Never the twain shall meet

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Rev. Stuart Campbell

A keen-eyed viewer alerts us to the alarming fact that the Herald appears to have been letting Magnus Gardham write its leader column with his crayons again:

(Online version since fixed, print version preserved for posterity.)

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McHaggis

11 years ago

I pointed this out in a submitted comment that has not been published (quelle surprise)…
how can ANYONE write a political opinion piece that can be taken seriously and include the likes of this?

MajorBloodnok

11 years ago

“East is east and west is west, but I know where the sun shines best.”

I have this indelible image of John Inman signing that Al Jolson classic, dressed up as Bo Peep. Perhaps it’s what Magnus does in his spare time. Does his mammy know?

Training Day

11 years ago

I wonder if Gardham’s obvious political acumen can afford us an insight into the situation in West Korea?

creag an tuirc

11 years ago

I was watching a John Wayne Eastern the other day. “How The East Was Won”

Craig P

11 years ago

I wonder how long Magnus Gardham has been in Scotland though? If he wasn’t around when devolution started, he might never have heard of the WLQ. (Not that that excuses ignorance in a political reporter)

scottish_skier

11 years ago

Albert Herring

11 years ago

Haw, stop pickin on puir wee Magnus, you lot! His mind’s no on the job, thinkin o all thae Wester eggs he’s gettin next Sunday.

Macart

11 years ago

DOH!!

Political commentator?? 😀

creag an tuirc

11 years ago

Maybe if The Herald moved their main offices from the East of Scotland to the West, they wouldn’t make these mistakes.

Albert Herring

11 years ago

@creag an tuirc
Was it in Westmancolour?

Luigi

11 years ago

Those separatists are so evil, always trying to break South Britain away from the rest of the country. Don’t they realise they will never be able to watch West-Enders again?

Luigi

11 years ago

Magnus hamGard needs to check his proofs more carefully.

McHaggis

11 years ago

Anyway, no time to stay chatting here, gonna watch that old Hitchcock classic North by NorthEast and then on to an Eastlife concert…

Training Day

11 years ago

Magnus has helpfully pinpointed the problem with my lunch..the bread hasn’t been baked using ywest.

dmw42

11 years ago

Sorry to be even more pendantic, the West Lothian question was about Tam Dalyell asking why he could vote on education in England but was not allowed to answer questions of the Scottish Parliament on education in Scotland.

EmbraBoffin

11 years ago

Looks like the Herald could do with employing one of the soon to be sacked proof-readers at the Scotsman

dmw42

11 years ago

Sorry, ask questions of the Scottish Parliament, not ‘answe’. Doh.

Jeannie

11 years ago

Do you think they’re just trying to divert our attention away from their embarrassing result in the Westleigh by-election?

tartanfever

11 years ago

Possibly Jeannie, my own personal theory, it’s a deliberate attempt to confuse the Scots voters by dis-associating ‘bitter together’ with the seat of all things bad, the UK Govt in Eastminster…

Bunter

11 years ago

BBC lunchtime news has J Baillie and Eleanor Bradford working (better?) together to convince Scots that their health service would be better managed by the likes of those ”privateers” from south of the border!!
Another story on the state broadcasters website has an article on a survey on overworked GPs, which worryingly at the end of the article, has a link titled ”better together”, but on closer inspection seems to be an unfortunate coincidence…I think..

Albert Herring

11 years ago

Orient Occident accident!

EdinScot

11 years ago

Next he’ll be telling us there are not any gas or oil reserves left in the east sea!

Albert Herring

11 years ago

What about the poverty and deprivation in the Westend of Glasgow?

velofello

11 years ago

Its weasy to get thwings wong when, ye dinna ken yer Erse fae yer elbow.

Yesitis

11 years ago

@Bunter
“BBC lunchtime news has J Baillie and Eleanor Bradford working (better?) together to convince Scots that their health service would be better managed by the likes of those ”privateers” from south of the border!!”

That`ll be Johann Lamont sorted for First Minister`s Questions tomorrow then. Ruth Davidson might just want to stay in bed, though.

ronald alexander mcdonald

11 years ago

OT. Nice piece on the Herald’s front page. Peter Robinson FM of NI “if you want more fiscal autonomy the only way to have it is through Independence”.
Are you listening Ruth? That is allegedly the message from David Cameron, according to Peter Robinson. You can go back to bed now Ruth.

Albalha

11 years ago

@yesitis
My money’s on ‘why will the SNP not support us to get rid of the bedroom tax’ for FMQ’S, you really couldn’t make this stuff up.

Lanarkian

11 years ago

Marcus was at the YES Scotland Fringe meeting (SNP Conference). After his ‘contribution’ he left early, looking a tad flustered. Maybe his crayon broke or he filled his nappy..

Jiggsbro

11 years ago

Coming soon to a cinema near you, Tim Westwood is Dirty Harry, in “Magnus Force”
“This is a .44 Magnus, the most powerful journalist in the world and will blow your independence clean away. You’ve gotta ask yourself a question: “Do I feel better together?” Well, do ya, punk?”

CameronB

11 years ago

Sloppiness or mission-creep?

Jeannie

11 years ago

@JIggsboro

Are you sure you don’t mean Tim Southwood?

Marcia

11 years ago

I hope he doesn’t announce trains as people will end up in East Kilbride by mistake.

douglas clark

11 years ago

Well, I always thought his moral compass was a bit wonky, now I know why 🙂

Rev. Stuart Campbell

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11 years ago

“I hope he doesn’t announce trains as people will end up in East Kilbride by mistake.”

Is there any other way of ending up in East Kilbride?

Alastair wright

11 years ago

@Albalha
But they do make it up! Unfortunately some believe them without question

Malcolm

11 years ago

I remember when we were at war with Eastasia

Rev. Stuart Campbell

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Reply to Malcolm

11 years ago

“I remember when we were at war with Eastasia”

Westasia, surely?

MajorBloodnok

11 years ago

Hang on, isn’t Ian Gray an MSP for East Lothian? Starting to make sense now.

Marcia

11 years ago

Rev. Stuart Campbell says:
Is there any other way of ending up in East Kilbride?

Not if you want to go to West Kilbride in Ayrshire.

Albalha

11 years ago

@alastairwright
I was rather too heavy on the irony I see!

Clydebuilt

11 years ago

There’s no wikipedia page for oor Magnus. Now why would that be!

Jen

11 years ago

Hey Nought wrong wi East Kilbride, excellent place to live!

neil mackenzie

11 years ago

“Scottish MPs voting on England only laws”, do these laws not also effect in Wales?

Eastminster knows best!

Richie

11 years ago

FFS Stu, can you please fix this site so that I can post comments from my android phone? I and others have asked you this before. I thought of loads of east/west jokes as I was reading the article but I can’t post them until I get home at night. By that time everyone has already posted them. Come on. It’s not rocket surgery! It’s not as though I post much but when something (stupid) comes into my head, I’d like to post it before I forget it.
Please?
Please?
Please?
Please?
Please?
This could go norsewarrior 🙂

Rev. Stuart Campbell

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Reply to Richie

11 years ago

“FFS Stu, can you please fix this site so that I can post comments from my android phone? ”

I have not the faintest idea how to go about such a thing.

Richie

11 years ago

How’s the weather north of the border anyway Stu?
Had 2 guys from Londonshire came down to our mill in Aberdeenshire today. I asked them how the weather was with them and they said it was bloody freezing. Apparently the wind keeps blowing up their skirt thingys. They were surprised to see snow down here as they thought it was too far south. Or west or something. Me confused.
This could explain it but I’m upside down anyway (whisky enduced)
link to en.wikipedia.org
Make your own minds down.
Late now. Sleepy. Got to go and put my head up. After I up this last glass of uisge. Tops down!
Keep your scalps down folks! The beginning is far away!
Fuck Magnum P.I. (proper idiot)

P.S please fix the android thingy 🙂

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