Davidson says SNP is ‘insulting’ rugby fans
TORY leader Ruth Davidson has suggested that the SNP were “insulting” thousands of spectators at today’s Calcutta Cup clash by suggesting that patriots, proud to be Scottish and British, are “anti-Scottish”.
Ms Davidson was speaking on the eve of the Scotland versus England rugby match at Murrayfield, which was expected to be attended by her and Alex Salmond.
The Scottish Conservative party leader made her comments following a row about SNP politicians claiming that opposition parties were “anti-Scottish” for criticising Alex Salmond’s party’s policies.
This week, education secretary Mike Russell was accused of intolerance and arrogance after he said that Conservative support for tuition fees was “anti-Scottish”. Mr Russell’s remarks followed similar comments from the SNP MSP Joan McAlpine, who suggested it was “anti-Scottish” to interfere with the timing of the referendum.
Ms Davidson said: “I’ll be in the stands at Murrayfield tomorrow, proud to support my country. Just because you do not agree with everything the SNP says does not mean you are anti- Scottish or talking Scotland down.
“I am definitely Scottish, but I’m British too, and it’s an insult to me and thousands of others who feel this way to suggest we are somehow unpatriotic.”
An SNP spokeswoman said: “People and parties can hold whatever views they wish and be patriotic Scots and no SNP minister or MSP has ever claimed otherwise.”
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Gibbo
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 07:20 PMAll you good Unionists on here, if you can only win an argeument by insults then you definitely deserve to be left out of the loop when repeat when we become INDPENDENT all I ask is that you close the door on the way out.
Cruixer
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 10:20 AM#209, with that comment you have just told the world that you are a complete idiot. Since Salmond is now worse than the worse excesses of the Nazi regime there must be concentration camps and gas chambers all over Scotland. Must be well hidden.
Anagach
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 09:52 AM209 quarry200 ...xenophobic as the worst excesses of the Nazi regime... Oh dear. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have you read any history at all, the worst excesses of the Nazi regime involved mass murder, war on a scale of tens of millions, torture and extermination of ethnic groups. I know you dont like the SNP but, Oh dear, what have you been drinking?.
Anagach
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 09:46 AM207 Faceless_bureaucrat Here's a canundrum for Salmond , what about the "people of Scotland" who are English - i.e. residents here. Would they be un English for not supporting England. Just wondering. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Its not one for Salmond but every Tory prime minister. Are Indian immigrants to England not 'integrated' and 'ungrateful' if they still support India in cricket over England ?. By the second generation one would expect some kind of integration and acceptance of a new country. Same issue for Scots who go to Aus or NZ or even India.
quarry200
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 08:11 AMThe real SNP is now appearing, and it is as frighteningly xenophobic as the worst excesses of the Nazi regime. if you did not agree with Hitler, you were anti German, and so it is happening here with no one allowed to disgree with Salmond...no dissent is allowed. Oh dear.
Auld Twa
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 07:34 AMOn BBC TV news yesterday morning, we heard the new English rugby captain say that he had been told by a former captain that he could not know how much the Scots hated the English until he'd played in Scotland. This was allowed to pass without comment, maybe Ruth Davidson would like to tell us what she thinks about this.
Faceless_bureaucrat
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 04:30 AMHere's a canundrum for Salmond , what about the "people of Scotland" who are English - i.e. residents here. Would they be un English for not supporting England. Just wondering.
matrix
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 02:51 AMBar 3 players Scotlands rugby team insulted rugby fans. It was cold yes but the last time balls were dropped like that I went from castrato to double bass.
yes vote forme
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 12:47 AMsnp did not insult me,keep up the good work snp ,you did not win with a massive landslide, with no suport,but then again i am a scott for life,and i also was in the army,so roll on 2014 independence day,yeeeeeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaa, GOD SAVE OUR QUEEN,
BillDunblane
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 12:08 AMNice to see the Subway ad at the top of the page. Wonder if it'll appear when Iain Gray has an article published?
Col.Blimp III
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 11:22 PM198 Agent P ▬ "Hard to believe the handling." ........... have you ever tried catching one of these things on the move in wet and near freezing conditions?
Col.Blimp III
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 11:15 PM185 Vote 'NO' ▬ "...but they're not completely stupid o believe the SNP's lies. " ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, The SNP's message is.......... The political decisions pertaining to the Scots should be taken by the Scots, as should the responsibility for these decisions ,,,,,, Is that an "SNP lie"
Anagach
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 11:05 PM193 Agent P Voting for Christmas? What on earth are you babbling about? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you not read your Unionista compatriot Vote NO, its all turkeys to him.
Anagach
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 11:03 PM188 Bungalow Bill #186 Never mind. At least we are world champions at smoking, having the worst diet in the world and carrying knives. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scotland is about 58th in the World for consumption of cigarettes per person per year. Its no where near the worst in the world for diet and as for knives and murder rates etc we are well down the international list. You really must break away from these London based stereotypes.
Agent P
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 10:59 PMHard to believe the handling....every move broke down through a fumble. Incredible. In some ways better than the WC campaign but still have huge problems.
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