Deluded Nicola Sturgeon's three-word statement 10 years after Scottish Independence fail

Nicola Sturgeon has issued a somewhat delusional three-word statement 10 years after the failure of Scottish Independence.

The former First Minister has urged independence supporters to "keep the faith" after insisting she was "as confident as ever" that Scotland will become independent one day.

She was speaking out on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the referendum where the Yes side suffered a brutal defeat.

Ms Sturgeon ascended to Bute House in the days after the results were confirmed but did not manage to shift the dial on breaking up the UK during her nine years in charge.

She has been lambasted by some in the movement for not even securing a second referendum despite Brexit and Tory chaos at Downing Street.

She is also a suspect in an active police investigation, with cops probing her involvement in the SNP's "missing" £600k of ring-fenced Indyref2 cash.

Her husband Peter Murrell has been charged with embezzling money from the party he served as Chief Executive for over a decade.

The former First Minister quit her role in 2023 after putting forward a new independence idea of using the Westminster Election as a "de facto" referendum.

Ms Sturgeon's bizarre "keep the faith" statement comes just weeks after the party suffered a humiliating defeats in the General Election, losing the vast majority of its seats to Labour.

She told ITV News on Election Night that she thought the Nats lost so heavily because John Swinney failed to focus on breaking up the UK enough.

And now she has looked back on the 2014 campaign and insisted that independence is "not dead in the water."

Writing in the Daily Record on Tuesday, Ms Sturgeon said: “In all manner of things, progress can sometimes feel glacial until suddenly it is not.

“I believe the same will be true of Scotland’s journey to independence. I am as confident as ever that we will get there, and sooner than might seem likely right now. And when we do, a new phase of building a better Scotland will begin in earnest.”

She even shrugged off the struggling SNP - which fell to just nine seats at Westminster in July's election - insisting that independence was still alive.

She added: “There is no shortage of unionist politicians now claiming that independence is dead in the water. The smart ones know that to be nonsense.

"The merest glance at opinion polls, showing that upwards of 60% of young Scots support independence, tells us which way the tide is flowing. Indeed,

“Westminster’s determination to deny Scotland even the choice of independence exposes confidence in the pro-union case that is skin-deep at best.

"For independence supporters, this is a time to keep making the positive arguments, to paint a compelling vision of Scotland back in the EU, building prosperity and sharing its benefits more fairly. It is also a time to keep the faith."

But her comments were slated by Unionists on social media. Scottish Tory councillor Todd Ferguson wrote: "Nicola Sturgeon couldn’t produce two ferries or close the attainment gap, never mind deliver separation.

“So, she can jog on with her political fantasies. Eighteen years of her and her ilk have ruined our beautiful country. Thankfully time is up for the SNP!"