PhantomF4
Active Member
Galloping apathy combined with less than sparkling campaigns from Conservative, Labour and LibDems brought us to where we are.The total of about 2.7 million represents about half the Scottish population.
The Nationalists have passion and are focussed on one issue, the other parties are so diffuse and incoherent its hard to know what they stand for. Saying "vote for us to stop the SNP" isn't much of a sales pitch is it?
They could have raised any number of absolutely shocking SNP failings from the Nike Conference, through Covid transfers into care homes, the disastrous ferry contracts, hospitals that can't open or kill people, loss of maternity wards or the missing relief funding sent from the Treasury. Instead it was all about independence which actually gave the notion more credibility and raised the prospect as a real issue instead of it remaining as Nicola Sturgeons dream.
Whilst the hospitality, travel and entertainment sectors are dying up here, the solution seems to be "free" bicycles, laptops, bus passes and no council tax for under 22s. Wonder how all those SNP voters will feel when their favourite pubs, clubs and hotels close down for good and they have to sit watching whilst those living in rUK head off to their holidays in the sun?
I guess they'll get a rosy glow of contentment watching their kids play computer games or head off on their shiny new bikes......