And the rest of it doesn’t pull many punches either. Let’s hope it’s just the first crack in the dam. The opportunity for the others in the party to find their courage is fast ebbing away, and history will be unmerciful if they don’t seize it.
Tuesday’s front page headline in The National was roughly the political equivalent of introducing yourself to your new next-door neighbour by saying “Hi, nice to meet you, I’m Jimmy from No.22 and it definitely wasn’t me who killed your cat last night”.
Humza Yousaf’s great masterplan of an independence strategy is imploding faster than the OceanGate Titan, and scarcely any less disastrously. And unless you’re one of the colleagues, family or friends of the tragic victims on board the doomed vessel, it’s even more painful to watch.
We’ve seen some hilarious demands for “unity” in the independence movement in the last couple of years, almost all of them from the most divisive figures ever to wave a wee plastic Saltire (Pete Wishart, Neil Mackay, Wee Ginger Dug etc etc).
But this effort from the SNP’s new airhead mascot takes the shortbread.
Winnie Ewing, who has sadly passed away a few weeks short of her 94th birthday, was the second SNP politician I ever heard of.
My dad met her, and would speak of her with Billy Wolfe, the party leader who was also his employer at a forest machinery company in Bathgate (and our family friend), during her second term as an MP in the UK Parliament.
She now joins my dad and Billy as people who worked for the cause of independence but died before it came to fruition, after many wasted years under the leadership of Nicola Sturgeon.
Still wondering what Humza Yousaf’s going to say to the SNP’s pretend “conference” on independence strategy this coming Saturday? Well, wonder no longer, because this morning he told Sky News.
In other words, he’s waving the white flag and praying for a miracle.
Mark Beggan on The Empty Hearse: “One Scot One Vote.” Jul 30, 15:18
Hatey McHateface on The Empty Hearse: “Plus ca change plus ca meme chose. Is that Scots? Fa’s Northcode tae tell us?” Jul 30, 15:18
Hatey McHateface on The Empty Hearse: “Not strictly true, Mark. A small segment of the people voted. Male, free (not slaves), property owning.” Jul 30, 15:15
Mark Beggan on The Empty Hearse: “Long ago in Athens the people voted with a white pebble or a black pebble. Athens grew to become a…” Jul 30, 15:02
Rev. Stuart Campbell on The Empty Hearse: “It couldn’t be simpler: No Votes SNP.” Jul 30, 14:52
Mark Beggan on The Empty Hearse: “Vote 1 and 2 or don’t vote 1 and 1 don’t vote 2 and 1 don’t vote 2 for 1…” Jul 30, 14:46
Stuart on From May To July: “Confused, aside from your posts being just a tad racist. What makes you think that the UK government won’t be…” Jul 30, 14:13
James Cheyne on From May To July: “Shared National Debt?” Jul 30, 13:49
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Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on From May To July: “Thank you to Andy Ellis @ 30 July 1.08 pm.” Jul 30, 13:30
Andy Ellis on From May To July: “@Aidan 11.25am You’re being tendentious. The right to self determination (SD) is a jus cogens or peremptory norm in international…” Jul 30, 13:08
Confused on From May To July: “Edinburgh Uni is apologising to Scottish students for the discrimination they have suffered at that institution https://archive.ph/hkuaT – reparations on…” Jul 30, 12:11
Confused on From May To July: “why oh why, don’t all the whining, fuckwitted ANGLO CUNTS on this site forget about indy – it is no…” Jul 30, 12:01
Confused on From May To July: “I think it’s appalling that our ex FM Humza-the-Useless has succumbed to anti-semitic conspiracy theories about the IDF “killing” “his…” Jul 30, 11:55
Northcode on From May To July: ““The thought of Swinney mentioning any of this stuff to Trump directly is really quite amusing…” Donald, my first cousin,…” Jul 30, 11:43
Aidan on From May To July: “The rights of people to self determination does not mean the rights of people to form an independent state from…” Jul 30, 11:25
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Stuart on From May To July: ““Alf Baird says: 30 July, 2025 at 6:38 am All Swinney had to do was ask President Trump to support…” Jul 30, 10:52
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Scot Finlayson on From May To July: “God was making all the countries, Gabriel asked him why he favoured Scotland with such beauty so many natural resources…” Jul 30, 08:51
Aidan on From May To July: “And the chance of that happened is 0% Alf, as you know, no government in a democratic country is going…” Jul 30, 07:34
Alf Baird on From May To July: “All Swinney had to do was ask President Trump to support Liberation Scotland’s UN initiative to have Scotland recognised as…” Jul 30, 06:38
Young Lochinvar on From May To July: “I’m sure they’ll manage just fine next day when all of the previous days unsold copy is returned prior to…” Jul 30, 00:48
Young Lochinvar on From May To July: “Reply to P3nisbreath McP3nisbreathface @ 11.03 Is that it P3nisbreath?! Really?! Laugh a minute you.. Away and have a gargle…” Jul 29, 23:55
Hatey McHateface on From May To July: “YL Sah! has regained consciousness. And there’s 50p in the leccy meter too.” Jul 29, 23:03
Young Lochinvar on From May To July: “With you P3nisbreath: Every accusation is a subliminal confession of a secret guilty pleasure. Away tae eff ya sad mong.” Jul 29, 22:55
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