No fire in the Reichstag 196
Posted on
January 27, 2020 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
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There Is No Plan A 301
Posted on
January 14, 2020 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
So it’s finally official: Boris Says No. He’s formally done the thing that we’ve all known he was going to do ever since he became UK Prime Minister last July.
So what’s the stunning, game-changing counter-response we’ve got for him, having known for six months that this was what he’d say and had all that time to prepare for it? What’s the stroke of strategic genius that all those SNP loyalists insisted we had up our sleeve and just weren’t revealing until the key moment?
“We’re going to wait for however long it takes for the Westminster establishment to accept that another referendum is inevitable.”
Brilliant. What a plan. To the barricades, everyone.
The Toady And The Trap 291
Posted on
January 09, 2020 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Anyone who’s followed the UK political media over the last decade or so with specific reference to Scotland will know that in a very crowded field, the standout poster boy for arrogant, condescending metropolitan cluelessness is the Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul.
For reasons which escape us, Rentoul – who was born in India and as far as we know has spent not a single day of his life resident in Scotland – identifies as Scottish. And yet he doesn’t appear to even recognise the concept of Scotland as a political entity, and today he demonstrated that fact in a manner so stark and striking that it’s worth recording for posterity.
From the archives #10 91
Posted on
January 03, 2020 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
From less than 10 years ago:
A plebiscitary election? Now there’s an idea you don’t hear much any more.
The Hillary Step 237
Posted on
December 31, 2019 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
The 2010s end in a matter of hours, and everyone and their genderfluid dog is writing retrospectives of the 10 years just past. This site, which came into existence in the second year of the decade, has very little interest in following suit – we’ve always been about the future.
But a cursory glance over the shoulder does reveal one immediately striking fact that’s worthy of passing note.
A radical idea 324
Posted on
December 29, 2019 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Gee, you think?
If only someone had said something before, eh readers?
The Failure 173
Posted on
December 23, 2019 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We got blocked by LBC’s James O’Brien today for very gently and politely challenging him over this tweet:
And while this site most assuredly carries no torch for Jeremy Corbyn, it’s a reframing of reality that merits a bit of investigation for what it tells us about the UK media.
