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I rarely talk politics, but as a casual observer, the Scottish people would be better served if the lot of them resigned and were replaced by haggis.
Parliament has 28 days after the resignation is tendered to elect a new First Minister, otherwise Parliament must be dissolved and new elections held.
It could be they replace him with someone they think is more likely to appeal to the Greens/Alba, but the confidence votes are still tabled and the chamber must still vote to approve any new First Minister candidate.
He's resigned as both hasn't he? That's what the BBC seem to be reporting?
Fortunately for us (and for the Tories as it happens) it was only a week then, before that it was something like 6-8 weeks when Johnson resigned, allowing him to go on many jollies while the country was paralysed awaiting a new leader. The long contest also cost the Tories as the contenders kept trashing the party's record during the campaign (Labour were using unedited footage of Tory contenders in campaign videos).
If the pro-independence parties fail to collectively win a majority of seats at the next assembly elections I think a minority government is virtually guaranteed.
Sorry to disappoint you, but independence is definitely not dead in the water. It's a bit much to expect a political party whose raison-d'etre is achieving independence to give up that aim.
And let's be completely brutally honest here, there's been not much governing going on for quite some time in Edinburgh both under the current soon to be super seeded man at the top or his predecessor or indeed her predecessor for the last couple of years when he was obsessed with referendum and took his eye permanently off the Ball
Turns out he's only just turned 60. I'd have thought he was at least 70, in looks and demeanour. This is the guy who was Scottish Education Secretary for five years, during which period the decline of Scotland's pre-eminence in these matters compared with the other countries of the United Kingdom continued apace. Hardly an election winner!
The SNP’s best way to advance their independence agenda would be to govern Scotland competently now to show what the population what they could have in comparison with Westminster. But they’re not. Instead they’re more interested in niche issues like gender politics, which to be blunt the majority of people couldn’t give a toss about - as always it’s the economy, health, education that really matter. All they’ve done - with the “Dave Angel” mob they were in cahoots with - is demonstrate that they’re at least as incompetent as the Tories in Westminster.
Was Sunak elected? I thought he was the only candidate willing to stand so we can rightly say he wasn't actually elected by anyone (including his own party) - Which could easily happen for the SNP I guess.