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Do you qualify as a potential client by sending a cold call email, even if the recipient has no interest in taking you on?Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
I would think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
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Was it you that leaked the email? :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
Absolutely.Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
Leak probably from the other end as there is a constant stream of stuff coming out from internal meetings ect
https://twitter.com/bbcdouglasf/stat...dxJXScFNwz8V4A
Bit of good news.[emoji106]
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Gray shouldn't be in Osaka without a UK Government minder.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
The Staircase lawyer David Rudolf backs not proven verdict - BBC NewsQuote:
Originally Posted by Smartie
Rudolf actually reasons that if you were going to drop one verdict it would be not guilty.
Jackie Bailey said it wouldn't work. Cheers Jackie. 🍻Quote:
Originally Posted by grunt
Humza explains why the SNP membership numbers are falling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRbbVSLJLIY
Any updates on the plates, cups, pots, pans, etc?
We'll get a video on that soon enough. 😏Quote:
Originally Posted by Keith_M
Not sure about the plates and cups but we all needed to replace the pots and pans after beating the **** out of them every Thursday making a noise for the NHS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Keith_M
:-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
Why is it that the SNP can't get any financial company to audit their accounts?Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
I don't know. Why is it that the SNP can't get any financial company to audit their accounts?Quote:
Originally Posted by 147lothian
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...cola-sturgeon/
Salmond: I can't see SNP crisis being over by Christmas.
He's coming over WW1 jambo style.Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
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No doubt people with more direct experience of auditing firms will know better thn me, but in my indirect experience the big firms tend to have clear workplans for the short- to medium-term. I suspect many aren't sitting around, drumming their fingers, hoping someone will call them.Quote:
Originally Posted by 147lothian
I also suspect that the SNP are in what some of us would call a seller's market. They don't want a service, they need a service and they need it sharpish. That likely means any firm with business sense can charge over the market rate.
If this does cost the party more, then I think they should do the decent thing and refund the equivalent amount to members. It's not their fault that their membership fees are propping up such a dysfunctional and dishonest regime.
I suspect given what’s been going on, any engagement might need to be quite a bit more in depth to ensure the full details are known and covered than if it was part of an ongoing engagement. Not something that can be done quickly unless lots of resource is thrown at it, which costs.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cp...9-page-001.jpg
The Herald appears to have won some sort of appeal to have these papers released:
More questions for Yousaf over gay marriage vote and 'unavoidable' meeting (yahoo.com)
He must have known people would check up on his take on this. I doubt he'd be so daft as to make up a meeting didn't exist or to claim the family was begging for help if they hadn't been in touch.
He's screwed if the story turns out to be correct.
I doubt that he would have foreseen the current situation unfolding and the story he had concocted would mean he got away with this. I have no doubt he had the meeting and they probably discussed the topic he claims. However it seems pretty clear this was a meeting of. convenience and there just happened to be a reason he could make it sound legitimate. In his previous roles no one was interested. As first minister though it’s very different.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhileTheChief..
My view is that honesty is the best policy and to keep sticking to a story that has all the hallmarks of being a lie makes it worse than admitting what he did.
It isn't though. Which is why they all lie. Nobody truths their way into that position of power.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skol
Yeah. True. That’s what I hate about our politicians when they dodge the truth. They even dodge easy questions just in case.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarpOnHibee
I still prefer honesty but it’s all to rare these days.
This Indy supporting satirist pretty much nails this with the very last word in his latest sketch. This is probably his funniest one in his series so far, all of them are on youtube. He goes over the many Indy Ref 2 strategies put to voters by NS over the years. He's no fan of the SNP, Labour, The Greens or the Tories, so I'm not sure which party he wants to run the country :greengrin He plays a charachter called Morag who is an uber NS fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skol
I hesitated to post it when I first watched it as personally don't find any reference to the Care Home deaths dues to covid funny, it seems insensitive to me. Might not be everyone's cup of tea, but for the most part judging by the comments even Indy supporters could see the funny side of it.
https://twitter.com/shiny02/status/1...C2ncvNrustAAAA
Your relentless I will give you that.Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
I don’t buy these papers so thanks for sharing them on here.
Sounds like they're getting a bit desperate now, it's all beginning to look very politically motivated now.Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
Nobody buys these papers anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhileTheChief..
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'Nobody'?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
Sorry mr. Literal.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
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The article starts with:Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
If it's a secret, then how does The Times know about it? :hmmm:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Times
It also states:
Behind closed doors? But open to journalists of The Times?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Times
Mr Accuracy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
Kate's reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarpOnHibee
"I’d usually ignore articles with ‘sources’ purporting to speak for me & about me, but the latest ‘coup’ piece tonight is ridiculous. I’m busy enough - contributing to policy debates, supporting the party & working in the constituency, where there are no shortage of fine coos."
She then posts a picture of a highland coo.
Not sure what the media are trying to do with her at the moment. Possibly trying to build her up just now, so that if she ever goes for the leadership, they can say, we told you so.
I have no particular insights here, but given the amount of leaking to the media during the leadership contest, it not that strange that it could still be going on. The question is who is doing it? It could also be to undermine Forbes, by implying she is disloyal.Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldo7
One thing is for sure Hollyrood would be a lot less entertaining if they do oust the Clown Prince.Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqiqRTX6z2M
It'll be the same "unnamed source" that the British media always rely on when discussing "top secret affairs" within the SNP.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
A youtube channel with 200+ videos in the space of a year all about Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP. Where do you find the time?Quote:
Originally Posted by 147lothian
It could be many things as you've said, it could also be false and made up. The fact she's come out last night to say so should give us all a clue.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
Hollyrood?????? 🙄Quote:
Originally Posted by 147lothian
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Originally Posted by JimBHibees
Trawls through every press outlet till he finds his anti SNP headlines, I can't imagine being that desperate in life to spend my time doing these things.
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Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
You should have said " nobody in their right mind"
Do you say the same about the Tory and Labour threads on here? There’s endless links to articles in the Guardian, but I’ve never seen you complain about the folk who post them?Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
Are these posters also desperate?
Fair point.[emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
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Originally Posted by WhileTheChief..
Don't need to, the Labour thread is far too much bickering between a few usual suspects and the Tory thread everyone seems to have a go at them due to just being Tories.
Maybe. I guess the question is who benefits from the story.Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldo7
Unionists.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
Not Scots unionists. They just think it benefits them. They are still getting poorer with us in the UK.Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldo7
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Maybe. But there could be others.Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldo7
Other unionists. 😹Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
I think you need to look closer to home. Given that Kate Forbes has already challenged assertions made about her by the party leadership.Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldo7
I don't think there's an actual ferries thread, but they seem to get mentioned most on here.
The Scottish Government rented a catamaran for £9 million from Pentlands Ferries to cover routes on the West Coast. The ferry they got was the MV Alfred, which had been covering the Pentland Firth, from Caithness to Orkney.
Pentland brought back the MV Pentalina from the yard, which had been getting repaired, to cover the northern route, but that' boat has now run aground. I don't think anyone knows if and when it will be seaworthy again. The MV Alfred itself ran aground las year, I understand
I think the new transport minister, Kevin Stewart, should be out there making a strong and clear statement explaining what's happening. Key questions are
1) Will the MV Alfred be taken back from the west coast routes to service Orkney, leaving people and businesses in the west with no transport? What does the governments rental contract say in this regard?
2) If the MV Alfred stays put, what is the government intending to do to support the Orkney islanders?
3) Given the government has been using Pentland Ferries as a provider of last resort, how did they evaluate risk when leasing the Alfred? To lose one catamaran may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose two looks like carelessness..
Over to you, minister. But believe this, our island communities deserve better.
The BBC Scotland news website does a round-up of the day's front pages every morning. Doesn't require any 'trawling', particularly as for the last few months if it's a day that ends in 'y' it tends to be a bad day for the SNP on the front pages.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
Very little if none here from the BBC.Quote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
The Papers - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65440836Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
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Originally Posted by archie
Unsurprisingly all the Tory hacks with anti SNP headlines, you can do better Archie, that's not debate and just like He's here it's just an SNP dig for the sake of it. It's the usual anti SNP agenda from the right wing press which isn't really a major surprise is it?
It could also be the state compliant media just making stuff up.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
They have history.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
They tried to tell is that rather than being a Unionist plot, Salmond’s enemies lay within the SNP itself.
They made up a story saying that Flynn was going to challenge Blackford for the Westminster leadership.
They made up rumours that Sturgeon was going to resign.
They made up about nonsense about the SNP shedding members.
They even tried to suggest that senior figures in the SNP were going to be arrested as part of a fraud investigation.
All damned lies apparently. I don’t think shooting the messenger every single time works anymore.
Self-fulfilling prophecies :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by marinello59
:greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
There is the problem right away :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by He's here!
The front page of the Express is trying to blame the SG for the ferry running aground yesterday. I wonder what the health effects of all that endless seethe are for the readership and staff.
I was simply pointing you to the Scottish papers on the BBc. Not sure why I 'have to do better'.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
The SNP are 'the state' here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
There is a post from yesterday evening on this thread saying the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glory Lurker
I think what you meant to say was they were right!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
:faf:Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
It’s a disgrace. There should be an endless supply of vessels at their fingertips for such maritime incompetence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glory Lurker
Sorry, missed that somehow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
Why is that funny?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
I think you underestimate the power of suggestion. How long have the press been claiming Sturgeon will step down or forced to step down because of this that and the other? It's not exactly news that a welt like Salmond has enemies within the independence fold. Leaders are constantly challenged in politics, it's a dog eat dog world and how many of those arrested have been charged with anything?Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
There's definitely something to the stories going round but compared to other parties skeletons, the focus on the SNP is way out of proportion.
And before you say I'm another SNP stooge, I'll remind you that I've never voted for them.
For a few reasons, but mainly because on another thread you're arguing that the UK is a unitary state.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
So which one is it archie?
I just don't understand how 'the power of suggestion' applies here. Are you saying the former FM saw the reports then decided to resign?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
I think you are right about the dog eat dog nature of politics. I think most activists and supporters are dismayed at the in fighting and personal ambition that politicos of all parties indulge in. Are politicians nice people? I don't think it's a requirement as they regularly demonstrate. I don't know what you mean by Salmond being a 'welt'. Whatever you think of him he was brutally and cynically effective. And there are a lot of independence supporters here who see him as 'a king across the water' who was set up by his successor.
I'm not sure getting into a game about other parties skeletons will work here. Two Labour leaders resigned over issues. One was a £900 donation and the other was incorrectly declaring rent from a group that sought to get miners compensation. Compare and contrast.
You may not have voted for them, as you live in Germany, however you have said previously that you joined the SNP and are a party memberQuote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
It's a unitary state with a high degree of devolution. If you think the SNP doesn't have a big influence on institutions in Scotland we'll have to agree to disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
I don’t think the level of devolution is that great? States in the US have more autonomy? Pretty sure regions of Germany also have more autonomy.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
To have proper devolution, you need control of the money. Scotland doesn’t have that.
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Just imagine if we had the ability to intervene in these areas currently reserved to London.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
The state you said. 😂
benefits (some aspects)
betting and gambling
broadcasting
constitution (some aspects)
consumer protection policy
currency
data protection
defence and national security
equality legislation (most aspects)
energy (most aspects)
elections to the UK Parliament
employment law and industrial relations
financial services
foreign affairs
immigration, asylum and visas
nationality and citizenship
postal services
taxation (some aspects)
telecommunications
trade and industry
transport (some aspects)
So you've listed reserved functions. What do you think such an intervention would look like? Do you think the SNP has no impact on institutions in Scotland?Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldo7
You said the SNP was the state. If you could retract that we might make some headway. If not, I'll let you carry on regardless.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
You don't think that the party that has been in power in Scotland since 2007 can be be considered part of the state here?Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldo7
The are not in power. They are just an elected administration of some functions of government. Real power lies in London.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
Anything the SNP does that London doesn’t like, like the DRS, the can stop it happening. And increasingly, that’s what’s happening.
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Now they're part of the state.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
Tell you what, I'll let you think about it for a while and once you've made your mind up I'll come back. 👍
You're both dancing on the head of a pin here. State is simply an alternative term for government and doesn't have the derogatory effect that some seem to think that it has.
Of course they are. Do you not think that health, justice, housing, planning, social security etc. are state functions?Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldo7
If the SNP were the state, as you said, they'd have control over all functions of the state. They don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
The Scottish Parliament is subservient to Westminster.
We can't have people opining that, "The SNP are the state", when clearly they're not.Quote:
Originally Posted by HarpOnHibee
They are part of the state here. How can that be controversial?Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldo7
However you would be correct to say “The SNP are a state” 😂Quote:
Originally Posted by ronaldo7
On that we can agree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mibbes Aye
So is my local swimming baths.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
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Love this from Ross. Good to remind the public how empty headed Yousaf’s opposition is.[emoji106]
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MV Alfred is due to start on the Islay route on 5th May when the Finlaggan goes in for her annual refit. It’s still uncertain which mainland port the Alfred will be using as she can’t get on to the jetty at Kennacraig so it could be Campbeltown or it could be Troon. Not good for anybody trying to plan a trip they may be taking in only a few days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mibbes Aye
There should be a two ferry service running but the ageing Hebridean Isles is also out of action just now so no doubt bookings will be cancelled.. It’s a mess and yet still nobody takes responsibility. Our islanders certainly do deserve much better.
If you’re looking for empty heads , look no further than a transport minister who drove his car around uninsured. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
Yet can also have apparatus of the bigger established state pulling strings.Quote:
Originally Posted by archie
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The Scottish Government provides support to Northlink Ferries for the lifeline service between the mainland and Orkney.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mibbes Aye
The Scottish Government provides no support to Pentland Ferries so I don't know where you get this idea of "provider of last resort". Pentland is a private business receiving no Government funding.