I hope that Labour wins in every Scottish seat to make Starmers move into no10 a lot easier. And to stop you the English spouting the non existence virtues of the SNP saying they would get your vote if you didn't live in England. Stop whinging about the parliament system. You have the ability to recall your Mps and force early byelections. We can't bc Sturgeon removed that right when she was first minister.
The resistance of Tory, Labour and LibDem parties to establish formal triggers or mechanisms or pathways for Scottish independence is one of the main reasons I can't vote for them. Even if you disagree with independence, they should be democratic enough to respect the independence sentiment in Scotland and Wales.
They’re not all that tbh. They pulled a Labour and took their electorate for granted. That said, I don’t know who else to vote for; I won’t vote Tory until the day I die, and I wholeheartedly believe Labour has 0 clue what the Scottish electorate even care about
Based on your twitter I thought he was gonna chat loads of shit about Matheson. But hes entirely right, now ive understood the objection it makes perfect sense. Of course someone part of the hearing committee or whatever shouldnt be able to have made a comment like that and be part of it anyway. As he says thats how all juries or judgement committees work. Your point about the highest standards even actually demonstrates his point. Hes an elected member, they should be very thorough BOTH in terms of making sure people dont get away with shit AND in terms of taking it very seriously that they are suspending peoples representative.
Good interview Ed. Politics Joe has been on fire this week. Bang on on Gaza, Israel and 2 state solution. & 14 years of austerity. Plus, He is absolutely correct on prejudicial public statements in advance of a hearing.
Hi. May I make a request? If you interview the first minister again, can you ask him why he has made Kate Forbes the deputy first minister and if her regressive views are appropriate for a promotion such as this? Also, couod you ask what the SNP are going to do to address Sandyford shutting down their gender identity healthcare services for people under 18? Thank you.
SNP are as scared as Labour. Labour refuse to condemn Israel due to fear of antisemitism, and SNP are terrified of trans people as a result of the gender reform bill (though honestly SNP have less excuse, as no one in Scotland really seems to care outside of old fucks, but the Tories and British press are too powerful for them I suppose)
@@jackoh991 Perhaps it's because in Scotland we respect the Equality Act 2010 which protects people from discrimination over religious beliefs. Swinney is smart enough to see Forbes' potential and has the maturity to separate the personal from the political. As for Sandyford, the SNP government are carefully considering the Cass report and trying to work out how best to look out for children (children shouldn't be undergoing gender "reassignment" surgery in my view.
It is time for Scotland to stand up for an election to determine who should hold the position of First Minister of Scotland. In the meantime vote for Reform UK 4th July 2024. Democracy.
@@daftymcnumpty8198 England last year saw 145,214 recorded hate crimes; thousands prosecuted, hundreds jailed just for talking silly trash talk. No one in Scotland will be prosecuted as we still have Burden of Proof. J.K. Rowling knew exactly what she was doing, she was not breaking the Hate Law, just being a stooge for Westminster by stirring the pot. Why doesn't she speak out against England's Hate Law, or the European Hate Laws, etc? Personally, I'm against all Laws are they are a failure to deal with problems humanely and responsibly. Laws are simply a lazy way, not resolving the underlying issues... within society, within the person.
I find this all very upsetting, I have scottish blood in me, but happened to be born in england, have many friends, who are kilt wearing , card carrying scots. it's a union, equal partners. there are scottish laws, different to English, they have remained, I hope the Union continues, for our mutual benefit. I wish brexit had never happened, we got suckered into that one
Sorry, but in what way is the union equal ? All I hear is get back in your box Jox, England is Boss. Can Scotland stop England passing insane rules and laws ?
But how is it logical to have another country make all the major decisions on your countries fiscal, domestic and foreign policy, especially when that country has no democratic mandate? Really interested to hear your answer?
More stability in Middle East is important for Scotland as her Exports of Goods into the Middle East were growing and were worth £1,868 Billion in 2023, Up 6,1% from the £1,754 Billion in 2022.
Can we please bear in mind that swinny was the Scottish financel minister under Sammond and introduced austerity to Scotland with the SNP. Also the SNP are not the left wing socialists that a lot of people like to think they are. They have heavily introduced centralisation and cuts for public services, in particular to education and social care. This has removed power and finances from the local governments and wrecked alot of what were considered some of the best services in the world for people. The issues with the SNP is their not inherently left or right wing as their nationals and therefore cannot subscribe to ideology except for independence. Take kate forbs the deputy leader. Some of her stances of policy would make even Tories look left wing.
How dense can a politician possibly be. The two state solution has been REJECTED BY HAMAS many times and they don't see it as an option AT ALL. Ceasefire is always broken by HAMAS. The problem is HAMAS.
@@benwilson6145 reality check. Palastine doesn't exist. It belongs to Saudi Arabia and is called the Gaza Strip. The only reason just palastinians live there is because in 2005 Israel Defense Force moved all the Jewish people out of the Gaza Strip at gunpoint because the naturally nomadic race that are now known as palastinians kept bombing and shooting Jewish people and their properties which sparked civil wars. The current war is NOT genocide as Israel have the right to do what they're doing under international law. BOTH sides of the war are being funded by the very people that you support the narrative of just to keep that fact quiet. Blame anyone but those responsible. Were are all still waiting for the CRIMINALS of October 7th 2023 to be held accountable by you and your cronies. As a Christian I stand with my fellow people of God. Long live Israel!
I live in Glasgow. They've wasted all their good will over the last few years and have done little positive here that can be praised. Yousaf and the way he treated the Greens, bottle recycling, gender reform and Kate Forbes new position shows they don't have a clue what they are doing. I love that Ed challenges the group think that surrounds the SNP..
Securing jobs from inward investment into Glasgow such as New 260,000 sq ft JPMorgan building recently opened. New 500,000 sq ft Barclays Glasgow Campus. New 170,000 sq ft Queen Elizabeth Super Hospital. New 75,000 sq ft Student Loans Company building. New advanced manufacturing district next to Glasgow airport. New national manufacturing institute for Scotland.
@@lewiskidd9568I agree. They shouldn’t have been controversial and weren’t to 99% of people who live here but they couldn’t successfully deliver on their policy
@@ScottishRoss27 I didn’t realise we judged success in sq ft. Also, how can you prove that these things wouldn’t have happened without the SNP? Not sure how well lots of banks opening up shop sits with their socially progressive position. One finally point, have you been to the QE Hospital? The pointless, massive atrium is covered in scaffold and the Mat ward is from the 70s.
The SNP is almost as powerless to make a positive difference in Scotland as they are in Gaza. An overspent nobody like Swinney should have a little more humility -- and honesty -- about that.
And yet the people of Scotland don’t pay any bedroom tax on social housing, don’t pay a penny for healthcare at the point of use, the rivers and lochs aren’t being pumped full of faeces, council tax has remained frozen, and higher education is free of tuition fees for Scot’s. What have the conservatives done? Got brexit done? (Slow clap)
@@Andyw1972--- HMRC Research recently reported since Devolution of income tax rate powers to Scotland, Thousands more taxpayers moved to Scotland each year from the rest of the UK than left Scotland for the rest of the UK. By 2022, 200m of extra taxable income was brought here as a result of taxpayers moving here from the RUK. What 200m of extra tax revenue pays for 91m NHS Scotland 24. 65m Agriculture Less Favoured Area Support Scheme 15m New Inverness Airport Train Station opened in 2023. 14m Marine Fund Scotland Annual Grants for Businesses. 9m Free Scottish Baby Box. 3m Islands 50% Air Fare Discount Scheme to Residents of Shetland, Orkney, Western Isles, Sutherland, Caithness, Islay, Jura and Colonsay. New Fife Levenmouth Railway opening in days. New Scottish Fire Service maintenance workspace centre opened at its hq in Cambuslang last year. Record number of Junior Doctors took up posts last year. Number of Crofter Entrants at their Highest for Five Years last year. Israel Air Force has been banned by Trade Unionists and Scottish Government from accessing publicly owned Prestwick Airport which is a major re-fuelling depot. HMP Kilmarnock recently brought back into public ownership.
@@Andyw1972--- HMRC Research recently reported since Devolution of income tax rate powers to Scotland, Thousands more taxpayers moved to Scotland each year from the rest of the UK than left Scotland for the rest of the UK. By 2022, 200m of extra taxable income was brought here as a result of taxpayers moving here from the RUK. What 200m of extra tax revenue pays for 91m NHS Scotland 24. 65m Agriculture Less Favoured Area Support Scheme 15m New Inverness Airport Train Station opened in 2023. 14m Marine Fund Scotland Annual Grants for Businesses. 9m Free Scottish Baby Box. 3m Islands 50% Air Fare Discount Scheme to Residents of Shetland, Orkney, Western Isles, Sutherland, Caithness, Islay, Jura and Colonsay. New Fife Levenmouth Railway opening in days. New Scottish Fire Service maintenance workspace centre opened at its hq in Cambuslang last year. Record number of Junior Doctors took up posts last year. Number of Crofter Entrants at their Highest for Five Years last year. HMP Kilmarnock recently brought back into public ownership
Why, becuase they want an immoral and inhumane war to end? Only the very superficial apply the anti-Semitic card. Only those who wanted total control introduced the anti-whatever Law. It's clear to see the evil of all religion.
Good interview. Thanks
i hope they do well, we don't need Labour doing really well in Scotland
I hope that Labour wins in every Scottish seat to make Starmers move into no10 a lot easier. And to stop you the English spouting the non existence virtues of the SNP saying they would get your vote if you didn't live in England. Stop whinging about the parliament system. You have the ability to recall your Mps and force early byelections. We can't bc Sturgeon removed that right when she was first minister.
PoliticsJOE, You're the best! I subscribed because I love your content!
Nice one Ed, genuine (pleasant) surprise to see the FM interview on Joe.
yes to this, thankyou, some calm and decency.
Love John Swinney..fair, honest and reliable.
The resistance of Tory, Labour and LibDem parties to establish formal triggers or mechanisms or pathways for Scottish independence is one of the main reasons I can't vote for them. Even if you disagree with independence, they should be democratic enough to respect the independence sentiment in Scotland and Wales.
Did you mean Can't vote for them?
@@bernieburrows3731 oops, aye. Corrected.
We had a vote, live with it.
@@jduthie5074 are you talking about the 2005 general election?
thats it im voting for the snp, even if im not in scotland
They’re not all that tbh. They pulled a Labour and took their electorate for granted. That said, I don’t know who else to vote for; I won’t vote Tory until the day I die, and I wholeheartedly believe Labour has 0 clue what the Scottish electorate even care about
Luckily the SNP have made that possible for you!
Based on your twitter I thought he was gonna chat loads of shit about Matheson. But hes entirely right, now ive understood the objection it makes perfect sense. Of course someone part of the hearing committee or whatever shouldnt be able to have made a comment like that and be part of it anyway. As he says thats how all juries or judgement committees work.
Your point about the highest standards even actually demonstrates his point. Hes an elected member, they should be very thorough BOTH in terms of making sure people dont get away with shit AND in terms of taking it very seriously that they are suspending peoples representative.
Good interview Ed.
Politics Joe has been on fire this week.
Bang on on Gaza, Israel and 2 state solution.
& 14 years of austerity.
Plus,
He is absolutely correct on prejudicial public statements in advance of a hearing.
Time for Scotland to run it's own economy and have democratic power. Vote SNP and end London rule
2-state solution i.e. England & Scotland?
Good Interview Ed! Interesting comments on the expenses scandal
Funny how Ed was able to interview the Scottish FM while in Cornwall!
The best political party in the UK. After supporting Labour for years I moved to Scotland just to be able to vote for SNP.
Lay off the crack. Good politicians don't steal directly from their own supporters.
Hi. May I make a request? If you interview the first minister again, can you ask him why he has made Kate Forbes the deputy first minister and if her regressive views are appropriate for a promotion such as this? Also, couod you ask what the SNP are going to do to address Sandyford shutting down their gender identity healthcare services for people under 18? Thank you.
SNP are as scared as Labour. Labour refuse to condemn Israel due to fear of antisemitism, and SNP are terrified of trans people as a result of the gender reform bill (though honestly SNP have less excuse, as no one in Scotland really seems to care outside of old fucks, but the Tories and British press are too powerful for them I suppose)
Yes please
@@jackoh991 Perhaps it's because in Scotland we respect the Equality Act 2010 which protects people from discrimination over religious beliefs. Swinney is smart enough to see Forbes' potential and has the maturity to separate the personal from the political. As for Sandyford, the SNP government are carefully considering the Cass report and trying to work out how best to look out for children (children shouldn't be undergoing gender "reassignment" surgery in my view.
@@jamesgray1210 children don't undergo trans surgery.
Your obviously trans phobic.
So many dog whistles in one message
@@jamesgray1210 oh and FYI the only children who do undergo gender affirming surgery is cis children
It is time for Scotland to stand up for an election to determine who should hold the position of First Minister of Scotland. In the meantime vote for Reform UK 4th July 2024. Democracy.
John Swinney himself made comments about michael Matheson's character and actions before the committee sat.
Snp only uk party calling Israel from very early on ,and always recognised the plight of the Palestinian people
The Mr. Pither of Scotland's politics.
Scotland deserve independence.
Lok at the poster behind his right shoulder. How are they going to win a better deal.?
Saor Alba
Funny that Tory Douglas Ross forgot to declare 30000 in earnings as a linesman but this isn't reported ? Puzzled 🤔
Hey! Don’t be so hard! It’s easy to forget when you have £30,000 laying around! do it allll the time 🙄 #VoteSNP #ToryScumOut
John seems alright
Honourable, but voters will not support him.
I find him somewhat refreshing to listen to compared to Yousaf, who I stuggled to see have any real substance.
Not a half bad job here ed
*Vote SNP in Scotland. Vote Greens + Corbyn + Independents in England. Vote Plaid in Wales*
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I'll vote for the SNP again if they get rid of the ridiculous hate speech law the brought in.
@@daftymcnumpty8198
The faux uproar about it has gone awfully quiet.
@@ScottishRoss27because it is so similar to that in place in most European countries including England. Difficult to find differences.
@@daftymcnumpty8198 England last year saw 145,214 recorded hate crimes; thousands prosecuted, hundreds jailed just for talking silly trash talk. No one in Scotland will be prosecuted as we still have Burden of Proof.
J.K. Rowling knew exactly what she was doing, she was not breaking the Hate Law, just being a stooge for Westminster by stirring the pot. Why doesn't she speak out against England's Hate Law, or the European Hate Laws, etc?
Personally, I'm against all Laws are they are a failure to deal with problems humanely and responsibly. Laws are simply a lazy way, not resolving the underlying issues... within society, within the person.
snp have made a mess of Scotland 17 years vote them out.
It should be a one state soloution where all religions live equally. Call this country "the holy land"
I find this all very upsetting, I have scottish blood in me, but happened to be born in england, have many friends, who are kilt wearing , card carrying scots. it's a union, equal partners. there are scottish laws, different to English, they have remained, I hope the Union continues, for our mutual benefit. I wish brexit had never happened, we got suckered into that one
Sorry, but in what way is the union equal ? All I hear is get back in your box Jox, England is Boss. Can Scotland stop England passing insane rules and laws ?
There is nothing equal about a bigger neighbouring country, taking a smaller country's resources for it's own benefit.
Equal union??? Eh .... no!
But how is it logical to have another country make all the major decisions on your countries fiscal, domestic and foreign policy, especially when that country has no democratic mandate? Really interested to hear your answer?
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SNP cares more about palestine than scotland.
Firstly I don't think that's true, secondly I believe that's correct the situation in Gaza is a lot more desperate than in Scotland
It’s being diplomatic dafty.
Unionists care more about England than Scotland.
The SNP need to stop banging on about the Middle East and concentrate on the problems in our own country first.
The only problem that Scotland has is that it's still a part of the UK.
Foreign policy is an aspect of goverment and it does need to be discussed.
I agree snp focus on everything but fixing Scotland
The sending of hundreds of thousands of pounds to Gaza, for questionable purposes, should have also been discussed. Wasn't though.
More stability in Middle East is important for Scotland as her Exports of Goods into the Middle East were growing and were worth £1,868 Billion in 2023,
Up 6,1% from the £1,754 Billion in 2022.
Can we please bear in mind that swinny was the Scottish financel minister under Sammond and introduced austerity to Scotland with the SNP. Also the SNP are not the left wing socialists that a lot of people like to think they are. They have heavily introduced centralisation and cuts for public services, in particular to education and social care. This has removed power and finances from the local governments and wrecked alot of what were considered some of the best services in the world for people.
The issues with the SNP is their not inherently left or right wing as their nationals and therefore cannot subscribe to ideology except for independence. Take kate forbs the deputy leader. Some of her stances of policy would make even Tories look left wing.
How dense can a politician possibly be. The two state solution has been REJECTED BY HAMAS many times and they don't see it as an option AT ALL. Ceasefire is always broken by HAMAS. The problem is HAMAS.
The problem was founding Israel. Telling Zionists that they have more right to be there than Arabs is racist.
@@petereade931 You might need an update. It's 2024 and the people who live there aren't moving. Get with the program.
You are obviously ignorant of the actual history. Israel is the evil, just as England was in Ireland.
@@0w784g The Palestinians have been there for 5000 years, there not leaving their home. Murder is not the solution.
@@benwilson6145 reality check. Palastine doesn't exist. It belongs to Saudi Arabia and is called the Gaza Strip. The only reason just palastinians live there is because in 2005 Israel Defense Force moved all the Jewish people out of the Gaza Strip at gunpoint because the naturally nomadic race that are now known as palastinians kept bombing and shooting Jewish people and their properties which sparked civil wars. The current war is NOT genocide as Israel have the right to do what they're doing under international law. BOTH sides of the war are being funded by the very people that you support the narrative of just to keep that fact quiet. Blame anyone but those responsible.
Were are all still waiting for the CRIMINALS of October 7th 2023 to be held accountable by you and your cronies. As a Christian I stand with my fellow people of God. Long live Israel!
I live in Glasgow. They've wasted all their good will over the last few years and have done little positive here that can be praised. Yousaf and the way he treated the Greens, bottle recycling, gender reform and Kate Forbes new position shows they don't have a clue what they are doing. I love that Ed challenges the group think that surrounds the SNP..
Bottle recycling and gender reform shouldn't of been controversial measures at all, it was Westminster politics that fucked it over
Securing jobs from inward investment into Glasgow such as
New 260,000 sq ft JPMorgan building recently opened.
New 500,000 sq ft Barclays Glasgow Campus.
New 170,000 sq ft Queen Elizabeth Super Hospital.
New 75,000 sq ft Student Loans Company building.
New advanced manufacturing district next to Glasgow airport.
New national manufacturing institute for Scotland.
@@lewiskidd9568I agree. They shouldn’t have been controversial and weren’t to 99% of people who live here but they couldn’t successfully deliver on their policy
@@ScottishRoss27 I didn’t realise we judged success in sq ft. Also, how can you prove that these things wouldn’t have happened without the SNP? Not sure how well lots of banks opening up shop sits with their socially progressive position. One finally point, have you been to the QE Hospital? The pointless, massive atrium is covered in scaffold and the Mat ward is from the 70s.
Employment by City
Cologne 317 thousand
Glasgow 313
Sheffield 294
Brussels 288
Manchester 288
Dublin 249
Porto 232
Liverpool 232
Lille 231
Sevilla 224
The SNP is almost as powerless to make a positive difference in Scotland as they are in Gaza.
An overspent nobody like Swinney should have a little more humility -- and honesty -- about that.
Best social contract anywhere in the Union.
And yet the people of Scotland don’t pay any bedroom tax on social housing, don’t pay a penny for healthcare at the point of use, the rivers and lochs aren’t being pumped full of faeces, council tax has remained frozen, and higher education is free of tuition fees for Scot’s. What have the conservatives done? Got brexit done? (Slow clap)
@@ScottishRoss27setting a pretty low bar there aren't you mate
@@Andyw1972---
HMRC Research recently reported since Devolution of income tax rate powers to Scotland, Thousands more taxpayers moved to Scotland each year from the rest of the UK than left Scotland for the rest of the UK.
By 2022, 200m of extra taxable income was brought here as a result of taxpayers moving here from the RUK.
What 200m of extra tax revenue pays for
91m NHS Scotland 24.
65m Agriculture Less Favoured Area Support Scheme
15m New Inverness Airport Train Station opened in 2023.
14m Marine Fund Scotland Annual Grants for Businesses.
9m Free Scottish Baby Box.
3m Islands 50% Air Fare Discount Scheme to Residents of Shetland, Orkney, Western Isles, Sutherland, Caithness, Islay, Jura and Colonsay.
New Fife Levenmouth Railway opening in days.
New Scottish Fire Service maintenance workspace centre opened at its hq in Cambuslang last year.
Record number of Junior Doctors took up posts last year.
Number of Crofter Entrants at their Highest for Five Years last year.
Israel Air Force has been banned by Trade Unionists and Scottish Government from accessing publicly owned Prestwick Airport which is a major re-fuelling depot.
HMP Kilmarnock recently brought back into public ownership.
@@Andyw1972---
HMRC Research recently reported since Devolution of income tax rate powers to Scotland, Thousands more taxpayers moved to Scotland each year from the rest of the UK than left Scotland for the rest of the UK.
By 2022, 200m of extra taxable income was brought here as a result of taxpayers moving here from the RUK.
What 200m of extra tax revenue pays for
91m NHS Scotland 24.
65m Agriculture Less Favoured Area Support Scheme
15m New Inverness Airport Train Station opened in 2023.
14m Marine Fund Scotland Annual Grants for Businesses.
9m Free Scottish Baby Box.
3m Islands 50% Air Fare Discount Scheme to Residents of Shetland, Orkney, Western Isles, Sutherland, Caithness, Islay, Jura and Colonsay.
New Fife Levenmouth Railway opening in days.
New Scottish Fire Service maintenance workspace centre opened at its hq in Cambuslang last year.
Record number of Junior Doctors took up posts last year.
Number of Crofter Entrants at their Highest for Five Years last year.
HMP Kilmarnock recently brought back into public ownership
An unserious person interviewing an unserious person. It’s like a conversation with dumb and dumber except they’re both also virulently anti-Semitic.
Why, becuase they want an immoral and inhumane war to end? Only the very superficial apply the anti-Semitic card. Only those who wanted total control introduced the anti-whatever Law. It's clear to see the evil of all religion.
Go get a cuddle from your Nanny Tory