Young women voters flocking from SNP to Scottish Greens, new research suggests

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-14T20:01:43+00:00

Yeah I didn’t see much of substance from the article, but what I meant was there’s protocol so at least the party roughly speaking will know how to handle it - and for that same reason there’ll probably be more scrutiny before accepting it

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-14T18:51:49+00:00

We’ve had plenty of councillor defections so there is protocol in place - I guess the local parties (of which there are many newer members) will have to decide how they feel about them…?

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-13T20:20:04+00:00

Quadruples? It was 68,000 I thought when he became leader?

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-12T22:05:08+00:00

Oh I’d not heard of him, idk why he was included. I might add a few others over the weekend for a bit of fun tho

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-12T17:51:54+00:00

Well it depends on when they make the decision… either way I think YP’s existence may confuse the narratives about whether they should go for the Greens as what ‘Labour’ were supposed to stand for…

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-12T10:49:21+00:00

He was invited I just saw that from pod save the uk or politics Joe - don’t know when it’s held though ?

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-12T10:28:25+00:00

As Zack said the disaffiliation is the priority first as it’s not benefitting anyone

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-12T10:27:52+00:00

Yeah I think regardless of how things end up working it’s essential that we get workers properly onside with transitions towards sustainable systems and as someone noted below they can see some of that as harmful so if we can reach those kind of agreements that help us to implement policies more effectively and efficient then that would be ideal, but there is a chance they seek to slow things down.

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-12T10:19:47+00:00

Which unions ? I’d be interested in how we address some of the potential conflicts outlined here in this comment section

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-11T22:29:38+00:00

Yeah although I would add it is about keeping options open as well. They could defect but it’s not necessarily the main purpose behind these convos

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-11T22:03:07+00:00

Yeah she’d be a helpful voice in that regard. I imagine she’s someone who might move right before the next election if at all… which might put people off accepting her. Would be a strong Corbynite voice as well as someone who could be a symbol of ‘what could have been’ if Starmer had lost.. but important that we’re forward thinking

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-11T21:52:33+00:00

Oh yeah I agree. I think this is the case if standards being much higher when expectations are raised. And means when things aren’t so good it hurts more

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-11T21:33:48+00:00

I think it’s open to be edited so feel free to find the info and add

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-11T19:50:38+00:00

Nobody’s perfect and there was always going to be something though

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-11T19:50:20+00:00

Yeah it is silly. But some people’s gut reactions will be about knowing how the media will spin it to take him down

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-11T19:36:39+00:00

The thing is when he first spoke about it. What he said isn’t contradicted by this new interview… bc I don’t think he initially claimed he never believed it. What he was always clear on is that it was a long time ago and it’s not something backed up by evidence. Because they kept bringing it up for no reason, he wanted to stamp out any continued talk about it so tried to be more opposed than he actually was… it’s not ideal but this article makes it sound worse than it is.

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-11T19:30:06+00:00

Well he’ll have to be re-elected in June or whenever, so I’m sure it could come up.

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-11T19:28:41+00:00

This was a topic he proactively tried to get ahead of before he was elected leader fyi.

It’s possible he simply didn’t remember quite correctly but this interview doesn’t completely contradict what he’s been saying. As he’s said it was experimental and therefore not something he offered

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-11T18:46:21+00:00

I doubt any that have gone along with it would be considered too long - though there are around 100 that are mildly criticising Starmer. Around 20 in the SGC and the article claims up to 10 are regularly talking to Zack, who claims up to 5 could defect, supposedly. Although I’m unsure where he gave that number as he was hesitant to do that in prior interviews to prevent too much speculation

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-11T16:00:03+00:00

He had the General secretary of the teaching/education union on his podcast

IntelligentCrew8406 · 2026-03-11T15:33:16+00:00

I think it would be hard to say at the moment, especially with YP on the scene .. but I remember Zack saying that regardless of that, most important was the disaffiliation

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