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 watched Question Time last night for the first time in about nine years, and this comment from SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn raised an eyebrow.
Because we couldn’t remember ANY times that Flynn had publicly expressed any problems with the Scottish Greens during their governing alliance.
We’re not sure why John Swinney made a big show of dragging all his ministers away from their desks to Bute House today in order to tell them nothing had changed. All he’s done is give Kate Forbes the smallest possible sliver of Shona Robison’s job and everything else has stayed the same.
The most striking aspect of it was the visible and audible distress on the faces and in the voices of some of the Royal Navy sailors who’d been on the ships which sent the German battleship to the Atlantic seabed as they told the story of the final battle.
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.
Geoff Anderson on How Far To Go, How Far: “Archived Times article https://archive.is/Myuvi” Dec 12, 21:39
Kate L on How Far To Go, How Far: “Much like the male judge Alexander Kemp I suppose you find women’s safety and dignity acceptable sacrifices to make on…” Dec 12, 21:37
Captain Caveman on Strike One: “Meh! Awesome Northy you made me laugh. Touche! 🙂” Dec 12, 21:18
DavidT on How Far To Go, How Far: “I have no personal stake in this matter, nor am I aware of any transgender individuals. However, Graham Linehan and…” Dec 12, 20:48
Dan on How Far To Go, How Far: “But James, according to polling in the recent Ginger Stepchild article; Only about 5% of Scots rate Defence and Security…” Dec 12, 20:33
Geoff Anderson on How Far To Go, How Far: ““Wouldn’t it be so much easier if we just did what the TransCult wanted” That is what the Judge concluded.” Dec 12, 20:31
Mark Beggan on How Far To Go, How Far: “‘Keep Rabies out of Britain’ Springs to mind, forgot about that one. What with all the other dangerous things coming…” Dec 12, 20:10
James Cheyne on How Far To Go, How Far: “Britain and France preparing for war, we have to wait and see whom the enemy is, but France informing its…” Dec 12, 20:05
James Cheyne on How Far To Go, How Far: “Public matters and private rights are entirely different laws in Scotland.” Dec 12, 19:55
James Cheyne on How Far To Go, How Far: “Tribunals in Scotland are funded by a consolidated fund by the Scottish government” Dec 12, 19:49
James Cheyne on How Far To Go, How Far: “Private Rights of biological Women to have private spaces regardless, is matter of Internal Scots law in Article XV111 and…” Dec 12, 19:39
Hatey McHateface on How Far To Go, How Far: “It’s lower in saturated fat, sure, but for Mammie’s authentic home baking, it has to be butter.” Dec 12, 19:29
James Cheyne on How Far To Go, How Far: “He iis quite an interesting site on legal matters. There are a few other Barristers that I follow for points…” Dec 12, 19:29
Hatey McHateface on How Far To Go, How Far: “Could be rabies. The precautionary principle says put them down.” Dec 12, 19:24
James Cheyne on How Far To Go, How Far: “Stu, I presume you watch BlackBeltBarrister as he states more or less the same as you. If not then he…” Dec 12, 19:19
Mark Beggan on How Far To Go, How Far: “The politically correct voice of the chattering class is foaming at the mouth!” Dec 12, 19:09
Hatey McHateface on Strike One: “Channeling your inner hatstand there, Northy.” Dec 12, 18:58
Northcode on Strike One: ““Good idea, Northy…” Yes. I thought so, too. Hey! Didn’t I just dismiss you from this place? Begone, rascal -…” Dec 12, 18:54
Mark Beggan on How Far To Go, How Far: “Children of the revolution. (TRex)” Dec 12, 18:47
agentx on How Far To Go, How Far: “Do you agree or disagree with the UK Supreme Court decision that a trans man should not be included on…” Dec 12, 18:39
Mark Beggan on How Far To Go, How Far: “The ‘elite’ pish and shit like everyone else.” Dec 12, 18:35
Hatey McHateface on Strike One: “Good idea, Northy. I can see how finding something new to say has been taking its toll on you James…” Dec 12, 18:34
Lorncal on How Far To Go, How Far: “AI makes mistakes. Of that there is no doubt. However, if you examine closely the kinds of mistakes that were…” Dec 12, 18:32
Northcode on Strike One: “I’m bored of you now… you are dismissed. Go away, Pantless slave… get some sleep and prepare for tomorrow’s Extreme…” Dec 12, 18:27
Mark Beggan on How Far To Go, How Far: “Me thinks these legal minds are hooked on ECHR like a crackhead.” Dec 12, 18:21
twathater on How Far To Go, How Far: “Unfortunately this judge and judgement is indicative of what to expect in Scotland and elsewhere in 2025 , there is…” Dec 12, 18:16
Hatey McHateface on Strike One: “Puir auld Northy. Doomed to be forever trying, and failing, to fathom out the alien, imposed values of the oppressive,…” Dec 12, 18:08
Northcode on Strike One: ““Anally obsessed” … I think I might adopt that as my new term to describe the arseholes who wander aboot…” Dec 12, 18:06
Hatey McHateface on How Far To Go, How Far: “Exactly as predicted by (checks notes) Fanon, Mark. Of course, fascism is seemingly on the rise in the Good Ol’…” Dec 12, 17:58
