‘Humza-who?’ Andrew Neil on the fall of the SNP - The Week in 60 Minutes | SpectatorTV

The search is on to find a new first minister of Scotland after Humza Yousaf announced he would be quitting, following his self-destructive decision to end power-sharing with the Greens. Has Scottish independence died with Humza Yousaf’s premiership? And what about the fortunes of the SNP - could anyone turn it around in time for a general election? Spectator Chairman Andrew Neil speaks to Cindy Yu.
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[@martinbeverley9536]

I think Humza will be remembered for his anti white speech and for his hurty feelings legislation.

[@ralph3428]

Exactly he will be known for his hateful divisive politics and his racist white speech

[@user-mr1tw2ur8y]

That and the anti Jewish agenda within the SNP….the SNP have no Jews in their party, the Greens are another bunch of clowns who voted against accepting the international definition of antisemitism!!! You can’t be anti racist with the exception of one group of people….well…because that is racist!!!

[@user-xq2zn8bu9q]

Bumza is a W⚓️

[@paulmcgee1867]

Yes definitely

[@orangefield100]

And for being really thick .

[@jenmazz1257]

As a Canadian & a Monarchist, when I heard him saying “Scottish government was too white” I knew he was a git. 😂😂 Good riddance.

[@francescarose1453]

It wasn't a very intelligent comment to make, by Humza, when 90 odd percent of Scots are white. It was a racist speech and I was 'vexed' by it. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

It is ridiculous that he can say that in parliament and still go on to be First Minister. Can you imagine a white South African politician say there are too many blacks in positions of power in South Africa, and then go on to be President.

[@francescarose1453]

@@chesterdonnelly1212 I agree, it reveals that Humza's intentions were not for the good of the majority of Scots but for his own personal Agenda. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@iamrocketray]

With useless in charge the SNP were on target for a wipe out! with John Swinney in charge, well! not so much.

[@khoorirune4573]

You would be meaning Mary Queen of Scots?She was white ye ken.

[@ralph3428]

Humza had no self awareness his hatred divisive politics along with his racism was undeniable his downfall

[@romulus3345]

All Islamists are the same.

[@ganndeber1621]

Yet the hate crime bill was approved of by Labour the Greens as well as the nationalists and stays in force

[@laurasands8322]

When he cocked anything up instead of being sacked he was moved to a different job to get him out of the way, I suppose if he was sacked he would cry racist.

[@tonimoseley7885]

No different to London.

[@Ken-ps9ux]

Funny how that works any normal person losses their job . Incompetent Politicians get rewarded

[@Camille_Anderson]

He failed up. He was such a nasty, insidious opportunist who got lucky until he was found out.

[@ianhillier1]

We

[@jacobcohen9205]

Preferential treatment from the wokeratti left to show how none racist they were. Inclusive and all that bollox. Heumza was promoted way above his capability. He'll pop up again somewhere, no doubt, and for exactly the same reasons.

[@BaconbuttywithCheese]

Useless, that's who. Scotland deserves a whole lot better.

[@rob832]

Well don't blame the English now for this at least. Perfidious Albion we may be, and tragically, guiltily, white to boot, according to The Sage of the Highlands, Hamza Yousef. But twas the Scots themselves who voted for these buggers, and got the government they, perhaps, then deserve.

[@rob832]

We're lifting a glass of Scotch, down here, in the fat, lazy, white privileged, South tonight, l can assure you. Scotland voted in the SNP, time to stew in your own juice with all the neeps you care to add!

[@user-tc7qb7st2d]

Like what? That disgusting thief Johnson?

[@horace9341]

Scotland deserves what it votes for.

[@Camille_Anderson]

​@@horace9341and we never voted for him.

[@sapperRE]

So glad Yousaf racist is gone

[@francescarose1453]

It was a very happy day when Humza resigned. Humza, the SNP and the Greens have made Scotland a laughing stock. The ludicrous Hate Crime Bill is a joke. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@user-hu1yi8ox9z]

How deer you say that, Some of his best friends are white😂

[@angusclark8330]

Quarter of a million to an unwanted and unnecessary Muslim institute, less than half of which is accounted for. Half a million to UNWRA, ie Hamas, totally outside his remit. Jail Humza now. Make him talk.

[@williamweb9782]

@angusclark8330 It is incredible how he has been able to do that and not get his collar felt.

[@joegreen2750]

I think if you look at the awful state of London Would you vote a person of a culture totally opposed to ours, into any position of power.?

[@josephgallacher3729]

Lorna who is Deputy Leader of Greens is particularly annoyed cos as a consequence of her resignation she has lost her Chauffer driven Ministerial Jaguar!!!!!!! What a bunch of hypocrites

[@georgekennedy2496]

Being a Slater she’ll just need to scurry around in the undergrowth

[@davidguy209]

That was amazing! What a shame he isn't in Scottish politics

[@lyndhurstcollins9189]

Agreed with everything he said. Fluent and to the point. No flannel. Cannot think of a better speaker.No hope of anyone like that inPoitics

[@keithmuir5077]

@@lyndhurstcollins9189 He is a unionist the most useless ideology in western Europe

[@marknewlands614]

His tumble from the knee scooter was the perfect metaphor for his competence

[@monkeyboy8424]

Even Mel Gibson said Yousaf wouldn't last.

[@philipanthony9596]

Every time i see and hear him i mourn the loss of This Week. It was by a country mile the wittiest, the most intelligent prog that the Beeb ever managed to conjure up. Andrew and Portillo - what a team that was!

[@ScottishRoss27]

Good balance there, a Torie and a Torie.

[@jstewart4205]

@@ScottishRoss27 - You just proved you never watched it!

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@jstewart4205 Andrew Neil has a long history of derogatory remarks about Scotland

[@pedanticlady9126]

..... aren't you forgetting Diane Abbott? She was the was the original 'labour' representative on the This Week series. 😂

[@philipanthony9596]

@@pedanticlady9126 I was attempting an act of kindness

[@duckndive.]

A completely different agenda to the Scottish people.

[@markwilkie3677]

Half of Scots support independence.

[@user-tc7qb7st2d]

All we have to say to you lot is Johnson Truss Johnson Truss Johnson Truss. Scotland needs to dump the UK.

[@superted6960]

D​@@user-tc7qb7st2dWe English wish.....

[@mrnobody9227]

@@user-tc7qb7st2dsounds like you think it’s ‘cool’ to not like Johnson and truss. You probably think it’s cool to not like trump too. Politics in the does not pay enough to attract any talent. As no one worth there salt would do the job for work for a mere 90k a year. Maybe £180k if your PM - not worth it.

[@jstewart4205]

@@mrnobody9227 - Yousless was on more than the PM.

[@zingo2664]

great interveiwer & Andrew Neil is THEE daddy of political analysis, is he awesome (as always, number 1 )

[@tituslane4929]

Devastation from Andrew as ever. Great stuff

[@joeDi1960]

It’s incredibly hypocritical to be so anti devolution and not even live there (you up there can’t run your own lives, well do it for you) why does he care so much when he doesn’t pay a penny of Scottish income tax himself.

[@markwilkie3677]

@@joeDi1960 Well said. I think he lives in France.

[@philiprufus4427]

@@markwilkie3677 Yet,-S N P Supporters were all over the late Sean Connery,the man who lived in Spain.

[@jstewart4205]

@@joeDi1960 You don't have to live there to know devolution is a disaster...it affects all of us, no matter where we live.

[@jstewart4205]

@@markwilkie3677 And?

[@alanna4858]

Always great to hear from Andrew he’s spot on as always

[@SuperKanonier]

He did a fantastic job of destroying Nicola Sturgeon a couple of years ago.

[@graemeross1998]

😂😂 he's a colonial arse licker

[@kevinkevin-ug9po]

​@@SuperKanonierNo he did not. Also A Neil relies on fake news. He was wrong on everything when Jeanne Freeman took him to task. Hes a fraud.

[@ScottishRoss27]

Its well know he hates Scotland, her people and the SNP.

[@keithmuir5077]

Neally a traitor to the Scottish race

[@tamreid]

Andrew asks, why do you want it (SNP leader) Its the £50000 annual pension for life.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Mad Lizzy Truss gets a pension and £115,000 plus the maximum 10% staff pension costs would equate to £126,500 /year. And a lot more slagging of Britain abroad. And writing a book doing it. She is supposed to be an MP.

[@markwilkie3677]

You need to check your facts before spouting complete nonsense.

[@tamreid]

@@markwilkie3677 what are the facts?

[@davidbaloney2505]

£52,000

[@user-hu1yi8ox9z]

​@julianshepherd2038 The £115k, isn't a salary, its for office costs and salarys.

[@TheZanshen]

SNP out and be done

[@francescarose1453]

Andrew Neil is always the voice of intelligence, rationality and reason. He demonstrates how sane and rational debate should be done and I wish there were more journalists like Andrew. I am fed up with angry people who don't know the meaning of 'showing respect for others who hold an alternative opinion' They should respect the right for others to voice an alternative point of view. That is called freedom of speech. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@1967deek]

🤣🤣🤣🤣💩💩

[@blaircorral8158]

Yes! Andrew Neil does have the right to struggle to remain relevant.🤦

[@Silly.Old.Sisyphus]

Andrew Neil is always the voice of idiocy, rhetoric and rubbish. He demonstrates how insane and irrational debate should be done and I wish there weren't so many journalists like Andrew. I am fed up with angry people who don't know the meaning of 'showing respect for others who hold an alternative opinion' They should respect the right for others to voice an alternative point of view. That is called freedom of speech which is the opposite of narrow-minded nationalism. 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@davidbaloney2505]

He achieved a £52,000 pension at 39 yrs old ,for the rest of his life . Vote REFORM PARTY. Enough is enough.

[@blaircorral8158]

Not ruddy likely 🤦 Voting for that Brexit bullsitter is unthinkable.Reform are Conservative Xtreme with Xtra lie’s 🧐🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤬

[@ScottishRoss27]

So Reform Party politicans can also get a pension?

[@Mizzkan]

We all know why Humza got promoted……….

[@monkeyface6139]

Why ?

[@andrewmckay2118]

​@@monkeyface6139 He,s Brown and muslim

[@rob832]

Hamza supplied a deep fried mars bar Nicola could enjoy in the motorhome.

[@Mizzkan]

@@rob832 Yes that’s it 😂👍

[@francescarose1453]

​​@@monkeyface6139Tee hee hee. There might have been a few deep fried mars bars given to Nicola 😂😂😂

[@serene5986]

Hamza in transport and health departments was a disaster and he was promoted for it! 😂

[@horace9341]

This is typical of all governments, councils and public services around the UK. If they are useless at the job they are supposed to do, promote them out of the department they are in where they can be just as useless but on more money for it.

[@ScottishRoss27]

Best transport and health departments anywhere in the UK.

[@zoon1543]

​@@ScottishRoss27 😂😂😂😂😂 different levels of shit

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@zoon1543 The only nation in the Union to have had No NHS Strikes. No Road/Bridge Toll Charges, 13 Toll charges in RUK. ScotRail peak-time fare removal. New Railway Line in Fife opening next month. CalMac Ferry network operating at 98,5% yesterday. Publicly Owned Prestwick Airport recently reported its 4th consecutive year of profit for the public purse. Publicly Owned Inverness Airport recently awarded Best Airport in Europe in under 2 million passengers category. Doncaster Airport was left to close in 2022. Kent Manston Airport and Blackpool Airport were left to close in 2014. Bristol Filton Airport was left to close in 2012. Plymouth City Airport was left to close in 2011. Sheffield City Airport was left to close in 2008.

[@Camille_Anderson]

Humza the racist ignored our history & claimed that despite being part of the Enlightenment, the industrial revolution, shipbuilding, heavy industry, fantastic education institutions and our families building this country after two world wars - it was too white for him and it isn't good enough. How dare he take advantage of everything this country has given him, & disrespect us so viciously and woth such vitriol. He should have been sscked then. He then goes on bbc1 to say anyone who thought he was racist was " only the extreme far right groups' He lied & said a nursery was "islamaphobic" to get attention! His hate law which we all know was to prevent any criticism of is"am & failed to protect women. He failed up & was lucky to get any job at all. Sarwar is a fellow racist. They two go way back. They want to drag us down. They are vile.

[@michaelmcqueen4514]

Andrew Neil is brilliant 👏👏👏

[@ADMCWATP]

The history of Scotland is unfortunately inconceivably better than the future of Scotland.

[@welshtoro3256]

Excellent as usual. Pretty much sums it all up.

[@margaretmclean5684]

Great to hear Andrew Neil's opinion...he does tell it as it is!!

[@SimonWallwork]

Old Brillo nails it again. Great at sharing a cake out, but no idea how to bake one.

[@rhobatbrynjones7374]

I agree with Neil that Yousaf was very fond of punditry.

[@Slydeil]

What an excellent observation of Scotland and it's current state, and unfortunately our bleak future due to the lack of foresight, reality and planning by the vaccous nonentities at Holyrood. It's never been anything but a 3rd rate talking shop which is throwing money down the tube. Devolution is another massive Blair mistake which is costing us all dearly.

[@terencejay8845]

I call it The Plywood Parliament. A lot of dead wood in there.

[@Slydeil]

@@terencejay8845 It's a rotting stump

[@ScottishRoss27]

Best social contract anywhere in the UK.

[@blaircorral8158]

The vacuous nonentities are in Westminster! In the form of another unelected (in Scotland) Tory government. But devolution isn’t great,Scotland needs self government 🤔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✅

[@Slydeil]

@@ScottishRoss27 Really, amazing how you swallow that nonsense. And what of the massive cuts to the public sector which would follow any vote of "independence"? The poorest and most vulnerable would be the hardest it.

[@alexandermcclymont9131]

🌈outstanding performance by Andrew Neil.🌈

[@robcarrol]

Andrew is spot on, it's all about perpetuating the benefit culture in Scotland and taxing the hell out of anyone that's had the audacity to work hard and earn a half-decent income. The income tax system in Scotland is not "progressive", it's punitive. No wonder we can't attract top talent to come and work here.

[@fredjones234]

And promise more free stuff everytime an election comes around

[@robcarrol]

@@fredjones234 it's only free if you're not paying sky-high income taxes

[@wendyandrew3707]

Part of the attitude that anyone who earns above £? doesn't do any actual work; their minions or wage slaves do it all. I think this attitude needs to be called out.

[@robcarrol]

@@wendyandrew3707 people that earn more either do it because they have put a lot of time and effort into their education and career and/or they are running their own business. Both of which involve working long hours, often working away from home and dealing with the additional stress of higher responsibility or managing a business. It might not always be physical work, but it certainly is hard work.

[@ScottishRoss27]

HMRC Research recently reported since Devolution of tax rate powers, Thousands more taxpayers moved to Scotland each year from the rest of the UK than left Scotland for the rest of the UK. By 2022, 200m of extra taxable income was brought here as a result of taxpayers moving here from the RUK.

[@alexandermcclymont9131]

🌈Andrew Neil, thank you🌈

[@rbir2653]

Dude ran out of race cards in his deck.

[@chucktodd60]

Clever man, speaks the truth.

[@edwarddonnachie1565]

Humza like every SNP politician has had a career free of performance valuation as long as they flew the independence flag which will sadly forever be the undoing of a once great country.

[@keithmuir5077]

right so after brexit Scotland will have world beating economy can i ask have your balls been transplanted to your brain

[@ganndeber1621]

When was Scotland great?

[@edwarddonnachie1565]

@@ganndeber1621 Spend some time googling how many vital inventions are attributed to Scots . Bicycle, penicillin, Telephone, Television, finger printing cash machine, PIN ,Radiation therapy, flushing lavatory, genetic cloning etc. I could go on but I'm sure you'll find Scotland has always been a leader in Finance and Education and has always punched way above its weight in the world .As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made crucial contributions to science, philosophy, literature, education, medicine, commerce, and politics-contributions that have formed and nurtured the modern West ever since.

[@ganndeber1621]

@@edwarddonnachie1565 So not very many then

[@steve24550]

Scotland deserves better.

[@user-ie2ud8vh9y]

Unfortunately true. Sad times for a once revered country which has become a laughing stock.

[@ScottishRoss27]

You might wish it to be but its not.

[@Camille_Anderson]

​@@ScottishRoss27yes it is. We are being destroyed. We have unemployment, poor quality jobs, too many immigrants geting priority stock social housing causing homelessness to be at record levels, nhs waiting lists are atrocious, roads are dangerous, crime is sky high, you can't get a policeman for love nor money & the cost of living is terrible.

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@Camille_Anderson Unemployment is 13 times lower than in the UK. Median monthly pay Scotland £2389 Italy £2201 Slovenia £2080 Spain £2032 Homelessness Applications in 2023 Scotland 39,006 = 8x or 272,984 Lower. England 311,990 NHS England waiting lists is 7,6 Million People, This is 28 Percent or 2,2 Million Higher than Scotland's entire population. Road Safety Statistics in 2023 Scotland 5,621 casualties = 22x Lower England & Wales 127,822 casualties Recorded Crime Statistics in 2023 Scotland 302,076 = 27x Lower England & Wales 8,4 Million Police Officer Numbers Population Officers Per Head of Population Scotland 16,632 5,4 Million 1 per every 324 residents England & Wales 147,430 59,6 Million 1 per every 404 residents

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@Camille_Anderson Unemployment is 13 times lower than in the UK. Homelessness Applications in 2023 Scotland 39,006 = 8x or 272,984 Lower. England 311,990 NHS England waiting lists is 7,6 Million People, This is 28 Percent or 2,2 Million Higher than Scotland's entire population. Road Safety Statistics in 2023 Scotland 5,621 casualties = 22x Lower England & Wales 127,822 casualties Recorded Crime Statistics in 2023 Scotland 302,076 = 27x Lower England & Wales 8,4 Million Police Officer Numbers Population Officers Per Head of Population Scotland 16,632 5,4 Million 1 per every 324 residents England & Wales 147,430 59,6 Million 1 per every 404 residents

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@Camille_Anderson Sources?

[@4Rellis]

Great to see Andrew back in the fold. More please. Should be knighted.

[@iainrobertson1690]

They have the narcissists dilemma, they can't take back what they like to dish out to others

[@roz8723]

Andrew Neil, What a clever and articulate man. Wish he was running the show.

[@ronaldhiggins2832]

He was acting as if he was total Commander in Chief of Scotland and Scotland tee totally independent that was his problem.

[@alibrowne6374]

He also called his wife ‘The First Lady of Scotland’ 😂😂

[@joegreen2750]

Just like that creature who's mayor in London.

[@alibrowne6374]

He was utterly useless. No leadership skills at all. No vision. No actual knowledge.

[@keithmuir5077]

Sunak

[@francescarose1453]

I would like to know how much money has been spent on the introduction of the Hate Crime Bill and Diversity, Inclusion and Equality. It must run into the millions. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@ScottishRoss27]

18 years ago in 2006, England & Wales Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 was introduced.

[@ralph3428]

@@ScottishRoss27you been hiding 😂…not much to brag about 😂you’re pathetic party are finished

[@williamweb9782]

​@@ScottishRoss27 Typical SNP baloney. The hate laws in Scotland are far harsher than in England and Wales. Why do you think Jim Sillars left the SNP in disgust?

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@williamweb9782 How so? Sillars is a dinosaur.

[@williamweb9782]

​@@ScottishRoss27 Yeah you ignore your own history. He had backbone at least.

[@mrdunns3338]

Perfect summing up of the current state of Scotland by Andrew Neil and under swiney (or whoever replaces him when he's gone) or sarwar, things won't change any time soon.

[@jboyd9062]

Scottish government gets a much needed Swinney/Forbes make-over. Thank you Mr Ross. 😊

[@francescarose1453]

Glasgow Environmental Inspectors have been complaining for years that the number of staff had been reduced to a low level, the type of poison used to treat vermin was ineffective and they warned that there would be a rat population problem, if money wasn't invested into the department. How right they were. Education is in a dire state. I agree with Andrew that MSP'S have allowed this to happen. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@ScottishRoss27]

Local Government Matter. Education is not in a dire state. You agree with Andrew from his house in the South of France?

[@crouisk]

am an indi yes voter and snp since 90s cant argue with mr neils analysis tbh

[@DM-le4yi]

Good riddance to SNP domination in Scottish politics may it never return

[@user-zr9nl2wl3o]

🥂 I'll drink to that ❤

[@allthegearbutnoidea.7138]

One of my main concerns for the future is our failing education system. It will take a generation at least to get us back on track if ever at all.

[@BigScotty-xm3se]

Fantastic interview

[@xelakram]

This was a very interesting and informative discussion. Thank you!

[@slimclark7558]

Brilliant

[@ingmarsen]

He spoke so passionately ! A lot of people did say it would unravel for the SNP and their progressive left coalition of populism , wokeism and quakery !

[@ScottishRoss27]

Yougov poll the other day has SNP Up 2% for Westminster and Up 2% for Holyrood.

[@ingmarsen]

@@ScottishRoss27 Really , looks chaos from the outside !

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@ingmarsen All Under One Banner Independence March in Glasgow going on right now

[@user-yb6eo1xp2f]

Forbes is too white & christian to be the leader, i guess. As a non Scot but sympathetic to the cause of indepedence, i think SNP is disastrous lately

[@francescarose1453]

I don't think that Kate Forbes should be written off just yet. We shouldn't be underestimated as we got rid of Humza!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@user-yb6eo1xp2f]

@@francescarose1453 Forbes will be the leader in a new era. She may wait a couple years

[@francescarose1453]

@@user-yb6eo1xp2f I don't think she wants to get tainted by the current mob. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@user-yb6eo1xp2f]

@@francescarose1453 an electoral defeat is imminent for SNP. Then it will be time for her to emerge, hopefully!

[@iamrocketray]

@@francescarose1453 She has already done a deal with John Swinney. John will either put the SNP back on course or dig it deeper into its hole, either way Kate will be there to either pick up the pieces or drive the SNP forwards. She is in my opinion a clever girl to step aside at this point!

[@juiceqc7716]

AN one of the few voices in the public square who has the courage to address wealth creation.

[@IvorMutch]

It's terrible what's happened to Glasgow. All the beautiful victorian architecture being replaced by glass boxes.

[@apache16789]

Andrew Neil, a great Scottish gemstone. Intelligent, knowledgeable, outspoken, honest and without even a hint of BS -- he just tells it like it is. A giant of a journalist and broadcaster.

[@ScottishRoss27]

Stuck in his obvious hatred for the SNP.

[@keithmuir5077]

@@ScottishRoss27 effing traitor

[@rogerscottcathey]

Peter Principle proved again

[@2935441]

It's not that we do not know what to do, it's that we lack the will to do.

[@VJ-Lowe]

"He was just there for 13 months." Andrew Neil Humza Yousaf (Useless) done irreparable damage to an already weak Scotland. The Scottish people will have to work really hard to recover. Anus Sarwar is Yousaf's replacement. Watch him go, Sarwar will do imcredable damage also.

[@helenmalinowski4482]

Good to spell out the importance of Scotland - but it was a long time ago. 😢

[@user-bo7ls6ju1o]

Devolution has been a disaster for us

[@ScottishRoss27]

No it hasn't

[@user-hu1yi8ox9z]

​@@ScottishRoss27 Name 10 reasons why it's been a possitive

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@user-hu1yi8ox9z Easy to do

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@user-hu1yi8ox9z Easily done

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@user-hu1yi8ox9z Easily done

[@anthonybragg4844]

Excellent!

[@BillSikes.]

Only one of them could have dreamt up that kind of law

[@Hamish2016]

Great interview

[@alexburt6995]

The comparison with McLeish is spot on but I feel he's being a bit unfair on Jack McConnell - FM for 6 years and an election winner who now sits in the Lords and makes regular interventions from there.

[@GleeSmee]

It wasn’t a getaway van. It was a shaggin wagon.

[@belindafrisenda4306]

Love listening to Andrew Neil great interview

[@rhonanack9210]

I'm an American so I don't likely understand parliamentary rules of conduct. But can someone explain why at least member didn't rise up and tell Hamza to FTFU while he was speaking?

[@user-Katie019]

I wanted to know that too, all those people in the room listening to his hateful white speech said nothing, wimps

[@charleslouden6600]

They all have their noses in the trough

[@hughjohns9110]

I’m not sure that the UK govt has any more idea how to create wealth than the Scottish govt. Wealth creation seems not to be valued by European govts these days, its all about spending on the latest fad.

[@ScottishRoss27]

No it doesn't

[@douglasgreen437]

​@@ScottishRoss27Oh yes it does..😂

[@ScottishRoss27]

@@douglasgreen437 UK public sector debt is approaching 2,7 Trillion.

[@agibsonallan]

the Scottish labour leader made the same speech so there is no chance I would vote for them The Scottish people have learned a valuable lesson do not put members of that cult in any positions of power

[@jamesrattray8548]

Great interviewer. No interruptions, interesting points by Andrew Neil. So sad what Scotland has become……

[@ScottishRoss27]

The best social contract in the UK.

[@keithmuir5077]

only sad for sell out unionists like yourself Scottish loyalist are quite happy

[@christinedouglas7633]

Love andrew neil dpeaks the truth

[@SepulchreBrit]

Remember blaming the nursery for not choosing his kid on “racism”? Awful racist baiter

[@southaudley.8611]

Humza? I thought his name was Dumza.

[@sparky2086]

Neil had to delete a Tweet where he said Humza would get an annual pension of £52k a year for life. The truth was he will get £2k a year when he reaches retirement. I wouldn't trust a thing Andrew Neil says.

[@allseeingeye7530]

Glasgow City Centre is "NO GO" especially around Union Street! The Pits!

[@ScottishRoss27]

Not true

[@racheltaylor8235]

Doesn't have a clear point to make the typical Scottish tory really .

[@pepegalego]

Looking from afar, Scotland are in the brown stuff, but not far behind the UK in general. Am I mistaken? Will a change in government improve matters?

[@duncanrosie676]

Andrew…. So well said. You need to now write a book about The Decline of Scotland.

[@keithmuir5077]

decline of england ya numpty brexit remember?

[@smillner771]

Denmark and Ireland have similar population sizes to Scotland and evidently are much more successful. Maybe the political half way house Scotland finds itself in is part of the problem? But i agree totally that working out how to raise sustainable wealth should be the priority.

[@DirtySanchez658]

I am proud of my White skin.

[@Chris.Strange]

Devolution and the SNP have dragged Scotland down so far that I doubt it's possible to get it back to where it once was. The English have a reason not to help, same with the Welsh and the Northern Irish.

[@johndavies8608]

Am i hearing morse code in the background?

[@jacobcohen9205]

A common trait among political pygmies is that they surround themselves with yes-men and gravy train riders.

[@ryanbettsazure]

Great episode, Andrew nailed it about the SNP.

[@ScottishRoss27]

From his house in the south of France? i don't thinkso

[@ryanbettsazure]

@@ScottishRoss27 You must be very thick if that makes a difference in your world.

[@johndalzell904]

One of the reasons for leaving the EU was the worrying debt levels of countries like Italy. Italy's debt is around 140% of GDP. The EU won't allow Italy to default on its debt (which is a distinct possibility) so the member countries would be forced to pay for a bailout of Italy. The bailout of Greece was costly enough but Italy's economy is 10 times the size of Greece. If Scotland becomes independent, rejoining the EU may not be a good idea. Obviously there are benefits but the substantial risk of Italy and other countries is still looming.

[@monsieurgrigny]

Powerful stuff from Andrew

[@Elainemacpherson-zj7dk]

I agree

[@lesking6541]

Andrew Neil has got to be one of the greatest living Scotsmen (in my opinion). When he speaks about the country he obviously loves, then fellow Scots should listen and take note. It's amazed me that a nation as canny as the Scots should have voted these people in.

[@ScottishRoss27]

He hates Scotland and her people.

[@oldskoolordie]

He isn’t completely stupid, he knew he could rise through politics based on his identity and by dividing people on it and made a fortune from it.

[@charliegardner6804]

Very sensible man Andrew Neil .

[@jonguyett3084]

So why not give Scotland independence... would be great for England!

[@angushogg3667]

I am a proud Scot and proud Brit. Andrew Neil is absolutely spot on with his analysis. The SNP are just mind-blowing in their ineptitude. The wondrous news that the passing of Humza Yoursaf is now followed by the return of John Swinney makes me want to dance for joy. Please just give the finance job to Peter Murrell. The chances of them delivering independence has receded into a period beyond my lifetime and I am just delighted. The more advanced of them are stuck in Culloden, but the majority of them live very happily in Banockburn. They live in a dream world of cats with tartan collars and dogs in kilts. They think of some imaginary united Scottish 'clan' that simply does not exist in 2024. Countless Scots have married English people - we are long, long gone past the world of the MacSweens uniting with the Mackenzies to stop a tribal feud. Scotalnd's future lies in the United Kingdom surrounded by other nations that love the Scots and all the amazing things they have achieved. Instead of that we are faced with endless cries for an independence that is the answer to all Scotland's problems. It is the stuff of fantasy and most educated people in Scotland see it for exactly what it is.

[@tomkeating5178]

Love this guy

[@roddyclezy3871]

And yet the people still want the SNP in power

[@johannabarry4672]

Very sad.

[@snidermanUK]

Wise words

[@geoffnichols3831]

The joke is on the snp, they elected someone who has failed in every position he has held, but some how thought making him leader would change that record, n then surprised when he kept his record of failure.

[@eweunkettles8207]

he is a real gammon who scurried off to france to live