Sooner or later, you have to stop screaming that anyone pointing out what’s happening is an MI5 plant or a secret Unionist (or in the case of some of the people who replied to Craig Murray yesterday, simply flat-out denying that the First Minister said what she actually said), and either just accept the complete abandonment of the Yes movement by the current SNP leadership or do something about it.
The rapid regression of civilisation continues apace, readers.
Because it ought to be noted that it’s not the concept of homosexuality that’s being deemed offensive there, nor the word itself, but specifically the definition of it.
In other words, a dictionary just said “some people are offended by facts”.
We were looking for something else this afternoon, but accidentally found this:
Just two weeks before the last Holyrood election, widely-respected analysts Weber Shandwick had put together a prediction of how the results would pan out. Just for a bit of fun, let’s compare it to the reality.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the new World Speed-Reading Champion:
Almost 1200 words in 15 seconds is mighty impressive going in anyone’s book. (Either that or it’s REALLY slow for a 12-word tweet.) But we wondered if there might be any other reason why Mrs Angus Robertson wouldn’t want people reading that article.
We’ve just been out for our evening constitutional in the relatively cool night air (Bath sweltered at an oppressive 30C today and Bear Patrol was pretty gruelling), and we thought readers might be interested in what we saw.
The city has observed lockdown with great diligence, as we’ve previously documented, and to be honest we’re not sufficiently familiar with the latest rules to say it wasn’t still doing so tonight. But a nearby park, around 9.30pm, was a disconcerting scene.
We’re pretty sure they used the same “separating rival groups” phrasing at Tianenmen Square too, but we’d have to go and check. Meanwhile, here’s what really happened.
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Who cares about that, Mark? It’s far more interesting and relevant that “100% Yes” is 100% hooked on the ludicrous…” Dec 16, 22:50
Insider on The Idiot Rodeo: “Alf Baird says: 16 December, 2025 at 9:12 pm You might want to read up on Freire’s ‘theory of antidialogical…” Dec 16, 22:48
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Mediocrity is all any town or city or nation can expect under colonial rule, and that is precisely what we…” Dec 16, 22:36
Mark Beggan on The Idiot Rodeo: ““no better than Tory or Reform” Reform have never been in power. The Tories have a track record. Labour is…” Dec 16, 22:21
Alf Baird on The Idiot Rodeo: “You might want to read up on Freire’s ‘theory of antidialogical action’ in relation to ‘cultural invasion’.” Dec 16, 21:12
Alf Baird on The Idiot Rodeo: ““the alien, foreign mindset and value systems of the coloniser,” is dominant and rife throughout a colonial society and its…” Dec 16, 20:16
100%Yes on The Idiot Rodeo: “It’s really hard to imagine that those of us who were with the SNP and supported them before they obtained…” Dec 16, 20:15
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “@Lorncal It’s good, keep banging that drum. I really like your posts. I suspect some of the grunts have already…” Dec 16, 20:02
Lorncal on The Idiot Rodeo: “Ha, ha. They really do believe that we all button up the back. If not for the Treaty, there would…” Dec 16, 19:51
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “I think it’s all down to MICE. Money, Incentive, Kompromat (*c) and Ego. They’ve all been got at through one,…” Dec 16, 19:43
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: ““political leaders have let down the locals and left it broken, dilapidated and under-developed compared with most advanced global capital…” Dec 16, 19:40
Lorncal on The Idiot Rodeo: “I know, I’ve said that a million times. Big Pharmaceutical. Big Tech. AI. Big Finance. Globalism. Transhumanism. All part and…” Dec 16, 19:32
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “Your thought might be spare and random, but it’s also CORRECT.” Dec 16, 19:31
Nae Need on The Idiot Rodeo: “Ah, A luv yer wee verbosities, Northcode. Is verbosities even a word? It is noo. 😉” Dec 16, 19:28
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “I think I may have been on the receiving end of Elspeth King curated displays a few times. I mind…” Dec 16, 19:26
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “Well said, Lorncal. Your only point I might quibble with is this one: “because they want to seem relevant to…” Dec 16, 19:19
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “There’s no city, town, village, hamlet or farmstead called Fort George, Alf. Obviously, there is a historic military base of…” Dec 16, 19:14
Alf Baird on The Idiot Rodeo: “This is not 1600 or 1800, it is 2025 and the city of Edinburgh has major housing, health, education and…” Dec 16, 19:12
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “Ah no. It’s a very cruel joke on us.” Dec 16, 19:09
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “Let the party burn? Aye, there’s that. It’ll be slow though, without a wee helping hand. A very active and…” Dec 16, 19:05
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “Whit? The SNP ARE a unionist party, and the other unionist parties NEVER give them a hard ride cos the…” Dec 16, 19:00
Alf Baird on The Idiot Rodeo: “Efter 300 year doun-hauden there are shuirly gey few “authentic Scottish cities and towns” left; maist hiv thair ‘Victoria Hall’,…” Dec 16, 18:39
factchecker on The Idiot Rodeo: “Elspeth King was indeed a great curator whose strong belief in Scottish independence was naturally reflected in her views. Regarding…” Dec 16, 18:34
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “@Young Lochinvar ‘Liberation Scotland has now started this’. What have they started? What have I missed? No liking the sound…” Dec 16, 18:32
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Stupid cunts! In general, I agree with you, DaveL. A very astute observation on the cussing (pussy Americans) habits of…” Dec 16, 18:26
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “@ Northcode says:16 December, 2025 at 2:48 pm Cracker of a post, Northy. Hows about you re-submit the entire post…” Dec 16, 18:26
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “@Aidan Full marks for trying, but as I pointed out earlier today, this is a quasi-religious place. Reason and facts…” Dec 16, 18:21
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Theres no cunt quite like a lying Unionist cunt. Mair power tae yer elbow!” What an odd post. Seems to…” Dec 16, 18:06
Aidan on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Energy policy” is not what dictates where it is viable to run a refinery, demand does. Because people like yourself…” Dec 16, 18:03
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “How odd that the late great Elspeth King was never replaced by a more acceptable, lick-spittle, colonising mediocrity from the…” Dec 16, 17:54
