Tuesday’s front page headline in The National was roughly the political equivalent of introducing yourself to your new next-door neighbour by saying “Hi, nice to meet you, I’m Jimmy from No.22 and it definitely wasn’t me who killed your cat last night”.
Humza Yousaf’s great masterplan of an independence strategy is imploding faster than the OceanGate Titan, and scarcely any less disastrously. And unless you’re one of the colleagues, family or friends of the tragic victims on board the doomed vessel, it’s even more painful to watch.
24 hours on, pretty much everyone seems to have come to the same conclusion (with the assistance of briefings from the FM himself) about Humza Yousaf’s “independence strategy” as the one Wings saw immediately yesterday, namely that he’s taken Nicola Sturgeon’s flawed version of a de-facto referendum and made it even less credible.
In as far as they’re talking about it at all, anyway.
We’ve seen some hilarious demands for “unity” in the independence movement in the last couple of years, almost all of them from the most divisive figures ever to wave a wee plastic Saltire (Pete Wishart, Neil Mackay, Wee Ginger Dug etc etc).
But this effort from the SNP’s new airhead mascot takes the shortbread.
Winnie Ewing, who has sadly passed away a few weeks short of her 94th birthday, was the second SNP politician I ever heard of.
My dad met her, and would speak of her with Billy Wolfe, the party leader who was also his employer at a forest machinery company in Bathgate (and our family friend), during her second term as an MP in the UK Parliament.
She now joins my dad and Billy as people who worked for the cause of independence but died before it came to fruition, after many wasted years under the leadership of Nicola Sturgeon.
Still wondering what Humza Yousaf’s going to say to the SNP’s pretend “conference” on independence strategy this coming Saturday? Well, wonder no longer, because this morning he told Sky News.
In other words, he’s waving the white flag and praying for a miracle.
Alf Baird on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: ““the ” Republic of Scotland ” that has become a Colony of Englands Great Britain parliament” Oor colonial reality is…” Sep 23, 14:20
Mark Beggan on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Well Trumpy certainly smacked a few bottoms yesterday. Some of them won’t sit down for a week.” Sep 23, 14:04
Stevie on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “It’s really just a matter of time till they/them joins Labour and wears a hijab.” Sep 23, 14:00
Hatey McHateface on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “The WHO estimates 15 million were killed by Covid. And it looks to me like our society doesn’t give a…” Sep 23, 13:46
Willie on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Jeepers creepes Hatey I thought you were talking about 450,000 being the estimate of numbers to die when we go…” Sep 23, 13:21
Hatey McHateface on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Not too late to get this reversed. Just need some of these organisations to re-invent themselves as militant trans, ideally…” Sep 23, 13:21
Hatey McHateface on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “He would have got the single occupant discount and been exempted from water charges. Dry your eyes 🙂” Sep 23, 13:13
TURABDIN on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “According to the BBC Scotland, a de facto colony if not de jure, has the worst drug addiction problem in…” Sep 23, 13:00
James Che on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Hatey, Scots are already taxed higher, And may I add twice when income for a year goes higher, Letter from…” Sep 23, 11:59
James Che on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “The reasoning that the territory of Scotland is first of all a Republic Country , is that the political union…” Sep 23, 11:39
Ian Smith on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “I’m not sure Sturgeon was ever capable of a well thought out defense and security policy. She was just more…” Sep 23, 10:49
James Che on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Spartan 117. Letter Council 3rd September 2015, Dear Mrs Che, Council tax reference number………. I would firstly advise that the…” Sep 23, 10:41
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART to close craft courses, including jewellery and textiles. (BELLACALEDONIA 23 Sept 2026) « Further to the…” Sep 23, 10:35
James Che on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “The approach to the UN should be that Scotland officially by legalities is a Republic Country However a Colony of…” Sep 23, 10:04
James Che on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “The Great Britain State unification of 1707 never evolved because the Parliament of Scotland was Dissolved in England on the…” Sep 23, 09:36
James Che on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “The question is, how did Scotland become a none governing State by presumption of the parliament of England, As Scotland…” Sep 23, 09:32
Spartan 117 on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Indeed Hatey. Plenty of us would be pleased to see the end of both FollyRude and the plethora of local…” Sep 23, 08:25
Hatey McHateface on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Make sure your wills are in order, folks. 450,000 to die in the next 6 months: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/23/el-nino-450000-extra-deaths-six-months It seems a…” Sep 23, 08:19
Hatey McHateface on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Plenty of Scots, including posters on Wings BTL, would like to see an end to the wee, pretendy, Scottish parly.…” Sep 23, 08:03
Hatey McHateface on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Careful, Cynicus! If you believe they’re behind everything, then you don’t want to be broadcasting to the world that you’re…” Sep 23, 07:46
Hatey McHateface on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Here you are again, Bilbo, just for your dug: “Link to one MSM article that says “the enemy is going…” Sep 23, 07:36
Minceheid on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Spartan 117 says: 22 September, 2026 at 9:05 pm Gordoom went Scorched Earth on the UK in a fit of…” Sep 23, 07:07
Willie on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “And meanwhile if I may change the dial what thoughts if any on the announcement that Mr Swinney is looking…” Sep 23, 03:11
Cynicus on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Thanks Fheargais. I was in Sleat a few days before the event but had to get home on the Monday…” Sep 23, 00:13
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “77 SUNSET STRIP – 1958 – TV Series – ABC www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QGvjXDIJ54” Sep 23, 00:07
Bilbo on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “A whole lot of comments and everybody and their dug sees that Hatey is talking mince but has too much…” Sep 22, 23:05
Hatey McHateface on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: ““forgot to iron his shirt” That’s a mystery. In the pic I saw of him boarding the plane to fly…” Sep 22, 22:31
