The topics of the day 592
Posted on
September 26, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Can be discussed below. (We don’t know what they are, we’re on holiday.)
Author Archive
And now for something serious 379
Posted on
September 25, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
More information here. Wings Over Scotland endorses (and indeed, may well become actively involved with) this event or product.
Some rest for the wicked 402
Posted on
September 25, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Right then. I’m now back in Bath, which sadly is not yet technically in a foreign country. To be frank, readers, after the last three years and especially the last two weeks I’m mentally, emotionally and physically done in.
But on the 19th I said that it was “difficult to think of any useful purpose [Wings Over Scotland] can serve” in the aftermath of a No vote, and that’s no longer the case.
No regrets 334
Posted on
September 24, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Or some regrets. It’s so hard to tell.
The UK media, ladies and gentlemen.
We told you so #2 955
Posted on
September 23, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Even we’re surprised how fast these are coming true.
Stay tuned for more. They’re on the way.
The best of friends 681
Posted on
September 22, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We’ve known and documented for some time now that Scottish Labour’s attitude towards “foreigners” is, well, let’s be super-generous and say “ambiguous”. But this photo from nine days ago made even us take a sharp breath.
The woman on the left is the Labour MP for Aberdeen South, Dame Anne Begg. She received her DBE in 2011 “for services to disabled people and to equal opportunities”. But who’s her No-campaigning pal?
The voices of unity 229
Posted on
September 22, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Number 1 in a long series 416
Posted on
September 20, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Of posts subtitled “We told you so”.
Coming soon: Iraq War III, Tory victory in 2015, UK out of Europe in 2017. Hold tight.
Enough is enough 399
Posted on
September 20, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
If we hadn’t already been sure, this would have sealed it.
Because we all know what really happened in George Square last night.
Keep ’em peeled 326
Posted on
September 19, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Now, technically there are still around 20 minutes of the 19th left as we write this, but we’re reasonably sure that Parliament is now closed for the night and as far as we can tell this doesn’t seem to have happened.
You’ll let us know if you spot it, won’t you, readers?
Fooled you twice, suckers 568
Posted on
September 19, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
The Daily Record, 15 September 2014:
Our emphases. But you’ll never guess what, readers.
The country that wasn’t 1,041
Posted on
September 19, 2014 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Last night, everyone in Scotland lost.
45% of the electorate in the highest turnout in modern UK political history voted for hope and for change, and didn’t get them. 55% voted in terror of change, but will get it (for the worse) anyway.
The No campaign desperately abandoned all pretence of being an alliance and turned into a red-and-yellow-branded Labour one, only to lose in Labour’s core Glasgow heartland and doom the party to all but certain defeat in both 2015 and 2016. The SNP will likely take advantage at the ballot box, but win only a poisoned chalice.
The Tories will triumph in the next UK election as saviours of the Union, then be forced into an EU referendum only a demented minority of them really want, and which will result in a disastrous exit from the EU. And of course, the Lib Dems were dying no matter what.
So it goes.
