So, having made a statement on Monday morning which asserted that she wouldn’t make any further statements, then making another statement on Monday afternoon, Nicola Sturgeon and her solicitor issued a third statement in 36 hours last night.
And while we acknowledge that this is a very high bar to clear, it contained one of the most troubling and blatant lies she’s ever told.
It’d be quite hard to find an image that more completely summed up the wretched state of the SNP in 2025 than this one. Look at that tiny handful of miserable faces, sitting dejectedly around a near-empty function room. It’s so bleak Mike Leigh could make an entire movie out of it.
And we know what you’re thinking – that we sat through some internet livestream to find the most pitiful-looking freezeframe imaginable to show them in a bad light. But nope. Kevin Stewart MSP posted this cheery snapshot of his own free will on Twitter on Sunday morning, presumably in the hope of boosting party morale in some way.
Our apologies for the lack of recent activity here, readers, but there’s just been nothing happening worth talking about. Meanwhile, here’s some more music.
I’ve always been obsessed, in cultural terms, with pivot points: the precise moments at which something significant changes irreversibly.
They can be a goal that ushers in a football team’s golden era – for me, Alex McLeish putting Aberdeen level in the 1982 Scottish Cup final. They can be a twist in a movie, like (first example that comes to mind) the shocking revelation of the bad guy in LA Confidential. They can spring out of nowhere, like the latter, or be something that was visibly on the way but finally crystallises, like the former.
Bill Scullion on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “I heard Colin Beattie on TV yesterday and he looked like startled deer when asked if perhaps he should have…” May 27, 20:47
Aidan on No Money Back, No Guarantee: “Why would you be using figures from 5-years ago when for at least part of the period the U.K. was…” May 27, 20:45
Northcode on No Money Back, No Guarantee: ““We all know the answer, colonial plunder and economic under-development.” I am convinced by Alf’s argument, which is supported by…” May 27, 20:18
Onlooker on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “We have a precedent. Poe did spend some childhood time in Ayrshire, Nicola’s home gaff, after all. Maybe he’s where…” May 27, 20:17
Sheepshagger on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “If nailed on evidence of either Sturgeon’s or Beattie’s culpability were to emerge could Police Scotland reopen the case?” May 27, 19:48
Alf Baird on No Money Back, No Guarantee: “GDP-PER-CAPITA BY COUNTRY, 2021/22 Norway – $106,149 Ireland – $104,039 Switzerland – $92,101 Denmark – $60,345 Scotland – $40,325 The…” May 27, 19:13
Tommo on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “Those who ask the former FM to ‘come clean’ are whistling into the wind I know nothing of Scots law…” May 27, 19:07
Izzie on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “It doesnt seem to be r esonating with the folk I speak to People seem to think that it is…” May 27, 19:06
Izzie on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “It doesnt seem to be r esonating with the folk I speak to People seem to think that it is…” May 27, 19:05
robertkknight on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “D’Izzie… Let me use a word you might understand… “Scunnered”. Over 400,000 people are so scunnered by Sturgeon, Murrell and…” May 27, 18:32
twathater on No Money Back, No Guarantee: “And as if by magic Northcode just to confirm the degeneration of the auld empire that you so eloquently expressed…” May 27, 18:12
Tenruh on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “You’ve got to wonder did he already know from the outset that there never was going to be a referendum?…” May 27, 18:08
Strathglass on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “One begins to wonder if the principal reason Murrell and others were so frightened of Alex Salmond returning to frontline…” May 27, 18:02
Mike on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “It’s a sad reflection on the state of Scotland that Sturgeon has been allowed to walk Scot free in all…” May 27, 17:44
Mark Beggan on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “Amelda Murrell will probably be running a sweepstake with the inmates tobacco rations.” May 27, 17:42
agentx on All The Dirt From My Eyes: ““The Presiding Officer (Kenneth Gibson) The next item of business is an urgent question in relation to Peter Murrell. As…” May 27, 17:39
Young Lochinvar on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “Bet sneaky Pete is finding consolation in jail listening to Jimmy Nails song “Ain’t no doubt”. Probably sings along to…” May 27, 17:26
Nemisis Benn on No Money Back, No Guarantee: “It is a given (by admission, not proof or evidence) that Murrell stole significant sums from the SNP for over…” May 27, 17:16
James Jones on No Money Back, No Guarantee: “It’s sad to see some people here trying to blame the Union for this. The reason the rest of the…” May 27, 17:14
Iain Ross on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “If I were the head of a political party, like JS is, and had been made aware that £c660,000 of…” May 27, 17:13
Geri on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “Good grief! I’ve never been arrested but surely tae fck the police don’t let suspects go home & they can…” May 27, 17:13
Aidan on No Money Back, No Guarantee: “You’re lying again, the GDP per capita in Scotland is around 75% of Denmark, not 50%. Scotland is overall a…” May 27, 17:05
TURABDIN on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “PETTY & not so petty crime in the piss pot of contemprary politics. When democracy goes wrong the answer is.…” May 27, 16:51
diabloandco on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “Did you have to? I have a revolting image now stuck in my head , putting me off my tea!” May 27, 16:46
Alf Baird on No Money Back, No Guarantee: ““it is about 20% higher in Sweden” GDP per cap in Denmark, which has a similar population to Scotland, was…” May 27, 16:40
MaryB on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “Izzie, as an independence supporter, I don’t now see how trying to sweep this, and the Alex Salmond issues, under…” May 27, 16:40
Wally Jumblatt on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “Wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest to find that whoever wrote SNP’s articles of Association / Constitution / whatever, that…” May 27, 16:35
agentx on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “There are calls for an inquiry. “John Swinney has resisted calls for an investigation, saying the matter is being handled…” May 27, 16:34
Captain Caveman on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “Some wag described it as “Mein Kampfervan” the other day, which did raise a smile 😀” May 27, 16:16
agentx on All The Dirt From My Eyes: “Will Murrell turn up to the sentencing hearing dressed in tight pink leggings, claim he is trans and end up…” May 27, 16:12
