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Denzil_DC

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13. Here's Ruth "Paper Tiger" Davidson

Reply to Ken Burch (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 11, 2017, 11:18 PM

Jun 2017

- who's currently the darling of a number of English Tories who know very little about her apart from the media hype so far, but are desperate to find some way for her to join the Westminster cabinet or even, in their wildest dreams, become prime minister - being interviewed about the prospect of the DUP alliance. She fancies she's going to force May to go for a softer brexit and "champion Scotland's interests".

Once she can't bang on continually about her opposition to an independence referendum, she's utterly lost. Don't blink towards the end of this interview or you'll miss her exiting stage left at impressive speed mid-question:

Link to tweet

Meanwhile In Scotia @MeanwhileScotia

Watch @RuthDavidsonMSP run away from a difficult line of questioning from @Channel4News

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How Scottish Labour's Kezia Dugdale may have handed the election to the Tories [View all] Denzil_DC Jun 2017 OP

In case anyone's skeptical about an out-of-context interview quote, Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #1

Heh. Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #3

Not convincing enough? Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #2

Scottish Labour STILL hasn't learned from the mistake it made in the Indyref Ken Burch Jun 2017 #5

More evidence that Dugdale has to go. Ken Burch Jun 2017 #4

Davidson has been cosying up with the Scottish Orange Order for some time. Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #6

An alliance between Ruth and the Orange Order would involve some VERY delicate phraseology. Ken Burch Jun 2017 #7

The problem's been growing in Scotland for some time, and Scottish Labour's not immune. Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #8

A few more examples since I have the tabs open on my browser: Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #9

I'm not sure there's much appetite for replacing Dugdale T_i_B Jun 2017 #10

If they turn on her though, the government falls... Ken Burch Jun 2017 #11

I think Corbyn is pretty safe TBH T_i_B Jun 2017 #15

See, that's one of Scottish Labour's major problems right there. Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #12

Here's Ruth "Paper Tiger" Davidson Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #13

Actually, she exits stage RIGHT...as you'd expect a Tory(or Snagglepuss) to do. Ken Burch Jun 2017 #14

My mistake! n/t Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #16

It's all right...I've done theatre off and on for years. Ken Burch Jun 2017 #25

I did a bit in my youth, but sleep's been a bit short the last few days Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Ken Burch Jun 2017 #23

The SNP got lucky - they won a lot of their seats with tiny majorities muriel_volestrangler Jun 2017 #17

ALL the parties got lucky, except when they didn't. Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #18

Yeah, but I'm not cherrypicking - that was all close seats (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jun 2017 #19

Yeah, but saying a certain party "got lucky" is a bit meaningless. Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #20

OK, to illustrate some of what I'm saying here, Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #21

A bit more analysis of some of the dynamics in Scotland (including my Argyll & Bute constituency) Denzil_DC Jun 2017 #22

Could you pm me that spreadsheet? Thanks. Ken Burch Jun 2017 #24

Lest anyone think this was purely post-poll petulance on my part, Denzil_DC Jul 2017 #27