Glasgowmancity Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 2 hours ago, euan2020 said: "if is one thing which John has discovered this year. Women give birth to children." Sorry - I thought from this that using part quotes was fair game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euan2020 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 4 minutes ago, Glasgowmancity said: Sorry - I thought from this that using part quotes was fair game I was quoting myself :-) - if i said this "if is one thing which John has discovered this year. Women give birth to children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 4 hours ago, Auld_Reekie said: Elaine Smith won't and shouldn't get it after she opposed equal marriage. I actually thought it was Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell who were on the end of a dig about having no children. That said, I'd be willing to forgive that - Im sure many politicians have said stuff in heat of moment they wish they hadn't. Some have also suggested former leaders shouldn't be Presiding Officer. I think Johann would actually make a good PO, although from what I've heard, she's excellent in parliament on issues of care. Would be a shame to lose that. Ken McIntosh seems quite young to be taking it on but I say it was between him and Johann by some distance. McIntosh is 54, Lamont 58. Not much difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 17 minutes ago, Orraloon said: McIntosh is 54, Lamont 58. Not much difference. Nah, its just that Ken is down with the kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woWhDhm0Y8o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 7 minutes ago, aaid said: Nah, its just that Ken is down with the kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woWhDhm0Y8o Good lord! i have 11x the number of subscribers on YouTube as Ken has... Maybe I should be PO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 5 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: I get it... You hate oor Johann! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 As an aside - Do you remember in the lead up to the referendum when that weirdo ex runner Brian Whittle and Prof Adam Tomkins to a greater degree were wheeled out to express their "non party political" opinions ? Both now list Conservative MSPs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 5 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: As an aside - Do you remember in the lead up to the referendum when that weirdo ex runner Brian Whittle and Prof Adam Tomkins to a greater degree were wheeled out to express their "non party political" opinions ? Both now list Conservative MSPs To be fair, there were even more people who came to prominence as part of the Yes campaign that are now either MPs or MSPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 (edited) 6 minutes ago, aaid said: To be fair, there were even more people who came to prominence as part of the Yes campaign that are now either MPs or MSPs. Yes but im fairly sure they flew their colours from the mast and everyone knew where their party loyalties lay Whittle and Tompkins made a big deal of not disclosing they were Tories I'm assuming they didnt decide to join the Conservative party after the referendum otherwise i accept its a possible overreaction from me Edited May 11, 2016 by Ally Bongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 22 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: Yes but im fairly sure they flew their colours from the mast and everyone knew where their party loyalties lay Whittle and Tompkins made a big deal of not disclosing they were Tories I'm assuming they didnt decide to join the Conservative party after the referendum otherwise i accept its a possible overreaction from me I think there were a fair few that only joined the SNP after the referendum. Pretty sure Jeanne Freeman wasn't in the SNP for one. She was certainly generally referred to as a former advisor to Jack McConnell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocky Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 7 minutes ago, aaid said: I think there were a fair few that only joined the SNP after the referendum. Pretty sure Jeanne Freeman wasn't in the SNP for one. She was certainly generally referred to as a former advisor to Jack McConnell. Aye, I remember an Interview with her and she tore Kirsty Wark, I think, amongst others, to shreds by informing them she wasnt SNP and also she wasnt a politician.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, stocky said: Aye, I remember an Interview with her and she tore Kirsty Wark, I think, amongst others, to shreds by informing them she wasnt SNP and also she wasnt a politician.. It was Andrew Neill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, stocky said: Aye, I remember an Interview with her and she tore Kirsty Wark, I think, amongst others, to shreds by informing them she wasnt SNP and also she wasnt a politician.. Yeah I saw that. Was a great interview,in hindsight she should have added "not yet" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antidote Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 (edited) 26 minutes ago, phart said: Yeah I saw that. Was a great interview,in hindsight she should have added "not yet" That's the first time I've seen that interview and she was excellent. The kind of no nonsense woman who wouldn't just sit there and listen to his mince. She had brillo head right on the ropes from the word go. I bet he was glad to get her out of the way. Edited May 11, 2016 by antidote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) It looks like Ken Macintosh is going to be the next Presiding Officer: First Round: Murdo Fraser (Con) - 23 Johann Lamont (Lab) - 23 Ken Macintosh (Lab) - 58 John Scott (Con) - 17 Elaine Smith (Lab) - 7 Total Votes - 128 Further rounds will now take place between the highest voted for candidates, until some gets more than half the votes. Edited May 12, 2016 by Clyde1998 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Second Round Murdo Fraser (Con) - 26 Johann Lamont (Lab) - 26 Ken Macintosh (Lab) - 60 John Scott (Con) - 15 Spoilt - 1 To the third round... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 9 minutes ago, Clyde1998 said: Second Round Murdo Fraser (Con) - 26 Johann Lamont (Lab) - 26 Ken Macintosh (Lab) - 60 John Scott (Con) - 15 Spoilt - 1 To the third round... I wonder if Elaine Smith drew a cock and balls on her ballot paper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Third Round Murdo Fraser (Con) - 31 Johann Lamont (Lab) - 26 Ken Macintosh (Lab) - 71 Ken Macintosh is the new Presiding Officer. 2 minutes ago, Orraloon said: I wonder if Elaine Smith drew a cock and balls on her ballot paper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 So - Murdo won then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: So - Murdo won then ? Ken Macintosh won. I ordered the candidates in order that they were being read out, rather than in order of the number of votes they got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 7 minutes ago, Clyde1998 said: Ken Macintosh won. I ordered the candidates in order that they were being read out, rather than in order of the number of votes they got. I apologise for my confusing sarcasm Tories finishing second usually means they are the winners - if you believe our media that is I will try and do better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainmac1 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Clyde1998 said: Third Round Murdo Fraser (Con) - 31 Johann Lamont (Lab) - 26 Ken Macintosh (Lab) - 71 Ken Macintosh is the new Presiding Officer. Congratulations Murdo Fraser Edit: Feck should always read all the posts first to make sure no one got the shit joke in first! Edited May 12, 2016 by iainmac1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 So after all the JoLa talk she came nowhere close. Ken seems to have been a popular choice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 17 minutes ago, Toepoke said: So after all the JoLa talk she came nowhere close. Ken seems to have been a popular choice... Life is pain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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