Telling the truth in private, especially to a diplomat, is very, very naive.
Obviously the SNP will go into full damage-limitation mode, and I expect they'll probably be fairly successful in transferring the blame to Labour/the Tories/Westminster. Even so, this is a mega unforced error.
What did she say? I step away from PB for an hour and miss all the fun.
Neil Henderson @hendopolis 2m2 minutes ago SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL: Nicola - I want Tories to win #tomorrowspaperstoday
It will surely create doubts about the SNP, however I don't think the press has the same power as did in the last election.
The press follows public opinion, they don't lead it.
That goes straight into the book of best jokes.
Why are politicians and businessmen worldwide giving so much money and jobs to the press (and the media in general) if not to try to control public opinion. Though there are limits to the power of the preachers, the Pope and Murdoch discovered that many years ago.
Andrew Neil @afneil 25s26 seconds ago Told there's an interesting story about Ms Sturgeon coming up on @Telegraph website 21.30. @Spectator_CH on standby to follow up.
Not sure what this might be - but just noticed it.
She doesn't really strike me as the sort of politician likely to create a sensation.
I don't see that's true. The Tories were pushing Ms Sturgeon as a winner yesterday.
"Jim Murphy, the Scottish Labour leader, and Willie Rennie, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, said the “astonishing” account of her comments proves that the SNP really wants a Tory Government with few or no MPs in Scotland, allowing the party to push the case for a second independence referendum."
Labour/LD seem to be behind this. They're the two parties on track to lose seats to the SNP too.
How did Labour get hold of the memo ? You do know they have not been in government for 5 years !
The Tories did it, it is clear !
Think about it. It makes no sense foorthe Tories to do it. I haven't checked the story but the most likely explanation is that it comes from the French. France would surely prefer a Labour government. They have a socialist president and Cameron is determined to embark on a European renegotiation. The French don't want that. Neither do they probably want the UK to fall apart and this could weaken the SNP.
Of course she wants the Tories to win nationally, that way she gets to push independence from the evil baby-eating Tories.
Quite - you have to be surprised that anyone is surprised. However, the Labour trolls tonight are totally orgasmic about a no-change poll just after the debates in the middle of a Bank Holiday w/e. They've completely forgotten what happened after last Saturday's YouGov as well.
Neil Henderson @hendopolis 2m2 minutes ago SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL: Nicola - I want Tories to win #tomorrowspaperstoday
It will surely create doubts about the SNP, however I don't think the press has the same power as did in the last election.
The press follows public opinion, they don't lead it.
That goes straight into the book of best jokes.
Why are politicians and businessmen worldwide giving so much money and jobs to the press (and the media in general) if not to try to control public opinion. Though there are limits to the power of the preachers, the Pope and Murdoch discovered that many years ago.
Why do I get the feeling that whilst this story might be true, it won't change much? It just feels like the SNP are bullet proof and whatever is thrown at the SNP, Labour are beyond redemption in Scotland.
Of course she wants the Tories to win nationally, that way she gets to push independence from the evil baby-eating Tories.
Quite - you have to be surprised that anyone is surprised. However, the Labour trolls tonight are totally orgasmic about a no-change poll just after the debates in the middle of a Bank Holiday w/e. They've completely forgotten what happened after last Saturday's YouGov as well.
It's faux outrage. I know what's going on, you know what's going on, the papers know what's going on. Probably fair enough to say the average voter may not appreciate it, so that's why the papers are going to go heavy on it.
Andrew Neil @afneil 25s26 seconds ago Told there's an interesting story about Ms Sturgeon coming up on @Telegraph website 21.30. @Spectator_CH on standby to follow up.
Not sure what this might be - but just noticed it.
She doesn't really strike me as the sort of politician likely to create a sensation.
I don't see that's true. The Tories were pushing Ms Sturgeon as a winner yesterday.
"Jim Murphy, the Scottish Labour leader, and Willie Rennie, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, said the “astonishing” account of her comments proves that the SNP really wants a Tory Government with few or no MPs in Scotland, allowing the party to push the case for a second independence referendum."
Labour/LD seem to be behind this. They're the two parties on track to lose seats to the SNP too.
How did Labour get hold of the memo ? You do know they have not been in government for 5 years !
The Tories did it, it is clear !
Think about it. It makes no sense foorthe Tories to do it. I haven't checked the story but the most likely explanation is that it comes from the French. France would surely prefer a Labour government. They have a socialist president and Cameron is determined to embark on a European renegotiation. The French don't want that. Neither do they probably want the UK to fall apart and this could weaken the SNP.
McBride suggesting LDs.
How would they have got it? They hardly have a handle on most of what the government they're a part of is doing.
@DavidPBMaddox: 1/2 When I revealed Barosso said an indy Scotland would have to apply for EU membership Sturgeon said it was "a lie" but it was true...
@DavidPBMaddox: 2/2 now @simon_telegraph claims Sturgeon told French ambassador she wants Cameron to win and she says it is "100% untrue" who do we believe?
In the Tory / UKIP coalition , will Farage become the Foreign Minister or Minister for Europe ?
DFID I hope.
Since Ministers usually go native once they get used to the red boxes and chauffer driven car, do you think Farage would be clamouring for an increase in overseas aid ?
Obviously the SNP will go into full damage-limitation mode, and I expect they'll probably be fairly successful in transferring the blame to Labour/the Tories/Westminster. Even so, this is a mega unforced error.
It looks like a planted story. There's no video. So I imagine voters will dismiss it.
Ah bless. Its clearly true since the Telegraph have seen the notes of the telephone conversation.
It marks Sturgeon as a liar and it marks her as a wee bit useless herself in spouting her views the the French Ambassador. Serves her right for keeping him waiting and getting him so pissed off he looks to have spread the tittle tattle around the diplomatic circuit. Sturgeon started the campaign by saying she was really only a goody little miss two shoes and only wanted to reform Westminster for our own good; now its clear whilst she was saying that in public she was dissing Ed in private and hoping for Cameron to win to hopefully further her own independence plans.
Where does all this leave people whose heads still haven't exploded? Sturgeon thinks Ed's a joke - so that seems a good enough reason for English voters to keep him out of her grasp
@EdwardDebi: Scenario: Strong SNP = weak Labour=Ed not PM = Cameron PM =SNP increase demand for referendum2 = Why #FrenchGate is potentially significant
@simon_telegraph: Interesting Scot Gov is dismissing the story without saying why. 'Lost in translation' hard to argue given ambassador's fluency in English
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
Is Ed now officially crap, since it has been noted in official conversations?
In the Tory / UKIP coalition , will Farage become the Foreign Minister or Minister for Europe ?
DFID I hope.
Since Ministers usually go native once they get used to the red boxes and chauffer driven car, do you think Farage would be clamouring for an increase in overseas aid ?
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
Mr X,don't you think headline's like this in Scotland will hit the SNP vote,helping labour save more seats ?
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
So given that ed was, at worst, almost as good at Cameron in the debates as per the polling, what does that say about him?
@DavidPBMaddox: 1/2 When I revealed Barosso said an indy Scotland would have to apply for EU membership Sturgeon said it was "a lie" but it was true...
@DavidPBMaddox: 2/2 now @simon_telegraph claims Sturgeon told French ambassador she wants Cameron to win and she says it is "100% untrue" who do we believe?
I tend to believe Sturgeon. Ah Madaxe, I haven't heard his name in along time, I wonder how long it would take him to star his snivelling.
Kat Renton tried to run a similar scam about Alex Neil some 5 or 6 years ago, she ended up with egg all over her Labour Party supporting face. The Brit Nats are getting really desperate.
Why do I get the feeling that whilst this story might be true, it won't change much? It just feels like the SNP are bullet proof and whatever is thrown at the SNP, Labour are beyond redemption in Scotland.
As a non SNP voter I would total agree with this. They are more movement than just a political party at the moment and I don't think much is going to get in their way over the next few years never mind the next 5 weeks
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
So given that ed was, at worst, almost as good at Cameron in the debates as per the polling, what does that say about him?
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
Is Ed now officially crap, since it has been noted in official conversations?
It certainly promotes "ed is crap" from hypothesis to theorem, and axiom must be on the cards now.
Well knock me down with a feather - the SNP wants the Tories to win; whoever would have thought it? Anyone would think they thought a Tory win would make it easier to get a second Indy referendum or something.
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
So given that ed was, at worst, almost as good at Cameron in the debates as per the polling, what does that say about him?
Debates aren't everything
Sorry
Debates and interviews and question and answer sessions!
Fooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreee....bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep....followed by sound of club get smashed into the ground, will be heard a lot next week.
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
So given that ed was, at worst, almost as good at Cameron in the debates as per the polling, what does that say about him?
Debates aren't everything
Sorry
Debates and interviews and question and answer sessions!
Why do I get the feeling that whilst this story might be true, it won't change much? It just feels like the SNP are bullet proof and whatever is thrown at the SNP, Labour are beyond redemption in Scotland.
I get the same feeling. In my case it's because the SNP and the Yes side beat me mentally long ago and I see only continued success for them and inability for anything negative to stick, at least in the short term
Well knock me down with a feather - the SNP wants the Tories to win; whoever would have thought it? Anyone would think they thought a Tory win would make it easier to get a second Indy referendum or something.
I also heard that bears like to shit in the woods. I linked to the following Iain Martin article earlier today that said exactly this, Tories and SNP are "secretly" happy if both do well.
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
So given that ed was, at worst, almost as good at Cameron in the debates as per the polling, what does that say about him?
Debates aren't everything
Sorry
Debates and interviews and question and answer sessions!
Still, that doesn't mean he'd be a good PM!
But it does mean that Dave isn't. He should be wiping the floor with Ed, surely. I bet Boris would be.
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
So given that ed was, at worst, almost as good at Cameron in the debates as per the polling, what does that say about him?
That's about as exciting as ed almost beating Cameron in a coin-flipping contest.
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
Is Ed now officially crap, since it has been noted in official conversations?
The worst thing for the SNP is that they can't blame Labour for the story, as it is published on the Tory press and from the French.
So they can't say it's electioneering because it doesn't make sense that a Tory newspaper would try to help Labour win the GE.
It is a double barrelled (whammy?) story though. Sturgeon is a liar, saying one thing in public and another in private ( a raving left wing nutjob liar as well) Even she thinks Miliband is useless She too is useless for spouting it all
Scottish votes not to be trusted; in England, vote tory SNP not to be trusted in Scotland - if you are sane, vote tory Miliband useless everywhere; vote tory
Well knock me down with a feather - the SNP wants the Tories to win; whoever would have thought it? Anyone would think they thought a Tory win would make it easier to get a second Indy referendum or something.
That isn't the story - the story is that Nicola Sturgeon appears to have been stupid enough to admit it.
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
Is Ed now officially crap, since it has been noted in official conversations?
You heard it here first
Got BBC to agree to the EIC banner unfurling down big ben yet?
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
So given that ed was, at worst, almost as good at Cameron in the debates as per the polling, what does that say about him?
Debates aren't everything
Sorry
Debates and interviews and question and answer sessions!
Still, that doesn't mean he'd be a good PM!
But it does mean that Dave isn't. He should be wiping the floor with Ed, surely. I bet Boris would be.
'Ms Sturgeon has confessed to the French ambassador that she would prefer that David Cameron “remains” Prime Minister – and that she thinks Ed Miliband is too incompetent.'
Poor old Ed's even regarded as a joke by Sturgeon.
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Well knock me down with a feather - the SNP wants the Tories to win; whoever would have thought it? Anyone would think they thought a Tory win would make it easier to get a second Indy referendum or something.
That isn't the story - the story is that Nicola Sturgeon appears to have been stupid enough to admit it.
Dan H has this right - this is a bombshell.
Blonde bombshell? Sturgeon is a liar. And as you imply pretty inept herself.
Well knock me down with a feather - the SNP wants the Tories to win; whoever would have thought it? Anyone would think they thought a Tory win would make it easier to get a second Indy referendum or something.
That isn't the story - the story is that Nicola Sturgeon appears to have been stupid enough to admit it.
Toby Young @toadmeister 50s50 seconds ago My theory is Alex Salmond was so consumed with envy at the great post-debate coverage @NicolaSturgeon was getting, he leaked the memo
'Ms Sturgeon has confessed to the French ambassador that she would prefer that David Cameron “remains” Prime Minister – and that she thinks Ed Miliband is too incompetent.'
Poor old Ed's even regarded as a joke by Sturgeon.
Well knock me down with a feather - the SNP wants the Tories to win; whoever would have thought it? Anyone would think they thought a Tory win would make it easier to get a second Indy referendum or something.
That isn't the story - the story is that Nicola Sturgeon appears to have been stupid enough to admit it.
Well knock me down with a feather - the SNP wants the Tories to win; whoever would have thought it? Anyone would think they thought a Tory win would make it easier to get a second Indy referendum or something.
That isn't the story - the story is that Nicola Sturgeon appears to have been stupid enough to admit it.
Lewis Baston @lewis_baston · Dave and George probably wondering whether trash-talking France was such a good idea. Revenge is a dish best served with Gallic flair
Well knock me down with a feather - the SNP wants the Tories to win; whoever would have thought it? Anyone would think they thought a Tory win would make it easier to get a second Indy referendum or something.
That isn't the story - the story is that Nicola Sturgeon appears to have been stupid enough to admit it.
Dan H has this right - this is a bombshell.
Won't it help labour In Scotland ?
Of course.
I've just sold the SNP on SPIN at 42
I'm about to join you.
Like others I'm already very long on the SNP, and I've been thinking that the market had gone a bit too far in their direction. This news tips the balance: take profits IMO.
Well knock me down with a feather - the SNP wants the Tories to win; whoever would have thought it? Anyone would think they thought a Tory win would make it easier to get a second Indy referendum or something.
That isn't the story - the story is that Nicola Sturgeon appears to have been stupid enough to admit it.
Dan H has this right - this is a bombshell.
I very much doubt it. At least not in Scotland. The SNP is currently untouchable.
'Ms Sturgeon has confessed to the French ambassador that she would prefer that David Cameron “remains” Prime Minister – and that she thinks Ed Miliband is too incompetent.'
Poor old Ed's even regarded as a joke by Sturgeon.
The more you think about this the less there is to it. Sturgeon is just telling it the way it is, like Cameron saying he didn't want a third term. Ask yourself: had David Miliband been Lab leader, do you think this conversation would have taken place?
Well knock me down with a feather - the SNP wants the Tories to win; whoever would have thought it? Anyone would think they thought a Tory win would make it easier to get a second Indy referendum or something.
That isn't the story - the story is that Nicola Sturgeon appears to have been stupid enough to admit it.
Dan H has this right - this is a bombshell.
Won't it help labour In Scotland ?
Of course.
I've just sold the SNP on SPIN at 42
I'm about to join you.
Like others I'm already very long on the SNP, and I've been thinking that the market had gone a bit too far in their direction. This news tips the balance: take profits IMO.
DYOR, as ever.
Antifrank suggested he was thinking of closing his SNP book earlier before these events, so it is a wise move to take.
Obviously the chap who sold the SNP at 19, is obviously going to be annoyed at us :-)
Well knock me down with a feather - the SNP wants the Tories to win; whoever would have thought it? Anyone would think they thought a Tory win would make it easier to get a second Indy referendum or something.
I also heard that bears like to shit in the woods. I linked to the following Iain Martin article earlier today that said exactly this, Tories and SNP are "secretly" happy if both do well.
Dan Hodges @DPJHodges · 26m 26 minutes ago Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
It is a non-story, but that is what makes it a story. If you think about it for long enough, you realise that Nicola's only motive for pointing out in a private girlie chat with the French that ed is crap, is that ed is, actually, crap. The tories weren't just making it up. This is it for ed.
So given that ed was, at worst, almost as good at Cameron in the debates as per the polling, what does that say about him?
In some piddling pointless 'debate'?? 7-way?? A 7-way where 5 have no chance of being PM but get to look glamorous in refection? All that happens is people puff up their manifesto and piddle on the others' A meaningless beauty contest. This leak is the meat of elections.
'Ms Sturgeon has confessed to the French ambassador that she would prefer that David Cameron “remains” Prime Minister – and that she thinks Ed Miliband is too incompetent.'
Poor old Ed's even regarded as a joke by Sturgeon.
The more you think about this the less there is to it. Sturgeon is just telling it the way it is, like Cameron saying he didn't want a third term. Ask yourself: had David Miliband been Lab leader, do you think this conversation would have taken place?
If the story was just her saying Ed is not PM material, you're right, it wouldn't be a story.
The story is her saying she "prefers" Cameron to be PM, which can be spun by SLAB (however disingenuously) as her secretly planning to prop up the tories, therefore destroying one of the main pillars of the Lab->SNP switchers.
That said, I don't think this is going to do the SNP much harm.
If you want independence, you'd want Sturgeon to do/want things that maximises the chance of independence, and a David Cameron led government offering an in/out EU referendum is the best way.
Well knock me down with a feather - the SNP wants the Tories to win; whoever would have thought it? Anyone would think they thought a Tory win would make it easier to get a second Indy referendum or something.
That isn't the story - the story is that Nicola Sturgeon appears to have been stupid enough to admit it.
Dan H has this right - this is a bombshell.
Won't it help labour In Scotland ?
Of course.
I've just sold the SNP on SPIN at 42
I'm about to join you.
Like others I'm already very long on the SNP, and I've been thinking that the market had gone a bit too far in their direction. This news tips the balance: take profits IMO.
DYOR, as ever.
Antifrank suggested he was thinking of closing his SNP book earlier before these events, so it is a wise move to take.
Obviously the chap who sold the SNP at 19, is obviously going to be annoyed at us :-)
I'd already closed my SNP Buy (I did so a bit too early, but you can't get them all right!), and laid off some of the more outlandish SNP gains. On this news I want to shift profit away from 45+ to 30-40.
Comments
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/SNP/11514933/Nicola-Sturgeon-secretly-backs-David-Cameron.html
Best PM is worthless.
Approval ratings is where its at
It was probably leaked by a civil servant.
Why are politicians and businessmen worldwide giving so much money and jobs to the press (and the media in general) if not to try to control public opinion.
Though there are limits to the power of the preachers, the Pope and Murdoch discovered that many years ago.
"Ambassador, with these quotes, you're really spoiling us"
Jim Murphy ✔ @JimForScotland
It's déjà vu - SNP not being straight. If Scotland votes SNP, Nicola Sturgeon will get her wish of another Tory govt.
http://bit.ly/1D1tiCF
The fightback in Scotland begins.
Can't remember many game changing headlines over the last few elections. But tonight's might be one.
Shit its clearly a non story as DH is wrong about everything
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinoviev_letter
McBride suggesting LDs.
The 'unholy alliance' revealed.. via @JimForScotland - If Scotland votes SNP, Nicola Sturgeon gets her Tory govt http://bit.ly/1D1tiCF
@DavidPBMaddox: 2/2 now @simon_telegraph claims Sturgeon told French ambassador she wants Cameron to win and she says it is "100% untrue" who do we believe?
It marks Sturgeon as a liar and it marks her as a wee bit useless herself in spouting her views the the French Ambassador. Serves her right for keeping him waiting and getting him so pissed off he looks to have spread the tittle tattle around the diplomatic circuit.
Sturgeon started the campaign by saying she was really only a goody little miss two shoes and only wanted to reform Westminster for our own good; now its clear whilst she was saying that in public she was dissing Ed in private and hoping for Cameron to win to hopefully further her own independence plans.
Where does all this leave people whose heads still haven't exploded?
Sturgeon thinks Ed's a joke - so that seems a good enough reason for English voters to keep him out of her grasp
Simon Johnson ✔ @simon_telegraph
Interesting Scot Gov is dismissing the story without saying why. 'Lost in translation' hard to argue given ambassador's fluency in English
@simon_telegraph: Interesting Scot Gov is dismissing the story without saying why. 'Lost in translation' hard to argue given ambassador's fluency in English
So they can't say it's electioneering because it doesn't make sense that a Tory newspaper would try to help Labour win the GE.
Neil Henderson ✔ @hendopolis
SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL: Nicola - I want Tories to win #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/m8UYztc86y
Kat Renton tried to run a similar scam about Alex Neil some 5 or 6 years ago, she ended up with egg all over her Labour Party supporting face. The Brit Nats are getting really desperate.
Debates and interviews and question and answer sessions!
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Fooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreee....bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep....followed by sound of club get smashed into the ground, will be heard a lot next week.
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He should be wiping the floor with Ed, surely. I bet Boris would be.
Edit: A tory majority, that is
Sturgeon is a liar, saying one thing in public and another in private ( a raving left wing nutjob liar as well)
Even she thinks Miliband is useless
She too is useless for spouting it all
Scottish votes not to be trusted; in England, vote tory
SNP not to be trusted in Scotland - if you are sane, vote tory
Miliband useless everywhere; vote tory
That's before you even mention Ed Balls.
Dan H has this right - this is a bombshell.
Its great news for stand up comedy.
Poor old Ed's even regarded as a joke by Sturgeon.
Exclusive: Dr Mark Porter says finances are so dire it will be ‘inescapable’ the next government will consider fees, though three main parties deny they would
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/03/basic-nhs-services-could-be-charged-for-after-general-election-bma-chief-says
Next thing all the parties will be ruling out with cast iron certainty...
Sturgeon is a liar. And as you imply pretty inept herself.
My theory is Alex Salmond was so consumed with envy at the great post-debate coverage @NicolaSturgeon was getting, he leaked the memo
Again
I've just sold the SNP on SPIN at 42
Scottish Executive calling the French Ambassador a liar...
My theory is Alex Salmond was so consumed with envy at the great post-debate coverage @NicolaSturgeon was getting, he leaked the memo
https://twitter.com/NewsLine247/status/584109135194652673/photo/1
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Dave and George probably wondering whether trash-talking France was such a good idea. Revenge is a dish best served with Gallic flair
DYOR, as ever.
I agree with Nicola - Ed is crap.
Obviously the chap who sold the SNP at 19, is obviously going to be annoyed at us :-)
The Tories rely on a strong SNP to scare voters in England to vote Tory.
All that happens is people puff up their manifesto and piddle on the others'
A meaningless beauty contest.
This leak is the meat of elections.
The story is her saying she "prefers" Cameron to be PM, which can be spun by SLAB (however disingenuously) as her secretly planning to prop up the tories, therefore destroying one of the main pillars of the Lab->SNP switchers.
Toby Young ✔ @toadmeister
So how long before @scottishlabour produce a poster of Cameron with @NicolaSturgeon in his pocket? Counting the seconds
So will come down to which party people want.
Get on LAB most seats at 3.0
If you want independence, you'd want Sturgeon to do/want things that maximises the chance of independence, and a David Cameron led government offering an in/out EU referendum is the best way.