Why Did the SNP Do So Badly?

[@TLDRnews]

At 03:45 we refer to the SNP as the "Scottish Nationalist Party" when it should be the "Scottish National Party". This mistake should have been caught in the script edit, we apologise and will endeavour to do better next time.

[@keithyoung810]

The SNP are Scot Nationalists

[@rangerista3933]

Why the apology, they ARE a nationalist party, with everything that brings.

[@wullie31]

@rangerista3933 They're a nationalist party, but their name is the Scottish National Party. Fairly simple to understand,.

[@heycidskyja4668]

​@@MrFilmSmith It was a simple mistake, don't be so touchy or read into it overmuch.

[@thevis5465]

@@rangerista3933 youre an actual fool

[@tarqinquentinsson-obviousl957]

Scottish independence really hinges now on Labour's performance in Westminster. If they fail to noticeably improve things, then the soft support for independence driven by dissatisfaction with Westminster (i.e. the last 14 years of the Tories) will remain, and perhaps even sharpen. On the other hand, if Labour do start to turn things around, then a large chunk of less invested pro-independence voters will no longer be particularly bothered

[@robcarrol]

Support for Scottish independence has nothing to do with Labour, people will vote based on their experience of the past 17 years under the SNP. And when Labour start to improve the economy, the NHS, education, and all these things continue to get worse in Scotland despite sky-high taxes, then 2016 could be an extinction event for the SNP.

[@Minimmalmythicist]

the other thing is, that the SNP are in the situation that long-term incumbent governments find themselves in, i.e they´re hit by scandals, they´re now being blamed for Scotland´s economic problems too (after lots of devolution you can´t just keep on blaming Westminster, it´s not a very good excuse).

[@runawaywolf2570]

100% agree. The concept of independence didn't just appear on a whim one day. There's real dissatisfaction at how Westminster distributes opportunity in the UK, most of it barely makes it to The North, let alone the land beyond.

[@keithheaven176]

Keir Starmer's proposed meetings with the heads of devolved governments suggest a promise of greater cooperation rather than the top-down diktat of Tory government. Let's hope it works. Nobody either side of the divide wants a messy divorce.

[@andrewwotherspoona5722]

Bingo. Let's see how the Labour Party performs. Things need to improve. Otherwise, the votes will swing back and this time they won't come back.

[@VivienBTW]

2019 was all about Brexit. SNP had the clearest plan about what to do about it, meanwhile Labour had the worst infighting within the party on which stance to take.

[@mr.afrikaans1747]

They had the clearest plan to Fugh Scotland into the ground even harder by becoming the 63rd largest economy and then sinking even lower. Independence is worse than Brexit. It’ll be 10x worse.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

ironically Starmer carved his own route to power by advocating that Labour went down the second referendum path which ultimately led to a pretty predictable failure and ensured Starmer got in as next leader

[@mattbooth307]

@@Matthew-bu7fg Nah, second referendum is what Labour members wanted and it's what a large portion of the country wanted. In 2019, Labour get 10m votes, around 32% of the total votes, Liberal Democrats got another 11% of 3.6m and SNP 4% at 1.2m. In total, more than the Tories 43% The idea of a second referendum was not moot and was not really rejected by voters. The problem was that Corbyn was deeply unpopular in the parliamentary party and was the front of significant in-fighting all the time, but Corbyn also piled on votes in already strong Labour areas, which meant those votes didn't mean much in the grand scheme of things.

[@leikfroakies]

​@Matthew-bu7fg Labour went up in the polls when they adopted the 2nd referendum position. John Curtice characterised the red wall seats in 2019 as being of low turnout amongst remain supporters. Corbyn is responsible for 2019, not Starmer

[@OsirusHandle]

​@@mattbooth307Corbyn was clearly more popular than starmer is though, even if he was also more controversial.

[@achintyachaudhary14]

We got Jack recording from the couch before GTA 6 🗣️🔥‼️💯🚨

[@heycidskyja4668]

TLDR giving Jacob Rees-Mogg vibes. If the subject of the video was an English political topic would they be so casual? Perhaps they're less bothered about Scottish matters.

[@tmoosy]

​@@heycidskyja4668get out of here ya wet wipe

[@riverkath]

@@heycidskyja4668Or they just wanted to be comfy. That sofa does look comfy.

[@heycidskyja4668]

@@riverkath I think Jacob Rees-Mogg just fancied being comfy in the Commons too.

[@BIGJXXX]

lol

[@louisjefferies2733]

The craziest election result for me was that an incumbent SNP MP (Richard Thomson) lost to a Tory who has not been an MP

[@entfj]

Losing to a Tory in 2024 is an insult itself

[@professorminstrels6460]

He wasn't ousted by a tory, his seat was abolished

[@pirakaleader2]

@@professorminstrels6460was my constituency, he was still standing in this election against the tory who won

[@professorminstrels6460]

@@pirakaleader2 link to it? Cant find it online

[@louisjefferies2733]

@@professorminstrels6460 but the seat ue contested still contained a large portion of his original seat

[@langleymneely]

I’m American and have become fascinated by UK politics in the last week! I found your channel and I am loving it! It’s been a crash course in all things Parliamentary and ever since having insomnia on July 4th and watching the election results I can’t seem to not want to learn more!? For instance my first time hearing that Nicola Sturgeon was arrested last year was this video! It just sent me down a Scottish Independence rabbit hole… You’ve now just given me another thing to obsess over while procrastinating over more important things! Cheers!

[@debbiegilmour6171]

Don't rely on this drivel for anything related to Scottish politics, history or current affairs. Go and look for things like Common Weal or Bella Caledonia. They are written by people from here and that live here.

[@terencequinn2682]

- warning alert … English interpreters of Scotland and Northern Ireland politics is always ‘ seen through a glass darkly’. The gerrymandering of NI politics to suit the UK government and in particular unionist / conservatives is the great unspoken truth. In Scotland we very very often tactically voted to get rid of the corrupt self serving tories, also there is practically no media in Scotland which is fair or balanced politically, so a 50% independence support is an astonishing fact. Ireland will re-unite within my lifetime and Scotland will quite likely follow when those self serving corrupt class ridden tories get back into power -as they inevitably will.

[@browngaymethodistjesuschri1361]

@@terencequinn2682have you finished your beer yet?

[@captainjames4649]

​@terencequinn2682 and your view of it is any more accurate?

[@terencequinn2682]

@@captainjames4649 - or yours “captain”

[@RonJhadm]

Is the couch comfy? Lmao

[@mrennie5158]

It’s got nothing to do with these minor in comparison to Westminster “scandals” . The average Scottish voter cares about economic stability, and seeing which way the political wind is blowing. Nothing the SNP did “wrong” holds a candle to the disgrace that is Westminster tories.

[@mildlydispleased3221]

​@@mrennie5158What?

[@JewTube001]

@@mildlydispleased3221 sometimes when you scroll up and down while replying to something it'll go under another comment

[@artair70]

@@mrennie5158 Ah yes the constant bashing of the tories, because the SNP has never done us over, last I checked they members who didn't know what a woman was and called Scotland *Clears throat* TOO WHITE

[@davi22034]

The SNP losing in Skye is shocking… all seats of Glasgow went Labour…

[@sdpearshaped831]

The TL;DR to this TL;DR video: lots of scandals.

[@dftfire]

TL;DW given it's a video channel

[@luisfilipe2023]

And terrible public services

[@nikmak]

Such as? Anything that wasn't orchetsrtated by the British state? I'll wait.

[@aceman0000099]

​@@luisfilipe2023which ones?

[@luisfilipe2023]

@@aceman0000099 according to the video healthcare and education (I don’t know if it’s true as I’m not from there)

[@midkemian1]

Sarwar is NOT popular in Scotland

[@martindornan1667]

@@midkemian1 Before the general election The institute of Fiscal studies said that the Westminster finances were bad with about £30 billion of public spending cuts, tax increases or borrowing having to be made after the general election. The Institute of Fiscal studies said that both Labour and the Tories should be more honest with the UK public about what will happen after the general election. In a TV debate before the general election when John Swinney said that Labour was going to continue Tory austerity and cut public spending, put up taxes or borrow more money to fill an £18 billion black hole Anas Sarwar lied he said watch my lips no austerity under Labour. Now after Labour got elected to Westminster, Labour cut the winter fuel allowance of up to £300 for 10 million pensioners, a cut of £1.4 billion. In Labour chancellor Rachel Reeves mini budget she borrowed another £5 billion and made public spending cuts of about £5.4 billion. Labour are now talking about a £22 billion black hole in the Westminster finance's with speculation about further cuts to public spending and tax rises in the next budget.

[@david1731048]

The SNP have the same problem as the Tories. Complete lack of self awareness, blaming everyone else and no idea what they've done wrong. Long may it continue I supoose, if it leads to the downfall of both.

[@warrenchu5752]

The irony that you left out labour here is not lost on me

[@22mdh6]

I agree with you but watch out the Labour Party are about to give us a manifesto that will be I believe shocking. Notice PM has brought in some Labourites when Tony Blair was PM. in fact the man himself TB is the one advising the new PM.

[@wpjohn91]

Labour havent been in charge of anytbing except wales for the last 14 years. And their legacy is a 20mph speed limit

[@runawaywolf2570]

The SNP deserve slightly more credit than the Tories, jfc.

[@david1731048]

@@runawaywolf2570 Yeah I'd say the Tories are much worse of course, but under both parties we've seen incompetence, complacency, self serving sleaze, corruption and cover ups and, interestingly, given the SNP and Tories claim on be on completely opposite sides of the political divide, an increase in authoritarianism.

[@sbowesuk981]

The Tory government in Westminster made a lot of Scottish voters (including myself) feel far stronger about independence, because we could see how corrupt the Tories were, and how badly they were damaging Scotland. Now that Keir's Labour government is in power, the situation is very different. Corruption has been supplanted by competence, and Scotland feels like it's being somewhat respected and looked after again. Sure Labour have a mountain to climb to truly fix 14 years of corrupt Tory rule, but it's safe to say both Scotland and the UK have turned a corner for the better, and that's a huge relief.

[@antisocialv0id26]

From what I’ve seen, a % SNP voters just see both Labour and the Tories as the same (driven by flaky arguments and little grounds for debate on Facebook) Labour are wanting to bring Scotland into the mix of Westminster and the entirety of central Scotland (along with the outer Isles) gave Labour the chance to fix the country. Labour want to push for more housing, protection of worker rights (banning 0 hour contracts and removing the loopholes of fire and rehire) They’re targeting non-domiciles Tories just want more of the same mess they’ve made

[@martindornan1667]

Respect for the Scottish parliament and government from the Westminster Red Tories you are having a laugh. A few weeks before devolving the Winter fuel allowance to be administered by the Scottish parliament the Red Tories cut 90% of the budget. £160 million cut to the winter fuel allowance budget to the Scottish parliament without any consolation with the Scottish government. The Northern Ireland government also was not consulted by the Red Tories before the cut in the winter fuel allowance budget to the Northern Ireland government. The Red Tory cut to winter fuel allowance for 9 out of 10 pensioners will not help the cold winter death figures improve. More old people will probably end up in hospital during the cold winter months. Westminster Red Tory austerity following on from Westminster Blue Tory austerity.

[@bigjockteabagger]

so what do you think about the government now? surely you could see the S&P? I’ve just a bunch of corrupt homosexuals

[@leehallam9365]

Independence was dead long before this election. The clue is that only 17% of voters counted the issue as one of their top three, given that includes those who consider it very I portent it doesn't happen, that means only one in ten voters are really keen. You don't get a revolution from that. The real attitude of voters is that one day it would be nice, but just now it's not worth the trouble. There is no reason to think that will change. Brexit might have annoyed Scots, but it didn't have any impact on independence support beyond a few weeks. It's lasting impact is that it makes independence much more risky than it would have been with both countries locked together in the Single Market and customs Union.

[@runawaywolf2570]

Couple of things. The SNP isn't the Scottish Nationalist Party. That's a dog whistle name the pro-union side give them. It's actually the "National" party. Two wildly different connotations there. Yes Nicola Sturgeon was indeed arrested after her resignation, but she was subsequently released without charge. It was her husband who was accused of fraud regarding donations. Slight distinction there. Anas Sarwar isn't as popular a person in Scotland as you paint him as. He just happens to be helming the Labour party, which for years up until this vote wasn't all that remarkable. I do hope he provides the necessary change Scotland needs though, as a Scot who in the recent vote went for the Green party. I do have to agree that infighting is what held the party back, but the UK press has been consistent in it's utter contempt for the party. At times rightly justified, at others disproportionately caustic, particularly with the backdrop that they gave the Tories complete leeway until it was socially acceptable to start being honest about the shit show. So, while yes, there's been an erosion of trust in the SNP due to some nonsensical choices, this isn't the end of the party, and much like elsewhere in the uk, the Labour majority is not a stable one and firmly hinges on them doing the right thing quickly. All the best to the Labour party. This is their chance to prove that Scotland means something to the UK, because if not it'll be back to the SNP for a lot of people. I'll add a point about independence as people really don't get it down south. There's a broad cross section of Scottish people from all ends of the political spectrum that consistently want Sovereignty from the UK. It's not enough to action, but it's enough to keep an eye on, particularly when that dial shifts. It's also not an SNP exclusive quirk. Independence isn't a movement that can be quashed by slogans and rhetoric from Westminster or the newspapers - rather it's that kind of constant slander that increases the likelihood of people wanting out. Indy isn't the same as Brexit. Brexit was conceived to rally the Tory party's fringes back to the cause. Indy evolved as a desire independent of party that was eventually given form. It should be noted that the Greens also support Independence, and they're centre left. So for all those "the dream is dead" folks out there, calm down. One catastrophically wrong move in Westminster and the Scots will rebel. The indy dream dies when the UK becomes an example of true excellence and prosperity. Are we there yet? Let me know.

[@alexboitz8540]

ALLEGED to have engaged in criminal acts. LIke everyone who donated to the SNP I made NO stipulation what it was to be spent on.

[@runawaywolf2570]

@@alexboitz8540 Edited to reflect that. Sorry, poor wording on my part.

[@damienreilly4347]

To think that she had no notion of what her husband was doing is utter rubbish. Plus the recent speech from the last SNP leader about white people I think annoyed a lot of Scots, especially since Scotland is like 98% white.

[@alexboitz8540]

@@damienreilly4347 100% white in the positions he mentioned and THAT was the point. What was Nicola's husband doing apart from managing the SNP in his position as CEO?

[@runawaywolf2570]

@@damienreilly4347 As the leader of the party, i imagine she did have an idea. I suspect there's been some conflation between spending tax payer money and spending independently donated party money, but the point stands - it really wasn't a good look. Does that erase all the good she's done? I don't believe so. Not entirely. Certainly not compared to that riot down south. Humza's white comments are truly bizarre though. His leadership was actively damaging. Swinney i don't have an opinion on just yet. He doesn't seem to be quite as lead brained i suppose, so I get the feeling he'll steady the ship in time for the next election, but we'll see. Like i said, if Labour pulls it together then the indy position weakens. At the end of the day I want peoples' lives to improve. I want Scotland to have affordable houses, guaranteed un-debatable rights, a reduction in the wealth gap and good, satisfying jobs. If the UK provides that then my green indy vote would switch.

[@scottmorley7738]

As a lifelong SNP voter I just couldn't force myself to vote for them this time because of the crazy hate speech bill and allowing men to decide whether they want to spend time in a mans prison or a prison for women. Bin this nonsense NOW!

[@jnyYT]

Love the change in scenery, would love to see more of it, and maybe even outside for explanation videos, Tom Scott style ❤

[@MrDadyD]

First past the post is a horrible system.. The mere fact Labour got 400+ seats with millions of fewer vote then in 2019 is insane.

[@tripleq7888]

Well yeah, that's the fault of the electorate for being too lazy to vote

[@yaboi672]

westminster is not for england, but for the whole of the UK! England does not have a parliament for itsself, and as such is underrepresenteated and loses power, compared to Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland, they can make rules that affect England but we can't make rules affecting them due to their devolved parliament!

[@davgat79]

Nicola Sturgeons arrest and then release without charge.

[@kennymorrison7227]

She's on bail as further investigations continue. She can be arrested and charged at anytime.

[@delektrik1]

​@@kennymorrison7227we all can

[@goodyking6732]

@@kennymorrison7227 It’s been 12 months so far. Perhaps Jesus will arrest her on his second coming.

[@jesuschrist6878]

@@goodyking6732 I will do what I must.

[@debbiegilmour6171]

Operation Branchform is going nowhere. The whole story was contrived out of thin air.

[@danieldickson3896]

It seems alarming for the SNP by looking at the seat share, but they were actually only down by 5% of votes compared with the 2019 election. Green and Alba votes were up (indicating around 3% out of the 5% of those lost SNP votes going to these 2 other pro-independence parties), and some switched to Labour. Even pro-independence voters switched to Labour in order to "get the Tories out" as tories are wildly unpopular in most parts of Scotland. The scandals and post-covid ball drops obviously played an impact, but that impact was exaggerated by FPTP. I do agree that public services is the top priority for people in Scotland (naturally, a very socialist-leaning country - go figure) and that independence is not an immediate concern for most.

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

Why would pro independence voters in snp constituencies vote Labour to get the tories out? You'd just continue voting snp. No, this little narrative is the snp face-saver excuse. But if the snp choose to believe their own bullshit, so much the better

[@johnm6295]

As a Scot who supports independence, and my position on that hasn't changed, I'm glad to see the end to a decade of division and stagnation, I'm fed up of every political discussion in this country rerouting back to the question of independence; No point in trying to convince a majority that independence is the best way to solve the problems we have the powers to solve now, constraints from Westminster or not, I'm tired of the SNP blaming everything on the big bad parliament in London, I'm no fan of WM Politics, I think it's archaic and the outdated traditions are an embarrassment, I want a modern forward looking parliament that works for everyone, and I'm watching keenly to see how the SNP work with the new government, because I wouldn't be surprised if it was the SNP making things hard this time round, there's no "Unelected WM government" argument anymore, and I found it ludicrous that the SNP were banging on about unelected PMs whilst doing the same thing here with First Ministers, I've not voted for Humza or for Swinney - So when's the snap holyrood election like the snap general election they spent so long shouting for under similar circumstances.

[@FranzBieberkopf]

Very interesting points. I agree that Scotland has been in stasis since 2014. EVERYTHING somehow returns to the constitutional question. After Sturgeon became leader, she decided that the Scottish Government would engage only in confrontation with Westminster. So many opportunities for constructive engagement went begging because of Westminster-no matter what Westminster proposed (Blo Jo, The Lettuce and Nutsack were just as happy to oppose anything the SNP proposed). The increasing evidence of the SNPs venality, incompetence and possible corruption were ignored within the party till the Scottish voters stepped with their verdict 3 weeks ago, Hopefully, with Starmer offering an olive branch, the Scottish government may try for a constructive relationship with London. I doubt it-the SNP will need to go through another hammering in 2026 before they go back to first principles and recognise that good governance is a condition of people supporting constitutional change, not a nice add-on.

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

Fun fact - if just three more tory constituencies had flipped, you would have been able to walk from land's end to John O'groats without having to wipe your feet

[@huwgrossmith9555]

Two reasons I can think of. Single issue party whose issue is almost dead. With the exception of Brexit more closely allied with the Tories and the public wanted them gone. Leadership and the ongoing, I think, investigations didn't help

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

Nicola Sturgeon is to the SNP what Nigel Farage is to UKIP/Brexit Party/Reform. She is essential in pushing forward the agenda. She's an electoral gladiator. She speaks well, she is extremely persuasive and the SNP seemed far less volatile with her as leader. Her/her husband's financial jiggery pokery has effectively seized the SNP wave.

[@Dilligaf-m7s]

The issue with the snp to me is they are a 1 story party. They are not and never were interested in running Scotland only in getting independence. At some point they should have got on with running a great country personally I’m anti independence and voted to remain with the uk and leave the eu. I have friends that were also leave the eu and leave the uk. They like me also feel that the snp stopped caring about Scotland and just caring about getting independence. Funnily enough I have a friend that is really big on independence and he put it really well, people forget that once we get independence we don’t need to keep the snp and we can get rid of those ‘insert worse expletive you can think of’ as well.

[@rempanda]

Why did the SNP do badly? Two words. Ferries and A9. Sure, it's a whole lot more complicated than that but those two projects really are the perfect example of what Scotland has faced under the SNP. Just constant bitter disappoint at the lack of anything promised actually appearing and that everything the SNP touches just seems to utterly collapse. The school system was in a very bad way long before covid, with huge numbers of teachers leaving the career because of how badly the entire sector was being handled in Scotland. I'm not sorry to see the back of the SNP. I've personally never voted for them and I'm so glad that others seem to have finally woken up and realised that the SNP will never deliver on anything they promise.

[@solitarianihilista1454]

The SNP has in little more than a ten years managed to squander all the progress that previous generations spent decades building up. After finally managing to get a referendum in 2014 they did not convince the Scottish electorate to support independence. They were then handed a thumping great majority and a chance to prove that they could govern a devolved administration instead. As it turned out they just muddled along displaying no evidence that they had any better idea how to run public services than their counterparts in the rest of the UK. Even if SNP voters have not switched to other parties it’s clear that many demonstrated their discontent by refusing to turn up and support them at the ballot box. And no wonder: the harsh truth is that the SNP have failed to deliver self-government and failed to manage devolved government. It the party cannot do either of those things it’s hard to see the point of its continued existence. It’s a disheartening state of affairs. I’ve no idea where the SNP goes from here and I don’t think the current leadership knows either. And that’s another disaster for Scotland.

[@New-ye2fl]

Stop slavering pish, massive tactical voting here to oust the tories, Scottish elections aren’t until 2026.

[@kaanyasin3733]

I love the new couch style video. It looks much more like some friend explaining something, which helps the learning, because people listen to a friend more than a teacher.

[@nickwright9314]

More likely to take this analysis more seriously if you were to get the name of the Scottish National Party correct. Boris Johnson would deliberately call them Nationalist, so I hope you are not doing the same.

[@HootMaRoot]

This channel knows nothing about Scottish or Northern Irish politics, every video that has anything to do with Scottish politics is grossly un-reseached and unable to use actual names

[@enemystand2981]

@@HootMaRoot it’s actually concerning. I always thought this channel was pretty information accurate, but as someone who’s tbh quite disillusioned towards our political options in Scotland (apart from independence), I consider myself pretty unbiased here and don’t feel like the views and reasoning of the Scottish electorate is properly reflected here.

[@debbiegilmour6171]

​@@enemystand2981The state of English discourse on the matter of Scotland is an absolute disgrace. Perhaps what's more of a disgrace though is the fact that English media is the dominant media in Scotland where frankly it has no right to be. How dare they presume to tell us about ourselves as if they knew us.

[@memisemyself]

@@HootMaRoot The fact that they use the flag of R o I for N I, at 7.08, proves your point.

[@chaphidoesstuff]

Good, Britain should be united

[@portman8909]

Keep dreaming... England is turning more and more right wing.

[@blisseyran-dom6822]

I cannot believe how badly they did. I thought i was being harsh when I predicted 20

[@PorthLlwyd]

If you can't believe it then you don't understand how first past the post works.

[@blisseyran-dom6822]

@@PorthLlwyd i understand how it works, as do the pollsters, and even the most accurate MRPs didn't show them going into single digits

[@PorthLlwyd]

@@blisseyran-dom6822 30% of the vote and finishing 2nd in every constituency isn't as bad as the seats won suggests.

[@pastlesandfish]

Scot and SNP voter here. I think it's a number of factors. 16 years in power brings voter fatigue. The party has faced a few scandals now. Yousaf tanked the agreement with the Greens. I think Scots voted Labour because their priority was getting the Tories out. The cost of living and public services are what people are concerned about. I think independence is taking a back seat for a while. Swinney misread the country very badly by making this election about independence.

[@tiglishnobody8750]

And voting for Labour who now becomes a little more like Troy with the red tie is a great idea? It almost like they just jump out of fry and heading to fire

[@pastlesandfish]

@@tiglishnobody8750 my mum used that same phrase when we discussed the election. She has numerous conditions and is on a cocktail of medications so she is unable to work anymore. Kendall saying she wants more disabled people into work and wants to reduce the amount of people on sickness benefits makes me extremely wary and distrustful of Labour. This is why I don't share many Starmer lovers' enthusiasm for this new government.

[@18T220]

Humza Yousaf happened.

[@user-cu5gc4qz8p]

3:28 Anas Sarwar popular ?! what da heck is that based on? the vote for labour here was not a vote for Sarwar.

[@MaryKingsley-py4js]

''Politicians and babies' nappies must be changed often and for the same reason.'' Mark Twain.

[@espressoaddict69]

😂😂😂😂

[@J-Bahn]

1:25 things turned out rather differently; Understatement of the century!

[@clivedunning4317]

. . ."They Didn't Fix The Potholes" ! . . .

[@Chnmmr]

FPTP and tactical voting to out the Tories at all cost. That's mostly it.

[@PLeon-kd1yd]

Pish. The tactical voting was to oust the snp not the tories. Labour would’ve won even if they hadn’t won one seat in Scotland

[@lizdocherty3067]

Maybe it is as it can be difficult to distinguish between SNP and Tory, embezzlement, high tax, crumbling schools and hospitals, falling standards of education, expenses scandal, missing WhatsApp messages and unnecessary deaths of thousands in care homes. Can you see the similarities.

[@Caspian237]

The only reason that people would tactically vote for other parties in SNP held constituencies is to get rid of the SNP. It would make no sense to tactically vote to get rid of the Torys in constituencies that they had never in history held. That would seem counter intuitive.

[@benjones9442]

@@PLeon-kd1yd Labour’s entire campaign was centred around getting the Tories out, and the media also propagated this argument. Most of the Labour voters I talked to gave this as their reason, even the ones I know who’s views line up closer with Greens or Lib Dem (or even still the SNP) were under the assumption that voting Labour was the best way to get the Tories out of Westminster.

[@Caspian237]

@@benjones9442 So in the seats that fell to the Lib Dems, people didn't get the memo and accidentally also booted out the sitting SNP candidates?

[@nolanpeter2748]

Labour's going find out the reason themselves soon enough.

[@RobespierreThePoof]

I thought this one would be obvious. Scandals plus general party fatigue. People wanted a change.

[@SashaGrace94]

Video on why the Labour vote share fell in Wales when?? Has to be the Gething scandal, his refusal to stand down after losing a vote of no confidence, Drakeford’s deeply unpopular blanket 20 mph among other issues. In Denbighshire where I am we have some bin shit going on and that left the Labour candidate vulnerable but she scraped in.

[@leonbanks5728]

The irony of that is that Labour gained several seats.

[@mickeypitty3680]

@@leonbanks5728not in wales

[@mickeypitty3680]

@@leonbanks5728people haven’t looked or thought about wales when they voted Labour

[@Valen-xp8ow]

​@@mickeypitty3680nope, labour gained 6 seats in wales

[@occamraiser]

I am shocked that labour got ANY votes after the absurd 20mph thing.

[@yupanquid5538]

Loving the new couch setup BTW

[@alexboitz8540]

It is the Scottish NATIONAL Party.

[@nikmak]

The Labour governement got all the Tory vote in Scotland and swung a lot of marginal seats. The vote share tells a different story. There are also hundreds of thousands of English migrants into Scotland since 2020.

[@Shawsza]

Simply put, we got sick of them. Yes they are mired in some pretty bad scandals, and Humza was just plain awful as a leader but it's more than just that. We've actually become sick of how they approach and discuss independence, regardless of stance on it. It's become the answer to every single criticism of them as a party and the answer to every political issue (NHS, Crime, Economy, etc.). They've become dismissive of normal everyday issues facing most Scots, in favour of advancing a purely Independence agenda. They've become a single issue party - touting independence at every opportunity, actively picking fights over it, and doing very little constructively to aid Scotland as a part of the UK - which we are. Scotland wanted a bit of change too, and only Labour really seemed to offer that.

[@farhanatashiga3721]

Bread and butter issues always wins in the end

[@alexboitz8540]

What scandal(s) exactly?

[@brucewilson4350]

I agree that the SNP lost their way. The only problem is that historically Labour did nothing for Scotland other than preside over the unequal pay debacle in Glasgow and saddle the country with decades of PFI debt which are still being paid off. If past performance is a guide there may be trouble ahead. The FPTP system disguises that 2/3rds of the country didn't vote Labour yet ended up with a 'landslide'. FPTP is designed for a 2 party system which is far removed from today's UK.

[@andrewwotherspoona5722]

What bollocks. What scandals? And the Tories have scandals 100s if not 1000 of times higher.

[@Shawsza]

@@alexboitz8540 Look up Operation Branchform which is about fraud surrounding SNP finances, and the Caledonian 'Ferry Fiasco'

[@AdriaOliSal]

It's interesting how parallel scottish and catalan independence movements continue to be. The same two arguments, sense of stale politics for the last 5 years (our PISA scores were terrible too) and infights between the main independence parties exaplain the situation in Catalonia too.

[@Lala-kc2fw]

They both wont get indy.

[@ergomate9092]

SNP stands for Scottish National Party - do be careful about this!

[@mr.afrikaans1747]

No one cares. They can smoke a pipe because they’re a reprehensible bunch.

[@mjsferrier]

Aye be careful imagine governing ourselves rather than being dragged along by English voting, 14 years of Tory, Brexit and so on.

[@joshuaelder8983]

​@@mjsferrierand 17 years of snp, any party in government that long is ridiculous

[@Cycle.every.day.]

Wee nippy Krankie sunk the ship.

[@Epidian]

It actually stands for Sex Not Politics.

[@tonymurphy9795]

Because they are neither Scottish nor Nationalist. A better name would be the Pakistan Immigration Party.

[@WhatKateDoes]

In the North they were strongly punished for their failure to deliver dual carriageway upgrades to the primary North/South route, the A9, commonly regarded as Road of Death.

[@basicconcepts1d]

​@@fionamunro3381 Not to mention London to Edinburgh.......

[@basicconcepts1d]

@@fionamunro3381 In the not too distant future this will be known as the Union Highway. This is intended to irritate the Nats.

[@LiamFromNewBarkTown]

For me, who lived in the northern most constituency on the mainland. I used to Vote SNP but now I can't stand them. They focus all the government spending on the central belt and neglect the Highlands. The way they failed to modernise the only Main road in and out the Highlands, The A9, where people dying on a daily basis was the final straw for me.

[@daveshennan5092]

Their views on Europe gender and immigration are what finished the SNP should be concentrating on independence

[@editorrbr2107]

Exactly this.

[@MrToymaster1]

And the fact they might have defrauded their own supporters

[@anonitachi6966]

Britain, not Great Kingdom, not United.

[@MrToymaster1]

You’re in denial about reality

[@anonitachi6966]

@@MrToymaster1 how so? England dictating - disguised behind the idea of 'Britain' - has alienated Scotland and at last, looking to be the North of Ireland. The long dead 'kingdom' is done, and not United. Britain? What is so great about it?

[@anonitachi6966]

@@MrToymaster1 I had replied. Don't know why it wasn't posted.. or had been reported. I can give you a list of reasons why my statement is universally true. What is your reality?

[@MrToymaster1]

@@anonitachi6966 1; polls show a most Scots don’t want to leave the UK 2: This is how every democracy works 3: the polls haven’t changed in decades

[@anonitachi6966]

@@MrToymaster1 anyways, Scotland. What else have you got to counter the title statement. What makes Britain great, that isn't 50 years old? The fact if the SNP even existing, is counter to disunity. The UK is a dictatorship, in every aspect of the word.

[@owenlindkvist5355]

I love how you're actively ignoring one of biggest factors; Humza. Really don't want to come across as racist, do you?

[@andrewmcwatt7025]

Our NHS, Education Systems and Police force in tatters and they were talking about transgender toilets. Clueless.

[@imck357]

SNP voters stayed at home is the conclusion disappointed with SNP policy that were not to do with independence. The independence movement is staying just under 50% and demographics will see it increase over time as younger less unionist orientated. Labour got 36% of Scottish vote , SNP got 30% yet labour got 4 times as many seats such is the fptp that starmer wont change.

[@PLeon-kd1yd]

Corp was ok for the cult when they won 50+ seats tho. Dry ur eyes pal. No one wants useless snp

[@Minimmalmythicist]

Though that could change, people might become more in favour of the Union with age. Indeed, anyone with any kind of asset who supports Scotish independence is clinically insane.

[@jonathanbuzzard1376]

Apart from a surge during COVID19 there support has remained at around 45% for years now. The problem the SNP has is there are two wings the "Independence NOW NOW NOW" and "We need to build a case". Unfortunately, the party is dominated by the NOW NOW NOW wing so typified by Hamza Usaf and John Swinney. I could never make my mind up about Sturgen I feel she was build a case but struggled to manage the expectations of the NOW NOW NOW wing. Anyway chances of a referendum are now zilch for the remainder of this Scottish Parliament. Swinney needs to go and they need to replace him with Kate Forbes who is actually popular with the public, which comes to point two. The public do not actually support the transgender reforms as constituted and when it all blew up in their face over Isla Bryson rather than accept they had got it wrong and move on, they attempted to pick a constitutional fight with the Westminster government despite the legal advice being they where on a losing ticket. Then having been given a kicking over that Usaf decided as First Minister he would start discussing foreign policy over Gaza with Erdogan. The guy is lucky not to have spent time in the Elizabeth Tower for contempt of Parliament. As a lawyer he should have known better. Coupled with financial shenanigans and the picking of the wrong leader (I circle back to Kate Forbes was the right pick instead of Usaf originally) they were going to get a kicking and that has been apparent for 12 months now. What they need to do is replace Swinney with Forbes, put independence on the back burner, drop the transgender stuff, and finally drop all talk of encouraging immigration. Then work on sorting out Scotlands problems, which above all else means leave education well alone. If you are going to do something about education roll back the disastrous changes of the last 15 years that clearly have not worked.

[@Tonydjjokerit]

@@jonathanbuzzard1376 They can never put it on the backburner. It's their raison etre!

[@basicconcepts1d]

​@@Minimmalmythicist In an uncertain World. It would surely be prudent to stay with the Nation which defends you.

[@dylanjohannson]

I really hope Labour can introduce more devolution not to the UK countries but to even more local authorities. Not only might that kill separatism in the bud, but matters of healthcare, environmental protection, education, policing and other public services like infrastructure are best left to the most local authorities possible to dynamically create regional solutions to regional challenges without threatening national integrity and therefore security and global standing. I’m usually a Tory but after 14 years I hope Labour can bring in some necessary changes, while not kowtowing to fringe populist demands.

[@DuckSwagington]

Keep in mind that the Scottish Parliament itself is still ran by the SNP, adn the Scottish Parliament is responsible for Scotlands public services and the such. The General Election result shows that people are dissatisfied with the SNP, but nothing can be done about it until the elections for the Scottish parliament are called, and they are not due to be called until May 2026.

[@tomgachagan1347]

i wouldn't be surprised if the SNP are still the largest party though after that election

[@basicconcepts1d]

​@@tomgachagan1347 Never in a Million Years.

[@tomgachagan1347]

@@basicconcepts1d it's 2 years away, a long time in political terms. conservatives went from hung parliament to a landslide win in 2 years. the snp can and will recover, matter of when not if

[@N81L]

It is disappointing that several aspects have not been picked up. One, the media in Scotland is very unionist, from the main broadsheet and red top newspapers, to the BBC. What is seen is constant SNP bad stories. Two, yes waiting lists are high (just as they are across the UK nations), but it is not recognised fully how much of an impact COVID had, particularly where older Doctors and Consultants decided to retire, this and the delay in medical appointments due to COVID has also caused the build up waiting lists. There is the perception people cannot get doctors appointments, when the most recent figures show only a marginal reduction in appointments per doctor, the big difference is a change in triage at GP surgeries, where people will be directed to nurses and pharmacists. Three, beyond the general unionist nature of the media, the recent election showed up the degree of extra coverage that Labour and the Tories received, with the 'leaders' debates. These are actually quite undemocratic on several fronts, one the general election is about voting in your constituency MP, not a Prime Minister, the electorate are not involved in that. Two, given the devolution across Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, the campaigns should be very different, but whilst they were to some degree, they really didn't stick to the fact that issues like Health and Education are devolved matters. These were still talked about despite having nothing to do with the work of Scottish MP's in Westminster.

[@auldfouter8661]

So the BBC should ignore the former First Minister's hubbie being charged with embezzlement? He lied about teh SNP's plummeting membership and the SNP is going bankrupt without industry donors and losing its short money from Westminster. Wheesht BBC keep it all quiet LOL.

[@gillb9222]

Im in Scotland and everyone I have talked to so far about the election has agreed that the SNP vote is not reflective of the support for the party. Most people think that people voted Labour to get the Tories out but the SNP will have a very different result in the next election in two years. Only time will tell

[@Calcearius]

Everyone I know voted labour to get the SNP out. Why would SNP supporters switch now? Labour were pretty much guaranteed to get in and oust the Tories... That explanation doesn't add up. Much more likely that people were fed up with the sheer incompetence the SNP displayed along with all their scandals.

[@gillb9222]

@@Calcearius I don't honestly know very much about Scottish politics as I only moved back year ago so haven't experienced the SNP. I was quite interested so have been asking around what people think happened and that's what I have been told. But I absolutely acknowledge that you have more insight on this than I have. It will be interesting to see what does happen next election

[@WatcherintheRye]

@@Calcearius To get the SNP out? Of where? Westminster? Have the SNP been incompetent in Westminster?

[@Pyxlean]

​@@WatcherintheRye Holyrood obviously, not Westminster..

[@colingillies7432]

Also, the SNP won 30% of the vote to Labour's 35%. The problem the SNP has is their vote is much more evenly spread throughout Scotland whereas Labour's is quite concentrated and therefore results in a significant number of seats compared to their vote share. The SNP on vote numbers performed significantly better than the Tories, however, on seat numbers they performed significantly worse - such is our bonkers FPTP electoral system (which I note is only used by Belarus and the UK in Europe... nice company to keep!). Keep in mind, as little as a 2.5% swing would put the SNP ahead.

[@fenlandwildlifeclips]

There's a massive elephant in the room you haven't mentioned: the trans debate. I could be wrong but it might have played a part.

[@BaronB]

The SNP brought in laws that are not popular with the public e.g. Hate crime law which created chaos for Police Scotland and the minimum pricing for alcohol which did not reduce the alcohol related deaths and the extra money created did not go to the NHS but the retailer. They also started to tell the public what they wanted rather than the other way round.

[@christopping5876]

Great new format, no huge microphone hiding half the presenter's face and sound quality still very good.

[@ewansinclair2893]

It’s the Scottish National Party ffs. Jfc guys

[@andrewwotherspoona5722]

This is the second time they've made this mistake. It must be intentional.

[@Arthur-lq7ix]

The fact that the Tories held on to 5 seats in Scotland when they were wiped out in Wales is utterly baffling to me.

[@RocketeerRaccoon]

Count Dankula: "Oh no, what happened? Oh no, how terrible! That's just awful, how terrible oh no!" 🤣

[@fpsmaverick_9335]

No mention of the madness over gender self ID playing a large role in their downfall?

[@dftfire]

While not mentioned in this video, Alba, got fewer than 12,000 votes and no seats. I wonder if Salmond will still continue with it?

[@robcarrol]

They lost their deposit in every single seat they contested (17). Support for pro-independence parties was way down across the board, can't see Salmond continuing, he'll be back off to Russia TV.

[@user-cu5gc4qz8p]

Alba was only standing in handful of places, and get next to no media coverage, but they do have an uphill battle be interesting to see how they do in regional vote in 2026, if they get nothing from that i suspect they will pack it in.

[@robcarrol]

@@user-cu5gc4qz8p 17 seats and lost their deposit in each one. Salmond has been all over the media, not seen him much since Thursday night though 🤔

[@user-cu5gc4qz8p]

@@robcarrol Where i didn't even know they were standing till Friday when i saw him sky news talking about the general scottish results. Were they on any of the debates?

[@robcarrol]

@@user-cu5gc4qz8p I can't recall anyone from Alba apart from Alex Salmond being interviewed. It's a bit of a dent in his massive ego to get such a poor result.

[@neilmcbeath954]

What is interesting is the difference between the SNP approach and that of Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland. The SNP put independence front and centre of its agenda, while Sinn Fein simply allowed their record on social policies to stand for itself, and reunification with the Republic was put on the back burner. Sinn Fein won no extra seats, but they are far and away the largest party in Northern Ireland.

[@mango2005]

A poll a few weeks before polling day showed support for independence around 47%. I don't think independence was what most people were voting on or against, but getting rid of the Tory government, which meant voting for a UK wide party this time. But there was annoyance at scandals in the SNP and probably also their policies on gender identity. The Tiffany Scott and Ísla Bryson cases in particular. Scotland is a tolerant place but this was too much.

[@oceanickane]

As a Scot and seeing everything around me I can answer this easily Humza Yousaf and the Hate Crime Bill Most people I know switched from voting SNP to Labour because of that

[@chrislillie5522]

Fact is vote share didn't change that much.. we had one of the lowest voter turnouts in a while Snp ain't finished. And if they are. Independence definitely is not.

[@Minimmalmythicist]

The SNP are down, but definitely not out. It´s very hard for political parties to die, what I suspect will happen next Scottish elections is you´ll get a Labour-Libdem coalition, but eventually like the last one, they´ll run into issues and lose popularity too.

[@Duncan23]

Must be nice living in a fantasy world 🤣

[@jordansmith1563]

The SNP has acted with an air of invincibility in Scotland. Hence, all the scandals and crises. They'll argue its all worth it in pursuit of independence, but at this rate, they will ruin us before that even happens

[@oyl80]

Only time anyone has decribed anas sarwar as remarkably popular. Switched off at that point. Go see his interview with martin gesslar on Mandates. Thats the real Sarwar.

[@bam-skater]

It's not 'since' Nicola Sturgeon, it's 'because' of Nicola Sturgeon. She effectively allowed the Stirling and Aberdeen student unions decide party policy and ran headlong into trans-activism. That led to a massive outflow of women, their families and the LGB community from the party. That's who just didn't turn out to vote for them

[@New-ye2fl]

I beg to differ, if Nicola sturgeon ran in an election tomorrow v that lot she’d probably still win.

[@TheMarioManiac]

Seeing the snp finally realise they aren’t untouchable is welcoming.

[@arvidgreat]

Simple, if you are a conservative independence party maybe not have a Islamic foreigners as party leader! the same goes for the Tories.

[@Jean428]

There was a bizarre speech made by Humza Yousaf in Holyrood where he targeted white people in leading positions, just due to the fact that they are white. A few strong independence leaning people I knew were concerned with SNP after this and I imagine it affected quite a lot of people too

[@TakeMe2UrDealer]

This speech definitely hurt his chances. No idea what he was thinking. Imaging standing in the Nigerian elections and complained that all the positions in power were held by black people? I don't know what point he was trying to make with it at all.

[@Antipaxos_Nadja123]

Since when was supporting public services socially conservative? From what I understand, every left wing person I know, myself included, supports both investment in public services and progressive social policy, they do not oppose each other in any way

[@davidty2006]

turns out public services need to atleast function for anything to work.

[@fragfmgill]

im friends with 3 people who all voted SNP last election and 1 being a member and all 3 didn't vote them. 2 of them didn't accept the trans policies and 1 didn't accept Yusefs anti white rants.

[@henryhooper6638]

The SNP will be fine. How fine will depended on how much of a clear out is undertaken Independence is a cause, not a party. Labour party dominance is not that. 2024 UKGE for every 6 Labour voters there were 5 SNP voters. The SNP needed a kicking and they’ve now had it.

[@windwaker0rules]

FPTP really is undefendable.

[@hydra7427]

It’s perfectly defensible. It exists to ensure Labour or Tories will win.

[@marcusaustralius2416]

Agreed, scrapping it for proportion of vote share means the UK can hand 15% of seats in the Union to Reform UK, means they get an even louder voice FPTP prevented that

[@windwaker0rules]

@@marcusaustralius2416 If that is the only justification, then you should try a fascist dictatorship model. 100% stop to all niche ideas and 100% stability.

[@marcusaustralius2416]

@windwaker0rules my statement is neutral, FPTP stopped Reform from getting the seats they earned This needs to change.

[@BaxstabberzZ]

​@windwaker0rules Its really not indefensible. Every voting system has positive and negatives. It really comes down to your personal preference.

[@Dryhten1801]

Humza, Gething, Sunak, all unelected

[@MichaelKearnan]

It’s not the individual you elect, but the party. It doesn’t matter if it has a new leader, as it is the same party that the electorate voted for. If it’s like America where you directly vote for president, then you would have a point as its not the same individual

[@Dryhten1801]

@@MichaelKearnan They were installed to be the first non-white leaders of Britain, simple as that. They knew a vote wouldn't work so took advantage of our system (which needs to change). PMs hold near absolute power over their parties and the public. Unelected Humza made it law you can be arrested for words said at home... They should be elected, otherwise their "power" is illegitimate. Power derives from the people

[@ivancho5854]

​@@MichaelKearnan True, but I think that it matters. It appears that the British voters, and especially the Scottish voters, agree with me.

[@andrewwalker9954]

​@MichaelKearnan I think part of the problem is the SNP made so much hay out of successive Tory leaders being selected by the party and therefore in their view not having a popular mandate. It was an argument a lot of people seem to have responded well to... Definitely became an awkward square for the SNP to circle when Yousaf came in and turned out to be much less popular with the public than the party.

[@gordonmackenzie4512]

Humza was elected, as was Swinney. It’s not possible to be First Minister without an election. Labour, Libdems and Labour Leaders all stood against.

[@lifeislife4life]

The SNP will probably follow the same path as the PQ in Québec...

[@TheStobb50]

It was simply bad timing for the SNP after after the corruption scandal, which rocked the party, the replacement for Nicola surgeon not being up to the job, The party is back on a more solid footing now with the new leadership but didn’t have time to really establish itself before the election was called, first past the post didn’t help but the council and Scottish parliament is a proportional representation system and will be the real test

[@auldfouter8661]

And the corruption scandal is over ? Haha

[@shaunsmith4747]

Don't know who this lad is, but he is very intelligent and informative.

[@skylineXpert]

How long until someone plays bagpipes at westminster? But looking at SNP damn their latest policies & laws are nutts In some cases...

[@frankhynd885]

Alba Party run by Alex Salmond, lost its two Westminster MPs, who were SNP defections, and all their election candidates lost their deposits last Thursday. The election collapse of SNP and Alba seems to indicate that independence is not a pressing concern for Scottish voters.

[@arandombard1197]

It comes down to people realizing after Brexit how disasterous a Scottish exit would be.

[@davidty2006]

Considering scotland's trade comes in and out of english ports via the A1, M6 East & West coast mainlines. it would do massive economic damage.

[@Minimmalmythicist]

@@davidty2006 that´s right, there´s also the currency issue which is a key reason why "NO" won the referendum. Anyone remotely in touch with reality would vote against Scottish independence.

[@alfieingrouille1528]

Good joke 😂😂​@Username-SF1

[@Minimmalmythicist]

@Username-SF1 that´s basically the argument for Brexit, just replace "UK" with Scotland and "EU" with UK and you have an argument that wasn´t true then and isn´t true now. It´s not having just one resource that makes a country better off, it´s having access to trade routes, it´s having economic diversity and Scotland has more of that within the UK, than as an independent country. Literally, if Scotland declared independence it would be making trade harder with its nearest neighbour and single biggest export partner.

[@alexboitz8540]

@@Minimmalmythicist That is a crazy statement considering independence is NORMAL like all the small independent countries around us, some with multiple borders, and all doing very well without Westminster. Tell me why indy for Scotland is crazy.

[@abdaf8706]

I like the laid-back comfy format of video, made it more digestible 😂

[@kevinrobb86]

This is actually irrelevant regards Scotland as sending them to Westminster is a pointless exercise but where it does kill them is the loss of short money and being bankrupt with almost 2 million of debt and their troubles don't stop there, donations drying up, membership dropping and the last large donation was around 127k left to them in a will which was reported that the bulk of that being paid to Sturgeons "Husband" as he had loaned them money, I cant confirm if it was his money but it was someone's money. The real test will be in 2026 with the Scottish elections and if Labour devolve more more powers to these criminal deviants then Labour may find itself on the end of a real hiding when those elections come and that will follow through to the GE

[@ivancho5854]

I suspect that Labour will lose the next GE because of the economy.

[@davidnichol6282]

Were is all the missing taxpayer's money and there still promoting independence. They are a party of political grievance and divisions. They still carried this on at Westminster also. As a party they complained about everything and were ashamed of nothing.

[@LetsGoGetThem]

As Alex Salmond said, independence polls at about 50%, yet SNP still lost. That tells you voters are not rejecting Scottish independence, but SNP. I really want Scottish Labour to become pro-independence, won't happen but it would be nice.

[@AA-dj5rx]

Question for you, why do you want Scottish independence ? My country has quite a lot of secessionist movements and Im curious if the motivation behind them is similar ( an ethnicity feels disadvantaged or unrepresented by the government, corruption, all the profits of resources going to the capital etc.).

[@100geemo78]

@@AA-dj5rx I’m going to butt in here and tell you my reasons. Simple, I don’t want decisions about Scotland made in England, I don’t want Scots involved in England’s illegal wars, I don’t want England stealing my country’s natural resources and I don’t want their nukes stationed in my country either. I want Scotland to have democracy and to not be a colony of England any longer but unfortunately many Scots have been brainwashed by England’s media (as of course, being a colony, we don’t actually have our own media in Scotland ) into believing it’s actually a union, and the other half are so driven by their religious hatred of catholics that they don’t care anyway. All of this is applicable in Wales too except the religious bit, Wales is also a colony of England and has its water stolen to supply Birmingham and Liverpool and its forced to pay for England’s high speed railway !! It’s about time the other nations of the UK woke up and told England to do one, quickly rejoin the EU or EFTA and let England have its shit trade deals with the US, Japan and Australia !!

[@basicconcepts1d]

​@@AA-dj5rx The Muslim Council of Scotland feel that they are underrepresented and need more Mosques for the followers of the religion of peace to worship in. More MSP Representatives are required because Anas Sarwar is failing his tribe. Inshallah.

[@flyingbaldman4744]

I really like the change of scenery and atmosphere, very cool! Also I think lack of a big stonking SM7B microphone covering 30% of the frame is an improvement. To boot, the dialogue (monologue) sounded way more natural to me (except for the ad roll at the end of course). Keep up the good work guys!

[@monarchist1838]

The SNP are not Scottish nationalists. Sturgeon herself said she doesn’t like the word. They are little more than European regionalists.

[@MrToymaster1]

The SNP call themselves nationalists There’s footage of Sturgeon addressing the membership ad the national conference saying “Fellow nationalists”

[@garymacdonald7165]

If you understand that Scotland is becoming more cosmopolitan every year (especially with English people moving up),you'll realise that the.high vote for SNP will never happen again!

[@adambennett213]

Wrong flag used for Northern Ireland.

[@anonitachi6966]

Yip, it's a red cross on yellow, with a white shield

[@seosamhocolla8996]

Thats the Ulster Provincial Flag.

[@seosamhocolla8996]

NI doesn't have its own flag. Certainly not one that represents everyone living there.

[@anonitachi6966]

@@seosamhocolla8996 indeed ;)

[@muhdhanif1048]

Too much of talking but failed to govern scotland. Please take the back seat.

[@ShrunkedDude]

Labour are closer to the Conservatives politically than they are to the SNP.

[@adamnew9442]

Love the semi-casual sitting on couch format. Perhaps not ideal for all videos but love to see trying new things.

[@Agtsmirnoff]

They put a MUSLIM in charge of the Party who passed a law banning any criticism of Islam, that’s why