Scottish independence

Critique · Fri 19 Sep, 2014 16.14

I genuinely didn't think Salmond would step down - I thought that if he lost the referendum he would stick around to at least try and get at much as he could out of devolution.

barcode · Fri 19 Sep, 2014 16.21

Sturgeon would have a far better chance to push anything throw, She is the only to get disagree with him and get away with it.

Expect more changes..

bilky asko · Fri 19 Sep, 2014 16.34

barcode wrote:* Sir Alex: Alot of people hated him, I mean really hated him. He did nothing to join everyone together. It should have been Nicole who was the head of YES.

I found Nicola Sturgeon even more annoying than Salmond as a person. Salmond had done worse things than be annoying as the First Minister, however, so I think the two cancel each other out.

scottishtv · Fri 19 Sep, 2014 16.34

Alexia · Sat 20 Sep, 2014 01.31

And tonight, the uglier side of the No campaign is out in force.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014 ... supporters

robschneider · Sat 20 Sep, 2014 01.40

You're not seriously suggesting they're making Nazi salutes on the basis of that photo?

Alexia · Sat 20 Sep, 2014 02.15

OK how about this photo?

Or this one?

Pete · Sat 20 Sep, 2014 08.33

Indeed rather ugly scenes in Glasgow, taking the no and yes banners and attaching them to the underlying sectarianism that still exists there. Yuck.

I have to say I'm somewhat surprised at Salmond going. I honestly did expect him to stay

robschneider · Sun 21 Sep, 2014 15.16

They're pointing in the bottom one at least. Top one you might have a point.

In any case Salmond picking and choosing which papers go to his press conferences smacks of wanting to control the press. I hate to think what would have happened if he ended up in charge.

WillPS · Sun 21 Sep, 2014 15.27

robschneider wrote:They're pointing in the bottom one at least. Top one you might have a point.

In any case Salmond picking and choosing which papers go to his press conferences smacks of wanting to control the press. I hate to think what would have happened if he ended up in charge.

Every political leader/party wants to control the press. That's what "spin" is all about.

If I were resigning of my own accord for reasons not related to a blunder of some sort I would probably choose who I wanted to take questions from...

Alexia · Sun 21 Sep, 2014 15.32

robschneider wrote:They're pointing in the bottom one at least. Top one you might have a point.

In any case Salmond picking and choosing which papers go to his press conferences smacks of wanting to control the press. I hate to think what would have happened if he ended up in charge.

Perhaps he would have set up a public body that would have actually done something to reign in the press in Scotland, rather than allow it to be the bilious pit of hatred, scaremongering, invasiveness and tittle-tattle it is now in GB.

Besides, it was just a presser to say he was going to leave. No different to Tom Bradby being the politicohack of choice in Downing Street / Buck House.

As for wanting to control the press, I'd look no further than your own party of choice, UKIP. If they were in charge, every paper would be like the Daily Express.