Just a quick bit of housekeeping here with regard to the new Wings comments section, which offers far more functionality but has also attracted a few complaints because it’s no longer a straight chronology of oldest-to-newest tweets.
(We could actually change that back, but the cost would be losing the ability to reply directly to individual comments, which is a big loss, so we’re leaving it as it is for now.)
To those beefing because that means you can’t now immediately tell which comments are new, a couple of helpful pointers. The easiest way to fix the problem is a simple one: keep the tab open.
If you keep the most recent page open in a tab on your browser, the Comment Bubble (visible at the bottom left of that pic) will keep track of all new comments – it refreshes every 30 seconds – and highlight them for you in yellow until you’ve read them.
(The little orange circle should take you to the first unread one if you click it.)
Sadly the Bubble stops working if you close the tab or navigate to a new page from it, but since most people have scores of tabs open at a time that shouldn’t be a problem. So there you go.
When times are quiet in Scottish politics, as they currently are, our favourite genre of story is “mainstream press belatedly catches up with Wings Over Scotland”. And so to this morning’s front page splash in the Sunday Mail.
The rumour mill has been grinding about Operation Branchform developments again in the last few days, although we’ve seen too many false dawns now to get overly excited about that. But the Mail’s story sounded awfully familiar.
While we get on with some tinkering behind the scenes in the absence of any Scottish political news – we have an exciting new comment system and the Contact form finally works again! – readers may wish to enjoy the full marathon three-and-a-quarter hours of last month’s fun indyref anniversary event at the Glasgow Science Centre.
And this afternoon in the chamber the SNP also voted against the only alternative.
Alba MSP Ash Regan laid down the above motion, which supports what as far as we knew was still the SNP’s official policy in the absence of another Section 30, in so far as they even know what their policy is.
Today that motion was voted down by 125 votes to 1.
Astonishingly, there isn’t a single word of apology anywhere in this statement.
There isn’t a scintilla of contrition, not the tiniest glimmer of admission of culpability or responsibility. There isn’t even a weasel-worded expression of “regret”.
Rape Crisis Scotland is unfit for purpose, and its CEO must resign.
Mac on Coping with change: “Is BRICS not partially about setting up an alternative payments system. I’ve said on here (half serious half joking) that…” Oct 10, 09:05
Mac on Coping with change: “The green counter stuck at 90 appears only once you enter a particular article but not on the home page.…” Oct 10, 08:47
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “The Guardian is reporting that genetically engineered wild cattle variants are about to be set loose near Loch Ness. Known…” Oct 10, 08:21
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “Moving my bowels as I type, Geri. And thinking of you 🙂” Oct 10, 08:10
The Flying Iron of Doom on Coping with change: “Am I the only person who has the green counter thingy at the lower left stuck at 90? Also, yon…” Oct 10, 06:34
Geri on Coping with change: “Scotland would be as well to leave it in the ground until we’re independent. Oh deary, Nigeria has officially ditched…” Oct 10, 00:09
Geri on Coping with change: “School meals in England are means tested. Parents have to apply which is the usual English pastime of humiliating &…” Oct 9, 22:58
Geri on Coping with change: “The only ones to fck up the exit to Brexit were the English. They wanted their cake & eat it.…” Oct 9, 22:39
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “Here you go. A list of the eligibility for free school meals from the UK Gov site: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65fdad5965ca2f00117da947/Free_school_meals.pdf And for…” Oct 9, 22:30
Geri on Coping with change: “Proclaimers are dedicating Cap in hand tae the six time loser Sturgeon.” Oct 9, 22:17
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “I’m of the opinion the oil & gas is yesterday’s scab. Sure, we can pick at it, but if our…” Oct 9, 22:12
Geri on Coping with change: “The English don’t even give poor children a free school meal or prescriptions so we’re safe from ever being envious…” Oct 9, 21:51
Robert Hughes on Coping with change: “Whit ! no Sensational Hatrick Pervy Band , Average WHITE WHITE WHITE Band or Buns n Poses ; nah ,…” Oct 9, 21:40
Aidan on Coping with change: “If everyone in England got free energy and the people of Scotland were in bondage slavery working to produce it,…” Oct 9, 20:44
Dan on Coping with change: “In other music news… I hear Twa Ferries Procurement Disaster, Kinlochleven Smelter Fiasco, and The Arsecrack Smeg Muppeteer Instigators of…” Oct 9, 20:41
Aidan on Coping with change: “You can’t be that stupid, environmental taxes aren’t charged on renewable energy! The taxes falling within the definition of ‘environmental…” Oct 9, 20:38
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “Sure, Dan, but check out the size of the bawbag.” Oct 9, 20:37
Alf Baird on Coping with change: “The EU has a far bigger population than Norway but the latter’s piped gas still has to be paid for.…” Oct 9, 20:35
Aidan on Coping with change: “You are right, the right to self-determination applies to all people. I was using the term coloquially to refer to…” Oct 9, 20:29
Andy Ellis on Coping with change: “International law – such as it is – is far from perfect. There again much the same could be said…” Oct 9, 20:29
Alf Baird on Coping with change: “Its not unreasonable for a sovereign state to seek recompense for exporting £100bn worth of Kw/hr energy produced to its…” Oct 9, 20:27
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “Ah James, you’re blowing perfect smoke rings yourself and you don’t even know it. Onlookers are astonished at their diameter…” Oct 9, 20:26
Aidan on Coping with change: “With wisdom like that, what can mere men do” Oct 9, 20:19
Aidan on Coping with change: “Oh dear, I assume the Buckie’s out early today. If the law is what you say it is and no…” Oct 9, 20:18
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “Here’s some links for readers who find Geri’s mince gives them the boak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Scotland https://scotsindependent.scot/FWShop/product/pirates-of-the-air-the-story-of-radio-free-scotland/ It would be nice to…” Oct 9, 20:12
Dan on Coping with change: “And there was you moaning about flippant responses yesterday… Yer jist a totes hypocritical bawbag.” Oct 9, 20:10
Campbell Clansman on Coping with change: “The thing you reference as “international law” that supposedly overrides national constitutions, is of course a big joke. Nobody should…” Oct 9, 20:09
Andy Ellis on Coping with change: “The right to self determination is constantly misunderstood here. It deliberately does not provide for the rights of people within…” Oct 9, 20:04
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “On buses and trains you mean? Only fair I guess, the ticket price should include a guaranteed seat.” Oct 9, 19:54
Dan on Coping with change: “Alert readers and eager hunter gatherers of hidden special feature buttons which make the “upgrade” so uber slick to use,…” Oct 9, 19:52
