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Nicola Sturgeon to resign as Scotland's first minister
BBC ^ | 15th February 2023 | Glenn Campbell

Posted on 02/15/2023 2:21:06 AM PST by naturalman1975

Nicola Sturgeon is to resign as Scotland's first minister after more than eight years in the role.

The Scottish National Party leader is expected to make the announcement at a hastily-arranged news conference in Edinburgh.

It is not thought that her departure will be immediate, allowing time for a successor to be elected.

A source close to Ms Sturgeon - the longest-serving first minister - told the BBC that she had "had enough".

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: britain; nicolasturgeon; nolongergreat; scotland; scotlandyet; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 02/15/2023 2:21:06 AM PST by naturalman1975
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To: naturalman1975

She was a disaster as First Minister of Scotland.
Mind you, the modern Scot is not the Scot of the 20th century that built Western civilization. They are a disappointment to me.


2 posted on 02/15/2023 2:23:21 AM PST by Jonty30 (THE URGE TO SAVE THE WORLD IS ALMOST ALWAYS AN URGE TO RULE IT)
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To: naturalman1975

Ding, Dong The Witch Is Dead....
JK Rowling must be dancing on her grave.
I know Scotland has been emasculated but it looks like even the Scots have a limit to the woke madness.


3 posted on 02/15/2023 2:43:46 AM PST by C19fan
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To: naturalman1975

Having a bit of Scot blood in my veins I take some interest in Scotland’s future. IMO they’d be absolutely insane to declare independence. They should look at what EU membership has done to Ireland (my other ancestral homeland). Once a proud and decent nation Ireland is now nothing more that a tawdry little European cesspool.


4 posted on 02/15/2023 4:05:02 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (No Doubt Now: Stolen Election)
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To: naturalman1975

But not immediate.

Gee, that sounds familiar.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-07/new-tory-chair-hints-next-uk-vote-to-be-in-second-half-of-2024


5 posted on 02/15/2023 4:09:05 AM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: C19fan

They may.

The UK’s Deep State doesn’t.

And guess who calls the shots.


6 posted on 02/15/2023 4:09:38 AM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: naturalman1975

Same reason I gave at work


7 posted on 02/15/2023 4:12:37 AM PST by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: naturalman1975

And we’ve had quite enough of her, get out!


8 posted on 02/15/2023 4:22:27 AM PST by jocon307 (Democrats delenda est.)
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To: dfwgator

like a..........


9 posted on 02/15/2023 4:39:45 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Jonty30

“She was a disaster as First Minister of Scotland.”

I live in the US (despite what the Ukraine Operatives may claim) and I STILL know her name. I shouldn’t know the name of First Ministers in the UK, or Premiers in Canada, or just about any other local leader other than in the US...but I know her name.

She really got my attention when she took control of parenting in Scotland to the point that every child has an ‘advocate’ that they talk to, privately, and if the child says something, anything, that the ‘advocate’ doesn’t like (like Mommy yelled at me last night, or heaven forbid, gave me a mild spanking or opposed my sexual conversion), the parent is looking at jail time, or at least ‘re-education’ if they ever want to see their child again.

People in the US think ‘it can’t get any worse’, she PROVES it can get worse, far worse, if you give the Left free run.


10 posted on 02/15/2023 4:43:24 AM PST by BobL
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To: naturalman1975
Awesomeness... This means that men can be real men and wear skirts FOREVER!!!


11 posted on 02/15/2023 5:00:30 AM PST by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: naturalman1975

Like a Sturgeon...resigned for the very first time


12 posted on 02/15/2023 5:21:39 AM PST by Hyman Roth
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To: C19fan
I'm in agreement with J K... Real men wear kilts, they do NOT wear skirts.


13 posted on 02/15/2023 5:45:23 AM PST by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: SaveFerris

Hey!


14 posted on 02/15/2023 5:55:39 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Gay State Conservative

“Once a proud and decent nation Ireland is now nothing more that a tawdry little European cesspool.”

Have you been to Ireland recently? Once the poorest nation in Europe it is now one of the richest.


15 posted on 02/15/2023 5:58:27 AM PST by Renfrew (Muscovia delenda est)
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To: dfwgator

Also from Dr. Demento:

This guy needs a ......


16 posted on 02/15/2023 6:03:58 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: naturalman1975

The Sturgeon smells throw it back


17 posted on 02/15/2023 6:07:10 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: C19fan

Ardern is gone and now this spitzmaus. Maybe there is hope for the British Empire.


18 posted on 02/15/2023 6:09:45 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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What makes you think their replacements aren’t even worse?


19 posted on 02/15/2023 6:13:02 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Renfrew
Have you been to Ireland recently? Once the poorest nation in Europe it is now one of the richest.

Thanks for explaining your "value" system so concisely.

20 posted on 02/15/2023 6:41:19 AM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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