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| 21. Author: 87Par Date: Thu 7th May 2026. 23:53 Andrew283, Thu 7 May 07:04 Wow. Reply |
| 22. Author: hurricane_jimmy Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 00:02 I honestly think that Scotland could do with a change in Government and fresh ideas, but there is really no alternative to the SNP at the moment. I voted by proxy SNP in the constituency and Green in the Regional. The country is absolutely moving in the direction of Independence and returning to the EU and the sooner this happens, the better. Tbh, I think people are really silly to dismiss the growth of Reform. Shelly has a point when it comes to immigration (assuming that is the "singular issue") and I think people need to realise that not all immigration is equal. For a long time Scotland has been shielded from the effects of mass immigration and, as a result we have done a good job of integrating those who have come, but its now starting to reach a head. I was one who was never bothered about immigration particularly and then I moved to Sweden in 2015 and saw through work the serious damage that can be caused by uncontrolled "humanitarian" immigration. Gang crime in Malmö has become horrendous and the majority of them doing this are North African and Somali and they would just jump over to Copenhagen so the Swedish Police couldn`t get them. The interesting thing was that the Iranians, Iraqis, Syrians, Kurds and Palestinians were never really a problem. Moreover, the Social Democrat party prohibited the publishing of statistics that showed exactly what groups were committing these crimes. Sweden was one of the safest and most prosperous societies around and now the popular belief among Swedes is that the country is deteriorating. Certain people are desperate to paint the Sweden Democrats as "racist", however the majority of those within the party are former Social Democrats who are tired of seeing the Swedish Welfare systems abused. When you have the likes of the odious Anas Sarwar complaining in Holyrood that the majority of top positions in Scotland are occupied by white people and not Muslims, then I would be scared that people like that could force Scotland in the same direction. Reply |
| 23. Author: 87Par Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 01:05 hurricane_jimmy, Fri 8 May 00:02 Cracking post. Reply |
| 24. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 06:46 Reform might do something radical regarding immigration but they`ll also privatise parts of the NHS. They can`t be trusted. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 25. Author: wee eck Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 07:18 Any party with Nigel Farage at the helm can`t be trusted. Reply |
| 26. Author: Raymie the Legend Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 07:35 wee eck, Fri 8 May 07:18 Exactly. A face you wouldn’t tire of slapping ![]() It`s bloody tough being a legend Ron Atkinson - 1983 Reply |
| 27. Author: jake89 Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 08:25 The One Who Knocks, Fri 8 May 06:46 The leader of Reform is partly to blame for the enormous increase in "illegal" immigrants! Any idiot can stand up and say things like "I`ll stop immigration" or "I`ll stop waste in the NHS". You know what? If you vote for me I`ll guarantee Pars win the cup every year*. *Definition of "cup" may vary. Actual "cup" may be from IKEA and gifted rather than won. A mug may also be considered a cup, or someone who votes for me. Reply |
| 28. Author: parsfan Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 08:46 wee eck, Thu 7 May 22:17 A bit of speculation here but I think there`ll be a setting where some types of adverts are excluded. Like if a site is primarily aimed at kids then you wouldn`t expect drink/gambling/dating adverts to appear. The site owner will have some control over that and it`s their responsibility. That said, I don`t think it would be hypocritical at all. Brian set this up as a free service for us to discuss all sorts of stuff. It`s not a free advertising platform. When you see adverts then the website receives money for them. That money will pay for hosting costs and whatever other expenses are incurred. If I`ve read the rules I`ve forgotten them, but I`d imagine it would be the same for any would be advertiser. If they want to put their message out they have to pay. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The universe is ruled by chance and indifference ![]() Reply |
| 29. Author: ipswichpar Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 08:48 The grifter will be floating around ignoring all the other stuff. He didnt even have the balls to get questioned last week on his strange £5m and he will be put today saying how trusted he is and should be PM. You would think that folk that voted for Brexit would have learned their lesson by now. Reply |
| 30. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 09:36 Thing is there is nothing even remotely strange about the 5m quid gift. It`s clear what it is all about and although it has garnered media attention it got nowhere near enough. Jake I`m not sure Farage can be blamed for the increase in illegal immigrants as they are mostly non EU. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 31. Author: jake89 Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 10:44 The One Who Knocks, Fri 8 May 09:36 That`s the point. Before Brexit we had the Dublin agreement. Though we`ve also seen an increase in legal non EU migrants, which I`m sure must anger your average Reform voter. Reply |
| 32. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 12:14 The Dublin Agreement didn`t really do much to stem illegal immigration though. Then and indeed now asylum seekers should still be processed in the initial country that they enter the EU. The fact that for quite a few reasons they don`t want to remain in the EU and instead are desperate to get to Britain is what needs to be reckoned with. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 33. Author: jake89 Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 13:36 5x as many boat crossings sounds pretty significant. Of course, from a Reform perspective, they probably aren`t happy to see so many UK jobs being filled now by non-EU migrants. Reply |
| 34. Author: desparado Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 13:43 SNP win Shetland. Looks like the Greens will pip them to two seats in Glasgow and one in Edinburgh . Turn out in most constituencies just above 50% which is woeful really but not surprising. What an opportunity we missed in 2014. Reply |
| 35. Author: wee eck Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 14:29 Anas Sarwar`s altready conceded defeat. It was all Keir Starmer`s fault. Reply |
| 36. Author: jake89 Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 15:39 wee eck, Fri 8 May 14:29 It`s always someone else`s fault. Reply |
| 37. Author: red-star-par Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 15:43 Good to see SNP win in Dunfermline, but really concerning to see someone like Otto Inglis pick up over 5,000 votes. The guy is a complete numpty, he`s like a even dafter version of that Parboiled chap that used to post on here. Democracy has had its day, I think there needs to be some kind of test to see if you are allowed the right to vote Post Edited (Fri 08 May 15:43) Reply |
| 38. Author: parsfan Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 16:45 red-star-par, Fri 8 May 15:43 Careful what you wish for. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The universe is ruled by chance and indifference ![]() Reply |
| 39. Author: AdamAntsParsStripe Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 17:02 Green Party could be the surprise package in this election. Just got their second constituency seat in Glasgow Southside and I’ve a feeling many SNP voters gave them their list vote. Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte ![]() Reply |
| 40. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Fri 8th May 2026. 17:27 Would like to see the snp work with the Lib Dems closer than the Greens to get budgets and policies passed. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |