As well as the SNP NEC elections, the weekend saw the election of the first committee of a new grassroots independence organisation which is unfortunately and hopefully temporarily going by the stupendously terrible working name of “Yes Alba”.
15 people were elected to its ruling body by the votes of hundreds of delegates, with the top-ranked picks including SNP MP Angus MacNeil and former SNP MP George Kerevan. The majority of the successful candidates (eight) were female, even though there were no quotas or women-only shortlists imposed, and a wide range of ages was represented from young activists to former UK ambassador Craig Murray.
(We have no idea about any of their sexualities or gender identities, and also no interest in knowing, because those things have not the slightest bearing on their ability to fight for independence and are frankly none of our damn business.)
But that wasn’t good enough for Team Woke.
On a day when Joanna Cherry had a grown-up, reasoned and constructive column in The National calling for unity in the pursuit of independence, the outpouring of snide, sour sneering from a faction still raging with bitterness about being routed on the SNP NEC is instead curdling Twitter even as we speak.
And embarrassingly, not a single one of them has actually bothered to check even the most basic facts.
Alert readers will recall the deranged open letter released by a group of transactivists last Friday, in a nakedly transparent attempt to influence the SNP’s NEC elections that weekend which backfired on them horribly (and amusingly) when the party’s members instead kicked out three-quarters of the committee’s woke faction and replaced them with feminists, socialists and above all advocates of actually achieving independence.
If you don’t have the time to read Alyn Smith’s astonishing response to the SNP NEC election results in today’s National, we’ve edited it down to 10 seconds for you.
We must admit, the terrible people that we are, we’ve been enjoying watching today’s extended meltdown by the SNP’s woke faction about last night’s NEC election results. Because it appears their egos are so huge that they’re not even smart enough to play dignified to spoil our schadenfreudish fun. It’s been full-on public tantrums.
Ridiculously, more than eight hours after voting closed in an all-electronic election in which “counting” should have taken a maximum of one second, and at 11.30pm, the SNP have released the results of this year’s NEC elections.
There are some big stories.
Alyn Smith is OUT as Policy Development Convener, replaced by Chris Hanlon.
We had, we think it’s only fair to say, extremely low expectations of Nicola Sturgeon’s keynote speech this afternoon to the SNP’s soporific, strangled 2020 non-conference. It seems that members felt the same, because 15 seconds before the speech began only 1,166 of them were logged in to watch it.
The speech she just delivered, though, limboed under those expectations in platform shoes and a stovepipe hat without even grazing the underside of the bar.
In a post last month we referenced a ZX Spectrum computer game from 1984 called “Worse Things Happen At Sea”. Today as we watched the First Minister on the Andrew Marr Show, we were put in mind of another nautical-disaster-themed one from a great deal nearer to the end of the Speccy’s life.
James Che on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Rev Stuart Campbell. Likewise, It seems some are not capable to apply thought, research and action for themselves and need…” Mar 10, 16:02
James Che on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Lorncal, What homework are you asking me to do for you exactly?” Mar 10, 15:53
Rev. Stuart Campbell on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “It appears I have been volunteered for something I did not volunteer for 😮” Mar 10, 14:49
Captain Caveman on Scotland’s Most Frightened: ““Facts eh? They never are a yoons strong point.” Yeah, silly me eh? Here am I, thinking that murdering tens…” Mar 10, 14:32
Geri on Scotland’s Most Frightened: ““I’m not one of them and much prefer it when you get another enforced “break”)” FYI, I’ve never had an…” Mar 10, 14:08
Geri on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Oh do piss off. The whole world knows those protesters were protesting America crushing their economy. Even Bessent, over at…” Mar 10, 14:02
Captain Caveman on Scotland’s Most Frightened: ““Iran isn’t totalitarian.” Oh really, “Geri”? They were literally hosing down thousands of their own innocent men, women and children…” Mar 10, 13:00
100%Yes on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Have you seen the latest article from the bitter and twisted ScotGoesMadonIndy.” Mar 10, 12:48
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Dig deep. Your grifters need you. Mind and ask not fit they can dae fer ye.” Mar 10, 12:47
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Yet again, Alf, havers. The Scots, as sovereign people, never went into the EU’s precursor. It was the UK that…” Mar 10, 12:43
Lorncal on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “It’s really not, James/Hatey. Let’s find out, shall we? Post the SE?” Mar 10, 12:40
Geri on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “‘Iran does practice (forceable) gender transitions’ Whit? Like the West does? It wasn’t that long ago sleepy Joe was offering…” Mar 10, 12:34
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Ah, c’moan noo, Geri. Ah cannae be the only ane who thinks the “royal ascent” is something special tae witness.…” Mar 10, 12:34
sarah on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “The magic of Wings or the demise of Alba – whatever the reason, the donation numbers have increased to the…” Mar 10, 12:23
Alf Baird on Scotland’s Most Frightened: ““longing for Brussels rule” The point was about ‘democracy’ Hatey, and on such matters the Scots decided at the time…” Mar 10, 12:09
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Yet others claim, Geri, that being “ready to end the war” and “wanting to quit” isn’t the same as “had…” Mar 10, 11:45
Geri on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Be off with you then.. They have the exact same institutions as we do except you have a monarch that…” Mar 10, 11:45
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “All joking aside, Northy, your post is actually quite cruel. At least by comparison with my own well meant suggestions.…” Mar 10, 11:38
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: ““elites traffic weans for torture through Romania” That’ll be because they drive on the same side of the road.” Mar 10, 11:31
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Is it universally true then, Alf, that scrape off the blue pent on every Scot Nat and you find someone…” Mar 10, 11:28
Hatey McHateface on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Fits this, Aidan? Have you been “mowing down civilians so you can rob them blind & strip them of their…” Mar 10, 11:23
Geri on Scotland’s Most Frightened: ““in a medieval totalitarian dictatorship like Iran” That medieval country is whipping your ass good & proper! You racist colonisers…” Mar 10, 11:17
Aidan on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Iran is a republic with democratic institutions, alright I don’t think I’m going to waste my time arguing with that…” Mar 10, 11:06
Southernbystander on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “My killer post, that sailed high above all the petty cares of unionists and nationalists alike, and thus thoroughly floored…” Mar 10, 10:47
James Che on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Scotlands most frightened are no different in context than Englands most frightened. Either that or their both very innocent of…” Mar 10, 10:42
James Che on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “North code. Good Morning, Reference to your last post at 8: 50 am, We must remember that it is not…” Mar 10, 10:36
Geri on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “Without sanction? Well look at you, ya wee totalitarian areswipe. Guess whit, sunshine. I don’t live in Iran. What that…” Mar 10, 10:31
James Che on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “An independence supporter would think of the word “Colonialism” when no treaty can be found linking or existing between Scotland…” Mar 10, 10:17
Alf Baird on Scotland’s Most Frightened: ““the comparatively very free and democratic country within which you live” ?? That forced Brexit on Scots agin oor wull?…” Mar 10, 10:17
Geri on Scotland’s Most Frightened: “YL As per usual – historians are divided. Countries confirmed the Japanese approached them seeking an off ramp & contacted…” Mar 10, 10:04
