Bill 13,687 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, les186 said: Let's all believe in Boris then ?. I don't think government is judged on religious grounds any more. At least not outside the SNP, where blind faith seems to be crucial. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,715 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 7 hours ago, les186 said: If you mean the General Election I don't think Johnston [sic] got a resounding victory in Scotland and neither do a majority in the UK support him, such is the first past the post system. Sorry mate. Scotland is part of the United Kingdom and nobody needs a majority of the population to govern. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
les186 271 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 8 hours ago, ranger_syntax said: Sorry mate. Scotland is part of the United Kingdom and nobody needs a majority of the population to govern. You need a majority for the Scottish Parliament, which I think is more democratic. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
les186 271 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 15 hours ago, Bill said: I don't think government is judged on religious grounds any more. At least not outside the SNP, where blind faith seems to be crucial. I was using the word "believe" in the sense that should we believe that Johnson will deliver on his election promises.... maybe it would take blind faith to believe in that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,687 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 42 minutes ago, les186 said: I was using the word "believe" in the sense that should we believe that Johnson will deliver on his election promises.... maybe it would take blind faith to believe in that. I think you're struggling to justify what was a really daft comment. Do you really think I didn't understand what you meant? Try to disguise your tribalism so that it doesn't come across as just evangelical faith-based cultishness. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
les186 271 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Bill said: I think you're struggling to justify what was a really daft comment. Do you really think I didn't understand what you meant? Try to disguise your tribalism so that it doesn't come across as just evangelical faith-based cultishness. Dear me, am I not allowed to cast doubt on Boris? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,715 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 6 hours ago, les186 said: You need a majority for the Scottish Parliament, which I think is more democratic. Sorry mate. You don't need a majority of the population to govern in Scotland either. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,687 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 3 hours ago, les186 said: Dear me, am I not allowed to cast doubt on Boris? Advice - when you start a post with "dear me", what comes afterwards is already unreadable. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
les186 271 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 11 hours ago, Bill said: Advice - when you start a post with "dear me", what comes afterwards is already unreadable. Dear me ☺️. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
les186 271 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 11 hours ago, ranger_syntax said: Sorry mate. You don't need a majority of the population to govern in Scotland either For the people who bother to vote the system of proportional representation used in Scotland does reflect a substantially more proportional representation of political views in Scotland than first past the post. You only need look at the last Westminster election and we have all these SNP MPs elected! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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