The Daily Telegraph just released a video called “100 Reasons Why Brexit Was A Good Thing”. It listed them to a soundtrack of “Jerusalem”, the same song that closed the Labour Party conference earlier this week with its stirring ode to just one of the four nations of the United Kingdom.
We’ve saved a few of the highlights below, just in case the Telegraph should delete the video in a fit of sanity. We’ve also added one fake one. See if you can spot it.
The dogged determination of Scottish Labour to insult the Scottish electorate is a source of constant slack-jawed astonishment to us. Over the years we’ve lost count of the number of times the party’s politicians have effectively said “People are just too stupid to vote for us”, in the apparent belief that abuse is the way to win back support.
But it’s not always so overt. The subtler ways in which the party treats voters like morons include the assumption that people’s memories only go back to yesterday’s newspapers, and there can surely be no more stark illustration than its recent adoption of the attack line that the SNP are standing “shoulder to shoulder with the Tories”.
We’re big fans of socialism ourselves, so when a number of delegates at the Scottish Labour conference today, including UK leader Jeremy Corbyn, revived an old Keir Hardie line we were quite excited.
Michelle Mone, the fake-tan-and-diet-pills tycoon who threatened to leave Scotland if the SNP won the 2007 Holyrood election (but didn’t when they did), then threatened to leave if Yes won the referendum (but did when it didn’t), now lives in a very expensive flat by the Thames in London with a lovely view of Tower Bridge.
Dan on The cost of failure: “Stuff going on elsewhere, as the tumbleweed rolls by here… https://www.isp.scot/november-29th-december-5th-2025/” Dec 6, 16:43
sarah on Ginger beer and fruit and nuts: “That’s good. Thanks, Silent Majority, for sharing with those of us who avoid the BBC!” Dec 6, 16:31
GM on The cost of failure: “The first game is v Haiti as well.” Dec 6, 14:05
SilentMajority on Ginger beer and fruit and nuts: “…interesting…that the BBC, recently, when reporting these types of stories, I’ve seen them use the describing prefix of ‘a biological…” Dec 6, 13:23
Cynicus on The cost of failure: “Hatey McHateface says: 6 December, 2025 at 9:58 am “I see you’re not averse to a spot of goalpost shifting…” Dec 6, 11:51
Mark Beggan on The cost of failure: “The Canadian Socialist experiment has failed. Treaty!Treaty! we don’t need no stinking Treaty! We’ve got the receipt for the beads…” Dec 6, 11:32
James Cheyne on The cost of failure: “This small nation is not alone and many Countries now want the same wants as Scotland, many nations will beat…” Dec 6, 10:49
James Cheyne on The cost of failure: “A Labour plan to devolve and create one supreme court is still on going, as is witnessed this week by…” Dec 6, 10:38
James Cheyne on The cost of failure: “The NuSNP are part of that system as are the devolved governments. Minor control given but altimate control reserved.” Dec 6, 10:15
Hatey McHateface on The cost of failure: “Some people like to point out that the Earth has a billion or two more people on it than it…” Dec 6, 10:11
James Cheyne on The cost of failure: “Repeating the same political policies in every governance over all the nations, most of them have roots (as a tool)…” Dec 6, 10:06
Hatey McHateface on The cost of failure: ““Next time brown skinned people make you feel uncomfortable have a look in the mirror” Not if they’re coming at…” Dec 6, 09:58
James Cheyne on The cost of failure: “Treaties being altered, repealed, textual changes, breached, not adhered too, used for annexation purposes, and control taken over by one…” Dec 6, 09:57
James Cheyne on The cost of failure: “What is interesting is how Canadians are saying prices are rising in every quarter over there causing the economical downfall…” Dec 6, 09:43
Hatey McHateface on The cost of failure: “So the “gas the Jews” remarks aren’t going to be forgotten, Confused? Wow. Where does that leave you?” Dec 6, 09:32
James Cheyne on The cost of failure: “Nigel Farage is also someone whom annouced that he would say no to Scotland if he came to power. With…” Dec 6, 09:20
Confused on The cost of failure: “Farage was a good laff the other day, pointing out what the BBC was up to in the 1970s -…” Dec 5, 23:04
James Cheyne on The cost of failure: “Stu, good journalism, Catch up in morning, am tired and away to bed.” Dec 5, 22:29
Colin Alexander on The cost of failure: “There is no pro-indy vs Pro-union division at Holyrood. That’s just a theatrical show for the gullible. The parasite political…” Dec 5, 22:28
James Cheyne on The cost of failure: “AI primeminster? I think one is being trial right now, he’s like a robert.” Dec 5, 22:24
Iain More on The cost of failure: “SNP – Bought and Sold for Sassanach Gold sic a parcel o traitors in a Nation.” Dec 5, 22:23
Mark Beggan on The cost of failure: “France 98′ The penalty against Brazil and that Uri Bellend and his voodoo. Bring it on!” Dec 5, 21:59
James Cheyne on The cost of failure: “Stu, the network and funding for the likes of Ending Scottish independence and slowly demolishing the Snp funding to negative…” Dec 5, 21:45
Maxxmacc on The cost of failure: “Apart from Brazil its a good draw. And Brazil arent what they used to be. One victory might be enough…” Dec 5, 21:45
sarah on The cost of failure: “Groupo del muerte: Brazil, Morocco and Haiti. Sigh.” Dec 5, 19:04
agentx on The cost of failure: “Hope you have your football wall charts at the ready guys 🙂” Dec 5, 17:14
Cynicus on The cost of failure: “Hatey McHateface says: 5 December, 2025 at 1:25 pm ‘“Mr el Nakla hails from Dundee, correct?” Sorry, Cynicus, perhaps it’s…” Dec 5, 16:02
Mark Beggan on The cost of failure: “This is out and it won’t go away. Too many in Scotland think that bad things get stopped at the…” Dec 5, 15:54
factchecker on The cost of failure: “Every poll suggests that the SNP is unbeatable because pro-union votes are split 3 or 4 ways. Either not voting…” Dec 5, 15:06
Sven on The cost of failure: “Mark Beggan @ 10.51. No chance in the world, Mark. These grifters only ever stop the gravy train long enough…” Dec 5, 14:55
