LostSettlerFeb 10

#ScottishIndependence

As a new Scots voter, I'm trying to establish best path to a majority for independence.

I'd vote SNP12 but that's not totally aligning with my values and probably makes my regional vote less effective.

Based on last time, for #Orkney #HighlandsAndIslands, my strategy is to go SNP 1 Scottish Greens 2, in an attempt to keep reform and unionists out regionally.

I don't want to live in a fascist state and that's what we will get in 2029 otherwise.

https://ballotbox.scot/scottish-parliament/sp21/highlands-and-islands/#con1

Highlands and Islands 2021

Results of the 2021 Scottish Parliament Election for the Central Scotland Region.

Ballot Box Scotland
Show threadSimon BrookeFeb 11
@lostsettler I'll be voting @ScottishGreens 1, SNP 2. Firstly because it aligns better with my values, but secondly because the SNP need to be firmly told that they need to be both bolder and more competent. I was a member of the party for almost three decades, but they have not governed well this last few years.
Show threadClaire McNabFeb 11

@simon_brooke Whats the point if voting Green 1 SNP 2? The outcome is almost certainly both votes wasted.

I can see a case for both votes Green, both votes SNP, and SNP 1 Green 2. But why cast both votes in a way that has no effect

@lostsettler @ScottishGreens

Show threadSimon Brooke
@2legged @lostsettler @ScottishGreens Not here. I think we've a reasonable chance of getting a Green in, and the SNP need spanked. Not that the person I expect to be their local candidate is bad, but....
Feb 11 at 8:08amWeb
Show threadLostSettlerFeb 11
@simon_brooke it's true the SNP should have delivered what they stand for and what they were elected for in the last 2 decades. Now they are in the position that there is a high probability Holyrood itself will cease to exist if they dont achieve independence in this very last vote. In 2029 Farage will shut down Holyrood. You heard it here first. Clocks ticking. Let's make Indy happen!
Show threadSimon BrookeFeb 11

@lostsettler They're continually triangulating right in search of Tory votes they're never going to get, rather than consolidating on the left where the pro-independence majority is.

It's the Morgan McSweeney strategy, and it's even more stupid in Scotland than it is in England.

Show threadLostSettlerFeb 11
@simon_brooke they don't half whiff of "jobs for the boys"... Once we can make our own decisions then we can see. Good luck getting Green in. I'd still stick with Green on the #2 though. More effective (although I didn't do the analysis in your area, so could be talking arse here!)
Show threadClaire McNabFeb 11

@simon_brooke Thats two great reasons to vote Green in the constituency.

But why then vote SNP on the list? It seems to be a vote for a party that rightly reckon needs spanked, and because of d'Hondt an SNP regional vote carries lower weight than a Green regional vote. So it reduces your chance of getting a pro-indy MSP.

@lostsettler @ScottishGreens

Show threadSimon BrookeFeb 11
@2legged @lostsettler @ScottishGreens Well, voting Green on both constituency and list is also possible!
Show threadClaire McNabFeb 11

@simon_brooke Yes, and it's a much better idea than anything which involves voting SNP on the list.

An SNP list vote is worth about a fifth of a Green list vote. It's a move only for people who think that one SNP seat is 5 times better than a Green seat.

@lostsettler @ScottishGreens