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No story from STV, or the BBC on this poll. So here's Bella. Tories switching almost wholesale to Reform is a sad sight. Have they no self respect?

Another minority SNP government looking likely next year in essence. Greens continuing to grow. Reform looking very likely to take their first Scottish elected seats, which is scary imo. Though like Mike Small here I don't expect the scale predicted here. Alba have to face facts, Swinney has side-stepped them and brought back those who disliked Sturgeon. There time is nearly up. Labour continuing to flounder and almighty fuck up. Only one route to their Holyrood re-election imo. Separate from UK Labour and stand neutral on Independence. Tories are fucked. Good. But the new Tories aren't going to be any better, we may well be better the devil we know with the current useless tosspots

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[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tories switching almost wholesale to Reform is a sad sight. Have they no self respect?

That would require them not being sociopaths.

[–] Olap@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm gonna call this out. Voting Tory is not a mental illness and language like this both dimishes those who do have a diagnosis, and alientates those who do vote Tory. In an era of increasingly polarised politics my initial comments are likely inflammatory, so I'm not without blame. But sociopath crosses a line for me.

Reform are coming, we have to learn to head off this radicalism instead of inflaming it. Political satire is sorely lacking in Scotland to address this imo. The lead by donkies crowd and Jonathan Pie are great examples of the content I'd love to see focussed on Scottish politics. We have... Breaking the News. Which is good, but very safe due to the BBC. No Spitting Image, or Yes Minister, or even The Thick of It for Scotland. STV missing a trick here

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Fair dues pal. Though I would personally class oligarch-level greed and far right christo-fascist racism as a mental illness, I take your point.

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Interesting that Reform and indi support is up. Seems contradictory to me

[–] Olap@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Less fence sitters I suppose. Reform is likely a gift for the indy minded, who wants to be shackled to turbo thatcherites?

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

who wants to be shackled to turbo thatcherites?

Apparently around 14% of voters

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Surely Alba’s next logical step is to merge into Reform.

[–] Olap@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Reform have said they'd both abolish Holyrood and sit on the fence in an indy vote. A very confusing Scottish message