mcdowell76

Tierney was playing left side of a 3 man central defence. Anya & Robertson were the wing backs. You don't even know what you are watching!

Sinn Fein about to hold a press conference more entertainment on the cards?

i love the stats this was actually the Tories biggest share of the vote since Thatcher in 1979 it was also Labour's biggest share of the vote since Blair in 1997 seems that the Liberals are the big losers i had hoped that Remainers in England would with the Liberals but it seems that have gone with Labour while the Leavers have gone with the Tories this despite Remainers being seen as middle class and Leavers as working class

i still get notified when yo repy to my posts (which is continual) i can pick and choose when to laugh at your stalking and ignore the rest of your irrelevant posts you're not very clever #thichasfcuk

Stephen Gethins and Pete Wishart will be devasted that they lost their seats due to all the tactical voting that went on.... oh hang on... !

Its not really about the Tories though. The overriding issue is independence. Most people weren't voting Tory in Scotland because of any other policy other than being anti-independence. Those voters couldn't care less how the Tories have done at a UK level. Their overriding concern is to stop independence. Its similar to UKIP (albeit, in terms of objectives, the SNP are the Scottish equivalent of UKIP). The UKIP vote at the last general election was a protest vote based on a single issue. They didn't really care about any other policies. Similar to Tory voters in Scotland. The SNP won less than 37% of the vote. They have fcuked up big time.

No. The damage is done.

^^^^ deary me, TPAFKATS thinks that the SNP should have won 95% of the seats on the back of less than 37% share of the vote. If voters had truly been voting tactically then the SNP would be left with 2 or 3 seats this morning.

In other words, what you are saying is that the SNP were keeping quiet about a referendum that they called for? I wonder why... The facts are that if the SNP hadn't called for second referendum then they wouldn't have lost all the seats that they did. If they hadn't called for a second referendum then the Tories wouldn't be able to form a government with DUP help. The SNP have lost almost twice the seats that the Tories did in the UK. The SNP share of the vote is down to less than 37% whilst the UK Tory share of the vote actually went up. Sturgeon's decision to call for a second referendum has been an unmitigated disaster for the SNP. If this had been a Holyrood election then she would have had to resign.

What a load of nonsense. It was the LACK of tactical voting which has kept the SNP from losing far more seats than they did. The lack of tactical voting saved Mhairi Black. The SNP won 59% of the seats on the back of less than 37% share of the vote. The SNP won a much smaller share of the vote in Scotland than the Tories did in the UK. The SNP vote as a share of the electorate was no better than Thatcher in Scotland in1979!

Of course you can separate them. Just as the SNP, in reality, are a one issue party, so the Scottish Tories have become. The Tories in Scotland are now solely about anti-referendum. Many, if not the majority, of people voting for the Tories in Scotland were voting on this single issue. Scotland voted strongly to Remain in the EU referendum. Yet, despite this and despite the prospect of a hard Brexit Tory Gov in Westminster, along with more austerity, a number of terrible policies and a gang of loonies in charge... folk in Scotland still voted in large numbers for the Tories... basically down to the issue of no independence. For many in Scotland, staying part of the UK is far more important than remaining in the EU and is far more important than worrying about who is in power at Westminster... even if its a right wing, hard Brexit bunch of crackpots in power.

Due to EVEL, Scottish Tories and the DUP cant vote on English only matters, NHS being a massive one Makes a workable majority almost impossible

thats my point!

The SNPs vote as a share of the electorate in this election was 24% The same as Thatcher won in Scotland in 1979 The SNP are no more popular in Scotland than Thatcher!

ironically, as sinn fein wont take their seats, this puts the DUP in a very strong position i wonder if sinn fein will change their tactics?

your crystal ball needs repairing!

of course, you were wrong!

another whose prediction has been blown apart!

as usual, you were completely wrong

people were voting Tory in Scotland as a backlash against a second independence referendum independence would have dwarfed brexit and tory austerity you are right that May should resign so should sturgeon

SNP share of the vote down to 37% and this is with the backdrop of the prospect of a hard Brexit and a May led, right wing increased majority at westminster contrary to what sturgeon is saying, the SNP have lost the election in Scotland big time independence is dead

great night for Scotland! calling for a second referendum has backfired badly on Sturgeon angus robertson, alex salmond at a UK level, the Tories losing their majority is another result! its been a good night all round

Back in the 60s?

is that why you never offer an opinion on any subject?