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Post by Red Rackham on Oct 12, 2024 16:34:46 GMT
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Post by Vinny on Oct 12, 2024 16:59:13 GMT
As fellow Brits go, I never liked him, but he still had a family and friends and he wasn't that old. I feel for those who cared about him who are now bereaved.
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Post by Red Rackham on Oct 12, 2024 17:07:23 GMT
As fellow Brits go, I never liked him, but he still had a family and friends and he wasn't that old. I feel for those who cared about him who are now bereaved. I passionately disliked his politcs, but he had more gravitas and was a damned sight more professional than Sturgeon or Yousaf. |
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Post by jonksy on Oct 12, 2024 17:08:55 GMT
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Post by Ripley on Oct 12, 2024 17:12:52 GMT
I can't even wrap my head around this. What happened to him?
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Post by jonksy on Oct 12, 2024 17:14:12 GMT
I can't even wrap my head around this. What happened to him? Probably his ticker... |
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Post by Red Rackham on Oct 12, 2024 17:18:33 GMT
I can't even wrap my head around this. What happened to him? As Jonksy says, heart attack I would have thought, although unconfirmed as yet. He had just finished giving a speech in Macedonia when taken ill. |
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Post by thomas on Oct 12, 2024 17:20:07 GMT
I can't even wrap my head around this. What happened to him? dont know Ripley. As ever , the internet is full of rumour and paranoia. Im sure we will find out in due course. Sad sad day for scotland and our politics. One of my political heroes , and one of the greatest Scots of the modern age. I think red rack ham summed things up earlier with his comparison between Alec and those who came after him. |
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Post by Ripley on Oct 12, 2024 17:27:33 GMT
I can't even wrap my head around this. What happened to him? dont know Ripley. As ever , the internet is full of rumour and paranoia. Im sure we will find out in due course. Sad sad day for scotland and our politics. One of my political heroes , and one of the greatest Scots of the modern age. I think red rack ham summed things up earlier with his comparison between Alec and those who came after him. It's certainly a blow. I can't think of anyone half as charismatic who could take his place. He will be missed. |
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Post by thomas on Oct 12, 2024 17:33:33 GMT
dont know Ripley. As ever , the internet is full of rumour and paranoia. Im sure we will find out in due course. Sad sad day for scotland and our politics. One of my political heroes , and one of the greatest Scots of the modern age. I think red rack ham summed things up earlier with his comparison between Alec and those who came after him. It's certainly a blow. I can't think of anyone half as charismatic who could take his place. He will be missed. I dont think anyone in uk politics comes close , never mind the low bar in Scottish politics .We have lost a titan , and have a muppet called swinney in his place instead. His knowledge intellect and wit , not to mention his political nous is irreplaceable. He was one of the few politicians who actually made me take an interest in politics . its making me physically sick listening to the outpouring of fake grief from snp past and present politicians who stabbed the man repeatedly in the back. |
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Post by jonksy on Oct 12, 2024 17:42:21 GMT
It's certainly a blow. I can't think of anyone half as charismatic who could take his place. He will be missed. I dont think anyone in uk politics comes close , never mind the low bar in Scottish politics .We have lost a titan , and have a muppet called swinney in his place instead. His knowledge intellect and wit , not to mention his political nous is irreplaceable. He was one of the few politicians who actually made me take an interest in politics . its making me physically sick listening to the outpouring of fake grief from snp past and present politicians who stabbed the man repeatedly in the back. Like most Brits I didn't agree with his politics but he was old school and stood by his conviction's... |
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Post by om15 on Oct 12, 2024 17:57:30 GMT
I am sorry to hear this, he rose above the conflict to be an affable and genial chap, he was certainly more charismatic and effective than those before and after him. A loss for Scotland and dare I say it the whole country, he was on jovial terms with Queen Elizabeth II and was a character who will be missed.
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Post by Totheleft on Oct 12, 2024 20:50:04 GMT
He never looked to well over weight
but has some has said he will be missed in certain quarters
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Post by johnofgwent on Oct 12, 2024 23:26:26 GMT
I can't even wrap my head around this. What happened to him? Collapsed while off doing something in Macedonia I believe. |
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Post by morayloon on Oct 13, 2024 0:01:31 GMT
It's certainly a blow. I can't think of anyone half as charismatic who could take his place. He will be missed. I dont think anyone in uk politics comes close , never mind the low bar in Scottish politics .We have lost a titan , and have a muppet called swinney in his place instead. His knowledge intellect and wit , not to mention his political nous is irreplaceable. He was one of the few politicians who actually made me take an interest in politics . its making me physically sick listening to the outpouring of fake grief from snp past and present politicians who stabbed the man repeatedly in the back. Totally agree T. Alex Salmond, who was kicked out of the SNP, came back into the party to be voted leader on two occasions. In his second stint, he engineered that breakthrough win in 2007. He went on to lead the Party to an overall majority in 2011, and gave us the chance to vote on our constitutional future in 2014. Given what followed, I reckon that he was wrong to resign. On Brexit, he would have made a helluva lot more about the 62%-38% Remain win, than Sturgeon did. At one point she had us believing that another referendum was imminent, but, shamefully, backed down. Salmond would never have done that! Cameron was like putty in Alex's hands as the PM accepted the need for the people of Scotland to decide. Unfortunately the wrong decision was made. But he, and the wider YES movement, scared the shit out of the Unionists in the last few weeks of the campaign. We have to hope that one of the younger Nationalists will come through and take the SNP back on track re. Independence. Certainly none of the present leadership provide much hope. All seem wedded to running Devolution, rather than fighting for the goal the Party was set up to achieve |
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