r/Scotland • u/ewenmax DialMforMurdo • Apr 25 '24

Megathread It's over. Scotland's power-sharing deal ends. Scotland's coalition government collapses as SNP and Greens end deal

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz5dy15grjnt
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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '24 edited Apr 25 '24

I'm just spoiling my paper or just rubbering it entirely. Utterly scunnered with SNP but can't bring myself to vote labour again after 20 odd years. The Tories are of course vermin and no one cares about the Lib Dems.

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u/Necronomicommunist Apr 25 '24

I'm just spoiling my paper or just rubbing it entirely.

Yeah that'll really stick it to them.

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u/Wrightd767 Apr 25 '24

Rubbing one out on the ballot is a bold choice.

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u/Hamsterminator2 Apr 25 '24

Better to stain than to abstain.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '24

Love a typo. Although it's not the worst of ideas.

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u/Cruxed1 Apr 25 '24

I think I'd get performance anxiety with the vote people staring at me

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u/Wrightd767 Apr 25 '24

It's a challenging wank, for sure.

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u/TheLatmanBaby Apr 25 '24

Spoiling your paper is a bit silly.

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u/superduperuser101 Apr 25 '24

Disagree. You are still engaging in the process, and conducting a form of protest.

My personal pet hate is people not voting and then complaining. If you haven't engaged with the process it isn't reasonable to complain. I honestly put those who spoil their paper in the same bracket as those who put their mark down properly. Both at least turned up.

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u/Mackerel_Skies Apr 25 '24 edited Apr 25 '24

It definitely is a vote. Where I live it'll be the Tory candidate who wins, whoever I vote for. And I don't want to just give my vote to any of the other parties (Greens don't bother here) so I will spoil my paper. It gets counted. Enough voters spoil their papers for it to be significant enough to register.

Edit: And I'd wager it's a more considered vote than of those who vote for a party as though it's their local football team.

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u/Hamsterminator2 Apr 25 '24

Voting the isn't the same as getting the candidate you want...

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '24

It's marginally better than not voting at all. I can't justify voting for any of the parties for varying reasons either. Unless the SNP magically decide to stop picking stupid hills to die on at both national and local level.

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u/Felagund72 Apr 25 '24

no one cares about the Lib Dem’s

Wait until all 4 of them hear that.

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u/BedroomTiger Apr 25 '24

When why bother to even turn up

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '24

Because spoiled ballots are accounted for and have to be declared by the returning officer. This does allow for the potentially hilarious scenario of say, Spoiled Ballots adding up to more than say Reform UK, or the Lib Dems in a constituency.

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u/BedroomTiger Apr 25 '24

Or you could just vote for Count Binface, way funnier. 

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '24

If he ever stands for election up here, I would absolutely vote for him.

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u/BedroomTiger Apr 25 '24

I mean depending who the candidate is, you probably can find a protest candidate. 

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '24

Sadly not. I am in a fairly rural constituency. We rarely get "fun" candidates.

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u/BedroomTiger Apr 25 '24

The do a 4chan. Become the girlfriend. 

(Be the fun candiate, make a rent is to to damn high party) 

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u/Haztec2750 Apr 26 '24

Yet you'll be the first to whine about the next government, I'm sure

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u/sQueezedhe Apr 25 '24

Happy with the status quo then? Good good.

Thank you for supporting the oligarchy.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '24

Who should i vote for then? At the moment, my choices here are:

  • The SNP who appear to be imploding and choosing a series of absolutely pointless hills to die on
  • Labour who on a national level are basically a beige version of David Cameron's 2011 Tories
  • The Tories who are marginally to the left of the Third Reich
  • The Lib Dems - do i even need to give a reason?
  • The Greens - About 2 decent policies and a million batshit crazy ones
  • Reform UK - I'm not an angry racist and have all my own teeth. Or indeed just SOME teeth.

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u/Haztec2750 Apr 26 '24

Well from your own descriptions labour seems the best of the worst.

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u/ExpressBall1 Apr 25 '24

The Tories who are marginally to the left of the Third Reich

lol. Say what you like about the tories, they're useless, incompetent, scum etc, but this is just unhinged, insane ignorance. Probably for the best that you're not voting when you've become this detached from reality and brainwashed by echo chambers.

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u/itsinmybloodScotland Apr 25 '24

I’ve spoiled mine the past few elections. Not ONE party deserves my vote. All despicable