Scotland’s energy rip-off continues unabated, and its impact on Scotland is merciless. GB Energy is to put up a plaque on an office in Aberdeen whilst Scottish pensioners can’t afford to put on the heating. Oil continues to boost the UK coffers as a senior British business figure calls Scottish renewables “a golden ticket for UK growth”.
But as Scottish pensioners freeze, Scottish industry’s being devastated, and workers are being made redundant.
And this afternoon in the chamber the SNP also voted against the only alternative.
Alba MSP Ash Regan laid down the above motion, which supports what as far as we knew was still the SNP’s official policy in the absence of another Section 30, in so far as they even know what their policy is.
Today that motion was voted down by 125 votes to 1.
Astonishingly, there isn’t a single word of apology anywhere in this statement.
There isn’t a scintilla of contrition, not the tiniest glimmer of admission of culpability or responsibility. There isn’t even a weasel-worded expression of “regret”.
Rape Crisis Scotland is unfit for purpose, and its CEO must resign.
On 15 October 2012, I signed the Edinburgh Agreement with David Cameron to secure the independence referendum of September 2014.
On the same day Peter Kellner of the polling company YouGov wrote one of his condescending commentaries from London dissing any hope for the Yes campaign.
Kellner’s view was almost universal, and not just among the London pack of journos and politicians. Most, if not all, of the Scottish media agreed with him.
However, by September 2014 things looked very different.
We’ve just watched the BBC’s new documentary, and we’re confused.
You can see both episodes on iPlayer now, or on TV tonight and tomorrow, but there’s no mistaking what’s being advertised – a personal drama between the two biggest players in Scottish politics in the last 300 years.
The dogged persistence of alert Wings contributor Benjamin Harrop with regard to the Hamilton inquiry has been truly heroic, and today it has borne fruit in dramatic style.
The 10-page adjudication from the Scottish Information Commissioner that you can download by clicking that image is a somewhat labyrinthine (but fascinating) read, but the upshot of it is that the Commissioner has now ordered the Scottish Government to release all of the legal advice it was given with regard to its refusal to publish the written evidence submitted to James Hamilton for his inquiry into the events around the alleged conspiracy to falsely convict Alex Salmond of sexual assaults.
(See, even that one-sentence summary was quite hard going.)
Mark Beggan on Just a couple more shots: “Ash Regan is one of a group of Scottish women who have been selected by God to make sure the…” May 20, 23:12
Mark Beggan on Just a couple more shots: “If you need to be told which toilet to use then maybe you shouldn’t be in the building in the…” May 20, 23:05
Hatey McHateface on The Ace Attorney: ““May all those cowards still burn in hell” Hmmmm. Just because you disagree with it, doesn’t mean they weren’t implementing…” May 20, 22:08
Mia on The Ace Attorney: ““Apparently all complete nutters” I do not know if they were nutters or not. What I do know after reading…” May 20, 21:41
Hatey McHateface on Just a couple more shots: ““does not tell you which door to open when standing in front of a row of toilet doors” A rule…” May 20, 21:19
Hatey McHateface on Just a couple more shots: ““a difficult choice going for a piss” Nah. Piece of piss. A smear test is the real biggie.” May 20, 21:06
diabloandco on Just a couple more shots: “Agent x thank you for that erudite observation.” May 20, 20:33
Scot Finlayson on Just a couple more shots: “The uni educated middle class white woke virtue signaler , after destroying thousands of lives,will move on to some other,…” May 20, 20:31
Bilbo on Just a couple more shots: “The idea that the Trans issue would disappear after the Supreme court ruling seems to be unfounded. There is a…” May 20, 20:21
agent x on Just a couple more shots: “Gender Fluid A person who is gender fluid may always feel like a mix of the two traditional genders but…” May 20, 19:59
Hatey McHateface on Just a couple more shots: “I see Ash Regan is all over the MSM today, although for reasons unknown, nobody has seen fit to mention…” May 20, 19:52
agent x on The Ace Attorney: “The following commissioners were appointed to negotiate the Treaty of Union: Kingdom of Scotland James Ogilvy, 1st Earl of Seafield,…” May 20, 19:42
Hatey McHateface on The Ace Attorney: ““Technically we are NOT IN A UNION! It’s an ILLEGAL piece of flummery that none of us should even be…” May 20, 19:42
Mia on The Ace Attorney: ““How does the Union of the Crowns 1603 fit into this?” There never was “a union of crowns”. The two…” May 20, 18:39
Dunx on The Ace Attorney: “The Act Of Union With England was passed in the Scottish Parliament by 110 votes against 67. Thus ratifying the…” May 20, 18:34
Skip_NC on Just a couple more shots: “Twenty-four genders? The very idea is quite absurd. I believe the true figure is about 8 billion. Of course, most…” May 20, 18:27
Mia on The Ace Attorney: ““The treaty was ratified by the Scottish Parliament when it passed The Union With England Act in 1707” That is…” May 20, 18:16
Lorn on Just a couple more shots: “She seems to be incapable of putting 2 and 2 together not make 4. If you allow someone to change…” May 20, 18:09
twathater on Just a couple more shots: “I wouldn’t celebrate too soon, irrespective of what a SPOKESPERSON says the snp deviants and perverts are still there in…” May 20, 18:01
katielass42 on The Ace Attorney: “Didn’t you read Mia’s comments? It doesn’t matter how ANY party concentrates on ANYTHING! It’s NOT ABOUT NUMBERS OR REFS!…” May 20, 17:03
Lorn on Just a couple more shots: “Frank: that was one of its main struts: the destruction of families. Post structuralist, post modern new Marxism. Once you…” May 20, 16:52
Lorn on Just a couple more shots: “100%: it’s not over by a long chalk. If it is not utterly routed, it will follow us into independence.” May 20, 16:43
Aidan on Just a couple more shots: “By “poking the bear” you mean being a successful liberal democracy with a growing economy having transformed itself over the…” May 20, 16:43
Mark Beggan on Just a couple more shots: “They are on their way out granted. The extreme Lefty Gravy train now needs to be dismantled. We know who…” May 20, 16:35
Kuttykit on Just a couple more shots: “Well live here from PCS Conference in Brighton. This union conference is being stopped from going ahead by a cohort…” May 20, 16:01
Hatey McHateface on Just a couple more shots: “Mind and tell us about the Gen O’Cide sometime. Rev Stu is against people “wanking on and on” but I…” May 20, 15:47
Kirkgate on The Ace Attorney: “How does the Union of the Crowns 1603 fit into this?” May 20, 15:41
Frank Gillougley on Just a couple more shots: “Nevertheless, one cost of the trans ideological mass indoctrination that to my knowledge has never really been mentioned is the…” May 20, 15:01
Ken on Just a couple more shots: “Right! Now that’s sorted, can we do the census properly next time?” May 20, 14:39
