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.
James on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Working class hero Wilma Flintsone’s just not worth wasting time on, cut and paste is all she’s worth; Utter bollocks…” Mar 29, 02:47
Young Lochinvar on Protest But Don’t Survive: “GF Lose the woke crap and Messr McCrone pointed the way decades ago. It’s not the publics fault so many…” Mar 29, 02:05
Derek on Protest But Don’t Survive: “May I introduce you to the concept of the question mark?” Mar 29, 00:24
sarah on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@ George Ferguson at 7.43 p.m. “There is no movement” I belong to a three pro-independence groups and people in…” Mar 28, 23:30
George Ferguson on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@Bilbo There is no reply button on your post for me to press. I am not an advocate for Reform.…” Mar 28, 22:31
Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “40 years ago this year the Chernobyl rain fell on Scotland.” Mar 28, 21:49
Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “We demand George’s best post gets reposted. I really want to read it now.” Mar 28, 21:48
Sven on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Northcode @ 20.02. Ah my respected friend Northy, if only you could comprehend this “incomprehensible language” in which you post,…” Mar 28, 21:42
Campbell Clansman on Protest But Don’t Survive: ““I don’t think that the movement has been captured, only the politicians.” In the real world, “Movements” are ALWAYS “captured…” Mar 28, 21:33
George Ferguson on Protest But Don’t Survive: “I am not doing something right here. A double post on the last thread will be met with hammers. My…” Mar 28, 21:33
Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Did you know that a society is at its most collective during times of war.” Mar 28, 21:27
Bilbo on Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off: “Unless they really go for nuclear, Net Zero can only work if they carpet the whole island with battery storage…” Mar 28, 21:24
Bilbo on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@ George Ferguson I was going to comment about that Reform ‘homophobic’ joke on the previous post but it’s more…” Mar 28, 21:16
Rev. Stuart Campbell on Protest But Don’t Survive: “So you can’t tell, but you can tell?” Mar 28, 21:09
Frank Waring on Protest But Don’t Survive: “This may be the last chance in any of our lifetimes to put down the dead weight of UK history…” Mar 28, 20:45
George Ferguson on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@Mark Beggan Another one of my post meets the axe.I thought this was a free speech blog. I answered your…” Mar 28, 20:45
DavidT on Protest But Don’t Survive: “On a bright and sunny day?!? The wind chill was absolutely perishing, mind.” Mar 28, 20:28
Geri on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Whatever happened to being a Collective? We don’t all have to like each other.” Mar 28, 20:23
Northcode on Protest But Don’t Survive: ““The irony of citing Goebbels to prove a point had not escaped me…” I agree… the irony you refer to…” Mar 28, 20:02
George Ferguson on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@Sarah There is no movement. None of the people you mentioned will get elected. Even Stu with his legendary supporters…” Mar 28, 19:43
Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Protect and Survive how chilling was that. The 4 minute warning. That was a real fear. Not made up on…” Mar 28, 19:40
George Ferguson on Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off: “The 18th ranked side beat the 40th ranked side one nil. What did I learn?. Conway is a good utility…” Mar 28, 19:28
George Ferguson on Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off: “The 18th ranked side beat the 40th ranked side one nil. What did I learn?. Conway is a good utility…” Mar 28, 19:27
Sven on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Can’t help feeling that Brian Cox’s account of how deeply he feels for Scotland would have resonated more deeply if…” Mar 28, 19:11
sarah on Protest But Don’t Survive: “I don’t think that the movement has been captured, only the politicians. The Rev wouldn’t be alone. Independence Forum Scotland,…” Mar 28, 18:51
Sven on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Agentx @ 18.21. The irony of citing Goebbels to prove a point had not escaped me, x. However that’s Picts…” Mar 28, 18:49
sarah on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Jim Sillars said much the same recently. I think there are many with the courage to continue – they are…” Mar 28, 18:25
agentx on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Maybe Northcode will be along soon to quote some Goebbels to prove you wrong!” Mar 28, 18:21
