Alex Salmond to quit as Scottish First Minister
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I feel kind of sorry for him.Quote:
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Alex Salmond to quit as Scottish First Minister
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I feel kind of sorry for him.Quote:
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Oh been watching Daily Politics and this question was brought up but it was just assumed he'd stay and push for the further devolution promised. At least he bows out as a principled and passionate politician.
Another thread title that's extended far beyond anything the post confirms
He's not resigned.
Tbf i didn't like him,.. Am glad Scotland voted no! he just wanted a moment in history about him.. :/ anyways bye bye to him woohoo for britain x
He's not, he's set to resign which could months away.
@!:random!:!; you're dumb.
even the bbc are calling it his resignation speech :P
"He said he would stand down as SNP leader at the SNP's conference in November, and then as first minister, when the party elected its next leader following a ballot of SNP members."
It's still a resignation, dunno why people keep attacking his thread titles when there's nothing wrong with them
Because 'Alex Salmond resigns' is wrong.
You either have or haven't resigned, if you announce to resign you've not resigned.
Is he still the head of the party? Yes. Therefore he's not resigned has he? No.
He'll resign in November. Until then he has not resigned.
Now you're just being pedantic. He has effectively resigned by announcing his intention to do so. If I resigned from comps now, my perms would take a few days to come through but I'd have still resigned :P
Well no because it's every thread title he does.
Announcing my intention to resign IS NOT me resigning.
He's still head of the party, can still do anything that he's always been able to do in his power and will still be responsible for the day to day running of the party until he resigns, which will be November.
Intention to resign != resigned
In politics it would be. He's effectively just a seat-warmer for the next person rather than resigning with immediate effect, which would leave the SNP (and Scotland) with no leader/First Minister.
Who really gives a **** what the thread title is? The guy is still resigning.
Scottish am 15 :/ jesus am just skim reading so don't call me dumb thanks.
It's quite sad. Even though the people voted against independence, he was an incredibly good politician. I didn't like him as I found him a bit of a bumbling fool when it came to key issues regarding the referendum, he certainly has done a lot for the Scottish people and unlike many politicians these days he had one thing many lack and that's passion. Hopefully Sturgeon (if she does become First Minister) helps reform Scotland and push for better union for all of the United Kingdom.
Let's face it. It wasn't ever England vs. Scotland, it was the United Kingdom vs. Westminster.
I truly did like Alex Salmond as a First Minister, he did some great things. He was so devoted to Scotland, it's a shame that he's resigning :(.
Gordon Brown as First Minister seems appealing. What are the views in Scotland?
No-one likes Gordon. Esp if England delays the Devolution as he was one of the ones preaching that.
The Scots should like him, after all, it was they who imposed a huge Labour majority (and Brown) on England in 2005.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Un...ts_in_Scotland
It's not a resignation, it's a political statement of intent.
He's going to step aside as FM to allow for a successor. The headline "resignation" is simply to cast him in the light that now he's lost, there's no point in him being there and is going to walk away now. He'll still be a politician within the SNP and he'll still be actively campaigning for a better, stronger Scotland.
I wouldn't be surprised if the SNP are pushing towards him being the Deputy FM... He's a good leader, the kind of guy I wish was Prime Minister, somebody who doesn't take any crap and questions any allegations with a counter-fact.
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Nah I do respect the fact he's not going to run for another four years as FM (spin spin) on the eve of a big policy for him. The way he was talking about the 1.6 million people who voted Yes compared to those 1.9 million people who voted No was the alarm bells for me.