The Love Of Big Brother 30
Posted on
October 03, 2026 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We were trying to work out what this reminded us of.
And the answer was in the same place it usually is.
Archive for the ‘comment’
Whatever Can Have Happened? 68
Posted on
September 30, 2026 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Yesterday afternoon John Swinney announced an independent review into the dual roles of Scotland’s main law officers, the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General, which have been a subject of great controversy since the Scottish Parliament was re-convened in 1999.
Wings welcomes this development unequivocally, albeit we’re slightly concerned that the former judge leading the review is himself a former Lord Advocate who may be inclined to regard any suggestion that the role – in which the LA is an independent law officer but also a government minister answerable to the First Minister – carries a huge conflict of interest as a personal slight.
But what’s interesting is that the SNP promised such a review way back in 2021, in its manifesto for that year’s Holyrood election.
We can’t imagine what can have caused them to delay it until now.
The Turning Point 83
Posted on
September 28, 2026 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We don’t have much to say about this graph that it doesn’t say for itself.
The arrest of Peter Murrell on 5 April 2023, just a couple of weeks after his wife had realised the game was up and walked away before the cops came round and put a big blue tent up on their front garden, changed everything in Scottish politics.
His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre 227
Posted on
September 21, 2026 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Funny how people change, isn’t it?
That sounds a lot to us like “Bombs Not Bairns”.
Fear And Favour 79
Posted on
September 15, 2026 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
This is what it looks like, if you’ve ever wondered.
It’s basically the police’s own version of a seven-hour “no comment” interview.
Anything But That 683
Posted on
September 01, 2026 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
The SNP really really don’t want to have another independence referendum, but if somebody somehow FORCES them into one, they DEFINITELY don’t want to have it in circumstances where they’d be starting the campaign with a 16-point lead.
(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.
Haven’t had a dream in a long time 83
Posted on
August 31, 2026 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
These are strange days, readers.
It’s getting hard to tell who’s on which side.
Spot The Problem 141
Posted on
August 27, 2026 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
See if you can identify why this isn’t an ideal way to run a justice system.
We’ve put a couple of clues in for the slower folk. Answer below.
The Land Of Do-As-You-Please 308
Posted on
August 17, 2026 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
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.
Ain’t it funny how things change? 301
Posted on
July 22, 2026 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Then, and now. (Click pic to enlarge.)
Scottish politics: where repeated catastrophic failure is just another way to succeed.
The Wheels Of Industry 84
Posted on
July 20, 2026 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Last Friday’s edition of The National ran this guff:
And as we often are, we were put in mind of the greatest politics book ever written.
These Words Are My Own 162
Posted on
July 17, 2026 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
It’s been another fabulous day on the front pages for Nicola Sturgeon.
The stories were triggered by a speech in the House Of Commons from Tory MP Sir David Davis, which you can watch below.
