The King Of Wishful Thinking 150
Posted on
May 17, 2023 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Archive for the ‘idiots’
Battle Of The Rejects 151
Posted on
May 16, 2023 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
This is where Scottish politics is now.
And it’s a properly grim state of affairs, readers.
Orthodox Pete 421
Posted on
May 05, 2023 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
As all alert Wings readers will know, we love a “1984” quote. Here’s one:
So with that in mind, let’s have some fun and talk about Pete Wishart again.
Quid Pro Nihilo 252
Posted on
April 30, 2023 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
When Humza Yousaf was campaigning to be elected leader of the SNP, he pledged that he would be not only the First Minister, but also the “First Activist”. It transpired that this in fact meant chapping a few doors in Dundee, just down the road from his home in Broughty Ferry (and on the way to his Glasgow constituency).
But what might a real “First Activist” have done with the position and power?
The perfection of the moment 224
Posted on
April 22, 2023 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Oily SNP MP John Nicolson – a man who was pompous and condescending even as a teenager presenting Open To Question in the 1980s – this week posted an extended and theatrical Twitter rant at the fine Herald and National columnist Kevin McKenna.
It was quite the performance.
Putting our foot in it 415
Posted on
April 19, 2023 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Goodness knows we could all do with some cheering up at the moment, so let’s have a momentary change of tone and kick today off with a chuckle or two.
We’ve been working a bit too hard lately, and yesterday’s Wings post went to press with an unprecedented FOUR errors in it, including an “is is” instead of “it is”, a “more far” in place of a “far more” and a “strata” where there should have been a “stratum”. We’re deeply ashamed, and thanks to the alert Wings readers – including our mum – who swiftly drew our attention to them.
The most embarrassing clanger was this one, which we fixed promptly:
So imagine our surprise when we were reading this morning’s Scottish press.
Also Humza Yousaf 89
Posted on
April 12, 2023 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
7 April 2023: “Your priorities will be my priorities.”
1 April 2023: “Here are our priorities.”
Now for the surprise!
From the mouths of idiots 113
Posted on
April 11, 2023 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Readers with any modest working knowledge of Scottish politics in recent years would naturally assume at first sight that the illiterate, corrupt, self-serving, gravy-hoovering drama student with whom the SNP hilariously replaced experienced KC Joanna Cherry as shadow justice secretary simply couldn’t spell “final straight”, a term meaning the easy last stretch of a horse race where there are no jumps or turns.
(We are, after all, talking here about someone who can’t spell her own name.)
But they might be wrong.
Lipstick On Your Collar 338
Posted on
April 05, 2023 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Until a few weeks ago Calum Steele was the chief of the Scottish Police Federation, so as due-credits go we particularly appreciate this one.
So let’s remind ourselves of a few things.
Better living through higher prices 331
Posted on
March 28, 2023 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Well, we’re off to a flying start.
This is certainly what the public want. So let’s see his plans.
The beginning of the end 361
Posted on
March 27, 2023 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
The beam on Kate Forbes’ face was quite something.
She’d clearly been exhausted by the contest some time ago, and must have been dreading winning and having to continue fighting the assault from within her own party. Her evident delight and relief at her own failure was a revealing moment.
The great unknown in this election was just who the SNP membership was. No poll could tell us, and with over 50,000 people having quit the party in the last three years, nobody knew who was left. But we know now: idiots.
Spinning the wheel 439
Posted on
March 22, 2023 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We’ve been thinking about it since last night, and we’re not sure if Humza Yousaf now still has ANY of the policies he started the leadership election with.
But this one‘s got us extra-specially perplexed, since at the start it was pretty much the main unique selling point he was hanging his whole campaign on.
Maybe you can help us out, readers.
