Warning: despite the quite zingy title this is actually going to be a very dry stats post, readers. It is, on the other hand, based on a man having something disturbingly close to a complete psychotic mental breakdown, so there’s always that for a bit of colour.
Because the paragraph above, and in particular the highlighted part, is without a doubt the most dishonest, diametrically false and wildly extreme lie about Scottish politics that we’ve ever seen anyone tell in the 13.5 years of Wings Over Scotland’s existence.
And as a rule we don’t bother addressing them because they’re so demented you could spend 5,000 words pulling apart all the individual strands of lunacy every time, and lunatics thrive on attention, but this one does merit a very brief comment.
Because “Vote Labour, get indy” wasn’t our plan. It was John Swinney’s.
Even by the embarrassing standards of The National, the gulf between this morning’s blaring front-page splash and the weak, watery weasel words in the actual article is a chasm so wide and so yawning (in every sense of that word) that it would put the epic planetary scar of Mars’ Valles Marineris to shame.
Coupled with a feebly underwhelming Programme For Government (in which the main policy was the re-abolition of peak rail fares just months after the SNP insisted such a move was unaffordable, with no clue as to where the money had suddenly been found) and a pitiful list of candidates for next year’s Holyrood election featuring the likes of Sally “all aboard the gravy bus!” Donald, Kaukab “DECAPITATE TERFS” Stewart, Kirsten “DECAPITATE TERFS” Oswald, Alison “DECAPITATE TERFS” Thewliss and Alyn “throw anyone who doesn’t want to DECAPITATE TERFS out of the SNP” Smith, the story was an abject vision of a bleak future for independence.
On reflection, we feel we may have not taken this story seriously enough. After all, they don’t put just ANY old guff on the front page of the Sunday Mail.
GM on The Empty Hearse: “Negotiating who gets to take the credit for the work of negotiators and diplomats? There would be no negotation there.…” Jul 31, 00:30
Stuart on The Empty Hearse: “Well y’know safeguarding jobs, creating jobs, the CC sort of thing tariffs could affect…” Jul 30, 23:52
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Empty Hearse: “PEERS CALL FOR ‘MISGUIDED’ EFFORTS TO DEFINE ISLAMOPHOBIA TO BE SCRAPPED Peers have called for plans to create an Islamophobia…” Jul 30, 23:38
Hatey McHateface on The Empty Hearse: “Any chance of a wee clarification, x? It’s not clear if you’re referring to a tractor, or a Wings BTL…” Jul 30, 22:47
Hatey McHateface on The Empty Hearse: “36 hours now, YL Sah! What’s your personal best then? In recent times mind. Be honest, we’re all pals on…” Jul 30, 22:43
Young Lochinvar on The Empty Hearse: “Aah! More “kindness” from the terminally and dangerously deluded brigade.. Thanks ever so much Thatcher (you witch) for “care in…” Jul 30, 22:32
Doug on The Empty Hearse: “Half a millon pro independence supports stayed at home last July instead of voting SNP? How many will stay at…” Jul 30, 22:04
Andy Ellis on From May To July: “@Aidan 8.25pm But let’s be clear, whilst that judgement might have weight owing to the credentials of those that sit…” Jul 30, 21:52
Ste fella on The Empty Hearse: “Posted on scotgoespop article at 21:14 300725 and reposted here as he’s too scared to post it. “I bet you…” Jul 30, 21:18
agent x on The Empty Hearse: “Also: “Chainsaw-wielding attacker with female pronouns disfigured OAP in row over tractor Donald Sandilands, known as Donna Sandilands and referred…” Jul 30, 21:15
Young Lochinvar on The Empty Hearse: “Yet again; every accusation you make is a confession of your own guilty pleasures.. .” Jul 30, 21:13
GM on The Empty Hearse: “I’ve not seen anything about it.” Jul 30, 20:52
Breastplate on Scotland’s Saviour: “John, Thatcher said her biggest achievement was New Labour. It was an acknowledgment of Labour’s lurch to the right, the…” Jul 30, 20:47
Aidan on From May To July: “@Andy – to be clear on the second post, I posted the article as an example of where the concept…” Jul 30, 20:40
Aidan on From May To July: “Haha well, since we are getting dicks out, this is also not my first rodeo having studied international law at…” Jul 30, 20:25
sarah on The Empty Hearse: “@ agent x: Liberate Scotland will stand in constituencies as well as regions – a list of 19 of their…” Jul 30, 20:19
Andy Ellis on From May To July: “@Aidan 6.41pm If so, that is squarely a domestic “legal” right, not something that is recognised in international law. However,…” Jul 30, 20:08
agent x on The Empty Hearse: “see https://www.scotch-whisky.org.uk/media/2170/scotch-whisky-economic-impact-report-2024.pdf “In 2022, the Scotch Whisky industry, defined as the production and sales & distribution of Scotch Whisky, generated…” Jul 30, 19:58
Onlooker on The Empty Hearse: “What’s happening with the Alex Salmond trial? Anybody any updates?” Jul 30, 19:56
Insider on The Empty Hearse: “Did you even attempt to understand the Rev’s article before writing drivel like this….??? “Swinney and his fellow fuckwits don’t…” Jul 30, 19:50
Andy Ellis on From May To July: “@Aidan 6.01pm This isn’t my first rodeo bud. Unlike some of the regulars here I do actually know a thing…” Jul 30, 19:50
GM on The Empty Hearse: “It costs a lot of money to put someone in every seat. I suspect they will try and cover all…” Jul 30, 19:48
wullie on The Empty Hearse: “Why would Swinney bother about tariffs on Scotch. As far as I am aware the whisky industry is owned outwith…” Jul 30, 19:24
Mark Beggan on The Empty Hearse: “I take it Felix Winter will be welcomed in the men’s jail.” Jul 30, 19:17
George Ferguson on The Empty Hearse: “I have had a month off happy to report nothing has changed. We booked a cruise with the money we…” Jul 30, 19:11
agent x on The Empty Hearse: “Hey – Ursula is a hottie 🙂” Jul 30, 18:59
agent x on The Empty Hearse: “Sturgeon added on her Instagram account: “Feeling was mutual, Donnie. Forever proud to represent all the things that offend your…” Jul 30, 18:52
