(We must conclude from all this, incidentally, that John Swinney LOVES the Tories, because he had no problem accepting an indyref from a right-wing party in 2012.)
If Scotland leaves the UK, who might be the Prime Minister of the remains of it is none of his business, and certainly shouldn’t be a dealbreaker in achieving independence.
If there’s anyone left in the SNP with a shred of integrity (and if there is they must be very deep undercover indeed), Swinney ought to be challenged for the leadership at next month’s conference and replaced with someone – the Lord alone knows who – who’s actually willing to pursue the party’s supposed primary goal, because Swinney has now dismissed every possible route to it out of hand.
Something rather extraordinary happened yesterday, dearest readers. Very briefly, we absolutely genuinely thought someone in a position of some influence in the SNP had taken a meaningful step towards being serious about independence.
We are not being sarcastic. Look: here it is. (Transcript at bottom of article.)
Dave Doogan is the SNP’s leader at Westminster. And let’s be clear: that is EXACTLY what the SNP’s stance ought to be. Its only purpose is supposed to be the securing of Scottish independence, and no peaceful democratic means of achieving that ought to be off the table. We couldn’t believe what we were hearing, like it was a dream.
The SNP was not formed with the purpose of denying England/the UK the government it voted for, it was formed to completely sever the governance of Scotland and England from each other as a matter of permanent principle, regardless of the prevailing political climate at any given point in time.
If England wants Nigel Farage as Prime Minister, that’s England’s business. The point of independence is that Scotland doesn’t have to get him too. No more, no less.
So obviously, the hapless Doogan’s brave and bright new dawn was brutally slapped down within a matter of hours.
Now, readers, it’s not much of a secret that anyone who’s still supporting the SNP in the hopes that they’ll deliver Scottish independence is – and let’s put this as gently and kindly as possible – a bit thick.
From a membership high of 125,000 in the run-up to the 2021 Holyrood election, fully 60% have now wised up and left, and the 40% still left paying annual subscriptions to a party that’s stolen their money TWICE and spent it on pepper pots are pretty much by definition the dumbest of dum-dums.
But it looks like even they’re just about beginning to get it now.
Five more years and they might have just about woken up.
We’ve had another email from the Crown Office. Stand by for a surprise!
Well, that seems fair enough: other than the fact that almost £700,000 in “ringfenced” fundraiser money is (still) visibly missing, and the fact that the First Minister of the country and the leader of the party the money was entrusted to has publicly admitted it was misappropriated, there’s insufficient evidence that anything untoward happened to it. Panic over, everyone. Nothing to see here. Carry on with your day.
Great news, everyone – Scottish Labour has finally worked out how to talk to the people of Scotland. This video featuring the party’s MP Melanie Ward just appeared on the Scotland Office’s LinkedIn page, and it explains the complexities of the interlinked Scottish and UK economies in terms that the UK government hopes all of you awful thick Jocko plebs might be able to understand. Enjoy.
And tomorrow morning, do remember to eat your cereal, won’t you?
The contempt for the Scottish public being openly shown by public servants paid from the public purse to answer to the public has at this point reached such endemic levels that we’re not sure an acceptable level of trust can ever be salvaged.
The reply above is not just evasive, not even just pathetic, it’s insulting – not just to us, but to every citizen of Scotland.
Not done with celebrating defeat in an imaginary UDI yesterday, The National has gone with another big polling-based front cover today, and the party’s woke young stormtrooper drones are beside themselves with malignant glee.
The National runs headlines like this quite often.
The sort-of newspaper doesn’t actually have a sports section – it just publishes The Herald’s – but if it did you have to wonder what it would look like.
Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “Ah well, TURABDIN. As it happens, I was just reading about a pair of Ir@nian sisters in the Guardian online…” Sep 6, 10:17
Captain Caveman on Anything But That: “Yes, absolutely Hatey. Put more simply: sometimes in life, you have to wake up to the fact that you’ve been…” Sep 6, 10:12
TURABDIN on Anything But That: “@agentx FRANKLIN’s country may be counted among the least virtuous and most hypocritical on the planet, albeit «anglosaxons» do hold…” Sep 6, 09:40
Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “Sure, Xaracen, most of us understand how sunk costs work, and how the years of endless posts and uncounted words…” Sep 6, 09:36
TURABDIN on Anything But That: “@Mark Beggan «they’re just people who care about our country». «our country» being? Do give it a name?” Sep 6, 09:26
Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “I guess if Farage ever does become PM, he’ll have far more of a democratic mandate than Burnham has. I’m…” Sep 6, 09:02
Xaracen on Anything But That: “Just to re-centre the discussion for anyone following the thread, the point I originally made — and from which all…” Sep 6, 08:55
Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “The Falklanders should worry. The Argies are the descendants of the most genocidal colonists on the stolen and ethnically cleansed…” Sep 6, 08:47
Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “See, Northy? You CAN post sensibly when you make the effort. I’ll gloss over the fact that much of what…” Sep 6, 08:34
Mark Beggan on Anything But That: “Swinney is looking more reptilian everyday. I do believe he is shedding his skin.” Sep 6, 06:42
Mark Beggan on Anything But That: “” Worry” I’ve forgotten about it already. They are not my pals they’re just people who care about our country.…” Sep 6, 06:41
twathater on Anything But That: “Mark Beggan says: 6 September, 2026 at 12:14 am “corrupt and vicious” That sums up Scottish nationalism. Meanwhile wee Mark’s…” Sep 6, 03:12
Mark Beggan on Anything But That: ““corrupt and vicious” That sums up Scottish nationalism.” Sep 6, 00:14
agentx on Anything But That: “The full statement reads: “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have…” Sep 5, 23:58
Mark Beggan on Anything But That: “” Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom ” Benjamin Franklin” Sep 5, 23:31
Northcode on Anything But That: “There’s a lot of talk in this place, and elsewhere, suggesting that because of Scotland’s sovereign past and how the…” Sep 5, 23:00
Insider on Anything But That: “Mark ! Behave yourself ! “James Che” is actually a very old lady who is sadly suffering from the onset…” Sep 5, 21:22
robertkknight on Anything But That: “I wouldn’t restrict such an astute observation to today…” Sep 5, 20:05
Spartan 117 on Anything But That: “Your posts here today have been appalling. Grow up.” Sep 5, 19:46
factchecker on Anything But That: “Alas, there are no facts here to check, merely your incomprehensible meanderings around historical events using terms like ‘sine die’…” Sep 5, 19:44
James Che on Anything But That: “Mark, Its a same when politicians cant convince the electors and have to resort to violence to get their own…” Sep 5, 19:10
Mark Beggan on Anything But That: “I would like yo start a crowdfunder to get James Che laid. The only condition is that he can only…” Sep 5, 18:55
robertkknight on Anything But That: “Praying that Reform win a huge majority of seats in England and damn all in Scotland. That’ll learn the ‘proud…” Sep 5, 18:42
James Che on Anything But That: “These are the reasons that Stu has difficulty holding anyone to account like the SNP under the Crown of Westminsters…” Sep 5, 18:35
Aidan on Anything But That: ““Whatever you do, do not talk about the Status of the treaty of union between Scotland and England as Unionist…” Sep 5, 18:34
James Che on Anything But That: “Factchecker. You may also need to check some other facts such as , 1: the old parliament of Scotland was…” Sep 5, 18:28
Aidan on Anything But That: “Nobody is asking the courts to “create sovereignties” because that phrase has no meaning in the English language. However, what…” Sep 5, 18:16
Mark Beggan on Anything But That: “Polish police now allowed to shoot illegal immigrants and the AFD set to gain power. That’s going to take more…” Sep 5, 18:15
