It’s both a comprehensive refresher of events surrounding the Scottish Government’s conspiracy to convict Alex Salmond on false charges, and a sharp reminder of why Scotland is, in truth, not yet a country in a fit administrative state for independence.
But one part in particular ought to be the headline news tonight.
Normally in cases like these, there’s an instant and concerted attempt to rubbish the judgement, both from amateurs and activist lawyers like Robin Moira “Barry” White, Jolyon Maugham, and the anonymous “Pissed Off Lawyer” tweeting as @legaltweetz. They’ll issue spurious “analyses” dismissing the findings with jargon terms like “obiter”, and either question their correctness or attempt to minimise their significance.
For some reason that didn’t happen this time. The hyper-antagonist online trans army has very conspicuously failed to rush to the defence of ERCC CEO Mridul Wadhwa, perhaps because Judge Ian McFatridge’s conclusions were so relentlessly, brutally and comprehensively excoriating of Wadhwa’s appalling behaviour that no amount of spin or disingenuity could disguise it.
But then, on white charger and with papoose, enter a hero.
Mridul Wadhwa, a man with whom Wings readers have been familiar for some years, was found by the tribunal judge to have been “the invisible hand behind everything that had taken place” as Roz Adams, a conscientious, caring and highly professional woman with a long history in the sector, was systematically and methodically hounded out of her job for holding, privately and sensitively, the belief that biological sex is real.
We were going to write a follow-up piece to this last week, until the SNP detonated a hand-grenade in its own trouser pocket. But with the coronation of John Swinney this afternoon after the only challenger sold out for some shiny beads and trinkets, we can get back to some serious news.
The controversial charity LGBT Youth Scotland, which has been involved in a number of serious child sexual abuse scandals, continues to exert considerable influence on Scotland’s education system, thanks to extremely lavish funding from taxpayers – well over a million pounds from hard-pressed councils in the last year alone to address unspecified issues whose urgency is difficult to identify.
After our last piece we sent LGBTYS a letter raising our concerns about their improper interference with primary schools, something we were obliged to do before we could file a formal complaint with Scotland’s charity regulator, the OSCR.
We received an automated reply on 24 April saying “We are currently experiencing staff shortages and it may take up to a week to respond to your email.”
That deadline expired five days ago, and we will now be writing to the OSCR. But in the meantime LGBTYS persists in exceeding its remit, with deeply alarming results.
News reaches Wings this evening that Humza Yousaf has called an emergency meeting of the Scottish Cabinet at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, just a couple of hours before FMQs. (This information has been confirmed directly to us by a source very close to a member of said Cabinet.)
An emergency Cabinet meeting is an extraordinarily rare event. As far as we’re able to establish there have only been two during the SNP’s time in power – when the budget failed to pass in 2009 and Alex Salmond’s administration had to decide whether or not to trigger a general election, and one the day after the Brexit vote to supposedly plan a second indyref (LOL). But in any case they’re extremely unusual.
The subject of the meeting has not been disclosed to us. It could, for example, concern imminent developments in Operation Branchform, or it could relate to the Bute House Agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens. The men in grey kilts may have come for the FM. Or Scotland could be about to declare war on Morocco or something. But we are told that the fact of the meeting taking place is a 100% certainty.
So no sleeping in tomorrow, readers. It’s probably going to be big.
Mark Beggan on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Does anyone have software that will replace the word colonial with the word banana?” Jul 23, 14:50
Aidan on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “@Dan – I’m well aware of that, and well aware that the nuSNP see gender (and the stuff that is…” Jul 23, 14:39
Aidan on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “I’m not calling for anyone’s views to be suppressed. I’m suggesting the quality of debate might be improved if reasonable…” Jul 23, 14:29
Dan on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “@ Aidan Be more alert! Have you not noticed you’ve been regularly posting on a site that highlights the rather…” Jul 23, 14:14
Rob on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “I don’t think the gender woo woo was really imported, the idea maybe but the distance that the SNP and…” Jul 23, 14:13
Northcode on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “To quote Northcode. “There’s barely a comment posted here by a unionist (colonialist?) that is anything other than childish insult,…” Jul 23, 13:58
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Regarding the colonialism question, the following Vimeo discussion with Bill Rolston will be of interest to Scots, even though its…” Jul 23, 13:57
Mark Beggan on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: ““heroically restrained” Ok Dorothy We’ve heard enough.” Jul 23, 13:37
Aidan on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Professor Baird may have spent a lot of time on the subject, but that in itself isn’t a validation of…” Jul 23, 13:27
Aidan on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “@Dan – you’re obviously right, but at the moment there is no place more supportive of this kind of stuff…” Jul 23, 13:18
Aidan on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Of course we always have the option of scrolling on by, but to ignore the endless tide of incoherent waffle…” Jul 23, 13:06
Mark Beggan on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “And your going to colonial hell as a punishment for being a gibbering auld dafty.” Jul 23, 13:04
Dan on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Lorn says: “I want independence, have wanted it from around the age of 11 to now, and I’m no spring…” Jul 23, 12:52
Northcode on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Alf Baird puts forward a coherent and convincing argument based on sound and methodical academic research. He’s written several papers…” Jul 23, 12:51
Stuart on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “How about readers are freed from the colonialism of Professor Baird colonising this forum with er posts about colonialism? Meanwhile…” Jul 23, 12:24
Lorn on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Alf: absolutely agree that colonialism is abhorrent, and I also agree that Scotland is certainly treated like a colony. I’m…” Jul 23, 11:37
Captain Caveman on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “‘… these are all cultural illusions enforced by hateful fascist tendencies and laws, fascism sitting at the root of colonialism…” Jul 23, 11:30
Chas on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Oh goody. Another link provided by our learned Professor. I wonder who wrote the subject matter in the link. Surprise,…” Jul 23, 11:24
auld highlander on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “If you are not happy with what Alf has to say the solution is simple, just sling your hook.” Jul 23, 11:01
Alf Baird on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Correct definitions are very important, as the Rev illustrates. Important then for an oppressed colonized people to know that independence…” Jul 23, 11:00
Chas on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “It is amazing how the esteemed Professor manages to shoehorn his favourite subject into EVERY thread irrespective of what the…” Jul 23, 10:18
Alf Baird on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “A colonial and hence dominated society will always be left subject to whatever form of cultural imperialism its external rulers…” Jul 23, 09:49
Anthem on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Totally agree Twathater. These sickos know exactly what they’ve done, and doing. They are in these positions to serve themselves…” Jul 23, 09:01
twathater on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “WHY should any of these deviants and perverts get to resign, NHS Fife have been acting unlawfully against the rulings…” Jul 23, 03:53
Rob on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Its become very obvious that having failed to purge the nurse through suspending her that they are trying all the…” Jul 23, 00:14
Young Lochinvar on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “MB @8.07 A depressingly accurate assessment I suspect.” Jul 22, 20:27
Mark Beggan on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Is it case the Scottish government can’t step into it as they are the cause. It’s their secret cult of…” Jul 22, 20:07
Milady on Everybody’s Normal Nowadays: “Wait, just when I think I’m keeping up we get “trans*” – what does the * mean?! (Other than I’m…” Jul 22, 20:02