pet pupil.

[@Pivotpoet396]

Buckfast bonkers is more accurate imo.

[@alexanderv7702]

So hypocritical! To treat other MSPS with respect; when they cannot stand each other, and that may well be in the same Party.

[@WeeShoeyDugless]

Haha, aye, the snazis are imploding by the day😂😂😂

[@tommay1959]

Problem is for them they do t issue the rights to drill for oil. It’s a UK government decision.

[@adrianrouse5148]

Oil leases . Oil test drilling is a devolved matter. The fact that Scotland followed what Westminster proposed is not the same thing.

[@vtechead1]

The SNP lost out on billions of pounds every year, when they failed to take advantage of the auctions that sold off areas of the ocean bed to foreign companies. More incompetence from the SNP. Sturgeon wants to ban gas boilers being fitted in new build homes from 2025, and a total ban on gas boilers from 2030. So whose gonna pay for millions of electric heating systems being fitted ? Who could afford to run electric central heating these days ? Just a reminder that the turbines used in the production of electricity are run on gas. It’s going to be around 2050 before Scotland is FULLY dependent on wind energy for their electricity. The claim of providing 100 percent of Scotlands needs, only applies to domestic use. It does not include industry, commercial premises, transport, shops, heating etc etc. Just more spin from the SNP, yeah just get rid of oil n gas. Simples.

[@mikee66]

Are they by any chance taking the workers of the north east with them?

[@rsqyoung]

"winebar revolutionary" suggests a reasonable level of competent incompetence

[@annmenzies6041]

These MPs should respect us the people this chair woman is bias to other parties but SNP and greens are allowed to spew anything they like.That is not democracy we the people should be allowed an input into anything that comes from the greens as we did note vote for them.

[@kevinrowan1316]

Look at the clapping seals snp

[@malcolmsmith650]

Living in cloud cuckoo land the lot of them.

[@auldflyer]

Where is the Campervan money Numpty, what a load of piffle from Numza

[@WeeShoeyDugless]

Did i hear useless say he would be exporting energy to the UK (& beyond) towards the end of his rant???😂 Would that be the same UK whom they wish to sever ties with?😂😂😂

[@theresearcher253]

Watermelons: green on the outside, red on the inside :)

[@niknoks7638]

Noisy neighbours! 🙄

[@raymondmclean8478]

If we have so much green energy why I the Scottish energy the highest in the EU.??????

[@alistairewen9558]

Connection problems so they tell us ! That'll change, as we are wiring electricity across the border, all heading south, just like the oil.

[@johnmansell5097]

So extracting our own gas and oil does not solve our current energy crisis, well it must surely so we are less dependent upon extortionate imports.

[@christophergeddes2971]

👍😂🌟 Brilliant, Superb

[@neilwhittaker8021]

Well said, Fergus.

[@tomdonaldson80]

Who writes the answers, as he has to read the answers to any questions asked

[@WeeShoeyDugless]

The hoards of scriptwriters which we, the taxpayers, are paying for🤬🤬🤬

[@annmenzies6041]

We Scots did not vote for greens or their agendas.

[@robertdoyle687]

The nodding dog is still in her place behind her glorious leader 🤬

[@fountainwell49man65]

Think the question was about US gas imports which cause 4 times co2 emissions at present.

[@mickeymcwilliam5930]

That woman gives me the creeps ,not to be TRUSTED AT ANY COST.

[@stevecant3660]

Let's not drill for our own oil buy it overseas it's our dependency overseas that part off the living standards problem, where is the oil required for all the wind farms coming from is oil only used as a fuel, that's a question I don't know the answer.

[@bobmeldrum7326]

Fergus 1 Usless 0

[@davemcdave2169]

There's a reason why Humza's nick name at uni was Clairol 1200.

[@danielsellers8538]

When will they run the country instead of bickering between themselves

[@drandrewallan]

How does buying fuel from abroad while not using locally sourced fuel effect climate?

[@bobyoung9509]

Fancy that MSP Ewing spoiling the Green-SNP hugging session with that nasty piece of Reality !

[@allanmalcolm2597]

Oil and gas will be with us for at least for the next two(2) decades

[@folly7533]

And the rest.

[@eamonfire]

Not quite the case - if you ask someone a question in a wine bar, they are actually likely to give you an answer.

[@gerardheighton7333]

Sturgeon with a beard

[@georgeaitken2719]

They are supposed to be on the same side it is only a matter of time before the split

[@garymorris801]

Fm a joker

[@brianquinn6014]

In the words of Homer Simpson, BORING !

[@GRS1903]

Get in there Fergus😂😂 shower o tree huggers

[@user-yh9sn1ye1j]

google green cabinet minister patrick harvie and his IAN DUNN MEMORIAL AWARD flush the holyrood toilet

[@hallneville1376]

Maggie Chapman identifies as a homosexual cabbage