There are terms beloved of politics activists and commonly used on social media which are a baffling mystery to the general public. We’ve spoken several times of the word “gaslighting”, which is understandably used as shorthand for quite a complex thing that’s difficult to describe concisely, but nevertheless acts as a barrier to understanding for anyone not overly political.
Below are two news reports from the Scottish Sun this week:
Both of the people arrested were male-bodied individuals who identify as women. As far as we’re aware, neither of them has a Gender Recognition Certificate. They are both the same sex, biologically and legally, and both describe themselves as female.
Yet in giving statements about their respective arrests, Police Scotland called one of them a man and one of them a woman. And we’re having no luck finding out why.
But isn’t that the Scottish Greens co-leader in that picture, in the bunnet, between his colleague Ross Greer and Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, all enthusiastically clapping Douglas just a few weeks ago?
Diligently alert readers may have noticed that the SNP MP, former vomit-mopper and permanent embarrassment to braincells Stewart McDonald has an article in today’s National about the best way to look like he’s trying to secure independence without risking losing his cosy lucrative job in glamorous London with all his fancy MP pals.
(McDonald is also one of the party’s most virulent advocates of its massively unpopular gender reforms, which isn’t relevant to anything but we’ve got a streak to maintain.)
Unfortunately it’s 4,000 words long and unbearably boring, but since you pay us we’ve taken the bullet for you, read the whole thing and now present it here in précis form:
The title of this article might sound a bit like the name of a band making their debut at Glastonbury this year, but in fact it’s something infinitely more serious.
News broke late last night that the person we must presumably now refer to as an “individual” who had been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a missing Galashiels schoolgirl (happily found safe and well and back home with her parents) had in fact been charged with an as-yet-unspecified crime.
But the alleged crime wasn’t the only thing going unspecified.
People across Scotland breathed a sigh of relief this morning when missing Galashiels 11-year-old Kaitlyn Easson was found safe and well after a multi-service search.
The police have arrested[EDIT: and now charged] a 53-year-old man in connection with her disappearance, named by the Daily Record as Andrew Miller, a local butcher. This was one of two names that numerous sources had been passing to Wings since the man was detained, but the two names only referred to one person.
After Wings’ investigation into the disturbing world of “furries” earlier this week, the mainstream press picked up on the quite extraordinary decision by SNP MSP Christina McKelvie to endorse a “counter-protest” being organised by the costume fetishists against a women’s-rights event in Glasgow tomorrow.
Because it appears the SNP are more and more openly throwing their weight behind both extreme sexual kink (and worse) and the intimidation of women.
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Scotland’s Saviour: “Your ominously true post is appreciated. If you don’t mind, since you reference the book, I will take the opportunity…” Jul 28, 23:52
Stuart on Scotland’s Saviour: “Cherrybank I suspect he’s onto something. Magic Grandpa will be the frontman for the Muslim bloc vote that is now…” Jul 28, 22:54
Mark Beggan on Scotland’s Saviour: “All the Palestinian protesters arrested in London were all in retirement age. What a time in life to realise the…” Jul 28, 22:31
Cherrybank on Scotland’s Saviour: “An erudite You tuber ‘History Debunked’ reckons Corbyn is just a front man for the five Islamists who are his…” Jul 28, 22:27
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Safety First: “THOMAS CARLYLE (Anglo-Scottish, 1795-1881): « Several indolent members of Parliament, and many indolent members of society on this side of the…” Jul 28, 22:11
Mark Beggan on Scotland’s Saviour: “Gerry and the Peacemakers as support. Just think of the quality coverage. Maybe the Palestinians will understand what Kneecap are…” Jul 28, 21:57
Lorn on Scotland’s Saviour: “Corbyn was never in favour of independence. If he can scupper the Greens and bring them back to ‘green’ issues…” Jul 28, 21:53
GM on Scotland’s Saviour: “There is one, under the Liberate Scotland banner. I’ll back it if I have a candidate in my area.” Jul 28, 21:48
Lorn on Scotland’s Saviour: “I agree, I do wish ALBA would come under the umbrella, too. It was Alex’s dream to take ALBA to…” Jul 28, 21:47
Young Lochinvar on Scotland’s Saviour: “Jezzbollah, funny, like that 🙂 Then there’s Bennys a nutty yahoo. That makes me smile as well.” Jul 28, 21:47
GM on Scotland’s Saviour: “Nature, the natural environment was dropped first. All over Europe the elite Green politicians are croaking for war. Hard to…” Jul 28, 21:41
Mark Beggan on Scotland’s Saviour: “I think Kneecap should do a gig there.” Jul 28, 21:38
Ebok on Scotland’s Saviour: “‘But if – as the More In Common poll suggests – the new Corbyn party carved off just two or…” Jul 28, 21:17
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Saviour: “Forgot to say earlier, Willie. The crime bill currently going through WM and expected to become UK law soon, grants…” Jul 28, 21:14
Stuart on Scotland’s Saviour: “First Starmer and Swinney, and now the Donald. This from the Herald. “Donald Trump has suggested there should be 50…” Jul 28, 21:06
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Saviour: “So you’ve noticed that too? It’s all the more mystifying when there’s supposedly no power, no mobile coverage, no fuel…” Jul 28, 21:03
Sven on Scotland’s Saviour: “Nope, struggle as I may, I find it completely impossible to imagine any conceivable situation in which Mr Corbyn (so…” Jul 28, 20:47
Mark Beggan on Scotland’s Saviour: “You’ve got to hand it to the Palestinians. In the middle of a war zone they can certainly choreograph a…” Jul 28, 20:45
KT Lorimer on Scotland’s Saviour: “You think it is up to Starver and the English parliament to decide if we can determine our future?” Jul 28, 20:11
Mark Beggan on Scotland’s Saviour: ““1000 years from now there will be no guys or girls, just wankers”” Jul 28, 20:09
100%Yes on Scotland’s Saviour: “John Swinney is the sort of man, if he worked in a office no one would even notice he was…” Jul 28, 20:05
Alf Baird on Scotland’s Saviour: “Yes, the Liberate Scotland unity alliance is offering the best option for Yes voters, also providing the opportunity to use…” Jul 28, 20:03
100%Yes on Scotland’s Saviour: “The National, the Unionist paper pretending to be Pro-Indy has all the SNP faithful crying someone to help as John…” Jul 28, 19:50
sarah on Scotland’s Saviour: “@ willie: I’m very afraid that you are right. We need to get decent principled people into politics who will…” Jul 28, 19:38
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Saviour: “Not much to argue with there, willie. Perhaps the trick to survival will be to adopt the kind of protective…” Jul 28, 19:36
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Saviour: “Good post, JC. You’re certainly more on the ball on this subject than perhaps you are on the shenanigans around…” Jul 28, 19:16
willie on Scotland’s Saviour: “The links to coral us are indeed being joined up and shortened James Cheyne. Every aspect of our being, our…” Jul 28, 19:14
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Saviour: “🙂 Always assuming there’s any roofs left.” Jul 28, 19:09
Andy Wiltshire on Scotland’s Saviour: “Well done to the Lionesses though.” Jul 28, 19:07
Mark Beggan on Scotland’s Saviour: “The Corbyn and Sultana cake party. Mixed fruit and nuts.” Jul 28, 18:58
