And now, the why?

Some of today's headlines.... Or they were the headlines in the airport on Friday morning when I scrambled the blog together....it was all moving too fast. Unlike our plane.

We did, Sujata and I, what we call swappsies, or maybe keepsies. Such matters are still to be decided. So here's the thing, with a wee bit added on! 

SNP leadership election: Joanna Cherry rules herself out, taking aim at Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘messianic’ reign

Nicola Sturgeon resignation: ‘Divisive’ policies have left SNP in a ‘shambles’, insiders claim

Nicola Sturgeon dodges question on ‘missing’ £600,000 campaign funds

Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell under pressure to quit as SNP chief executive amid police inquiry

SNP at war as party blocks Nicola Sturgeon's trans critics from voting for successor

In the words of a famous comedy, listen carefully as I’ll say this only once.

My life has changed.

The date; Wednesday morning, 15th Feb.

The time; 10.25am.

The location; No 12 coffee shop waiting for the wee angry Shetland pony to come out his stable and start his daily fight with the other two perfectly charming Shetland ponies. It's become an event. He charges out like a rebel without a clue, mane and tail flying, then stops as he realises how wee he actually is.

There's not a lot on the Tv  over here.

Then, the phones started pinging. Ours. My sister's. My mum's. The waitress's. The old guy sitting in the corner. The young woman with the baby. Everybody's. I’m sure the Shetland pony's phones would have pinged. Alan got a simple message ‘she’s going, leaked emails'.

There was a strange atmosphere, 45% looked shocked as if Rangers had been denied their usual last minute penalty. 55% went very quiet and looked at each other, smiled slightly.

For some it was the end of a reign. For others it was the end of the rain. The sunshine was going to come out. 

It’s a hard thing to describe, there’s passion and there’s patriotism. I think I’m a very patriotic Scot ( you might have noticed!) I live in the greatest country in the world, we really do have it all. But, there are those who view our ruling party almost as a cult, you cannot speak out against them.

I think I’m going to steal the South African joke about living in the country where God gave us the best scenery, the greatest animals. Why do we deserve all this? And God says, well just wait to see the Government you’re getting. 

I did write a blog about the why now and what was it all about, then I read it back and thought I'll probably be arrested for that.

So we shall wait and see how it pans out. Let's see what history says.

And I added.

The thing is that, until 14 years ago, the SNP were known  as the Tartan Tories, ie a tad right wing. Salmond and Sturgeon,  took the party more to the left, but with an increasing lack of understanding ( in my mind) that a truely socialist country needs a solid economy.  Anyway, the party now faces a crisis.

Sturgeon, in my mind (??) has left because nobody can fix what has been broken, the unity has gone. One goal, independance,  will only hold people together for so long.

We have two front runners now. One  doesn't believe in gay marriage or having children out of wedlock. She's a member of the Free Kirk ( as was my grandad), work hard, no  drinking, don't laugh on a Sunday. It's her faith and it's her belief so fair play to her. She has stated she doesn't expect those not of her faith to agree with her - we all have freedom of belief surely. Well, it seems we don't and her support has plummeted, her church has come out and accused those who have attacked her as bigots. We are still very big on bigotry here.

Meanwhile, the other chappie, the self  proclaimed man of the people, went to the big posh private school in Glasgow, and that costs a fortune. 

Time will tell.

Thanks Sujata, I've now  totally bamboozled every body on MIE!

Caro