Alex Salmond

[womanofdulwich]

Unbelievable arrogance. Such a sleezebag. Surely 50% of the population would not vote for him automatically.

[Seabag]

Donald Trump did ok, maybe he?s hoping the same.

Dunno? Fcuk weird attempts to airbrush the past, but then politics is a vainglorious affair.

The electorate will decide.

[????]

Nicola Sturgeon was his prodigy remember. Sharp elbowed sociopaths in general.

[JohnL]

I get what he's trying to do - Scotland needs more parties that support independence.

He might not be the person though.

[JohnL]

In Wales there are 4 independence parties according to Wiki

"Four parties have declared they will stand on a pro-independence platform in the May 2021 elections: Plaid Cymru, the Wales Green Party, Gwlad Gwlad and Propel (though Propel is not yet registered by the Electoral Commission)."

[womanofdulwich]

Groping younger female members of staff ? Come on.

He's not fit for 2021 public office.

[malumbu]

When I was a kid I thought all rock bands had a colour in their name - Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, Red Zeppelin, Pink Faries and the like.

All Scottish independence parties need to be led by a fish, I look forward to Pike from Dad's army, Captain Haddock from Tin Tin, and Alfie Bass setting up their own, albeit some from the grave.

[KidKruger]

^^^

This. All day long.

^^^

womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> Groping younger female members of staff ? Come

> on.

> He's not fit for 2021 public office.

[JohnL]

Second SNP MP defects

Alba and SNP seem possibly split by Gender Recognition among other things (which is quite a big thing in the SNP at the moment)

[diable rouge]

This smacks more of personal than political, even Farage realised that by standing at the last GE, votes for his party would undermine the chances of the Tories winning and thereby Brexit completing.

The bigger the SNP's win the more chance there'll be of Johnson being forced politically to agree to a second referendum...

[Earl Aelfheah]

diable rouge Wrote:

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> This smacks more of personal than political, even

> Farage realised that by standing at the last GE,

> votes for his party would undermine the chances of

> the Tories winning and thereby Brexit completing.

>

>

> The bigger the SNP's win the more chance there'll

> be of Johnson being forced politically to agree to

> a second referendum...

^this. He's only interested in himself

[alex_b]

diable rouge Wrote:

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> This smacks more of personal than political, even

> Farage realised that by standing at the last GE,

> votes for his party would undermine the chances of

> the Tories winning and thereby Brexit completing.

Not that I disagree with the sentiment, but doesn?t Scotland?s system of PR make this a different calculation there?

[JohnL]

he plans to stand on "list" seats not "constituency"

"Chris Hopkins, associate director of the polling company Savanta ComRes, said the launch of the Alba Party would give SNP voters the chance to use their ?otherwise wasted? list votes on another pro-independence party."

https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/alex-salmonds-alba-party-to-essentially-manipulate-list-system-to-secure-support-for-scottish-independence-3180597

[diable rouge]

That's a good point alex, totally forgot that Scottish Parliament elections are run on a form of PR.

According to this article...https://www.holyrood.com/comment/view,what-impact-could-alex-salmonds-alba-party-have-on-the-election...polls are needed (some due this weekend) to see what/if any effect voting for Alba will have.

The article does suggest votes for Alba could help unionist parties in certain regions, but it also suggests that Alba is targeting pro-Indy, socially conservative, Brexit voters, so I presume they mean voters that want to vote Indy but would never vote for the SNP because they consider them to be left wing.

All ifs, buts and maybes at this stage...

[diable rouge]

*polls are needed

[Nigello]

The interview Mishal H did with him on Today, around 08:35 was good. Some politicians I find foolish but in him, I see prowess and ability but cunning and a chilling-ness.

[womanofdulwich]

Nigello, I've just listened to that, thanks.He just doesn't seem to get the whole sex pest but does he? I guess things must be bad in SNP for Alba to have any chance.

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

Perhaps Salmond is hoping more of that sweet Russian lucre can make its way into his party's coffers, just as anti-establishment parties in many European countries gave received cheques from Putin. Salmond is already a commentator on Russia Today.