Scotland 2011 - Results Thread

[You kip if you want to...]

IDS just conceeded the Scottish Conservative chances of winning in Scotland.

"We've got on with Alex Salmond's crew in Scotland" and "I think the SNP have proably held on, much disappointment for Labour." Lobbying to be a coalition partner or something?

[You kip if you want to...]

IDS just conceeded the Scottish Conservative chances of winning in Scotland.

"We've got on with Alex Salmond's crew in Scotland" and "I think the SNP have proably held on, much disappointment for Labour." Lobbying to be a coalition partner or something?

Remember, a coalition with the Tories is barred in the SNP's constitution.

Ah, my mistake.

[You kip if you want to...]

Tweet from BBC

'BBCScotelection: For the costituency vote it suggests SNP - 51%; Labour - 26%; Conservative - 12%; Others - 7%; Liberal Democrat - 4%. #sp11'

I have no idea who this is from and why it is being suggested.

...Oh god

[You kip if you want to...]

Gordon Brown for Scottish Labour Leader!

[You kip if you want to...]

Iain Gray reelected, thank god.

[You kip if you want to...]

Really hoping we'll still have a United Kingdom by the time Scotland has another election...

[You kip if you want to...]

Really hoping we'll still have a United Kingdom by the time Scotland has another election...

And I who thought you were against the monarchy. Glad to see the wedding made you change your mind.

Seriously though, I don't think this should be taken as a vote in favour of Scotish indipendence, I'm guessing that a referendum would fail.

The Tories would the pro-Independence bogeymen as the Liberals were the Anti-AV bogeymen.

[You kip if you want to...]

Really hoping we'll still have a United Kingdom by the time Scotland has another election...

And I who thought you were against the monarchy. Glad to see the wedding made you change your mind.

Seriously though, I don't think this should be taken as a vote in favour of Scotish indipendence, I'm guessing that a referendum would fail.

The Tories would the pro-Independence bogeymen as the Liberals were the Anti-AV bogeymen.

As disliked as the goverment might be in Scotland, I doubt that would be the case. AV has been seen as a non-issue for a huge majority of voters. Indipendence on the other hand would be big deal for Scotland. A massive change. It'd have huge media coverage. The way both No and Yes turned AV into a complte joke campaign, won't be able to happen in this case.

Also it's harder to scare people to vote for change, than against it.

EDIT: That being said, I'd prefer someone else than Cameron to lead the No campaign (or Miliband for that matter) Gordon Brown maybe?

Gordon Brown and Charles Kennedy, I think.

[You kip if you want to...]

Just thought, should the next UK election be in May 2015, it could be sans Scotland...


well, this just completely wrecks the boundary review

[You kip if you want to...]

Tavish Scott has resigned as Lib Dem leader.  Willie Rennie is seen as the likely replacement.

He blamed the Westminster coalition. Stating the obvious really...

[You kip if you want to...]

In the week the Bloc Quebecois get destroyed entirely, the SNP makes a gigantic breakthrough. Huh...

[You kip if you want to...]

Apparently Charlie Whelan, Darling and Brown are being pushed by Labour insiders to "save the union" and Brown wouldn't need to become an MSP.

[You kip if you want to...]

Conservative leader in Scotland, Annabel Goldie is to resign

All 3 leaders to go then...

[You kip if you want to...]

Is it too soon for an Inverclyde thread yet? Labour's shortlisting tomorrow, just btw.