SQA under fire after thousands of pupils' grades lowered based on schools' pa... 4 Aug 2020 at 11:52am
EXAM bosses have been accused of treating teachers? ?professional judgement with contempt? after thousands of pupils have seen grades shifted from original estimates based on how good their school has previously performed.
The closed eyes of the law 5 Aug 2020 at 11:04am
Alert readers will be aware of very considerable recent active involvement by Police Scotland in matters relating to alleged contempt of court with regard to the trial of Alex Salmond. A blog in April by Craig Murray gave some details. So we were extremely surprised by a letter we received this week. It rather speaks for …
The Fix 4 Aug 2020 at 9:15am
This post was written by an SNP NEC member present at last week’s controversial Zoom meeting, who wishes to remain anonymous. Wings has verified their credentials. A farce, a shambles, an incompetent mess. There?s no other way to sum up the NEC stitch-up of the Edinburgh Central seat last week. Bad enough was the situation of the Glasgow …
On the march 3 Aug 2020 at 10:48am
Symbolism matters in politics. What ostensibly can appear minor actions can have significant effect. Simply changing the names of things, whether from Londonderry to Derry or from the Scottish Executive to the Scottish Government (and swapping a UK-focused logo for a Scotland-focused one), were hugely important, signalling a new era and enthusing supporters. Similarly, it?s …
The Great Reverse 2 Aug 2020 at 10:12am
So we guess this is an answer to our question: But there are many more questions. The size and volume of the public backlash to this week’s disgraceful goings-on in the SNP National Executive Committee must have frightened the party a very great deal, because there’s been quite a stampede of senior figures – even including …
Wolves and vampires 1 Aug 2020 at 4:04pm
It seems fair to say that the SNP’s shady, ugly coup d’etwats yesterday hasn’t gone down massively well. Social media was awash in pictures of cut-up membership cards and resignation letters, and some of the most moderate voices in the commentariat also decried the stitch-ups of Joanna Cherry and James Dornan. The NEC meeting which forced through …
No honour among assassins 31 Jul 2020 at 8:29pm
SNP MSP James Dornan is someone Wings always had a lot of time for, at least until his shameful and central role in the stitch-up of Mark McDonald – an act which was the foundation stone for all of the party’s subsequent chicanery. We can only speculate as to his motivations for doing so, and …
An open question to Angus Robertson 31 Jul 2020 at 1:23pm
Out of 100, exactly how humiliated do you feel today on learning that the leadership of your party has so little faith in you winning the Edinburgh Central nomination fair and square – despite all your advantages, connections and long party history – that it’s had to stack the deck with such an unprecedented, transparent, embarrassing …
Just another day in 2020 31 Jul 2020 at 11:15am
The Wings Over Scotland Twitter account was – whether coincidentally or otherwise – banned very shortly after it made this famous quote from “1984” its pinned tweet: So it was only ever a matter of time until a trans activist went there: That’s an MSc in maths, an MA in statistics and a PhD student …
Footprints on the Moon 30 Jul 2020 at 2:05pm
Well, here’s a place we’ve been before. Especially alert veteran readers will recall that this site, too, has had its advertising removed from a railway environment for being “political”, on the flimsiest of grounds. We doubt whether excessively-named feminist activist Kellie-Jay “Posie Parker” Keen-Minshull will be overly distressed about this turn of events – our experience …
There has simply never been a broadcast report in the UK on Assange as fair as this one from Sky News Australia. https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6177251758001 nor is it conceivable that there ever could be. I have reported already on the US changing the indictment after the defence’s opening statement had been heard and defence written evidence submitted. …
…but I shall do it anyway. I came today across this statement which I wrote in December 2014 for distribution to SNP members when I was standing for selection as an SNP candidate. I don’t recall anybody else sounding this warning in 2014, and I feel rather proud of my intuition. I think we have …
Sky News are today carrying the story that Nicola Sturgeon attended a meeting with Salmond’s former Chief of Staff, Geoff Aberdein, about a historic sexual allegation made against Alex Salmond on 29 March 2018, several days before she claimed to parliament that she first heard of it. It will prove in the long term still …
UPDATE Since posting the link to Bill Binney’s talk, a number of people have been in touch to allege that the hosting organisation, the Schiller Institute, has an objectionable right wing or even racist agenda. I am not aware and have no time now to research. I am however 100% certain that Bill Binney, whom …
I write as somebody who held Top Secret clearance for 21 years, with extensive daily use of Top Secret material that entire time, and the highest possible specific codeword clearance above Top Secret for 11 years. I personally conducted for the FCO the largest “action on” operation in GCHQ history. (“Action on” is the process …
“Credible Open Source Reporting”, the Intelligence Services and Scottish Independence
It's time to democratise the SNP's NEC 2 Aug 2020 at 10:55pm
Earlier this evening, I had a brief but interesting Twitter exchange with the former SNP MSP Andrew Wilson, who incidentally I voted for back in the day no fewer than four times - twice when he was...
A factional and self-destructive decision 31 Jul 2020 at 2:57pm
BREAKING: Joanna Cherry has said she will not contest a seat in the Holyrood election after an SNP rule change would have meant she and her staff "make themselves unemployed" to be able to do so.— ...
We're through the looking glass 6 Aug 2020 at 12:34am
So Aberdeen is officially BACK in lock down, however my company - Vue (That's right a CINEMA, I N A B E R D E E N) is adamant on reopening in a few weeks time. Which one of us has lost all sense of...
Yes 5 Aug 2020 at 11:35pm
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2020 SQA Exams: Highest ever pass rates? 5 Aug 2020 at 11:02pm
2013 set a new record for Higher at 77.4% This hasn?t been exceeded since, except by the ?New? Higher in 2015 (79.2%). The ?Old? Highers had a pass rate of 76.7% - average rate of 78% between both ...
Scots among the least likely to be able to work from home in the UK 6 Aug 2020 at 4:30am
Five months of lockdown has seen many better-paid professionals able to carry on as normal, with younger workers with less experience are left struggling for work, research suggests.
John Swinney told to sort exam results mess as prelim plan raised 6 Aug 2020 at 4:30am
The SNP Education Secretary has been warned by Labour his position will be untenable unless he gets a grip of the ?shambles? with calls for pupils to at least get their prelim grade.
It is astounding that SNP MP is calling for huge crowd at indy rally 6 Aug 2020 at 5:00am
WE were absolutely astounded to read that one of our SNP MPs and a former Cabinet secretary, Kenny MacAskill, is advocating for an independence rally with ?unprecedented? numbers in attendance whilst we remain in such a precarious position in our fight against the coronavirus.
The Number One issue in independence? Currency 5 Aug 2020 at 11:36pm
“Scotland will be liberated by debt if it becomes independent” – Richard Murphy. * Scottish independence requires the problem of currency to be addressed and solved. This the most critical matter of all. The SNP in 2014 wanted to share the currency (£ sterling) with the UK but the British Government blocked this, for reasons […]
A New Legal Strategy To Win Independence 5 Aug 2020 at 12:24pm
We can?t be reckless and we can?t wait forever. Those who call for patience and those who call for urgent action on independence both have good points. For now, due to COVID, a referendum isn?t happening. But this debate will reignite before next year?s Holyrood election. I?ve made a case for gradualism. But gradualism?s greatest […]
Interview with Alyn Smith 4 Aug 2020 at 7:10pm
Gerry and Paul interview SNP MP Alyn Smith on routes to indy, Brexit and the EU, how to respond to the coronavirus and our common future … PGMcast · #NAFNC – Interviews Alyn Smith
Many Voices 2020 4 Aug 2020 at 2:05pm
Bella Caledonia is Scotland’s Fifth Estate. Our aim is to transform our media into a vibrant critical mass of dissident voices. We want to create a space for writers and artists to collaborate and cross-fertilise their work. We aim to give voice to the unheard, to amplify the excluded and the marginalised, and to continue […]
Scottish Independence ? a Long View 4 Aug 2020 at 11:10am
Presentism is the historian?s powerful sworn enemy. Insisting on seeing the past through the lens of today?s preoccupations hinders attempts to understand the world through the eyes of yesteryear?s denizens. These dynamics are even more powerful when it comes to nationhood. Nationalism ultimately draws its strength from a sense of the national community?s timelessness […]
Live at the (Online) Witch Trials 3 Aug 2020 at 2:27pm
Live at the (Online) Witch Trials – Student Grant, City Fun and the Two Petes Dress-Rehearse the Twitter Wars on the ?Right? Side of History, by Neil Cooper. I love Viz. The potty-mouthed Newcastle-sired adult comic is one of my very favourite things in the world. As a barometer of the state we?re in beyond […]
Fringe of Colour Films Launches 3 Aug 2020 at 10:09am
In this strange festival/non festival Fringe of Colour Films kicks off with an innovative programme of online works, Arusa Qureshi speaks to founder Jessica Brough. In the past few years, there has been a discernible change and increase in the prevalence of conversations around diversity and inclusivity at the Edinburgh Festivals, resulting in some real […]
In a Virocidal State 2 Aug 2020 at 8:22pm
IN A VIROCIDAL STATE: From The Province Of The Cat by George Gunn A Summer storm blows over Caithness. The still green corn shudders under the weight of the Nor-Westerly. The yellow barley sweeps itself like a restless inland sea that dreams it is a lion pouncing upon the harvest to come. The heat of […]
Emergency lockdown in Aberdeen could extend to other towns 5 Aug 2020 at 6:59pm
Nicola Sturgeon announces closure of pubs and restaurants as officials link 32 pubs and golf courses to outbreakLive: local lockdown imposed in AberdeenCoronavirus ? latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNicola Sturgeon has warned that an emergency lockdown in Aberdeen could extend to oth...
Douglas Ross appointed leader of Scottish Conservatives 5 Aug 2020 at 2:18pm
Moray MP takes over from Jackson Carlaw, who resigned suddenly last weekThe Scottish Conservatives have appointed Douglas Ross as their new leader without a contest after the sudden resignation last week of Jackson Carlaw.Ross, the MP for Moray, emerged as leader-in-waiting within hours of Carlaw...
Douglas Ross poised to become leader of Scottish Conservatives 31 Jul 2020 at 12:22pm
Party plans to appoint MP for Moray quickly to reverse steep fall in popularity in ScotlandDouglas Ross, the MP for Moray, is expected to be appointed as leader of the Scottish Conservatives as the party scrambles to reverse a steep fall in popularity before the Scottish election in May.The party...
Scottish Conservatives leader Jackson Carlaw quits 30 Jul 2020 at 8:42pm
MSP who took job in February says he is not best person to lead party in Scottish electionsJackson Carlaw has resigned suddenly as the Scottish Conservative leader, claiming he is not the right person to lead his party into the forthcoming Holyrood elections.Hours after a combative session at fir...
Statistics chief rebukes Sturgeon claim Covid-19 five times lower in Scotland... 30 Jul 2020 at 3:37pm
Claim not based on verifiable data and should not have been made, says Ed Humpherson Coronavirus ? latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNicola Sturgeon has been censured by the UK?s chief statistician after using incomplete and unpublished data to claim the coronavirus was five times les...
Covid-19: Scottish gyms and stadiums likely to stay closed until September 30 Jul 2020 at 2:38pm
Nicola Sturgeon also reveals plans for schools, which will reopen from 11 AugustCoronavirus ? latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageScottish sports stadiums, gyms and swimming pools are not likely to reopen until the middle of September, assuming infection levels are low enough by then, N...
UK: 119 new Covid-related deaths as PM says 'signs of second wave' in parts o... 28 Jul 2020 at 6:53pm
Boris Johnson?s warning comes after Spain is critical of UK for extending non-essential travel advice to Canary and Balearic islands Covid-19 test a week after UK arrival ?could halve quarantine time?Clapped out of ICU, dead days later: the secondary impact of Covid-19Which countries can UK holid...
Timid, incompetent ... how our spies missed Russian bid to sway Brexit 26 Jul 2020 at 7:15am
MPs who compiled the Russia report were incredulous at Britain?s reluctance to tackle KremlinIn September 2015 a tall young man with jet black hair and a pleasant grin made his way to Doncaster. His name was Alexander Udod. With the EU referendum vote on the horizon, Udod was attending Ukip?s ann...
Politics are a matter of life and death. No wonder more Scots want to leave t... 24 Jul 2020 at 8:00am
Coronavirus has revealed a hard truth about devolution: the Scottish government has some flexibility, but on the UK?s termsNo one should be surprised that support for Scottish independence is surging. A year ago this week, Conservatives rallied behind a leader capable of rekindling an old flame. ...
UK coronavirus: Sturgeon accuses PM of using Covid crisis as 'political weapo... 23 Jul 2020 at 8:09pm
Prime minister aims to use his visit to Scotland today to strengthen case for the unionUK job losses: the latest data on redundancies and furloughsUK failed to plan for economic impact of pandemic, says watchdogConsiderable gaps remain in Brexit talks, says UK negotiator?A hell of a year?: Tories...
Dugcast fae the dughoose ? with Craig Dalzell
In this week’s dugcast I’m delighted to be joined by Craig Dalzell, blogger and director of policy for CommonWeal. This podcast was held over from Friday because of Jackson Carlaw’s surprise resignation. We chat about the resignation and what it means for the Scottish Conservatives, the GERS figures and how the coronavirus epidemic breaks them, […]
Bye bye Surname Surname
Within a week of the performance artiste whose stage name is Boris coming to Orkney to save the UK, the leader of his Scottish branch office has resigned with immediate effect. Surname Surname gave no indication during First Minister’s Questions just a couple of hours earlier that he was about to hand in his jotters, […]
The unwitting midwives of independence
Given the state of the opinion polls which point to the SNP winning an absolute majority in the next Scottish elections, combined with consistent majorities for independence, the Tories appear to have fallen back on that trusty old stand-by for denying Scotland another referendum. They tell us that Thatessempee “promised” that the referendum of 2014 […]
The rewards of British political failure
According to reports in the press, Ruth Davidson is to be given a peerage by Boris Johnson and will sit in the House of Lords. She’ll officially become the Barrenness of Principles that she’s been her entire elected career. It’s the traditional reward for Scottish Tories who fail. The Conservatives are the vampires of politics, […]
The one step that British nationalism won?t take
Another day, and another article from a British nationalist whose not a nationalist at all about how to save the Union. You’d almost think that they’ve gazed upon the opinion polls and said to themselves, quietly and between pursed lips, “Oh shit what have we done.” However this would only be the case if your […]
Trashing the UK
Daniel Hannan was a Conservative MEP who was at the forefront of the campaign to get the UK out of the EU. Even before the rest of the Conservatives succumbed to the nostrum of the sunlit uplands, the unicorns of free trade deals with former British colonies who’d be desperate to restore their links with […]
Putting the boot in
Tony Blair, he of the tombstone teeth and the illegal war, appeared on the Sophie Ridge show on Sky News this morning. This is an example of Tony Blair making a rare intervention in politics. Just like he did a few days ago, and a few days prior to that. Tony makes as many rare […]
The hostile take-over
Well there’s a surprise, if you define ‘suprise’ as being something that you could see coming from a mile away and were entirely expecting. The Conservative government of the performance artiste known as Boris Johnson has refused the official request from the Scottish Government for extra borrowing powers in order to help the Scottish economy […]
Dugcast fae the dughoose ? with Delyth Jewell
In this week’s edition of the dugcast fae the dughoose, I am delighted to be joined online by Delyth Jewell AS/MS who gives us a perspective from Wales. Delyth sits for Plaid Cymru in the Welsh parliament, the Senedd, as the representative for the South Wales East region. We chat about the differences between the […]
The performance artiste?s Orkney tour
The performance artiste whose stage name is Boris Johnson has rolled up in Orkney today with his end of the union clown show. Having seen his advisors – well, Michael Gove – do an impression of Edvard Munch’s painting The Scream because of the recent rise in support for Scottish independence and a growing appetite […]
Michael Greenwell
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable. - Aldous Huxley
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…
The SNP, Salmond and Sturgeon and the limits of court politics
The SNP, Salmond and Sturgeon and the limits of court politics Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, August 5th 2020 The UK is in turbulence. The UK Government has failed us on matters of life and death. Scotland has felt very different, even if on some of the fundamentals of COVID19 it has not been actually that …
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Scottish Tory Troubles at the top, in the party and in the unionist cause
Scottish Tory Troubles at the top, in the party and in the unionist cause Gerry Hassan Sunday National, August 2nd 2020 Jackson Carlaw?s resignation was the biggest hit of his short leadership. It marks the end of one of the most unhappy periods of any Scottish party leader. Its only defining characteristics were that it …
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Independence as the new normal: Listening to the Scotland that did not vote Y...
Independence as the new normal: Listening to the Scotland that did not vote Yes in 2014 Gerry Hassan Sunday National, July 26th 2020 This week ?All Under One Banner? asked on social media: ?What do you think is the main obstacle to overcome in order to restore Scottish independence?? This brought forth comments about the …
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The debate on a new pro-indy party: What kind of democracy and politics do we...
The debate on a new pro-indy party: What kind of democracy and politics do we want Scotland to be known by? Gerry Hassan Sunday National, July 19th 2020 You wait years for a new independence party and suddenly you can?t move for them. There is the Alliance for Independence (AFI) supported by former SNP MSP …
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We are living through history and we are the history makers
We are living through history and we are the history makers Gerry Hassan Sunday National, July 12th 2020 The UK Government is convulsed in multiple crises – COVID19 and the related coming economic storm – while Brexit still remains unfinished business with a No Deal Brexit still highly likely by the end of this year. …
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Border troubles point to the long-term crisis of unionism in Scotland and the UK
Border troubles point to the long-term crisis of unionism in Scotland and the UK Gerry Hassan Sunday National, July 5th 2020 Reaching 100 days since the start of the UK lockdown was always going to be a milestone, but in many places it has been marked by a kind of cabin fever irritability and over …
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Scotland?s future as an independent nation is being created in the here and now
Scotland?s future as an independent nation is being created in the here and now Gerry Hassan Sunday National, June 28th 2020 Independence is back in the news and making the news. Truth is it never went away, but last week?s 54:46 poll in this paper set a surge of energy through the Scottish political scene. …
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My Scotland and Glasgow during lockdown
My Scotland and Glasgow during lockdown Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, June 24th 2020 The past three months have been different to anything any of us have previously experienced. We have all lived our lives differently; changed our patterns of behaviour, both work and personal; and been affected by the absence of people who we would …
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SNP risk electoral damage after exams fiasco - Conor Matchett - The Scotsman
SNP risk electoral damage after exams fiasco - Conor Matchett The ScotsmanSNP MP Mhairi Black urges Scottish Government to "address" pupil grading row Daily RecordSNP MP Mhairi Black calls for Scottish Government to investigate SQA exam moderation HeraldScotlandSNP Glasgow deputy leader says 'sorry' over school results and calls for assessment overhaul Glasgow TimesSNP councillor apologises...
Scottish Tories unveil new leader as party turbocharges efforts to destroy St...
Scottish Tories unveil new leader as party turbocharges efforts to destroy Sturgeon's SNP Daily ExpressNew Tory leader Douglas Ross pledges 'credible alternative' to SNP The ScotsmanWATCH: Douglas Ross concedes defeat to SNP on first day as Tory leader The NationalCan Douglas Ross take on the SNP? | Coffee House Shots Spectator.co.ukNew Scottish Tory leader will stand in former Holyrood sea...
Long-awaited UK report finds Russia meddled in Scotland referendum, Brexit vo...
Long-awaited UK report finds Russia meddled in Scotland referendum, Brexit votes The New DailyScottish Independence referendum and Russia's involvement - What report by MPs says about Putin's role Daily RecordRussia Report: Moscow tried to influence Scottish Referendum Metro.co.ukScottish independence vote should have sounded alarm on Russia ? report The ScotsmanSturgeon warns against 'comp...
The road to independence: How Covid and Brexit pushed Scotland from the Union...
The road to independence: How Covid and Brexit pushed Scotland from the Union Politics.co.ukScottish independence: Nationalists must stop bickering and unite to fight for common cause ? Helen Martin Edinburgh NewsTory leadership contest: Douglas Ross rejects second independence vote The TimesIs Scotland poised to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory? The NationalView Full coverage on Goog...
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 ...
When will indyref2 happen?
Not when you would like it to happen, but when do you believe indyref2 will happen?
Douglas Ross
*sigh*
Might as well start a thread for the moonlighting linesman's stint as tory leader.
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 ...
Ireland
Needs a thread on it's own.
Esp with the Wolfe Tones at Number 1 in Ireland and UK. Who saw that coming? A wee history lesson for some Brits.
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...
Capital Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ)
I was surprised there wasn't a dedicated thread created about this.
Wikipedia describes it thus:
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The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ)56 or the Capitol Hill Occupied Protesta (CHOP),678 also known as Free Capitol Hill,91011 is an occupation protest ...
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!
Neverendum
This referendum stuff in Scotland.
I've a good decade and more before I retire and I've already seen a handful of referenda in my time.
I mean what does once in a generation actually mean?
Will nationalists continue to insist on one every decade or so until they win one?
Jackson Carlaw resigns
Carlaw gone after a short tenure. He has said he is not the best person to make the case for the union.
Distracted by Covid? What else is going on.
Thought I'd start this after seeing a post by @Snafu that I'll post below. Meanwhile there's the annexation of the West Bank by Israel, leaving Palestinians without a vote in what can only be described as a fully blown Apartheid regime, with full backing from Washington.
https://www.theguardi...
Exam Results
Complete and utter farce today.
Kids with predicted grades downgraded as they're at a lower performing school yet others at higher performing schools having upgraded from their predicted grades.
Money talks it seems. SNP have done lots of good things but education record leaves a lot to ...
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.
The Teuchter Line
Take it if you're a Weegie (all west coasters) it's north of Falkirk?
I always thought it was the Highlands and Islands.
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...
Tory Rapist
@Alan which of your buddies is it? any condemnation from you? or is he in the wrong party this time?
Apparently his name isnt being released to protect his identity, which is fucking staggering.
I cant be bothered doing another new Tory related topic, but obviously no connection to this t...
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...
Scottish Spaceport
Statement from SNP's Whitford... and Star Trek endorsements
https://www.rt.com/uk/329111-vulcan-salute-parliament-spaceport/
Epstein
Apologies if this is elsewhere - but thought the following was quite inetresting in and of itself - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGF4cH9t6SgF5e4OELMbDjg/videos
Interesting what you can do with a drone these days - with the "totally co-incidental" huge fire - https://cloverchronicle.com/20...
Jokes
A Chinese doctor can't find a job in a hospital in the US, so he opens a clinic and puts a sign outside that reads "GET TREATMENT FOR $20 - IF NOT CURED GET BACK $100."
An American lawyer thinks this is a great opportunity to earn $100 and goes to the clinic.
Lawyer: "I have lost my...
Office Space Property Market changed for ever?
Now they have proved people can actually work from home can anyone see big problems ahead for this sector? A lot of office space is lying empty at the moment and many businesses are looking to terminate their leases.
Scottish Films ...
Bored out ma nut. Can anyone just post some good films about Scotland. I mean culture, history, gang films, football, you name it. Anything Scottish. I am sure there are loads I have not seen. I have seen the likes of Shallow Grave, Sweet 16, Where Angel's Fly, Gregorys Girl, Red Road Flats I bel...
Lets Unleash the BBC?s Potential ? Addressing the Nation ? The Words and Not ...
23 Jul 2020: Lets Unleash the BBC’s Potential and Help Global Britain BBC Director General – Tony Hall addressed the nation with an article he first sent to The Telegraph then reproduced it in the BBC blog. The content reveals the stupeyfying insensibility of the BBC Corporation which seeks to greatly expand itsContinue reading "Lets Unleash the BBC’s Potential – Addressing the Nation – The...
?The pot calling the kettle black? ? The Hypocrisy of the British Government?...
March 2019 Congressional inquiry declares no evidence of Russian interference in the US Presidential election Following 22 months of torturous investigation US Special Counsel Robert Mueller, chairman of a committee comprised mainly of Democrats hand-picked by himself, concluded that Russia had not interfered in the US election. The investigation did revealContinue reading "“The pot cal...
Will History Award the Dubious Accolade of the Most Expansionist Brutal and R...
The British Empire In 1911 the Royal Navy was comprised of 660 fighting vessels, manned by 137,500 personnel. In comparison, the next largest world seapower was Germany which had 336 ships and 67,000 sailors. The huge fleet was maintained to ensure England’s dominance of the seaways protecting the largest fleetContinue reading "Will History Award the Dubious Accolade of the Most Expan...
The Brazen Cheek of the Scottish Tory?s ? Confirmation Putin?s Russia Pulls ...
Putin’s Russia pulls the strings and the Tory Party Dances to their tune In the past ten years, approximately 10,000 super-wealthy Chinese and Russian business investors and entrepreneurs have been issued with “golden visas” by the Tory government providing them with a right of residence in the UK. So manyContinue reading "The Brazen Cheek of the Scottish Tory’s – Confirmation Putin’...
Boris Johnson ? London Mayor ? Promises to his Rich Backers in the City Honou...
Boris Johnson – Mayor of London – 2008 to 2016 His success in gaining the position of mayor was not unsurprising since the campaign came right at the start of the banking crisis which was part-attributed to mishandling the economy by the financial sector and the Labour Party and orchestrated “right-wing”Continue reading "Boris Johnson – London Mayor – Promises to his Rich Backers in the...
Ultra Right Wing Tory Policy Exchange Heavily Influenced by the Revolutionary...
Entryism – The RCP flexes its political Muscle “Entryism is a political strategy in which an organization or state encourages its members or supporters to join another, usually larger, the organization in an attempt to expand influence and expand their ideas and program. If the organization being “entered” is hostile toContinue reading "Ultra Right Wing Tory Policy Exchange Heavily Infl...
The Tory Party and the Revolutionary Communist Party ? One and the Same?
The Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP) – an ideas goldmine driving the Johnson government The Party was formed in the late 1970s by the academic Frank Furedi, who from the early 1960s had flirted with similar “International Socialist” and “Trotskyist” groups. Throughout the ’80s, in universities in the south of England, membershipContinue reading "The Tory Party and the Revolutionary C...
Barnett Formula to be Abandoned in Favour of an Allocation of Finance to Area...
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One of the links between Goldsmith’s Referendum Party and the Tory government of Boris Johnson – Ultra right-wing political schemer – Dougie Walters Scottish born Walters first surfaced in Scottish politics when he was appointed Chief of Staff for the Tory branch Office leader Michael Forsyth. His tenure did not last long asContinue reading "Running-the-United-Kingdom-From-Beyond-the-Grave-...
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Profiling “Goldenballs” Goldsmith Expanding on Goldsmiths business activities before his move into British politics. The Goldschmidts – Bankers of Germany The Goldschmidts, neighbours, and rivals to the Rothschild family, were a wealthy, Frankfurt-based, Jewish family, who had been influential figures in international merchant banking since the 16th Century. His great-grandfatherConti...
