Starmer refuses to rule out Labour support for Indyref2 23 Sep 2020 at 7:11pm
SIR Keir Starmer has been accused of ?throwing in the towel? after repeatedly refusing to say whether Labour would support a second independence referendum.
Second national lockdown possible if new coronavirus rules flouted ? Dominic ... 23 Sep 2020 at 10:05am
Britain could be plunged into a second national lockdown if new coronavirus restrictions are flouted, the Foreign Secretary has warned, as a leading scientist said the latest measures do not go ?anywhere near far enough?.
Humza Yousaf u-turns and agrees to amend hate crime Bill 23 Sep 2020 at 4:45pm
Controversial hate crime legislation will be amended after the Scottish Government accepted the draft law could be used to “prosecute entirely legitimate acts of expression”.
The None Of Your Business Convener 23 Sep 2020 at 5:00pm
The SNP have historically been swift to suspend any party members when there?s any hint of inappropriate conduct, never mind even a whiff of illegality. It?s been that way since 2015, with the axe falling on elected members as well as candidates in target seats and critical elections, and ordinary activists. Not even a by-your-leave, …
Weir?s No Way 23 Sep 2020 at 11:36am
The Electoral Commission appears to have missed yet another deadline for publishing the SNP’s 2019 accounts (we’re waiting on them to return our phone call), so we’ve got a moment to talk about something else relating to the party’s finances. EDIT 12.56pm: the Commission now “hopes” to have the accounts published “in the next three …
Compulsory conciliation 22 Sep 2020 at 11:58am
Senator Claire Chandler is a Liberal Party member of the Australian Parliament. Some recent experiences she’s had send a very serious warning about the likely outcomes of the Scottish Government’s wildly unpopular new Hate Crime Bill. She’s graciously allowed us to publish this column she wrote on the subject. Early this month I received a …
The dodgy dozen 21 Sep 2020 at 5:56pm
Following up this morning’s article, we’ve been trawling through the Publications/FOI section of the Scottish Government website to see which other articles might be being hidden from its search function. We found quite a few, and you’re never going to guess what the common factor in all of them is. We’ve given you a wee clue with that picture, …
No More Lies 21 Sep 2020 at 11:36am
We’ve just sent a Freedom Of Information request to the Scottish Government. You can read it below. REQUESTED BY: Stuart Campbell DATE: 19 September 2020 As recently as the 3rd of August 2020, the Scottish Government published an FOI response stating that: That quote can be found under “Part (c) of your review request” here. However, an …
Fair?s Fair: the Brexit case for indyref 2 20 Sep 2020 at 3:00pm
As a right-of-centre English conservative, there are Scottish National Party concepts I haven?t so far been able to comprehend. Perhaps it?s because I don?t follow Nicola Sturgeon and Ian Blackford. Should I keep an eye on what The Scotsman is saying? SNP leaders talk in the same sentence of a “free” and “independent” Scotland having …
Liars gonna lie 20 Sep 2020 at 10:20am
Last night on social media a few people raised a semi-interested eyebrow at Scotland On Sunday’s front page, and wondered if the suspiciously unattributed lead story might be something balanced and worthwhile, or if it’d be by Dani Garavelli again. We have sad news to relate. It is, of course, Garavelli again, and it has …
The people in the room 19 Sep 2020 at 1:51pm
Whichever side you’re on, it’s simply observably true that the Scottish Government is doing everything in its power to obstruct, delay and derail the Parliamentary inquiry into its ruinously botched investigation of false allegations against Alex Salmond. Any investigative journalist attempting to get to the bottom of the subject and find out what really happened is met …
The Land Where Nobody Knows 18 Sep 2020 at 3:00pm
Readers may recall that this site is engaged in an ongoing attempt to clarify why the Scottish justice system is choosing to selectively only pursue those supportive of Alex Salmond for contempt of court with regard to his trial, while conspicuously turning a blind eye to those in the media who have committed exactly the …
When Daniel Ellsberg released the Pentagon Papers, the US Government burgled the office of his psychiatrist to look for medical evidence to discredit him. Julian Assange has been obliged to submit himself, while in a mentally and physically weakened state and in conditions of the harshest incarceration, to examination by psychiatrists appointed by the US …
Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 15
Monday was a frustrating day as the Assange Hearing drifted deep into a fantasy land where nobody knows or is allowed to say that people were tortured in Guantanamo Bay and under extraordinary rendition. The willingness of Judge Baraitser to accept American red lines on what witnesses can and cannot say has combined with a …
Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 14
Friday gave us the most emotionally charged moments yet at the Assange hearing, showed that strange and sharp twists in the story are still arriving at the Old Bailey, and brought into sharp focus some questions about the handling and validity of evidence, which I will address in comment. NICKY HAGER The first witness of …
Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 13
I have to confess that after the last court session of another tough week (and yesterday was a particularly emotional and startling court day) I went to the pub with a friend after court yesterday rather than start writing. So Friday’s report this afternoon. Although Julian’s days in court are horrible in some ways, with …
A less dramatic day, but marked by a brazen and persistent display of this US Government’s insistence that it has the right to prosecute any journalist and publication, anywhere in the world, for publication of US classified information. This explicitly underlay the entire line of questioning in the afternoon session. The morning opened with Professor …
Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 12
Yet another shocking example of abuse of court procedure unfolded on Wednesday. James Lewis QC for the prosecution had been permitted gratuitously to read to two previous witnesses with zero connection to this claim, an extract from a book by Luke Harding and David Leigh in which Harding claims that at a dinner at El …
Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 11
Support for independence soars to 53% in sizzling Survation survey 11 Sep 2020 at 5:55pm Should Scotland be an independent country? (Survation, 2nd-7th September 2020)Yes 53% (+3)No 47% (-3)Before anyone claims that this is not an increase for Yes at all, because the last poll had inde...
Guardian piece claims support for independence is running at 56% 7 Sep 2020 at 1:28pm
James Morrison on Twitter directed me to an opinion piece in the Guardian containing an apparent nugget of information - "Ministers are increasingly nervous that a Scottish breakaway is on the card...
Hard Labour 6 Sep 2020 at 8:49pm
Just a quick note to let you know I've written today's National Extra piece, about the electoral consequences for Labour of doubling down (yet again) on their opposition to a second independence re...
Kevin Hague: Wikipedia editor 27 Aug 2020 at 11:12am
As requested by Professor John Robertson, a quick post about the Wikipedia entry on GERS. Until I mentioned this on Twitter a few hours ago, the three most recent edits to the page were made by no...
In-depth interview on the Holyrood voting system 24 Aug 2020 at 6:54pm
Exactly one month ago, I was interviewed on IndyLive Radio about the Holyrood electoral system and the perils of attempting to game the system. I've just spotted that the programme is now availabl...
Unionist propaganda poll throws up a blatant contradiction 21 Aug 2020 at 2:09pm
As you may have seen, there was a unionist propaganda poll yesterday, commissioned by the "Scottish Fabians", in an attempt to deflect attention from the consistently large pro-independence majorit...
Keir Starmer: Indyref2 will have a mandate if the SNP win Holyrood in 2021 23 Sep 2020 at 7:55pm
KEIR Starmer has said he stands by comments he made in January this year that, should they win a majority at Holyrood in 2021, then the SNP will have a mandate to hold a second independence referendum.
Keir Starmer's speech deserved to be delivered to an empty room 23 Sep 2020 at 7:00pm
?SIR? Keir Starmer?s address to the Labour party conference was gut-wrenchingly awful. It was redolent of Ian Duncan Smith?s quiet man speech to the Tories in 2002. It was charisma-free, tedious and brain-melting.
The PM has no words of comfort for those without financial security 23 Sep 2020 at 6:30pm
UNSURPRISINGLY PMQs was dominated by one topic, that of extending the furlough scheme. This was not surprising after the announcements by the PM and Scotland?s First Minister regarding the need for tighter restrictions as we try and curtail Covid-19. But the PM was adamant that no extension to the furlough scheme was forthcoming.
Kenny MacAskill calls for SNP to suspend Peter Murrell 23 Sep 2020 at 5:37pm
THE SNP's Kenny MacAskill has called for the party?s chief executive to be suspended over his apparent demands for police action against Alex Salmond.
Hutopia 23 Sep 2020 at 6:52pm
Overtourism and Underforestry. One of the best things about this discussion is the revelation that there are wolves in the Netherlands. Lelsy Riddoch’s virtual book launch of Huts, a Place Beyond …
FinCEN, Oligarch Britain and Compromised Politicians 23 Sep 2020 at 5:25pm
Multiple recent revelations expose the swirling nexus of dark money, oligarch influence and gangsterism and make it clear Tory Britain is a cesspit and London is a haven for money-laundering on a vast scale. FinCEN A huge trove of secret US government documents (the ‘FinCEN files’) has revealed for the first time how the big […]
Interview with Alan McGee 22 Sep 2020 at 3:10pm
In the first of a new series of interviews we talked to legendary music impressario Alan McGee. We talk about the new film coming out with Ewan Bremner playing Alan, Creation Records, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Oasis, Primal Scream, Scottish independence and a whole lot of other stuff. Interview with Alan McGee from Bella […]
A Just Transition for Mossmorran 22 Sep 2020 at 1:46pm
MSP Mark Ruskell has secured a members business debate on Mossmorran focussing on the need of a Just Transition board similar to the one announced for Grangemouth. For the debate to go ahead its required that three out of five parties to sign up for it. Motion S5M-22764: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish […]
Is it time to use the F-word about Boris Johnson?s disastrous regime? 22 Sep 2020 at 6:30am
Even the toxic cocktail of incompetence and neoliberal ideology can?t explain the scale of the British government’s failure. Why has the British government been so incompetent at dealing with COVID-19? Less than a month ago I explored whether its glaring failings would eventually prove unsustainable. In the space of just four weeks the situation in […]
Unionist Realism 21 Sep 2020 at 7:18pm
elide verb (used with object), e·lid·ed, e·lid·ing. 1. to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation. 2. to suppress; omit; ignore; pass over. 3. Law. to annul or quash. Do You Exist? It’s the sort of infuriating question that’s been bugging philosophers for centuries [TL:DR the only evidence you have that you exist as […]
Poetry Playlist September 21 Sep 2020 at 9:29am
BEWARE When police place knees, at your throat, you may not live to tell of choking. Welcome to the Poetry Playlist! Once a month, we are going to recommend one of our favourite poetry collections to you. It could be newly published, an old classic, or a little-known gem that we found collecting dust […]
Nova Scotia? SAY 2020 Longlist 20 Sep 2020 at 11:25pm
The latest Booker Prize shortlist is proof that a more diverse judging panel leads to a more diverse selection. The decision by the organisers of the Scottish Album of the Year Award to introduce a 50:50 gender split (in place for two years now) in its 100 strong nominators list is a step in the […]
Take One Action Film Festival 2020 20 Sep 2020 at 4:46pm
Take One Action Film Festival 16-27 September 2020 Now in its 13th year, Take One Action Film Festival is currently running its first online digital version of the annual event. With over 30 short films, features and documentaries the festival explores issues facing our planet and its inhabitants, Articulated around three key strands – Sisters […]
From ?Lead Don?t Leave? to ?Do What You?re Told? 20 Sep 2020 at 10:59am
The consequences of Brexit mayhem suggests ‘strengthening the union’ but really means ‘centralising the UK’, and new narratives about Covid are attempts to force a bizarre unity and slide Scotland out of existence. In extremis, under intense pressure Unionism is becoming more atavistic. With sweet (and bitter) memories ringing in our heads six years […]
Public not to blame for second wave of Covid-19, says Keir Starmer 23 Sep 2020 at 8:00pm
Labour leader points to government mismanagement of virus in televised address Coronavirus ? latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe public are not to blame for a resurgence of coronavirus and have been let down by the government, Keir Starmer has said in a televised address following t...
Covid: Sturgeon announces Scotland-wide ban on household visits 22 Sep 2020 at 8:57pm
First minister also confirms 10pm curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants from FridayCoronavirus ? latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHousehold visiting will be banned across Scotland, as Nicola Sturgeon moves to limit a key driver of coronavirus infections before the winter.While Boris J...
First ministers call on Johnson to help Covid-hit aerospace industry 19 Sep 2020 at 11:53am
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish leaders urge prime minister to set up taskforceCoronavirus ? latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNicola Sturgeon has joined forces with the first ministers of Wales and Northern Ireland to demand ?urgent intervention? from the the UK government to help...
Welsh and Scottish leaders: Johnson hasn't talked to us for months 18 Sep 2020 at 3:25pm
Drakeford decries ?vacancy? at heart of UK government as Sturgeon calls for Covid meetingCoronavirus ? latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first ministers of Wales and Scotland have attacked Boris Johnson for failing to speak to them directly about the possibility of a new national ...
BBC to continue live TV broadcasts of Nicola Sturgeon's briefings 18 Sep 2020 at 1:10pm
Corporation insists there was no intention to stop covering Covid updates, despite outcryCoronavirus ? latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBBC Scotland has confirmed that it will continue to screen Nicola Sturgeon?s coronavirus briefings live on TV in the ?coming weeks?, after its decis...
Lord Keen: what were the events that led to Tory peer's resignation? 16 Sep 2020 at 7:43pm
As Keen confirms he has quit as advocate general for Scotland, we look at how it happenedIt was last week that questions over Lord Keen?s position as one of the government?s senior law advisers first emerged.A three-page letter, marked ?official ? sensitive?, seen by the Guardian, revealed his se...
Lord Keen resigns over Boris Johnson's Brexit plan 16 Sep 2020 at 6:05pm
Move by advocate general for Scotland is latest blow in fallout from internal market billLatest politics news ? live developmentsBoris Johnson has suffered another embarrassing resignation over his controversial Brexit policy after Lord Keen, the UK government?s law officer for Scotland, stepped ...
Alex Salmond known for 'bullying' behaviour, says Scotland's ex-chief civil s... 15 Sep 2020 at 4:07pm
Sir Peter Housden tells MSPs there were no ?egregious? incidents that needed formal investigation Alex Salmond was known for ?bullying and intimidatory behaviour? and angry outbursts against civil servants who worked for him, Scotland?s former chief civil servant has told MSPs.Sir Peter Housden, ...
How the Covid crisis is changing minds on Scottish independence 13 Sep 2020 at 3:00pm
Nicola Sturgeon?s handling of the pandemic, as well as frustration at the political impasse, is driving more people into the yes campIt was at the height of Scotland?s lockdown that it struck Henry most profoundly that the union was obsolete. A traditional Labour voter in his late 40s from a unio...
Richard Leonard survives as Scottish Labour leader 12 Sep 2020 at 2:54pm
Rebels fail to gain enough support to win no-confidence motion amid last-minute manoeuvring by party officialsA rebellion by Scottish Labour?s centrists aimed at toppling their party leader, Richard Leonard, has collapsed after they failed to force through a motion of no confidence in his leaders...
Johnson?s smirk of the union address
In his Smirk to the Union address on the bunting channel last night, the performance artiste with the stage name Boris Johnson warned that the threat from the coronavirus was not over, and that “complacency could be our undoing.” That would be the complacency with which a certain Conservative government reacted in the early spring […]
Labour?s Tory drag
When is nationalism not nationalism? When it’s British of course. Stick a union flag on your nationalist tub thumping and as if by magic – watch, and the nationalism has gone! British nationalism, it’s the Cillit Bang of nationalisms. And that’s one of the many reasons why British nationalism is better than any other kind […]
The second wave
Has anyone seen the performance artiste whose stage name is Boris Johnson? He’s been missing in action again, except to complain to his friends – and amazingly he has some – that it’s impossible to make ends meet on a piffling £150,000 annual salary. There have been reports that as the UK faces a second […]
British nationalism?s demographic time bomb
It’s always instructive to pay close attention to what your opponents are saying. There’s a very interesting article in the Herald today, written by Andy Maciver. He is currently the director of a consulting and lobbying company, but was formerly the Head of Communications for the Scottish Conservatives and remains close to the party. Today […]
Six years on
Today it’s the sixth anniversary of the independence referendum of 2014. We all know what happened on that day, how hopes were dashed and dreams evaporated, but six years later the independence movement is still here, still strong, and still setting the Scottish political agenda. Our hopes and dreams are very much alive. It was […]
Happy anniversary Mum & Dad
This is a different kind of blog post. It’s my parents’ 60th wedding anniversary today. Martha and Tommy Mosson got married on this day in St Maria Goretti’s church in Cranhill in the East End of Glasgow in 1960. All these years later they’re still very happy together. Well, as happy as a grumpy auld […]
A breakdown of trust
The UK government’s Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma really doesn’t like the idea of explaining his government’s plans to those pesky uppity Scots. He has refused to appear before the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Constitution committee to explain the impact of the UK Internal Market Bill on the devolution […]
Poxy Brexit passport
Today my replacement passport arrived in the post. It no longer says that the bearer is a European citizen. It no longer grants the right to live and work freely in 28 countries. It’s the passport of a rogue state that breaks international law and rips up treaties that it signed just a few months […]
A useless bit of rubbish passed off as an heirloom
So there you are, watching BBC1 and clutching a Battle of Britain commemorative mug in a living room bedecked with union flags and red white and blue bunting and all ready to break into a rousing chorus of There’ll Be Red White and Blue Birds Over the White Cliffs of Dover in order to show […]
Dugcast fae the dughoose : with Andrew Tickell again
WeeGingerDug · Dugcast 11 09 2020 With Andrew Tickell 2 This week I’m joined again by the legal commentator and academic Andrew Tickell. We chat about the UK govt’s decision to break international law and what this means. We also discuss the definition of sovereignty and who is really sovereign in law in Scotland […]
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…
The British Empire is still very much alive and kicking
The British Empire is still very much alive and kicking Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, September 23rd 2020 The British Empire has never really gone away. Its presence and influence has always been here – sometimes in the background, often in the foreground, being invoked, defended and even celebrated by some. It is there in the …
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The political and moral collapse of the Conservative Party, conservative thin...
The political and moral collapse of the Conservative Party, conservative thinking and unionism Gerry Hassan Sunday National, September 20th 2020 The clue is meant to be in the name – the Conservative and Unionist Party. The Unionist moniker may refer first and foremost to the union with Ireland, but has a wider meaning in relation …
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Perfidious Albion and the demise of Conservatism
Perfidious Albion and the demise of Conservatism Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, September 16th 2020 It has not been a good week for the UK?s reputation – domestically or internationally. Boris Johnson?s shameless government of chameleons and charlatans showed their true colours by declaring their intentions to run a horse and cart through international law. To …
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The UK is a Rogue State
The UK is a Rogue State Gerry Hassan Sunday National, September 13th 2020 The UK Government took the UK?s reputation to an all-time low in the past few days. Tragically, Britain?s descent into potential illegality, breaking agreements and weakening peace in Northern Ireland comes as no surprise. Even if part of this bravado turns out …
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What comes after Richard Leonard for Scottish Labour? Time for an Independent...
What comes after Richard Leonard for Scottish Labour? Time for an Independent Labour Party Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, September 9th 2020 Scottish Labour once seemed to have an ironclad grip on Scottish politics, winning election after election, and seeing off opponents whether it was Tories, SNP or the occasional Lib Dem. For two political generations …
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British Democracy for Sale
British Democracy for Sale Gerry Hassan Sunday National, September 6th 2020 British democracy likes to see itself as among the cleanest and least corrupt in the world, run by good chaps whose word can be taken in good faith and is their bond. This was always part myth but increasingly what passes for democracy in …
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Bad politics leads to pad politics ? from Trump to Brexit to Scotland
Bad history leads to bad politics ? from Trump to Brexit and Scotland Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, September 2nd 2020 The past is always with us, being remade and reinterpreted to suit the needs of the present. Yet in today?s world of complexity, change and messiness – as well as constant information and disinformation – …
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Understanding and defeating the argument for the union in twelve steps
Understanding and defeating the argument for the union in twelve steps Gerry Hassan Sunday National, August 30th 2020 It has been an uplifting last few weeks to be an independence supporter. Not only has there been a swathe of polls showing a growing independence majority, the pro-union side seems to be in a bit of …
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SNP MP makes fresh call for results of private polling on Scottish independen...
SNP MP makes fresh call for results of private polling on Scottish independence to be made public Daily RecordHow SNP and their followers use dirty tricks against political opponents like me ? Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP The ScotsmanPoliticians who challenge SNP are 'monstered on social media', says Lib Dem MSP HeraldScotlandSNP MSP says ?no reason? why an independent Scotland should take on shar...
Sir Keir Starmer stands by claim SNP would have mandate for indyref2 if they ...
Sir Keir Starmer stands by claim SNP would have mandate for indyref2 if they win Holyrood elections Sky NewsBoost for Sturgeon's independence plans as Starmer concedes SNP majority will be referendum mandate Telegraph.co.ukKeir Starmer: SNP win in 2021 would be mandate for Indyref2' The ScotsmanIndyref2: Keir Starmer agrees if SNP win majority they have mandate for referendum Press and Jour...
Indyref2: Starmer refuses to rule out backing Scotland referendum - BBC News
Indyref2: Starmer refuses to rule out backing Scotland referendum BBC NewsSir Keir Starmer stands by claim SNP would have mandate for indyref2 if they win Holyrood elections Sky NewsStarmer: SNP win in 2021 would be indyref2 mandate Daily Business?In a pandemic, character matters?: Starmer sets out electoral strategy in BBC interview LabourListView Full coverage on Google News
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 ...
When will indyref2 happen?
Not when you would like it to happen, but when do you believe indyref2 will happen?
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 George Galloway "Unity Party" thread
I see our very own(Scotlands, not P&B's...) Gorgeous George has started worrying that he was slipping into irrelevance and has decided the best way to get his name recirculating is to move home and form an Anti SNP party who, in his own words, will allow for a return to "Traditional Left/Right po...
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 ...
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...
The Douglas Ross Experiment
He's having such an absolute disaster of a start that he's worth a new thread:
He's currently trending.
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.
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 ...
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.
I?ve been reading some of the left fascist scum hypocrisy over the last few hours and I must say it?s laughable. The same imbeciles who were up in arms about the alleged Donald Trump allegations are defending and sweeping under the carpet the Alex Salmond allegations
It seems that ...
Israel lobby v Corbyn
At fever pitch at the moment, and a daily event yet still to hear anything Anti-semitic he's done.
Tartan
Army Message Board (often features political threads)
Julian Assange
Media starting to report that the UN have ruled in his favour.
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...
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...
Pop Master Radio 2
Anyone else do it, and have you ever got them all?. Got to within one once when at home with the wife but normally get anything from 12-27.
Falls on my break time at work so gives us something to do.?.
There is no dark side of the moon
There is a far side however. Fair play to the Chinese for this achievement
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jan/03/china-probe-change-4-land-far-side-moon-basin-crater
The Weather thread
Well, that's been a great May, and a good start to June, even getting some of that warm rain they get abroad. I'm still depending on the BBC for my forecasts although I have heard tell of someone on twitter or whatever called Windy something who is really good. Hopefully might get some nice thund...
Black Lives Matter... in Scotland
I coudn't see a thread on this. But it's one of the issues of the day.
A range of Scottish voices discussing justice for Sheku Bayoh here:
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1yNxaBaRmngKj?t=33m18s
Carole Malone
What an utterly horrible excuse for a journalist.
Little Bo Peep is losing her sheep ? Is it Et Tu for Nicola Sturgeon
2014 Independence Referendum Nicola Sturgeon was given the honour of leading the campaign for independence. Referendum campaigning began with polls indicating “No” voters would prevail, a view promoted by the Unionist media and given maximum media space by the BBC, who bombarded Scotland with negative publicity broadcasting many times each day thatContinue reading "Little Bo Peep is losin...
Double Devolution ? The Tory Plan For Scotland
10 Sep 2020: Reported in today’s “National” – Councillors in Shetland have passed a motion to explore options for ?achieving political and financial self-determination?. Leader of the council Steven Coutts proposed the motion, which was carried yesterday by 18 to 2 votes. The motion states there is concern that centralised decision-making ?isContinue reading "Double Devolution – The Tory ...
The Alex Salmond Inquiry A Can of Worms is Being Exposed But Who Will Break R...
An update – The Alex Salmond debacle Judith Mackinnon left her post in July 2017 and took up employment in a newly created post as “Head of People Advice for The Scottish Government”. She reported to Nicola Richards, who had been appointed to her new role as “Director of People”. ItContinue reading "The Alex Salmond Inquiry A Can of Worms is Being Exposed But Who Will Break Ranks and Bl...
Scotland Under the Cosh!! You Ain?t seen Nuthin? yet ? Be Afraid ? Be very Af...
The United Kingdom National Security Council Created by the Tory Government on 12 May 2010, the (NSC) of the United Kingdom is an inner Cabinet Committee gifted with the authority to oversee all issues relating to national security, intelligence coordination, and defence strategy. The Secretary to the National Security Council (NSC) and theContinue reading "Scotland Under the Cosh!! You Ain...
Francesca Osowska ? A Well Earned OBE ? You Be The Judge
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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...
