This is the 5,000th post since Wings Over Scotland began in November 2011, which is just shy of two a day, every single day, since then. We wanted such a landmark post to be something serious and significant, but in light of the utter brain-melting futility of trying to write anything sensible about politics in the UK today that won’t be overtaken by ridiculous events within seven minutes, screw it, we’re going to this instead.
So we’ll see you all later this evening for the result of Theresa May’s confidence vote. What’s the worst that could happen?
There was a certain uncomfortable 2018 inevitability this morning over the fact that where people were offended, arrests would follow.
And the burning of a cardboard model of the Grenfell Tower last night was certainly right up near the top in the pantheon of cretinously offensive things. Many victims of the appalling tragedy, which killed 72 people and injured many more, still haven’t been properly rehomed almost a year and a half later.
Much of central Cowdenbeath was closed down for several hours by the police yesterday to facilitate an Orange Order parade attended by DUP leader Arlene Foster. (Curiously, Ruth Davidson, who’d been vocal in her complaints about traffic disruption in Glasgow due to the recent Yes march, had no objections this time.)
Foster made an audaciously ironic plea for a nation “free from intolerance and hatred“, right before the next speaker stepped up to denounce large sections of the local population as “enemies of Christ”.
In our latest Panelbase poll, we asked the same independence question we asked in the last one, and got much the same answer. (Technically the indy vote went up by about a sixth of one percent, but that’s statistically meaningless.)
That’s a bit disappointing after the events of recent weeks, but also not very surprising – after all, the way the question is framed pretty much guarantees at least 38% of the population will choose the second option straight off the bat.
Much more interesting is the question we asked next.
And no, we don’t even mean the FOUR spelling mistakes in this 42-word tweet.
We mean the bit that we’ve highlighted above in blue. Because what Scottish Labour’s lowest-watt bulb was gloating about earlier today was that Lord Bracadale concluded there’d been no gap created in the law by the Kelly-driven abolition of the OBFA.
And that’s… well, that’s not quite what Lord Bracadale said.
Platinum on The Idiot Rodeo: “I still can’t believe we’re having to fight against something so phenomenally STUPID!” Dec 14, 19:12
Bobo bunny on The Idiot Rodeo: “Unfortunately, no beers.” Dec 14, 19:05
Bobo bunny on The Idiot Rodeo: “I’ll have a pint of whatever he’s drinking…” Dec 14, 19:03
Alf Baird on How Far To Go, How Far: ““Scotland will be £150+ billion PA better of after Indy.” Deid richt, gie that mannie a coconut! https://yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2024/03/19/the-real-economic-price-of-the-uk-union-for-scots/comment-page-1/” Dec 14, 18:39
agentx on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Richplanet TV a real independent journalist” ———————————————— Richard Hall who runs Richplanet. A conspiracist who claimed the Manchester Arena bombing…” Dec 14, 18:09
twathater on The Idiot Rodeo: “PC that would certainly put the cat amongst the snp trannies and would bring plenty of publicity to the cause…” Dec 14, 18:05
twathater on The Idiot Rodeo: “DIRECT DEMOCRACY is the ONLY way to sort THIS and every other lunatic policy out, politicians today are definitely a…” Dec 14, 17:40
PC Foster on The Idiot Rodeo: “Sandie Peggie for First Minister. She needs to stand. The Sandie Peggie Party (SPP). Bring it on please.” Dec 14, 17:25
Liz on The Idiot Rodeo: “The NEC is fixed This is why I disagree with having separate groups, women, LBGTQWERTY, BAME, neurodivergent It leads to…” Dec 14, 16:39
100%Yes on The Idiot Rodeo: “The SNP has spent 90yrs fighting for Independence and replaced it with trans rights. Just take a look at what…” Dec 14, 16:15
100%Yes on The Idiot Rodeo: “The tickets to the Idiot Rodeo Championship go on sale on Thursday 7 May 2026, it’ll be worth watching.” Dec 14, 16:07
100%Yes on The Idiot Rodeo: “But it was posted in the Sunday mail it has to be true! If the SNP had shown as much…” Dec 14, 16:02
Sven on The Idiot Rodeo: “Alison @ 14.50. Jig away, Alison, as far as I’m concerned SNP and Scottish Independence are a contradiction in terms.” Dec 14, 15:26
James on How Far To Go, How Far: “22% turnout. Some ‘victory’. Dinnae pish yer breeks too soon, Yoons.” Dec 14, 15:01
Alison on The Idiot Rodeo: “I’m so fed up with this constant obfuscation & prevarication. This issue will bury the SNP & when it does,…” Dec 14, 14:50
Stuart MacKay on The Idiot Rodeo: “> half-witted cowboys There you go again. Discriminating against horses based just on their appearance. The piece from Out For…” Dec 14, 14:50
Young Lochinvar on The Idiot Rodeo: “Yippee kayae! Holyrood; full of steers and queers. SNPs National Council? I don’t see any horns there so I guess…” Dec 14, 14:50
shug on The Idiot Rodeo: “It looks like the UK gov is holding back on their guidance to let the Scottish Gov make a complete…” Dec 14, 14:43
Marie on The Idiot Rodeo: “I’m so glad that even as a bitterly disappointed “Yes” voter I still decided NOT to give the repugnant SNP…” Dec 14, 14:42
Billy Carlin on The Idiot Rodeo: “Hi Stu They have got to keep their agenda going while keeping people steered away from what is really going…” Dec 14, 14:42
Effijy on The Idiot Rodeo: “Now if I ran a political party and the most popular political web site called me a liar I would…” Dec 14, 14:35
Young Lochinvar on How Far To Go, How Far: “Will LGBT YOOF Scotland be included in the grooming gangs probe? Add in the train activists demonstrating so that they…” Dec 14, 13:49
Hatey McHateface on How Far To Go, How Far: “Please first clarify signed by who. Or should that be whom? £40 is a fair price, though. Elvis charged me…” Dec 14, 13:32
Cynicus on How Far To Go, How Far: “You can get 16 /1to 17 /1 against 0-0 online It might be worth a punt at such long odds.…” Dec 14, 13:07
Mark Beggan on How Far To Go, How Far: “Hero worship is a male pursuit. Stalking is against the law now Hatey. I can get you a signed photo…” Dec 14, 13:02
Hatey McHateface on How Far To Go, How Far: “Sandy Peggie is brave, committed, a nurse, a household name, and a popular Scottish champion for common sense and against…” Dec 14, 12:15
Hatey McHateface on How Far To Go, How Far: “@Lorncal Thanks for your reply. Purely to be mischievous, and not because I want a rammie, I’m going to point…” Dec 14, 12:08
James Cheyne on How Far To Go, How Far: “Sven, Thank you, Indeed been a long road, for quite A while, and you are right to state it would…” Dec 14, 12:02
