Immigration song and dance might lead to a Tory grand finale 21 Feb 2020 at 5:00am
AFTER a delusionally confident matinee unveiling by Home Secretary Priti Patel the reviews are in... and no performance has enjoyed such a drubbing since the opening night of Cats.
Scottish Labour on the brink, says MSP 21 Feb 2020 at 5:00am
SCOTTISH Labour is ?fighting for its very survival? and needs urgent reform after its two election defeats last year, a candidate for deputy leader will say today.
China virus crisis will have an impact ? and life may not be the same again 21 Feb 2020 at 6:18am
When strategists and observers wrote of what to expect in 2020, few if any foresaw the health crisis that is hitting the global economy as a result of the coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan, China. The pebble dropped there has sent ripples around the world and it is worth considering their possible impact.
Let?s call periods, periods ? Keryn Matthew 21 Feb 2020 at 5:51am
Why is it always the most embarrassing moments that stand out in our memory? I can still remember being 15 years old, fumbling in my bag to find my purse only to yank it out and simultaneously send a tampon flying across the checkout – immediate silence ensuing from the teenage boy working on the till as we both stared at the brightly coloured wrapper in horror.
The Betrayer 31 Jan 2020 at 9:46am
So that’s it, then. That’s the grand plan. We’re sorry, but we’d say the game’s a bogey, gang. Nicola Sturgeon took over as SNP leader (and therefore also as de facto head of the Scottish independence movement) surfing on the crest of a tsunami. Her predecessor – now completely written out of party history in a breathtakingly …
Feeling this 30 Jan 2020 at 9:00pm
Just a matter of hours to go. Want it to be like: But it’s more like: Want it to be like: But it’s more like: Want it to be like: But it’s more like: Let’s find out. Not long now.
Here we are again 30 Jan 2020 at 2:00pm
At 51-49. But it’s weirder than that. Because while a narrow majority of Scots now favour independence, as they have done from time to time since early September 2014, they don’t want to be given a vote to make it happen. Even five years down the line there’s only a marginal plurality, not reaching 50% …
A tale of two timestamps 28 Jan 2020 at 1:57pm
Well, at least they gave it serious and respectful consideration first. Be fair, that’s almost two whole hours before being told to sod off and eat our cereal. If that’s not one partner in a union showing the other respect, we don’t know what is.
No fire in the Reichstag 27 Jan 2020 at 1:16pm
Less than 10 months ago: Record scratch, jump cut to the present day: Let’s just hear that again. “The key thing here in terms of whether someone should have a referendum, if we just think back to David Cameron back in 2013, he didn’t really want an EU referendum but he bet the entire farm …
The flexible laws of unionist mathematics 20 Feb 2020 at 3:19pm
Just a quick note to let you know that I'm quoted in a new article by Alasdair Soussi on the Al Jazeera website about whether there should be an artificial threshold for a Yes victory in the next i...
A solution in search of a problem 19 Feb 2020 at 5:24am
The "People's Alliance" plan for a new pro-independence party is yet more People's Front of Judea stuff, and the notion that it's going to ensure we have pro-indy parties as both the government and...
*******FACTUAL INACCURACY IN A POLL QUESTION KLAXON******* 17 Feb 2020 at 7:40pm
On the day that Kate Forbes delivered the Scottish Budget, the controversial anti-independence journalist Kevin Schofield made a trademark straw man reply to one of my own tweets. He said he could...
"It's within the margin of error, Joanna, let's be clear about that" 14 Feb 2020 at 3:14pm
Just a quick post about last night's Question Time from Dundee (a pro-independence city that mysteriously always seems to do an impersonation of Buckinghamshire whenever the BBC pay a visit). When...
IndyLive Radio interview 13 Feb 2020 at 5:22pm
Just a quick note to let you know that I was on IndyLive Radio yesterday for quite a lengthy interview about last week's Scot Goes Pop / Panelbase poll, and also about polling more generally. I do...
No, "consultative referendum" is not a euphemism for "UDI" 10 Feb 2020 at 1:22am
I'm rather touched that Peter A Bell keeps posting such flattering photos of me on his blog, but just on a point of clarification, he's wholly wrong to suggest that I've "changed my tune" on Scotla...
Text from a pal about dog interactions ... 20 Feb 2020 at 6:38pm
"Kevs dug. Took it fur a walk, its male, he ran roond a corner and i heard a yelp. Fuck! Ran roond the corner and there's a bigger, also male, dug mounting him? Bigger dugs erse is gawn like a fidd...
Brexit-backing Jimmy Buchan says Tory plans will be catastrophic 21 Feb 2020 at 5:10am
ONE of Scotland?s staunchest Brexiteers has blasted Boris Johnson?s post-Brexit immigration plans, and said he could now support the Scottish Government?s proposal for a separate Scottish visa.
Sir Tom Devine: Gordon Brown is ?no honest broker? on indy 21 Feb 2020 at 5:20am
THE country?s leading historian has clashed with Gordon Brown (right) after the former prime minister suggested that Scotland is on course to become ?one of the West?s most divided countries?.
Scottish Tories split over PM?s proposals to curb immigration 21 Feb 2020 at 5:40am
THE new Scottish Tory leader Jackson Carlaw has described Boris Johnson?s post-Brexit immigration plans as a ?work in progress?, after reports emerged the Scottish Tories are ?livid? about them.
The real question we should ask about Hone Secretary Priti Patel 21 Feb 2020 at 5:50am
MANY questions have been asked this week about Home Secretary Priti Patel, following her announcement of the UK Government?s points-based immigration system. Some are asking how on Earth these new restrictions will help address UK-wide skills shortages. Others want to know how a daughter of immigrants could introduce a system that would have barred her own parents from entering the country. But...
Kate Forbes to meet Scottish Tories for crunch Budget talks 21 Feb 2020 at 5:00am
FINANCE secretary Kate Forbes is expected to meet her new Tory counterpart Donald Cameron in a bid to reach an agreement over the Budget ahead of a crucial vote in the Scottish Parliament.
Tory attacked schoolgirl but Thatcher knighted him anyway 21 Feb 2020 at 5:00am
DESPITE being warned that one of her most senior Scottish MPs had physically struck a schoolgirl in the face and chest, Margaret Thatcher still awarded him a knighthood, it has emerged.
A Radical Renaissance 20 Feb 2020 at 9:38pm
A Radical Renaissance – Paisley Book Festival 2020 You only have to look at the Literature Alliance Scotland website to see how alive the book festival scene is in Scotland. This year, Paisley has added its name to the burgeoning list by hosting its first ever book festival, which gives a bit a bit of […]
You?re So Vain 20 Feb 2020 at 4:53pm
Despite a two-decade commitment to the principle, the SNP has, so far, failed to achieve gender balance among its elected representatives. There is a sense of a new commitment to the idea, however. Gender balance is customarily seen as an equality issue, and, of course, it is that. But it is helpful to reframe this […]
Mossmorran Re-Start, Walkout and No-Show 19 Feb 2020 at 4:40pm
* This has been a busy week for Exxon Mobil and residents suffering from their plant at Mossmorran ahead of the public meeting this Friday at Lochgelly Town Hall. First there was their disastrous ‘restart’ which was seen across the whole of central Scotland; next there was Bella’s expose of the makeup of the SEPA […]
TV Times 17 Feb 2020 at 12:17pm
* The BBC acts at times like a state broadcaster, it serves Scotland very poorly from the funds extracted from it, its news and current affairs coverage is deeply biased (as witnessed through the independence referendum and through the recent General Election), its lack of transparency as a publicly funded body is shocking, and its […]
Sinn Féin With Portfolio 17 Feb 2020 at 10:54am
I still remember the first time I visited a GP in the UK. He was a cheerful doctor, an Asian Arsenal fan, who spoke in glowing terms of David O?Leary as a defender, glad to big up an Irish player to an Irishman. After the consultation, I had to get some medicine and found myself […]
No Time to Die 16 Feb 2020 at 9:40am
I fear that Jackson Carlaw’s reign may be not bring the same joy and adulation as his predecessor. The Tory brand has been irredeemably tainted by the Theresa May years, the advent of Boris-style Trumpism and the long slow lingering Brexit experience which never seems to end and never seems to start. The Scottish Tories, […]
The Maybes 15 Feb 2020 at 2:22pm
When I first heard Nicola Sturgeon?s Speech on the 31st January my initial feeling was one of deflation. I wanted to be fired up! Ready to go! Then I reflected on why? I was both these things, I had been ever since 2014. What did I expect from her? A confirmed Referendum date? All that […]
A Kick in the Eye 13 Feb 2020 at 11:06pm
Your weekly playlist – an 80s sampler of the best synth and electronica and New Wave …
Big Oil, SEPA and Mossmorran 13 Feb 2020 at 5:23pm
HOW BIG OIL CAPTURED SEPA, SCOTLAND?S GREEN WATCHDOG THIS is a tale of Big Oil and how the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) was captured by corporate interests. The moral of this tale is simple: if Scotland is to meet its climate change targets, SEPA needs to be reformed root and branch and its pro-big […]
Oficina Precaria, Scotland: providing free advice for migrant workers 11 Feb 2020 at 5:26pm
Oficina Precaria of Scotland ? is an organisation that deals with attention, support and advice (free legal support) to any migrant residing in Scotland. They offer free solidarity and support for people in a precarious employment situation as a casual worker and as a migrant. Hilary Horrocks explains more. Brexit is finally upon us. The […]
Scotland on course to pass 'groundbreaking' period poverty law 19 Feb 2020 at 6:34pm
SNP-backed bill would lead to creation of universal scheme to provide free period productsThe Scottish parliament is on course to introduce the world?s most comprehensive provision of free period products after the SNP government announced it would support a ?groundbreaking? bill brought by a Lab...
Green party?s fair share of Holyrood seats | Letters 19 Feb 2020 at 5:59pm
Mark McKergow disputes the complaints of a previous letter writer about Green party representation in the Scottish parliamentJill Stephenson is mistaken in her complaints about the Scottish parliament proportional representation system (Letters, 19 February). She says the Green party ?won 0.6% of...
UK immigration plans prompt fresh calls for 'Scottish visa' 19 Feb 2020 at 12:57pm
Nicola Sturgeon calls for immigration powers to be devolved as industry bodies condemn proposalsThere has been widespread condemnation in Scotland of the UK government?s immigration plans, as industry bodies representing tourism, farming, fishing and care work say Westminster?s refusal to take in...
Scottish nationalism is no more benign than its English equivalent | Letters 18 Feb 2020 at 6:16pm
The SNP is not the progressive, forward-thinking party its supporters claim it is, writes Jill Stephenson, while Will Reid cautions against rewriting historyYour correspondents commenting on Rafael Behr?s piece on nationalism either side of the border sing from the same SNP song sheet (Letters, 1...
Kate Forbes appointed Scotland's first female finance secretary 17 Feb 2020 at 12:41pm
Reshuffle, forced by Derek Mackay?s exit, means seven of 12 cabinet members are womenNicola Sturgeon has appointed Kate Forbes as Scotland?s first female finance secretary in a mini-reshuffle forced by the abrupt resignation of Derek Mackay earlier this month.Forbes was appointed to the post 11 d...
The drive for Scottish independence is distinct from nationalism | Letters 16 Feb 2020 at 6:12pm
In response to an article by Rafael Behr, Julie Darling thinks he confuses support for independence with nationalism, Alastair McLeish says the reason he votes SNP has nothing to do with fanaticism, and Richard Middleton thinks Scotland already feels like a separate political entity. Plus letters...
Long-Bailey: Labour cannot refuse Scottish referendum request 15 Feb 2020 at 2:50pm
MP is only leadership candidate who would grant legal powers to hold fresh plebisciteRebecca Long-Bailey has cemented her position as the only Labour leadership candidate who would grant the Scottish parliament the legal powers to hold a second referendum on independence, telling a hustings event...
Scottish Labour urges UK party to learn from fall of 'tartan wall' 15 Feb 2020 at 7:00am
Leadership contenders warned of need to offer voters clear, credible and coherent messageWhen Labour saw its electoral hopes go up in smoke in so-called red wall seats, as voters in England who felt taken for granted, overlooked and left behind turned to the Conservatives, it was at first underst...
Bombs dumped in Irish Sea make bridge plan 'too dangerous' 14 Feb 2020 at 12:10pm
Experts pour cold water on Boris Johnson?s idea for Scotland-Northern Ireland link Bomb-disposal experts have warned it would be too dangerous to build a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland if it was to involve spanning the vast offshore munitions dump that lies on the most direct route ...
Jackson Carlaw elected leader of Scottish Conservatives 14 Feb 2020 at 11:50am
Carlaw succeeds Ruth Davidson and promises to offer ?an ambitious alternative? to SNPPolitics news ? live updatesJackson Carlaw has been elected the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives, promising to offer voters a ?clear, focused and ambitious alternative to the SNP? while insisting he has a...
Being taken for a mug
Yesterday we learned about the failure of Donalda McKinnon to restore trust in the BBC in Scotland, and the very same day there was even more evidence why this was the case and proof of BBC Scotland’s failure. The new leader of the Scottish branch office of the English Nationalist Brexit Xenophobe Party, Vacant Carlot, […]
Anger needs no visa
This week we learned two things which are a result of Brexit. Well, I say “learned”. Both of them were entirely predictable. The first is that the British government has decided to adopt draconian immigration laws which will effectively prevent low skilled workers or people who don’t possess fluency in English from coming to the […]
A question of trust
Donalda McKinnon, the heidbummer of BBC Scotland, has announced that she’s retiring from the job after just over three years in post. When she took the job in December 2016 she announced that her task was to restore trust in the BBC amongst the Scottish public. So that worked out well, didn’t it. It was […]
The news where the BBC isn?t
There have been reports that the government intends to abolish the TV licence fee and turn the BBC into a commercial organisation. Boris Johnson’s Igor, Dominic Cummings, reportedly has an ideological conviction that the public service broadcaster ought to fund itself through a subscription service, similar to that used by Netflix or Amazon. The revamped […]
The double standards of British nationalism
I know I was away and wasn’t really paying attention, but wasn’t it announced recently that Boris Johnson was going to lovebomb Scotland this week? Which means, if his previous relationships are anything to go by, he’ll come up here to spill red wine on the sofa and hog the laptop, our neighbours in Ireland […]
It?s good to be back
We had a good time away, and it’s a good time to come home. Huge thanks to Ray and Sandra for giving the dug such a great holiday when we were away. It’s still good to be home even though it’s to return to a Scotland whose European identity has been ripped away from it, […]
The light we shine for ourselves
So this is it then. This is the better, safer change they promised us in return for a no vote in 2014. This is that brighter future in a Britain that respects and loves Scotland. This is the equality, the partnership, the leading not leaving. Every one of us in Scotland who is weighed down […]
Blog break
It’s time for a break. As you probably know if you’ve seen the wee text along with the most recent dugcast, I’m off on my much belated honeymoon. Americans get seriously crappy holiday entitlement so my husband and I were not able to go away on a honeymoon after we got married in 2018. Due […]
Dugcast ? 17 January 2020 ? & an announcement
Welcome to the 17 January edition of the dugcast. In this week’s episode The National’s editor Callum Baird and I discuss last weekend’s massive pro-indy march organised by AUOB. We discuss Boris Johnson’s entirely predictable refusal to cooperate with a Section 30 order and the possible next steps that can be taken towards independence in […]
The twin cheek of the twin cheeks
“Now is the time to look outwards, paint with broad strokes and set up an international commission, led by and for Scottish people, that seeks to learn from the few examples where at times in modern history the cause of social justice has beaten divisive nationalism.” So said Labour leadership contender Lisa Nandy on Monday. […]
Michael Greenwell
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable. - Aldous Huxley
Take Back British Cognitive Dissonance
Let’s leave the EU so we can stop complaining about Europe and get on with our own business. This will allow us to complain about the EU.
Scottish Independence Podcast 178 ? The Brexit Shambles and Beyond
The 178th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast is a long in-depth look at the Scottish economy and what may happen after Brexit. It features friend of the show and someone who has been a guest several times, MSP Ivan McKee. Before that however, we’ve someone getting Farage telt, and after that we’ve got, just …
Union Dividends 28
Another in the series. Thanks to whoever posted it, haven’t been able to find the original post.
Scottish Independence Podcast 177 ? Everything In The Balance
The 177th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast has quite a varied menu. What is the UK govt spending millions on telling citizens living abroad? Do (Labour) MPs bother to read things before voting for them? There’s also a No to Yes convert, some speeches from the recent march in Edinburgh, a confused person and …
Too Mad Not To Share
“Cooking, with bigots and paedophiles” Lots of other innocuous types in the book, just a bit weird to see those above.
Scottish Independence Podcast 176 ? A Declaration for Independence 2019
The 176th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast has got 3 elements. I thought there should be an audio version of the recent Declaration for Independence 2019, so I made one. We also drop in on Luxembourg and on Murdo Fraser campaign headquarters. Hope you enjoy. You can download the show directly if you click …
Just Not Trying Very Hard, Or At It?
This is what I found with one google search, including copying and pasting time, it took me 5 minutes… “If the two parts of the United Kingdom are in agreement that it is in accord with their constitutional arrangement, written or unwritten, Spain would have nothing to say. We would simply maintain that it does …
Time to consider recall for MSPs in Scotland
Time to consider recall for MSPs in Scotland Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, February 19th 2020 Scotland likes to see itself as a modern parliamentary democracy with a new Parliament elected by proportional representation, a circular chamber that reflects its intended way of working, and a committee system designed to hold power to account. This is …
A Time for Big Ideas for Scotland
A Time for Big Ideas for Scotland Gerry Hassan Sunday National, February 16th 2020 Big ideas are important. Boris Johnson is talking about infrastructure projects, committing to HS2 and spending £106 billion of taxpayers? monies. He also this week announced a review into the feasibility of a 20-mile long Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge that will cost …
The End of an Era: The Imperial Era of the SNP
The End of an Era: The Imperial Era of the SNP Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, February 12th 2020 The SNP were once the bright promising future of Scotland but all such periods of political promise come to an end. It isn?t possible to permanently remain the new kids of the block with the passing of …
What holds Scotland back? Our relationship with England and ourselves
What holds Scotland back? Our relationship with England and ourselves Gerry Hassan Sunday National, February 9th 2020 Scotland has travelled far in recent decades. The country is more autonomous, confident, self-governing and secure in having multiple identities. This is what we often tell ourselves and there is truth in it. Yet it is also true …
Why the power of loss and not imagining the future aids populists and demagogues
Why the power of loss and not imagining the future aids populists and demagogues Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, February 5th 2020 The UK ? and with it Scotland ? have left the European Union after 47 years. In human terms, this is a substantial length of time – the equivalent of a lifelong adult marriage …
Scotland after Brexit: What needs to happen win independence?
Scotland after Brexit: What needs to happen to win independence? Gerry Hassan Sunday National, February 2nd 2020 Leadership isn?t easy. It can be lonely and difficult. But it is not without rewards when you get it right. Nicola Sturgeon said on Friday: ?leadership is not about giving people easy answers ? It is about being …
The Declaration of Arbroath is Alive and Kicking in Modern Scotland
The Declaration of Arbroath is Alive and Kicking in Modern Scotland Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, January 28th 2020 This year is the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath. This seminal and pivotal point in Scottish history, in the making of our nation and collective imagination, still says something about each and everyone of us …
Rise Now and Be a Nation Again: Can a genuine English democratic politics eme...
Rise Now and Be a Nation Again: Can a genuine English democratic politics emerge? Gerry Hassan Sunday National, January 26th 2020 England has always mattered to Scotland, and indeed to Wales and Northern Ireland. It has 84% of the UK?s population and 533 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons ? which means …
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Craig Murray
Historian, Former Ambassador, Human Rights Activist
Immigration, and How People Are Valued
In the last recorded full year, to March 2019, net migration into the UK from the EU was 59,000 while from outwith the EU it was 219,000. That table is from racist playground the Migration Watch website. It is a poisonous organisation, but their figures seem to be correctly extrapolated from the Office of National …
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Seeing Through the Lies ? US Edition
The Guardian newspaper has taken the art of obfuscation, false implication and the subtler forms of journalistic lying to new heights in its very extensive coverage of the Roger Stone sentencing saga. It has now devoted fourteen articles in the last fortnight to this rather obscure episode of American political history. Yet in not one …
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Time Warp UK
The resignation of Savid Javid yesterday as Chancellor without even presenting a budget mirrors the resignation of Lord Randolph Churchill, Winston’s father – and in so doing says something extraordinary about lack of social progress in the UK in the intervening 130 years. Chancellor Randolph Churchill disagreed with then Prime Minister Lord Salisbury over his …
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Mourning A Terrorist
The aim of this blog is to put forward reasonable points of view not easily found elsewhere, and it is important not to shy away from saying things because they run directly contrary to the popular mood. The stabbing of three people in Streatham was a tragedy, and while all are recovering, the mental and …
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Get Out and Vote Sinn Fein
A quick exhortation to my readers in Ireland to get out to the polling station and vote for Sinn Fein. Irish government has too long consisted of two centre right parties taking turns at the trough of public finance, and Varadkar’s slick disguise of his essential Thatcherism through social liberalism and identity politics is particularly …
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Quick Thoughts from the Cesspool of London
I have been in London all week and very busy, largely on the Julian Assange campaign/Wikileaks but also researching a couple of other things. Back to Edinburgh tonight I hope. Against the background of the appalling behaviour revealed in the Wikileaks DNC leaks, I find it impossible to look at the Iowa caucus fiasco without …
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Scottish Independence is Within our Grasp if We Heed the Lesson of Toom Tabard
There will never again be a route to Scottish Independence deemed legal by Westminster. 2014 will never be repeated. The UK will never willingly give up a third of its land, most of its fisheries, most of its mineral resources, its most marketable beef, soft fruit and whisky, most of its renewable energy potential, a …
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Non-Condemnatory International Reaction to Trump?s Bantustan Lite Palestine P...
I have read through the entire 181 pages of Trump’s “peace deal” for Israel, and it is breathtaking. It is not just that the “solution” it proposes is ludicrously one-sided, it is the entire analysis of the problem to be solved which reads as pure, unadulterated zionist propaganda. For example, the word “violence” is used …
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The Derek Mackay texts and the Scottish Budget
There seems to be a little doubt as to whether today?s Scottish Budget will now go ahead in light of the allegations around Derek Mackay?s texts to a boy.
Brexit slowly becoming a Farce.
Let's face it, this Tory Govt has no intent on pulling out of EU. It will go on and on and on until lie of land changes!
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 ...
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 ...
Stay Classy Sinn Fein
Good to see Barry McElduff representing ALL of his constituents. A hate filled James Hunt of a man.
For anyone wondering what the Kingsmill connection is,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsmill_massacre
I think the fact that he is claiming he didn't intend any offence is more ins...
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...
The DUP
What's the craic? I believe they love the union and are fairly religious, that's about all I know. Fill me in.
What is the point of Labour
Much as I hate the tory party (and christ do I do) you have to give them credit for a couple of things.
1. They have stupid unionists voting for them despite the fact Scotland is going to shit.
2. They think brexit is a good thing for the UK and bring stupid unionists to think the same an...
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 ...
Windrush Deportation
Deportation flight is due to leave tomorrow taking released "foreign" offenders to Jamaica. The deportees seem to include a number of people who came to the UK as children. One of them is 23 now, served just over 7 months of 15 months in prison for a Class A offence and has been in this country ...
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.
Post a pic..
So, it appears I'm the only brave soul that has posted 1 or 2 pics of masell. Reason, I want folk to see me, see the Big Ramy, the legend across the pond. There is no harm in it, and in this day and age of social meedja, its perfectly normal. When I first joined this board nearly 15 year ago, som...
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...
The Trans stuff
Probably needs it?s own thread now
https://wingsoverscotland.com/the-abolition-of-sanity-part-2/#more-113574
Guys like this Gregor Murray are fucking dangerous narcissists and probably as misogynistic as they come.
Rare that I agree with Rowling but these people can?t dictate langua...
Favorite Scottish meal, and other meal..
Simple
Favorite Scottish meal is Mince and tatties, doughballs. Every Wednasday with ma mum.
Other? Chinese food. Love it. Dont mind a curry, but Chinese food any day of the week..
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...
Teeny Ramy
Finally, as Thplinth says, we can all put an end to the tedious debate over Ramy?s height. Simon Donnelly is 5?8?...... ?
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
Andy Weatherall
Sad to hear of his passing today.
Produced one of the best albums ever IMO, iconic.
Met him before and a great, great guy. True gent.
Labour Leadership
We can always use a good laugh.
Labour?s attempt to win back hearts and minds
Rebecca Long-Bailey
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-politics-51465800?__twitter_impression=true
In 2014 Many Campaigners For Independence Warned That Rejection of Independen...
Message for Dominic Cummings and the dystopian Tory Government – As did Rasputin, your end will see you on the bottom of the River Neva in chains. Two of the most important blogs posted by myself. A must-read https://caltonjock.com/2018/08/26/a-bunch-of-spivs-crooks-and-wide-boys-the-tory-party-basks-in-the-glory-of-its-widespread-abuse-of-the-electorate-part-one/ https://caltonjo...
An Expanding Profile of Alister Jack ? Information Added Ad Hoc ? Check Daily...
Sep. 2018: Jack’s rapid and undeserved rapid promotion Only 14 months following his election to the Dumfries and Galloway constituency, Jack will be taking up an additional role as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Baroness Evans, the leader of the House of Lords. As PPS he will be an important liaisonContinue reading "An Expanding Profile of Alister Jack – Information Added Ad H...
The Jeffrey Epstein Debacle has the Potential to Bring Many Powerful People D...
The 2000 USA Presidential Election The conduct and outcome of the election, contested by the then Vice President, Al Gore and George W Bush.were controversial with allegations of fraud being levelled against the Bush camp, who won. But Gore failed to make an issue of the result and subsequently drifted away fromContinue reading "The Jeffrey Epstein Debacle has the Potential to Bring Many ...
Independence Supporting Scots Should be Rooting For Jackson Carlaw to Win the...
When I’m Leader Tory List MSPs will be forced to stand down Long-serving Conservative MSPs will be forced to stand down from the Scottish Parliament at the next election if they fail to win a constituency seat, under a radical plan by a leadership candidate to introduce fresh blood into theContinue reading "Independence Supporting Scots Should be Rooting For Jackson Carlaw to Win the Sc...
?Facts are chiels that winna ding ? ? Voters born outwith Scotland decided th...
Edinburgh University 2014 Referendum Analysis The biggest study of how Scotland made its historic decision on 18 September 2014 found that the votes of people born outside Scotland decided the result. 52.7 percent of native-born Scots voted “yes” but 72.1 percent of voters from England, Wales or Northern Ireland backed theContinue reading "?Facts are chiels that winna ding ” – Voters ...
Aberdeenshire West Tory MP Andrew Bowie- A Political Toady Sponging Off the ...
Navy Veteran Bowie promoted by the Tory party as the champion of the armed forces This article brings to the attention of readers of this blog information exposing the bloody awful treatment by the Tory Party of the armed services and the abject destruction of the capability of the Royal NavyContinue reading "Aberdeenshire West Tory MP Andrew Bowie- A Political Toady Sponging Off the S...
Andrew Bowie Tory MP ? Another Political Toady Sponging Off the Scottish Taxp...
The British Secret Services Agents are recruited from all walks of life which is at odds with a commonly held view by the public is that all employees of MI5/6 are trained to kill and then deployed to duties worldwide equipped with the assassination skills of James Bond. But the reality isContinue reading "Andrew Bowie Tory MP – Another Political Toady Sponging Off the Scottish Taxpayer...
LIst of Blue-Blooded Unionists ? many of whom in the months ahead will be act...
LIst of Blue-Blooded Unionists – many of whom in the months ahead will be actively plotting and agitating in favour of retaining the UK. These chappies recognize no Party affiliation in regard to their fervent support of the Union. Adam Tomkins: Conservative Glasgow Alex Johnstone: Conservative NorthContinue reading "LIst of Blue-Blooded Unionists – many of whom in the months a...
Labour List MSP?s 1999 ? 2016 Rejected at the ballot box but provided with a...
Labour list MSP’s (rejected by voters but provided with employment as a Regional MSP courtesy of the Labour Party encouraging the devious practice of “jobs for the boys”. Those elected to office by the backdoor, twice or more are highlighted. Scotland 2016, 2011, 2007, 2003, 1999, (maximum 5) Richard Leonard Continue reading "Labour List MSP’s 1999 – 2016 Rejected at the ballot box b...
Scottish Devolution Threatens the Union and Will be Dismantled Post Brexit ? ...
The UK National Security Council Established on 12 May 2010 by Prime Minister David Cameron, the (NSC) of the United Kingdom is a Cabinet Committee tasked with overseeing all issues related to national security, intelligence coordination, and defence strategy. At a stroke it increased the power of the Prime Minister, whoContinue reading "Scottish Devolution Threatens the Union and Will ...
