Grounded?

So Keith Brown is to develop the case for independence. How might he go about convincing the majority who voted No in 2014? Is he going to take the evangelical route, pointing out to them the errors in their thinking and pointing them towards a mansion in the sky?

Worldwide Football Fan He is going to read the Growth Commission Report to us in Gaelic on BBC Alba.

Neverendumdiddlydum Two males stand down. Wonder if they will be replaced by two females, thus ignoring the 50/50 promise!

Auld Reekie The SNP were not elected on the promise of a referendum. They have no mandate to push for or hold another referendum. So why is Keith Brown dedicating his time to it while he is on our payroll?

Sparts “Over the last few weeks, the public outcry over the Tory power grab has led to a further increase in our party membership...” Self-delusion shows how desperate the sinking ship is getting.

toup What “public outcry” over what “power grab”? Nicola Sturgeon: as mad as a bag o’ frogs.

Oilis a bonus If Sturgeon quit along with Mhairi Black and a few others, the SNP might find its way again.

Media One Voice Build the case for indy... they’ve been at it for decades, what is this guy supposed to bring to the table!

Roastin’ A packet of Tunnock’s tea cakes? “Lost credibility”? That’s making the huge assumption that they had any in the first place.

Goldilocks Are the Greens going to dump the SNP for not having the bottle to oppose the third runway?

634TDJ I don’t understand why the green lobby hate aviation so much. The field often leads the way in efficiency and environmental gains. What exactly is the alternative? Rowing boat?

Eddie Van Coupon It’s a game. Nothing to do with guarantees from the UK Government, it’s all about opposing anything the UK Government does and creating yet another

Cagey Wow. They really can do no wrong in your eyes, Cagey! Do they always abstain on “English-only matters”? Even ones which offer a potential of 16,000 new jobs in Scotland?

Scotspat If it’s an “English only matter” perhaps Cagey can tell us why the SNP issued a statement – available on the SNP Scottish Government website – confirming that the SNP supported a third runway at Heathrow because it “offers significant job creation [and] major investment opportunities” in Scotland.

John Macintyre OBE Not one SNP MP had the courage to defy their leader, The NHS is run far too inefficiently, too-old computer systems and too much outsourcing of work. Lots of cash could be saved.

Jim Smith Management in the NHS is chronic. Most of the managers would never find employment in the real world.

Boyd Heales Equally, they are managing with one hand tied behind their back due to the incompetency of various health secretaries and governments, whether UK or Scotland.