Boris Johnson campaign no-show blamed on Covid despite January lockdown visit 21 Apr 2021 at 12:09pm
DOUGLAS Ross has blamed Boris Johnson failing to turn up in Scotland during the election campaign on the pandemic ? despite the PM travelling north of the border during the height of the lockdown in January against the advice of Nicola Sturgeon.
Boris Johnson: 'I make absolutely no apology at all' over Dyson texts says PM 21 Apr 2021 at 7:37pm
Boris Johnson made "absolutely no apology at all" for text message exchanges about businessman Sir James Dyson's concerns about the tax status of his employees, amid claims of "sleaze and cronyism" in his Government.
Scottish Election 2021: Nicola Sturgeon is playing politics with Covid lockdo... 21 Apr 2021 at 2:40pm
Everyone will have had their own reason for cheering the confirmation that lockdown restrictions will be eased further from Monday, allowing non-essential shops to re-open along with gyms, libraries and museums, as well as those pubs and restaurants which can afford to operate under the remaining restrictions.
Wings over Scotland
When the kick hits the floor 21 Apr 2021 at 11:11am
We imagine people may wish to read the Alba Party manifesto. It can be downloaded by clicking the link above. Had we formed our own party it?s pretty much the manifesto we?d have written, and we especially endorse the gorgeous pooch on the front. (In a hurry? Tl;dr below.)
The sickness 21 Apr 2021 at 9:24am
It?s always nice to hear from the SNP/Green youth wing first thing in the morning. Stay tuned for lots more Gentile-obsessed hetro TERF monkey antics, readers! (As a positive counterpoint, this is the nicest thing James Kelly?s ever said about us.)
So tired of being lied to 20 Apr 2021 at 5:14pm
The First Minister released a short film this week. While it has the character of a hostage video, with terrorists just off-camera pointing a gun at the unfortunate victim and forcing them to read out a pre-prepared text, sadly we doubt that was the case. We think this is really what she believes and intends. …
The source of all fear 20 Apr 2021 at 11:23am
We?ve been racking our brains for a few hours now, but we still haven?t been able to think of a single UK citizen of the last 100 years – indeed, probably the last 300 – who has terrified the British establishment more than Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond. By any conceivable measure Salmond is the most …
Then your children will be next 19 Apr 2021 at 10:22am
So-called “puberty blockers” – the class of drugs that were used to “chemically castrate” computing pioneer Alan Turing for being homosexual (a crime in the UK in the 1950s), which is believed to have led to his suicide by cyanide poisoning at the age of 41 are extremely dangerous. The most common one nowadays is Lupron, which …
History has its eyes 18 Apr 2021 at 10:31am
Dr Malcolm Kerr joined the SNP in 1967, has contested local council and Scottish Parliament elections and is currently an activist in Cunninghame North constituency. I?ve been a member of the SNP for long enough to recall the days when the party was capable of generating killer slogans. “It?s Scotland?s Oil”. “Independence – Nothing Less”. …
Women Won?t Wheesht 16 Apr 2021 at 7:55am
Yesterday the SNP released their 2021 election manifesto, and on the divisive subject of gender reform it was as bad as we feared. Yes, there is obfuscation to mask intent, but the intent is crystal clear all the same. Especially if we judge the SNP by their record and all the things they have failed …
Nobody Cares What You Think 15 Apr 2021 at 12:18pm
Yesterday we mentioned an SNP election leaflet that someone had posted on social media. It turns out that either deliberately or accidentally (probably the latter, while taking out the bit with their name and address on it) they?d cropped off part of it containing a logo that does passingly refer to independence. You can see …
A lie repeated often enough enters the public consciousness, so I am republishing this in the hope of stimulating the honest and the intellectually awake. I still do not know what happened in the Skripal saga, which perhaps might more respectfully be termed the Sturgess saga. I cannot believe the Russian account of Boshirov and …
Pure: Ten Points I Just Can’t Believe About the Official Skripal Narrative
Every single Imperial occupation of Afghanistan since Alexander the Great has had the same justification. They were all defensive invasions, necessary to reduce the “threat” from Afghanistan to the Imperial power. As those who have read my book Sikunder Burnes will know – and if you haven’t, you should – the first British occupation of …
Yet Another Imperialist Occupation of Afghanistan Ends in Disaster
It is hard to envisage politics without lying, nowadays. A world where politicians are honest about facts, actions and motives appears an impossible aspiration. In general, the electorate seem now to accept this lying as priced in. I don’t think that anybody now doubts that Boris Johnson shagging Jennifer Arcuri led him to send public …
I am planning to travel to Spain at the weekend to give evidence in the criminal case against UC Global for spying on Julian Assange and his visitors (including me) in the Ecuadorean Embassy. It has taken me six solid hours so far to try to work out the logistics of this. I shall travel …
Discrimination against people on the grounds of their health status is not acceptable, while the ever increasing reach of the surveillance state is pernicious. The idea of people without Covid-19 antibodies being treated as second class citizens should be anathema to anybody with concern for human liberty. It is improbable that Covid-19 will be eliminated …
Domestic Covid-19 Identity Documents Must Be Resisted
Below is the story of my day touring Tema with Prince Philip, in this chapter from my book “The Catholic Orangemen of Togo”. You may be surprised to read that I rather liked him. The African Queen One morning I was sitting in the lounge at Devonshire House, with its fitted wool carpets and chintz …
Why are the Greens held to a lower standard than Alba? 20 Apr 2021 at 10:38am
I've read some criticisms on Twitter that Alba supporters want Nicola Sturgeon to lose in Glasgow Southside. Well, that's certainly not the position of Alba as a party, or of their candidates - th...
Thoughts on tactical voting in the South of Scotland 16 Apr 2021 at 9:38pm
Could I gently ask people to cut me some slack? I've got quite a heavy workload at the moment - I'm writing daily constituency profiles for The National, I've still got to finish my monthly column...
He demanded it, so here is my substantive response to Wings Over Scotland 15 Apr 2021 at 11:50am
If you're voting by post today, please consider voting Alba on the list ballot - but make sure you vote SNP on the constituency ballot. Here's a blogpost to explain why: https://t.co/L9PmtWV4hN #sp...
Alba may contribute to a Yes-dominated parliament 14 Apr 2021 at 7:45pm
Just a quick note to let you know that I've written a piece for The National's online-only National Extra feature, about today's remarkable Panelbase poll suggesting that Alba Party could be on cou...
Call to reform SQA following Scottish exams scandal 21 Apr 2021 at 1:00pm
Willie Rennie said the Scottish Liberal Democrats had plans to reform the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), the agency involved, by putting teachers at its "heart".
Five key manifesto pledges from Alex Salmond's Alba party 21 Apr 2021 at 12:09pm
The month-old party launched by Alex Salmond has produced a vast manifesto that can be boiled down to big pledges to produce a fast-track to Scottish independence.
Northern Independence Party seeks to 'have a voice like the SNP' 21 Apr 2021 at 5:00am
A PARTY aiming to see northern England gain independence from Westminster will be watching Scotland closely if it achieves a pro-Yes majority at next month?s election, according to its media chief.
Independent from Imperialism ? Independent from Inequality ? Independent from... 21 Apr 2021 at 12:44pm
Mim Black, one of the speakers at Scottish Independence and the Path to Climate Justice, argues that true independence for Scotland would mean “independence from imperialism – independence from inequality, independence from fossil fuels and independence from a devotion to profit above all else.” * 2021 is a crucial year for the Scottish climate movement, […]
Knowledge is Power: Save Whiteinch Public Library 20 Apr 2021 at 9:18pm
There is a light on a Whiteinch library, G14. The gates are locked, and have been for over a year, but from time to time, there is a light on. There’s smoke from the chimney occasionally too, a wee hint of life on the corner of a Glasgow street that has been dead for a […]
Scotch on the Rocks ? Trump versus Scottish Whisky 20 Apr 2021 at 9:07pm
The extraordinary story of how Trump tried to destroy the Scottish whisky industry – all because the public had voted for his neighbour, Farmer Forbes, as Glenfiddich’s ‘Scot of the Year’. It is certainly welcome news from the briefing room that President Joe Biden is hosting a virtual summit on Climate change about now with […]
Entering the New Territory of British Undemocracy 20 Apr 2021 at 5:42pm
Things are unraveling fast. The slide seems to be glacially slow and then change comes very suddenly. Three arenas of significant political change appear to be converging simultaneously: the very nature of the Union; the “spectacle of indolent, shambling greed” that Greensill represents, and the end of Centrism – the political force that spanned British […]
Super Leagues and Super Hypocrisy 20 Apr 2021 at 3:28pm
The world of football was rocked on Sunday by the announcement of the new European Super League. Twelve of Europe?s biggest clubs have formed a new competition outside of the auspices of UEFA, underwritten and funded by the banking giant JP Morgan. The plan is for the elite clubs to play in a midweek competition […]
Manifestos 2021: The Scottish Conservatives 20 Apr 2021 at 10:20am
The policies referred to in this article can be found here. Unlike other parties, the Conservatives have not made their manifesto readily available in large print, easy read or Gaelic. There is one thing that you must understand about Tory manifestos: they don?t contain the most important policies. The Poll Tax did not appear in […]
Talking the Talk 19 Apr 2021 at 4:53pm
April 2021 is Care Experienced History Month: “Together, by telling the global story of the Care Experienced community, we can learn, grow, connect with our identity and remember this rich and important history. That?s why we are inviting activists and allies from around the world to commemorate the history of Care Experienced people in their […]
Defending Kobanê is not a crime ? an invitation to show solidarity with the HDP 19 Apr 2021 at 1:59pm
In what dystopian world could support for Kobanê as it withstood siege by ISIS be considered a crime? The answer, it seems, is in Turkey. On 26 April, 108 leading members of the leftist pro-Kurdish Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) will face trial in Ankara for calling on people to protest against the ISIS attack […]
The Falsehoods Charter 18 Apr 2021 at 8:46pm
Preface: Readers should be aware that I will not be providing hyperlinks to certain websites. The disinformation, targeting of individuals, and harmful comments I mention from these platforms are something people have the choice to seek out if they choose to, however, as noted within this article, ?I would not encourage anyone to expose themselves […]
Denmark would be a disastrous model for Scotland | Letter 20 Apr 2021 at 5:43pm
Susheela Math lays bare how the Danish government targets those of ?non-western origin? in a society that?s far from egalitarianOne can only hope that the answer to Ian Jack?s question ? ?When will Scotland be like Denmark?? ? is ?never? (An independent Scotland could turn to Denmark for inspirat...
Boris Johnson drops plan for pre-election visit to Scotland 19 Apr 2021 at 6:47pm
PM?s move, which emerged after Scottish Tories? manifesto launch, suggests party fears his poor ratings will harm campaignBoris Johnson has dropped plans to visit Scotland to campaign for the Conservatives before the May elections, heightening suspicions the party fears he will damage efforts to ...
UK Covid news: India added to England?s travel red list ? as it happened 19 Apr 2021 at 5:33pm
India added to travel red list, Hancock tells MPs, as number of Indian variant cases in UK rises to 103. This live blog is now closed ? please follow the global coronavirus live blog for updatesIndia to go on England?s Covid travel ?red list? on FridayCricket in England facing headaches after Ind...
Is time running out for the union as the case grows for a new independence vo... 18 Apr 2021 at 9:00am
The UK government has moved to veto two bills passed by the Scottish parliament, strengthening the hand of the SNPAre postal voters bolder? Does the solemnity of polling stations cow voters into having second thoughts? Because of the pandemic, there will be far more postal voters than ever in the...
An independent Scotland could turn to Denmark for inspiration | Ian Jack 17 Apr 2021 at 8:00am
Instead of looking south, campaigners are looking north, to the egalitarian models of small Nordic nationsWhat kind of country should Scotland be and how can it prosper? Surprisingly, given the swell of Scottish opinion in favour of independence, these questions aren?t much discussed. A swirling ...
Scottish election 2021: a visual guide on what to expect 15 Apr 2021 at 6:09pm
A majority of independence-supporting MSPs in next month?s Holyrood election will give Nicola Sturgeon her mandate to call for a second referendumThe Scottish parliamentary elections will take place on 6 May to elect 129 MSPs to Holyrood.The results will determine whether Nicola Sturgeon and the ...
Could Salmond?s ?supermajority? talk harm the Scottish independence cause? 15 Apr 2021 at 4:36pm
Analysis: Alba says the term just means it wants to ?maximise the vote?, but some experts say it could confuse votersAs she launched her party?s manifesto on Thursday morning, Nicola Sturgeon repeatedly mentioned her aspiration for a ?simple majority? of SNP members to be returned in May?s Holyro...
SNP manifesto: Nicola Sturgeon plans NHS boost and income tax freeze 15 Apr 2021 at 4:09pm
First minister says Scottish election result is ?on a knife-edge? as she unveils ?unashamedly optimistic? manifestoThe Scottish National party has committed to a £2.5bn boost to frontline NHS spending, a freeze on income tax throughout the next parliament and the abolition of NHS dentistry charge...
Westminster neglected the union for decades. No wonder it?s crumbling | Marti... 14 Apr 2021 at 6:00pm
If he refuses a referendum that Scots have voted for, there would be no lawful way to leave the UK. The implications are hugeThree weeks from now, if opinion polls are correct, the Scottish National party will win another term as Scotland?s government. It will do so armed with a mandate to hold a...
Scottish Greens ?willing to have conversation? on coalition with SNP 14 Apr 2021 at 2:38pm
Co-leader says party ?can make a difference? as it unveils manifesto with plan for 100,000 new jobsThe Scottish Greens would be ?willing to have the conversation? about a formal coalition with the SNP, their co-leader Patrick Harvie has suggested, as the party set out detailed plans for a green e...
Stepping back from the fray
This election campaign has been the nastiest, the most unpleasant and the most vitriolic that it has ever been my misfortune to experience. What’s made it even worse is that on top of the entirely expected abuse and insults from British nationalists, now it’s also coming from people who are supposedly on the same side. […]
The suspicious case of the vanishing blog
Whenever some think tank or other produces a report claiming that an independent Scotland would be some sort of dystopian nightmare where public services would be slashed to the bone, or that there would be rolls of barbed wire all the way along the border from Gretna to Berwick, it always receives huge publicity in […]
A significant force or RISE 2.0
Yesterday saw the publication of the first full scale opinion poll since the launch of the Alba party giving us all our first opportunity to gauge the possible electoral impact of Alex Salmond’s new party. Fieldwork for the poll, commissioned from Survation for DC Thompson publishers took place on Monday and Tuesday of this week, […]
The question the BBC and the Tories don?t want to answer
Because I must have masochistic streak a mile wide, last night I watched what the BBC served up to us with the grandiose title of a leaders’ debate. Or rather, I tried to watch it but then halfway through lost the will to live and switched over to another channel, which proves two things: firstly […]
The common priority
The parties contesting the Scottish elections have started to delineate their pitch to the voters for the Holyrood elections which are now just a few weeks away. Yesterday Nicola Sturgeon gave her first big speech of the election campaign in which she set out some of the key promises and commitments of the SNP should […]
Putting a stake through the heart of the Tories? disrespect for democracy
I’ve made my views clear about the new Alba party and Alex Salmond’s real motivation for setting it up. This blog will continue to advocate SNP 1 and SNP or Green 2 in the elections which are just six weeks away now and to provide a space for people who continue to support Nicola Sturgeon […]
Finding common ground
It cannot be stressed enough just how important the May elections are for the future of Scotland. If we are all truly committed to the ideal of an independent Scotland and a permanent escape from the appalling realities of Brexit Britain and the cruel, heartless and callous future that Johnson’s right wing English nationalist Conservative […]
It?s still SNP 1 & 2 for me
It was always obvious that Alex Salmond wasn’t going to stand for one of the existing minor parties. He was always going to set up a new party that he could be the undisputed leader of. We can at least be grateful for the small mercy that he has called upon his supporters to vote […]
The Tories stare into the abyss
So that’s Ruth Davidson off to ermine bedecked pastures new. The great renaissance of the Scottish Tories that her many media hypesters claimed that she heralded has proven to be ephemeral. She leaves behind a Conservative party that according to the most recent poll is in serious danger of losing a slew of seats at […]
Michael Greenwell
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable. - Aldous Huxley
A Fun New Game
The UK government has recently brought back an old idea about plastering “Funded by the UK government” on lots of things in Scotland, with a big Union flag somewhere. This is supposed to make us forget about the various disasters that the UK govt seem to be hoping will just miraculously disappear by themselves. However, …
The Scottish Independence Podcast 187 ? Odes To Our Adversaries
Just occasionally in all the years I’ve been doing this, mostly for laughs, I’ve made a few little, ahem, tributes, to some of our political adversaries. The 187th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is a run through of some of the best of these, because I think most of us are in need of …
The Scottish Independence Podcast 186 ? Tory Lies, Trump, Empire
The 186th episode of the Scottish Independence Podcast is amongst other things, a mix of some bad excuses. There’s a bad excuse for a Prime Minister, a bad excuse for a President of the United States, and a few bad excuses for the behaviour of the British Empire. Along with that, there are people trying …
Sometimes It?s Too Blatant To Let It Go
Last night the story came out that the US Department of Justice would rather like a wee word or two with Prince Andrew regarding his connections with Jeffrey Epstein. Well, they have wanted to have a little chat with him for a while, but they actually filed a ‘Mutual Legal Assistance’ request. This “moves Andrew …
One Thing Doesn?t Negate The Other
Whatever you think about the very current activities with regard to defacing or pulling down statues, what was written on the Churchill statue is a statement of fact. Let’s have a look at some of Churchill’s statements (not the we will fight them on the beaches stuff). You may have seen most of them before …
The Scottish Independence Podcast 185 ? Billy Kay on Scotland and Identity
The 185th episode of the Scottish Independence Podcast is a talk by Broadcaster, writer and activist and former guest on the show, Billy Kay, about Scottish identity. Have you ever noticed when you go abroad that the locals always seem to know what happened in 1437 in every wee nook and cranny of their town. …
The Times Handed Its Arse by Football Club
The Times, or at least The Sunday Times, has a history of getting things wrong about Hitler. And it seems to have happened again. This was the response by Schalke 04, a German football team, to the latest mistake…
Breakaway: The rise and fall of the European Super League
Breakaway: The rise and fall of the European Super League Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, April 21st 2021 What has been the big media story so far this week? Not COVID, not Boris Johnson?s many scandals, or even the George Floyd trial in the US. Rather, by far the biggest story media-wise has been the announcement …
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The crisis of unionism has become the death of the union as we know it
The crisis of unionism has become the death of the union as we know it Gerry Hassan Sunday National, April 18th 2021 The UK is not in a good state – undermined by the concerted actions of the UK Government, continuing to showing a lack of understanding of the union. All of this is coming …
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The UK is not a fully-fledged democracy: An alternative history of Britain
The UK is not a fully-fledged democracy: An alternative history of Britain Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, April 14th 2021 The events of the past few days, in the aftermath of the death of Prince Philip, have brought the nature of British society, history and democracy to the fore ? or rather the all-pervasive official account …
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The politics of populism in Scotland and the challenge of Alex Salmond and Ge...
The politics of populism in Scotland and the challenge of Alex Salmond and George Galloway Gerry Hassan Sunday National, April 11th 2021 Once upon a time politics were simpler. Parties stood unambiguously on the left and right; politics was about class and the economy, and there was no such thing as ?identity politics?. This is …
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Britain is broken ? which is both an opportunity and challenge to Scottish ra...
Britain is broken ? which is both an opportunity and challenge to Scottish radicals Gerry Hassan Sunday National, April 4th 2021 Politics has been highly charged and combative across the UK for many years now. The British political system, its rules and codes, and how politics and power is enacted have been in decline for …
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The return of Alex Salmond, Alba and whether it helps independence
The return of Alex Salmond, Alba and whether it helps independence Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, March 31st 2021 That was a week that was. From the Hamilton inquiry clearing the First Minister to a vote of no confidence; to Alex Salmond taking the Scottish Government to court, topped off just before the weekend by Salmond …
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Where are the ideas and vision that will shape the future of Scotland?
Where are the ideas and vision that will shape the future of Scotland? Gerry Hassan Sunday National, March 28th 2021 It has been an intense few weeks in Scottish politics. But as the dust settles on the political exchanges of the Salmond-Sturgeon controversy, the Scottish Parliament rises – and political parties and politicians prepare to …
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Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon and Lessons for Politics and Public Life
Alex Salmond, Nicola Sturgeon and Lessons for Politics and Public Life Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, March 24th 2021 Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon?s political relationship has defined Scotland over the past two decades. They oversaw the rise of the SNP and its transformation into a party of power. They achieved and nearly won an indyref …
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British PM Johnson Faces Scottish Independence Challenge - Voice of America
British PM Johnson Faces Scottish Independence Challenge Voice of AmericaScottish election 2021: Can independence supporters force another referendum? BBC NewsHow May election could see an independent Scotland by 2023 EUobserverScottish independence: Boris Johnson may yet force a snap referendum, but Nicola Sturgeon holds the aces ? Martyn McLaughlin The ScotsmanDouglas Ross refuses to set ...
Scottish election 2021: Alba 'only party taking independence seriously' - BBC...
Scottish election 2021: Alba 'only party taking independence seriously' BBC NewsSalmond?s Alba party manifesto queries SNP independence commitment Financial TimesAlba's manifesto alone in taking Scottish independence seriously ? Alex Salmond Belfast TelegraphScottish election 2021: Alex Salmond promises Alba Party will push for Scottish independence ?every day? iNewsScottish elections: Alba...
Salmond?s Alba party manifesto queries SNP independence commitment - Financia...
Salmond?s Alba party manifesto queries SNP independence commitment Financial TimesAlex Salmond to launch Alba manifesto as he accuses SNP of 'kicking independence timetable down the road' Daily RecordScottish election 2021: The only difference between Alba and the SNP on indyref2 is attitude The ScotsmanAlex Salmond makes manifesto bid to win over ?impatient? SNP and Greens voters The Couri...
Scottish election 2021: Can independence supporters force another referendum?...
Scottish election 2021: Can independence supporters force another referendum? BBC NewsBritish PM Johnson Faces Scottish Independence Challenge Voice of AmericaScottish independence: Boris Johnson may yet force a snap referendum, but Nicola Sturgeon holds the aces ? Martyn McLaughlin The ScotsmanHow May election could see an independent Scotland by 2023 EUobserverDouglas Ross refuses to set ...
Former UK spy chief warns Johnson over Scottish referendum refusal - Financia...
Former UK spy chief warns Johnson over Scottish referendum refusal Financial TimesScottish nationalists pledge independence referendum by end of 2023 ReutersThere'll be no Scottish referendum anytime soon. And here's why. The TimesExpert warns Boris Johnson over Scottish independence referendum refusal The Irish TimesNicola Sturgeon does not intend to hold referendum on EU membership if Sco...
Scottish Parliament 2021 Election Gambling & Predictor Thread
Apologies for another election thread, but I was thinking of a new one where folk could add their predictions about how the election will go. We've seen over the last 7 years since 2014 that polls can be wrong and parties can even under or over-perform their polling in some elections.
Feel fr...
Are YOU Voting for the Alba Party?
Right come on who's doing it then.
Also for the purposes of patter the 1872 Ballot Act was never introduced. Live and die by your takes.
Polling: 2017 General Election, Council Elections and Independence
Despite the roaring success of the polls in recent years; it may be worth starting a thread specific to upcoming elections. All UK, Scottish subsamples, specific Scottish polls and leader popularity welcome; not to mention the independence question.
The official Boris pm cluster-fuck thread
Day to day discussions relating to the bumbling, chinless twat. He's currently giving a trumpesqian speech in Manchester relating to his Northern powerhouse plan - building a railway between Manchester and Leeds. He's went off message a few times, notably guessing when Stephenson's rocket was a ...
BBC bias
Is anyone going to tell welshbairn about yesterday's hilariously blatant SNP smear the BBC conducted yesterday, as they do most days? Or is he better to be allowed to live in blissful delusion that the BBC wouldn't lie cause reasons?
If anyone has stats on how many foi requests the BBC has ...
Geopolitics in the 2020s.
So five months into the decade where are we?
The coming demographic changes in Europe are going to have huge social and economic impacts. The drop in in younger people will begin to bite this decade. This means less demand for the kinds of goods young people buy and liquidating the assets of ...
When will indyref2 happen?
Not when you would like it to happen, but when do you believe indyref2 will happen?
Scottish Parliamentary Elections May 2021
Election season is now on us, starting this thread to track campaign stories, predictions, polls, Election night, new government forming etc etcI do believe a SNP majority is possible, but I'd love to see some pact being made with Greens & the narrative of an Independence majority rather than an ...
General Politics Thread
Firstly, what happened to capybara's thread? I've went back about four pages and can't find it. Am i going blind/dottled?
Anyway, until it is found.
I know it's purely an English/Welsh issue, but the junior doctors' dispute is not improving. Looks like the government is going to try to impose ...
CANZUK
https://www.canzukinternational.com/
Yes or No?
Get on it whilst you can guys, it's the next Brexit. Extremely popular going by the polling in each country.
Biden winning might just accelerate it.
Thoughts?
The normalisation of the far-right continues
Tommy Robinson.
6 months ago nobody had heard of the c**t, and if they had it was only to recognise him as an ignorant, racist nutter.
Today I had the car radio on and listened as BBC 5Live gave this guy a full 20 minutes of coverage, including having a reporter outside prison waiting bre...
Tory Lies, Corruption and Hypocrisy- Add Them Here
In the interests of not having whataboutery on the Nicola Sturgeon thread and keeping it focused, here's a thread to post any lies or misleading statements by the Conservative govt under Boris Johnson. I daresay it'll wither on the vine if there aren't any.
I'll start.
1. Northern Irelan...
Scottish Greens
Can the greens now be classed as a major party in scotland? Lib dems who were classed as more major than the greens in the lead up to the holyrood elections now have less seats so the only logical explanation should be that they are now a major party and lib dems a minor here.
Tartan
Army Message Board (often features political threads)
This Board Needs Tunes
Been off the board for a few weeks and have no idea what's going on.
Couldn't resurrect the original thread so here's a timely new beginning. Come on back folks!
Our beautiful Scotland.
Indy Ref 2
Since no-one's started the thread...
A lot of former No voters including some pretty prominant activists, politicians and commentators either coming out for Yes or softening their position - even Chris Deerin saying today that he's not saying that he would vote Yes but that he couldn't say th...
Hiya. 7 day ban over....
Hiya folks, my 7 day ban is over, second banning in 3 weeks. No idea why, but we all know who is behind it.. Been told by the "Mods" , this is my final warning, next ban is permanent. Say what you will, I do not deserve this abuse, its sickening... Anyhoo. Hope everyone had a fantastic Easter W...
Traveling back to Scotland from Abroad via England
I'm in SE Asia. Is it in theory possible to fly back to England then train it up the road to avoid the compulsory hotel quarantine in Scotland?
I know the home quarantine would still be a thing but I'd rather spend 10 days in the house than some hotel.
Details online are pretty sketchy. A...
Series Worth Watching
Wee bit like the movies thread - just got this showbox app on my tablet and it's got hundreds of different series on it.
Anybody recommend any worth watching?
Am about halfway through Homeland - quite enjoying it and have watched Peaky Blinders (which I found surprisingly good).
Tried Game of Thr...
Holyrood Election Poll
Ideally would love to ask who you are voting for in both the constituency and the list; but I can only ask one question so I'd rather focus on the regional list.
Feel free to post your constituency vote in the thread (if you wish) and what area your list/region is.
Angus South - SNP Const...
Positivity
I get everyone is consumed by what is going on just now.... Me too.
But I'm opening this thread for people to post messages of hope or at least some uplifting spirit.
Don't troll or take the piss.... unless it especially good ?
Anyway, I'll start. In a briefing the other day my boss...
Holyrood Elections 2021
Probably needs a thread of its own.
i see Alex Neil is the latest incumbent to announce they are standing down and not seeking re-election.
I think that's 21 so far - there were 24 retirees in 2016 - that will make the parliament look very different and for those who are constituency MS...
Mars Perseverance Mission
Anyone interested in space exploration? Tonight NASA look to land a sophisticated rover on Mars. It is the best equipped rover ever and even comes with its own helicopter (I kid you not). It is due to land at 8.55 pm (GMT). It will be covered live on Sky News and NASA TV channel on YouTube.
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Movies 2019
Don't think anyone's started this thread yet.
Last Saturday: Stan and Ollie - loved it, great film
Yesterday: The Favourite - didn't get the hype, bit bored, bit of a waste of money
Get to know Rhiannon Spear Leader-in-waiting of the SNP
About Rhiannon Spear Education 2017 – 2021: University of Glasgow LLBLaw (Doubled up as the SNP Councillor for Pollok) 2008 – 2012: University of Glasgow MA Creative and Cultural Studies Film and Television (summer workplace experience in television production) 2002 – 2006: Rothesay Academy. Highers (A,A,A,B,B) English, History, Maths, Art, Physics Personality She is strikingly …
The Okedokee?s of the SNP-Greens & Lib/Dems are Intent on Selling Scottish Wo...
14 Apr 2021: The Equality Network is a government funded lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) equality and human rights charity. Its influence over SNP policies and many areas of Scottish society is absolute. Political Party’s will be expected to conform to the LGBTI agenda or face oblivion at the ballot box. But the …
Hammer of the Unionists -The Legacy of Alex Salmond is only partially complete
Alex Salmond ? may the force be with him Recognized worldwide as one of the most talented politicians of his and other generations Alex had a high-profile in Scottish politics even before winning two historic Holyrood elections as SNP leader and securing a mandate to hold a referendum on Scottish independence. Born in Linlithgow in …
Early days of the Union and Scots are already under the English cosh
Walpole and the Whigs The Whigs fared badly at the 1724/5 election and lost many supporters but Cock-a-hoop with their malt tax victory over the Scots Walpole’s new government put the boot in and forced even more commodity taxes on Scotland. The recently increased Scottish presence at Westminster counted for nothing since with a built-in …
Anas Sarwar ? I will never define my politics by allegiance to the Scottish flag
2010: The Sarwar Dynasty in Central Glasgow – Anas Sarwar – Son of Mohammad Elected to Holyrood Sarwar 27, was selected for and elected to the safe Labour Glasgow seat previously held by his father. His rise to the top echelons of the party is spectacular, but not unexpected. He was the head co-ordinator of the, …
The SNP Has Morphed Into A Party Ruled By A Group Of Mushroom Demagogues
2014: Protecting the Children The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 was an Act of the Scottish Parliament passed on 19 February 2014. The legislation was part of the SNP Government’s “Getting it right for every child” policy implementation. The scope of the act made provision for the rights of children and young people. …
BBC (Scotland) News & Current Affairs reporting is Vetted From London and Hea...
BBC bias is well capable of swinging an election or referendum The BBC is an immensely powerful organisation and the way it presents news significantly impacts election/referendum results. In 2017 economists of the Columbia Business School, analysed 18 countries? news media markets and developed a ?power index?. Across all countries, the UK had the most …
Aberdeen Independence Movement Membership Criteria ? SNP and WOKE
Aberdeen Independence Movement In January 2018 a number of independence minded friends decided to form the “Aberdeen Independence Movement” (AIM) to campaign for Scottish independence concentrating their efforts in the North East of Scotland. The headquarters is located in Aberdeen. It is an umbrella organisation whose membership is made up of WOKE minded independence activists …
Rhys Crilley betrays the ideals of his profession in his unwarranted attacks ...
Rhys Crilley, is a native of Wakefield in West Yorkshire who lives in Glasgow. He is a gifted academic, prolific writer and university lecturer. His primary interests are in war, militarism, scandals and outrage. His partner is leading WOKE activist, Councillor Rhiannon Spear and through her he maintains close political relationships with senior SNP leaders …
Swinney I decide the sex education curriculum so button up!!
Oct 2019: The National Parent Forum of Scotland (NPFS) conducted an online meeting to discuss matters arising from John Swinney’s new curriculum for Scottish children. Right from the start parents expressed anger at his addition without discussion and agreement of a new relationship, sexual health and parenthood programme to the curriculum. Providing graphic descriptions of …
Alba backs EFTA membership in manifesto
The party says EFTA membership would be an interim position while either negotiating full EU membership or considering other proposals
