For anyone with the slightest remaining grip on their critical faculties, the cat was truly let out of the bag on the day of the First Minister’s infamous “broom cupboard” video last January, in which she abjectly grovelled at the feet of a tiny handful of adolescent transactivists who’d left the party in a loud and choreographed public tantrum because it still hadn’t burned Joanna Cherry at the stake for believing in human biology.
One of those she was abasing herself to that day was the repulsive and now mercifully deceased drug dealer and abusive racist misogynist Leeze Lawrence (above, left), but he was only the tip of a filthy iceberg.
I am greatly honoured to have been targeted for censorship in the same weekend as two great artists as rightly esteemed as Salman Rushdie and Jerry Sadowitz. (Though thankful to have not yet been violently physically attacked for my views, as both have.)
To be honest, I was amazed my most recent Twitter account lasted three months. I set it up in May for the sole purpose of a throwaway rude reply to Darren “Loki” McGarvey and Kenny Farquharson of The Times, expecting it to be banned within hours, then somehow it had thousands of followers and I figured I might as well have a bit of fun with it for however long it lasted against the barrage of shrieking outrage and mass organised complaints from the SNP Twitler Youth.
Which turned out to be until Saturday night.
Twitter has declined to identify who I supposedly incited the harassment of, or to offer any examples of the offending tweets. Obviously I did no such thing, but it’s good to know that “in order to ensure that people feel safe expressing diverse opinions and beliefs on our platform”, only some opinions and beliefs may be expressed.
Which even in the hopelessly politically-debased world of the modern Scottish judiciary might be one of the most extraordinary miscarriages of justice in the nation’s history.
When I entered front line politics in 2012 as an SNP councillor, I was clear that my guiding ambition was to play a full part in the restoration of independence to Scotland. Over the past 10 years that commitment has only strengthened as the need for independence has grown ever more urgent. From oil and gas, to wind, tidal, wave and hydro Scotland’s vast energy resources keeps the UK powered and Her Majesty’s Treasury pumped full of cash.
Make no mistake, Scotland IS the broad shoulders of the UK.
Our reward for that vast contribution of energy, food, drink and water? To be fleeced of those resources, charged for transmitting our energy, denied access to associated revenue and berated, and ridiculed in the “mother of all parliaments”.
But it’s the social injustice that results from this distortion of governance that is finally beginning to dawn on many as the cost-of-living crisis deepens and more Scots find they are paying through the nose for energy when Scotland produces far more than we could possibly need.
When I rose to my feet on Wednesday 13th July, I had no doubt about the words I was going to say. I had no doubt about who I would be speaking to, and I had no doubt about who I was speaking for.
As you can see, she’s part of the hyperwoke “Aberdeen Independence Movement” faction which recently took it upon itself to issue a “code of conduct” for independence campaigners, demanding that everyone in the Yes movement should debate things:
By now Wings readers will likely have already seen today’s events in the House Of Commons, where Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle completely lost his rag at Alba MPs (and Wings contributors) Kenny MacAskill and Neale Hanvey for protesting against the UK government’s refusal to respect Scotland’s mandate for an independence referendum.
‘Get them out’ demand Tory benches as Speaker Lindsay Hoyle orders ALBA MPs Neale Hanvey and Kenny MacAskill out of the chamber for heckling Boris Johnson. #pmqspic.twitter.com/RiADdSwKZA
Every one of the SNP’s MPs, meanwhile, sat meekly on their hands and didn’t squeak a single word of protest even as the Speaker flagrantly disregarded the House’s rules and subsequently improperly suspended the two Alba members for a week.
You know how the SNP are always going on about how bad the Tories are and how urgently we need to get rid of them? Well, it turns out they don’t want that to happen for at least a couple of years. They just want a different Tory as Prime Minister, even though they keep telling us that Boris Johnson is the greatest recruiting sergeant for independence there could be.
One might almost imagine that once every Parliament, a drawing of lots is conducted at The Times’ offices in Scotland and the loser is obliged to write this column, on pain of a ceremonial debagging and a jolly good paddling with an old cricket bat from all the other chaps in the newsroom.
Perhaps the fear is playing tricks with Alex Massie’s memory.
We were sent something disturbing recently. It’s from a training course civil servants are being sent on by the Scottish Government.
As you can see, one of the sites that staff are directed to is something called The Trans Language Primer. We thought you should see some of its content.
willie on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “It is a brutally sad fact of life but one of the Scottish Government is a bloated inefficient administration. The…” Sep 23, 21:26
Ex President Xiden on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “I would personally warm to ‘war game’ sending these politicians to the front lines themselves and we could watch the…” Sep 23, 20:56
Hatey McHateface on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “The world will buy them from the Covids. It’s worth repeating that the imbalance in trade between the EU and…” Sep 23, 20:22
Hatey McHateface on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Check out the big brain on Minceheid! If I lend you my sock puppets starter set, any chance you could…” Sep 23, 20:06
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: ““Strengthening international law through greater cooperation between the HRC and the UN GA” Video from Yesterday’s UN Geneva Event (22nd…” Sep 23, 20:03
Mark Beggan on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “(a very apt analogy). That’s for the readers to decide. Yes that’s a pretty good analogy.” Sep 23, 19:59
Minceheid on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Hatey McHateface says: 23 September, 2026 at 7:12 pm What do you think is going on in Ir@n right now?…” Sep 23, 19:48
Spartan 117 on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Stop being lazy/deliberately obtuse and READ THE FUCKING ARTICLES. Twat.” Sep 23, 19:34
Spartan 117 on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: ““The plan for the reorganisation of local councils is needless and an excuse for the reduction of services,staff and budgets…” Sep 23, 19:18
Hatey McHateface on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Man, Spartan, I’m gonna have to learn Gaelic, maybe Esperanto, perhaps “learn your alphabet with Sock Puppets”. Not one of…” Sep 23, 19:12
Spartan 117 on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “A Tory and a Snip, quite a peculiar pairing. Unless you take the view that the establishment parties of Red/Blue/Orange/Green…” Sep 23, 19:09
Spartan 117 on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Socialists like keeping the poor *poor*. A substantive chunk of them are druggies themselves (c.f. drug swabs at the House…” Sep 23, 19:06
Mark Beggan on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “How will the world survive without ceramic pots and doggy jackets?” Sep 23, 19:05
Willie on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “A neglected third world statelet. As the late Ricky Fulton would say…..Naw, of course not!! Scotland may have some of…” Sep 23, 18:33
Tommy B on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Huh https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/crown-wants-natalie-mcgarrys-tory-29625480.amp” Sep 23, 18:18
Mark Beggan on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “And puts the fear of God into others. Trump Derangement Syndrome.” Sep 23, 17:56
Spartan 117 on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Sigh. Ok Hatey, here you go, you asked. Just a few headlines from the past four days:- “Unprecedented threat’ of…” Sep 23, 17:50
Peter McAvoy on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “The Scottish Parliament should remain with its present amount of members. Would anybody who supports a team in any sport…” Sep 23, 17:42
Spartan 117 on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Ah, a very typical article from TeH GrAuNiAd. Hysteria sans context. Bearing in mind this is all “mibbes aye, mibbes…” Sep 23, 17:10
Spartan 117 on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Trump might be an arse but he does wind up all the right people. A bit like Michael O’Leary.” Sep 23, 17:02
Spartan 117 on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Yes James in other words “It’s a scam that doesn’t actually serve anything other than the Cooncil pension pot, we…” Sep 23, 17:01
agentx on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: ““Double parliaments, double taxation bills for Scotland, this scam will apply to any devolved area I presume,” ———————————————— No -…” Sep 23, 15:53
lothianlad on His Majesty’s Loyal Sabre: “Even the sight of her ( sturgeon) makes me sick!!” Sep 23, 14:50
lothianlad on Fear And Favour: “Hold them to account! they will be exposed.” Sep 23, 14:43
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