If your only source of news was the mainstream media, you could be forgiven for thinking that the consensus in the EU regarding an independent Scotland was bleak. Spain would, we’re told endlessly, veto Scotland’s place in the EU out of hand, and so, allegedly, would France.
And when Scotland’s First Minister went to Brussels after the referendum vote to meet with EU officials in regards to Scotland’s membership, we were told that this bold act of outreach fell on deaf ears.
The language of the press was hostile bordering on sadistic. The First Minister, acting to secure the democratic will of the people of Scotland, was apparently “running out of friends” and had to “beg” Ireland to help us out.
The reality, readers will be astonished to hear, is somewhat different.
Some of you will have missed this over the weekend:
Yes – Michelle Mone, of all the people on Earth, really did just go on TV and accuse Nicola Sturgeon of being all about ego. We’ll leave you to absorb that for a bit.
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Here’s (a few seconds into the clip) George, Baron Foulkes Of Cumnock.
Born in 1942 in Oswestry in Shropshire and privately educated at The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School in Hertfordshire, George was first elected by the public in 1979, serving for 26 years. During his time as an MP he was convicted of a drunken violent assault on a policeman and fined £1,050. In 2005 he was ennobled into the House Of Lords and will make laws for UK citizens until he dies, no matter what voters say.
You’d think he’d have learned better manners by now.
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Longest Road: “There is a poem online. It is essentially about The Bruce. But it can be dusted off in honour of…” Feb 16, 16:11
Alf Baird on The Longest Road: ““There is two sorts of nationalism in Scotland at the moment” What you refer to is more the co-option of…” Feb 16, 15:57
Den on The Longest Road: “The case has a better chance of success if the SNP are nowhere near government after May, I’d love for…” Feb 16, 15:06
Hatey McHateface on The Modern Politician: ““I predict in 20 years time” it will be about one generation along (20 + 12) from the last effort…” Feb 16, 14:45
Lorna Campbell on The Longest Road: “Well done, that man!” Feb 16, 14:43
100%Yes on The Longest Road: “There is two sorts of nationalism in Scotland at the moment, 1 who supports Independence and believe in democracy and…” Feb 16, 14:39
Calum on The Longest Road: “Fair play to Paul – he’s not wrong about the state of Glasgow in particular under the SNP but Labour…” Feb 16, 14:31
Marie Clark on The Longest Road: “What a nice man. Good to know that there is still some good people in this mad world of ours.…” Feb 16, 14:20
crisiscult on The Longest Road: “Respect to the guy for being led by a sense of justice above anything tribal. The host of that programme…” Feb 16, 14:09
James Che on The Modern Politician: “Wether lowland or highland Scots, you were dissolved from the treaty of union in 1707. By the parliament of England…” Feb 16, 12:58
Confused on The Modern Politician: “Chomsky – what now for him, does he disappear down the memory hole? Turns out america’s “#1 dissident” and critic…” Feb 16, 12:56
Hatey McHateface on The Modern Politician: ““Scotland could walk away now” But we’ve got seas on three sides, and English cants on the fourth. So where…” Feb 16, 12:55
James Che on The Modern Politician: “One day the penny will drop, Hoping it will be soon , but I realise that Scotland has been deceived…” Feb 16, 12:41
Hatey McHateface on The Modern Politician: “There you go, Northy. A rare opportunity to praise Alf, for praising you, for praising Alf. Dinna get confused, noo!” Feb 16, 12:23
Hatey McHateface on The Modern Politician: ““independence is necessary, to enable self-recovery of indigenous languages” I see, Alf. So your published hostility on here to state…” Feb 16, 12:16
James Che on The Modern Politician: “Scotland has not had a monarch of Scotland because Scotland was dissoled from the treaty in 1707. The monarch of…” Feb 16, 12:14
Hatey McHateface on The Modern Politician: “Ye missed ane, Northy: 11. Repatriation (if Reform get their way) of all holders of alien, abusive, foreign, beliefs. As…” Feb 16, 12:08
Hatey McHateface on The Modern Politician: “Aye, sam, nae doot whitsoeever that thinking aboot the stuff that happened in 1608 keeps maist daecent, richt-thinking Scots awak…” Feb 16, 12:02
sam on The Modern Politician: “From an interview with Iain MacKinnon https://www.inmotionmagazine.com/global/mackinnon-iain-intview1.html#Anchor-Part-11481 “(But,) there’s a key difference in between what happened in Scotland and what…” Feb 16, 11:39
Alf Baird on The Modern Politician: ““I found Doun-Hauden by Alf Baird, tho – a must read for all indigenous Scots who want to know how…” Feb 16, 11:32
sam on The Modern Politician: “Iain MacKinnon -historian. “There you have the complexity of the fact that there was internal colonizing, as well. Some of…” Feb 16, 11:28
James Che on The Modern Politician: “Scotland has not had a monarch of Scotland since the year 1707.” Feb 16, 11:21
James Che on The Modern Politician: “That is why in Hansard it is often said, ” wether there is a treaty or not” when they speak…” Feb 16, 11:20
James Che on The Modern Politician: “One day, the penny will drop, Scotland cannot legally do UDI from the 1707 treaty of union that Englands Great…” Feb 16, 11:14
James Che on The Modern Politician: “England parliament transferred into the parliament brand Great Britain removed it very foundation creation to be the parliament of Scotland…” Feb 16, 10:57
James Che on The Modern Politician: “Catch’d Scotland, Except they didn’t, I been trying to explain why for years, When you dissolve only one party in…” Feb 16, 10:43
Alf Baird on The Modern Politician: “Actually the native language spoken in Timor Leste is known as Tetum, and today both Tetum and Portuguese comprise the…” Feb 16, 10:42
Northcode on The Modern Politician: “A list of the top ten imports the Scots just can’t live without; ‘gifted’ to them by their friendly neighbour,…” Feb 16, 10:09
