That’s the only reasonable interpretation of this tweet from Jenny Marra MSP.
Because clearly if the Scottish Parliament of 1707 was an illegitimate oligarchy that didn’t represent the people – and it certainly didn’t – then it can’t have had any right to sign away the sovereignty of Scotland and the Acts Of Union must immediately be repealed and a new referendum held to decide whether Scotland should join the UK.
You’re going to need to before you watch today’s episode of The Jeremy Vine Show, featuring Paul Burrell (who used to be a royal butler about 20 years ago and somehow is now a political commentator), Nicola McLean (who used to get her surgically-altered breasts out for tabloid newspapers around the same time and then went on a reality show for halfwits with no actual talents), and Carole Malone, who we assume is some sort of live public-safety-information warning about the dangers of overdoing HRT.
Vine watches the unfolding horror with the expression of a man absolutely convinced he’s going to be murdered the next time he comes to Scotland. The most painful part is probably just after (Scottish) co-host and former weathergirl Storm Huntley (no, really) helpfully pipes up to suggest “shortbread, tartan… bagpipes” as Scotland’s economic foundations, at which point Jeremy turns in last-ditch desperation to the audience to save him from this slow-motion trainwreck and… well, you’ll see how that goes.
When the second indyref comes along, whenever the Yes campaign has a political broadcast slot on TV, we suggest just putting this on every time.
A crude clip of this segment from Shelagh Fogarty’s LBC show yesterday is doing the rounds on Twitter at the moment, and it deserves both better audiovisual quality and a wider audience. If features Regan Morann, a rather confused Tory from Scotland who has quite an opinion of himself.
An incredulous Fogarty, speaking for just about everyone listening to the show, asks “Where’s your self-respect?” as Morann burbles about debasing himself desperately in front of his English colleagues who don’t want him or care about him, and his eventual answer was enlightening, in a tragic kind of way.
Well, they do say a day is a long time in politics, etc. But just like David Cameron did on the day after the indyref, it’s nice to be reminded once again that Tory “respect” for Scotland has an average lifespan of less than 24 hours.
This should definitely work. Because as we all know, nothing weakens the resolve of Scottish nationalists like having the Union Jack rammed in their faces every minute.
The Daily Record today carries a piece by Scottish Labour MPs Ian Murray and Martin Whitfield (no, us either) bitterly attacking their leadership over the Euro election results.
The two men complain that Jeremy Corbyn and Richard Leonard won’t listen to them, and insist that the party must “heed the people” if it ever wants to wield power again.
So it’s a bit ironic that they won’t take their own advice.
So Theresa May has handed in her notice. She will formally resign as Conservative Party leader on June 7, triggering a leadership election which will be concluded by “the end of July”, until which time she’ll continue as a powerless lame-duck caretaker PM.
Almost nine in ten Scottish voters now back a second referendum on independence. This rather startling news was brought to us at the weekend by an unlikely source, in the form of walking brain vacuum Annie Wells MSP.
Wells was absolutely unequivocal that NO other vote this Thursday – not Labour, not Lib Dem, not Brexit Party – would constitute opposition to a second indyref.
(She emphasised the point by RTing a tweet from the Scottish Tories’ boorish and obnoxious head of media Adam Morris which described both Nigel Farage and Vince Cable as “weak on Scotland’s place in the UK”.)
BLMac on List Voting For Cretins: “I’ve finally cracked the conundrum! The SNP’s obsession with Gender Reform is the clue. They self-ID as an independence party…” Jan 2, 20:37
Captain Caveman on List Voting For Cretins: “Your swearing black is white won’t save you or your ilk, Dave. Not interested in your ego-saving crass revisionism, projection…” Jan 2, 20:34
Alf Baird on List Voting For Cretins: “Due to the usual tricks by the imperial power, France, New Caledonia applied the undernoted ‘secondary criteria’ in one of…” Jan 2, 20:32
factchecker on List Voting For Cretins: “James said “Wanting other folk to do your research again, Yoon? How about….umm…”France”. Heard of it? You Inglis don’t like…” Jan 2, 19:56
Dave Hansell on List Voting For Cretins: “Yeah, right. A media outlet which has pushed Establishment narratives since its first edition is ‘left-wing’. One notes that, woke…” Jan 2, 19:16
Bob on List Voting For Cretins: “I’ve offered wondered: what’s the difference between the shadowy billionaires who fund Reform (Boo! Hiss!) and the shadowy billionaires who…” Jan 2, 18:59
Northcode on List Voting For Cretins: ““…they will be disappointed because farage is part of the establishment and he thinks LEGAL immigration is acceptable…” Aye, TH.…” Jan 2, 18:58
Northcode on The Gulf War: “I’ve just realised something germane to the ‘franchise’ argument RAGING (chortle) below the line here in this place. The Scots…” Jan 2, 18:48
sarah on Off-topic: “You shouldn’t have mentioned the pastry, IB – it brought some sighs from my husband and recollections of his mother’s…” Jan 2, 18:48
factchecker on List Voting For Cretins: “My dear twathater, it is the professor who is citing the Survey in support of his assertion. It is for…” Jan 2, 18:40
Northcode on List Voting For Cretins: ““Please explain how the Survey defined a ‘Scot’, and how it sourced and assembled the data…” Folk are so lazy…” Jan 2, 18:37
twathater on List Voting For Cretins: “Away and dae some research yirself ya lazy arse instead of asking others tae dae it , Alf isnae yir…” Jan 2, 18:32
twathater on List Voting For Cretins: “Hear Hear Northy I too could be convinced by those criteria , but unfortunately the progressive , civic , DEI…” Jan 2, 18:26
James on List Voting For Cretins: ““….give some examples of countries in the world where the franchise is based on something different that makes it “regular”….”…” Jan 2, 18:25
Captain Caveman on List Voting For Cretins: “No Dave. You’re “living proof” of (yet another) Lefty attempting crass revisionism because facing up to reality has become too…” Jan 2, 18:24
Northcode on List Voting For Cretins: ““… the tiny minority of ethno-nationalist bigots don’t get to decide…” I’ll have you know I’m over six feet in…” Jan 2, 18:24
Northcode on The Gulf War: ““The right of peoples to self determination does not provide anyone with the right to… exclude minority ethnicities from participating…” Jan 2, 18:15
Dave Hansell on List Voting For Cretins: “Only in your subjective opinion, Cave dweller. It says Daz on the side of buses, but they don’t sell soap…” Jan 2, 18:14
factchecker on List Voting For Cretins: “Alf Baird says: 2 January, 2026 at 5:26 pm “if Scots can’t assemble a pro-independence majority from pro-independence native born…” Jan 2, 18:08
Alf Baird on List Voting For Cretins: ““give some examples of countries in the world where the franchise is based on something different” You might consider UN…” Jan 2, 18:05
Andy Ellis on List Voting For Cretins: “@ Alf 5.26 pm Thankfully Alf you and the tiny minority of ethno-nationalist bigots don’t get to decide who is…” Jan 2, 18:04
Northcode on The Gulf War: ““… such policies are described as “abhorrent to the conscience of mankind” if anyone were to be in any doubt…”…” Jan 2, 18:02
Northcode on The Gulf War: ““…Ten years residence…” You’re very generous, James. That’s at least 290 fewer residency years than I was thinking. I think…” Jan 2, 17:56
Andy Ellis on The Gulf War: “@ James 5.27 pm There’s no precedent for anything more than a 24 month residence criteria for a self determination…” Jan 2, 17:56
twathater on List Voting For Cretins: “VOTE for the Scum Nonce Party OR Alba if you WANT to remain tied to this VILE , ABUSIVE uk…” Jan 2, 17:56
Alf Baird on The Gulf War: “” the civic nationalism which characterises the recent progressive self determination campaigns in liberal democracies such as Quebec, Catalonia and…” Jan 2, 17:55
Aidan on The Gulf War: “Absolutely Andy I agree with all of that, and I suspect the reason why we are treated to endless riddles…” Jan 2, 17:46
Xaracen on The Gulf War: “Aidan said; “Of course though the example you give isn’t human hallucination, it is an accurate statement of the UK’s…” Jan 2, 17:45
James on The Gulf War: “The twa Franchise Fannies circling round again changing the meaning of others posts. It’s easy. Ten years residence, or born…” Jan 2, 17:27
Alf Baird on List Voting For Cretins: ““if Scots can’t assemble a pro-independence majority from pro-independence native born Scots..” We did. The Scottish Referendum Survey established that…” Jan 2, 17:26
