Our alert readers will probably be aware of the psychological phenomenon commonly known as the five stages of grief. If not, there’s a rather good piece by Andrew Nicoll in today’s Scottish Sun about it in the context of Scottish Labour.
But while perceptive, Nicoll is a little behind the times, because it appears that the party’s branch office manager Jim Murphy has invented a sixth.
Welcome, viewers, to the new final stage of grief: delusion.
That clip (from just past midnight on the BBC News channel) isn’t a bad starting-point summary of last night’s extraordinary story, except by our count the Telegraph’s piece was fourth-hand rather than third-hand.
(First-hand would have been Nicola Sturgeon. Second-hand would have been the ambassador. Third-hand would have been the consul-general. The civil servant – who doubted the story him/herself – is fourth-hand.)
This is also a pretty good primer. Now let’s get to the fun stuff.
Sheesh. We pop out for a couple of hours to feed the Wings Emergency Kitten and we get back to find that it’s the UK press that’s barfed up hairballs all over its front pages.
And the contradictory cross-vortex coverlines aren’t even the mad bit.
gm on Before Action: “That makes sense to me. COPFS are blocking it not the police (The top Polis seems to be hiding btw).…” Aug 22, 12:17
100%Yes on Before Action: “James, its below. https://www.thenational.scot/news/26483678.wings-blogger-threatens-police-legal-action-snp-600k-fund/” Aug 22, 10:50
Northcode on Before Action: “COPFS and Police Scotland might well have identified the individual responsible for the illegal diversion of SNP ringfenced funds, but…” Aug 22, 10:32
Northcode on Before Action: “That’s actually a polite, intelligent and respectful response to James Che’s comment. And the gentle humour at the end perfectly…” Aug 22, 10:29
Mark Beggan on Before Action: “That should have read; Don’t rape women, men, children or animals. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Editor” Aug 22, 10:09
Mark Beggan on Before Action: “Billy Bus Ticket is having a hard time as boss. He has aged incredibly in such a short time. By…” Aug 22, 10:04
Mark Beggan on Before Action: “I still think my Time Machine plan is the only feasible way to solve this conundrum.” Aug 22, 09:59
Hatey McHateface on Before Action: “So it’s open season on the 50% who aren’t women? Or is Burnham in the grip of the trannies, trying…” Aug 22, 09:50
Mark Beggan on Before Action: “Neither would I. As long as they don’t shit in parks.” Aug 22, 09:47
Mark Beggan on Before Action: “Andy Burnham s pamphlet; Don’t rape women. Don’t try to swim with your clothes on. Welcome to Britain!” Aug 22, 09:37
Hatey McHateface on Before Action: “Sorry, James, but I don’t think you and I share a common definition of “officially”. More generally, I think you…” Aug 22, 09:31
Mark Beggan on Before Action: “They really get in the way of a good fantasy. With their bloody referendums and democratic processes. Stalin never had…” Aug 22, 09:28
Aidan on Before Action: “How incredibly boring” Aug 22, 09:26
James Che on Before Action: “Mark, I would never suggest any other nation of these Island are parasites, that want parts of England to become…” Aug 22, 09:25
Hatey McHateface on Before Action: “And yet it’s an easily verifiable fact there are more Scots living in England than English living in Scotland. Given…” Aug 22, 09:22
James Che on Before Action: “Retaining the SNP in a pretendy Scottish parliament and a supposed treaty that was never concluded whilst not being adhered…” Aug 22, 09:15
James Che on Before Action: “100% yes, Is there a link anywhere for everyone as this old techno I use is extremely basic. and maybe…” Aug 22, 09:08
James Che on Before Action: “As you stated Hatey, to quote yourself, the 1707 treaty of union is old guff, and nobody pays attention to…” Aug 22, 08:58
Mark Beggan on Before Action: “They are here because the cannot afford the same property in England. Purely selfish James. They are not here to…” Aug 22, 08:54
100%Yes on Before Action: “Today Wings has a wee mention in The Rag about the topic above.” Aug 22, 08:48
Robert on Before Action: “The charity has done wrong, obvioulsy. The consequeces for the individuals in the charity would depend on whether they had…” Aug 22, 08:42
James Che on Before Action: “It sounds bold, In what sense? If “we ” Scotland are not in a treaty. And treaty articles is not…” Aug 22, 08:42
James Che on Before Action: “Aye, an there english people living in Scotland that chose to live in Scotland, not England. There were people in…” Aug 22, 08:33
Rob on Before Action: “It seems to me that DCC Houston is doing his level and diplomatic best to direct our attention to COPFS.…” Aug 22, 08:31
Hatey McHateface on Before Action: “That’s all very well, GM, but if you want to be taken seriously on here, learn to drop quotes from…” Aug 22, 08:22
Hatey McHateface on Before Action: “Seems a trifle harsh, Auld Lochnagar, given that there’s in excess of 200,000 Scots living in London. You should apologise…” Aug 22, 08:00
Hatey McHateface on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “Ah c’moan noo, Confused. Shooting’s fer gurlies. Dust aff yer moby gas chambers. Ye hivnae fantasised aboot them for a…” Aug 22, 07:50
Hatey McHateface on Before Action: “Zat a fact, Alf? Must only be a fact you can maintain by resolutely refusing to ever look at maps…” Aug 22, 07:42
Young Lochinvar on Before Action: “Meant to add; for the best impression of The Wallace see the excellent wall mural on Castlegate in Lanark.” Aug 22, 03:28
Young Lochinvar on Before Action: “One to sadly note tomorrow; Disgusting anniversary of the 1305 judicial show-trial and judicial show-murder mob spectacle of William Wallace…” Aug 22, 01:31
