Wings Over Scotland marked its ninth birthday earlier this month. To be honest, we totally forgot about it until someone reminded us. Normally we mark the anniversary with a small reflection and taking of stock over how things are going, but this year we couldn’t be bothered – we’d already mentioned readership stats in August.
But today in The National we found out that we were apparently dead.
But reports of our demise have been, as the saying goes, somewhat exaggerated.
The Scottish Parliament will today almost certainly pass a dangerously misleading and inaccurate motion to mark “Transgender Day Of Remembrance”, and in doing so will join countless other institutions across the UK captured by trans ideology to the great detriment of women’s rights, freedom of speech and general sanity.
So we thought we’d mark it with a very short fact check.
One of the dumber things we see regularly posted on social media is that Yes voices should stop criticising the First Minister because her leadership is the only reason Yes is now consistently ahead in the polls and we would have no chance of winning a new referendum with someone else in charge.
This is obviously nonsense, because Nicola Sturgeon was SNP leader and FM for five years in which support moved barely a single millimetre, until COVID-19 came along. Our current lead is due entirely to a tiny invisible virus and a giant Etonian buffoon.
Some years ago, a friend of mine was on a car journey along the motorway, with their brother driving. The night before there had been a storm and high winds. The bad weather had continued into the morning before easing, but the wind was still strong.
They were chatting in the car and as they continued to chat, my friend noticed that further along, a motorway stanchion that holds the lights had fallen across their path. It was blocking two of the three lanes, including the one that they were on. Despite that, they continued to chat as if it wasn’t there.
The obstacle drew nearer and nearer. Finally my friend said to his brother, “Aren’t you going to drive round that light?” His brother swerved and made it into the unblocked lane with feet to spare.
I asked my friend why they hadn’t swerved sooner. “Neither of us could believe it was there”, he said.
We were going to write a post about today’s Sunday National front page lead story, but it would just have been an angry rant, so instead we’ll let our readers make their own judgements on how convinced they are by this bloviating guff:
On 18 September 2014, Scotland had control over its future. Scots could choose their own path, or continue to have decisions imposed upon them. Those of us supporting the former came close but not close enough. As a result, Scotland exited the EU against its will, is once more under the heel of a right-wing government and now finds its Parliament under attack from London.
Yet the dream has never died and demands for the right to choose our own destiny are growing. Scotland needs to be in the position it held on 18 September 2014, when power lay with its people. It’s their democratic right to decide, so why would you ever cede that power?
sarah on Anything But That: “Yes, Billie. And conference went along with the change of rules – it used to need 100 signatures with signatories…” Sep 2, 17:05
Spartan 117 on Anything But That: “Careful, you’re applying logic to the illogical. The Siol nan Gaidheal activists will be along shortly to give you what…” Sep 2, 16:43
Southernbystander on Anything But That: “You read some strange stuff on here but this comment is one of the oddest. You think England should still…” Sep 2, 16:27
sam on Anything But That: “The Great Tapestry of Scotland is now in Galashiels in its own building. It is about twice the size of…” Sep 2, 16:25
Spartan 117 on Anything But That: “No surprise there then. Unshocked am I that the omniclusterfuckpermashambles don’t have a kcufing clue (or “claim” not to) what’s…” Sep 2, 16:05
Spartan 117 on Anything But That: “I think it’s an enema that’s sorely needed to flush oot all the keech, followed by an industrial-level disinfectant.” Sep 2, 15:58
Spartan 117 on Anything But That: “Now that’s funny! Although Mrs Spartan (from Dahn Sahf) cannot stand jellied eels, pie and mash acceptable but a full…” Sep 2, 15:54
Willie on Anything But That: “Nutzlose Essen or Useless Eaters was a term in the 30s to describe certain classes of persons. But using the…” Sep 2, 15:41
Young Lochinvar on Anything But That: “HMcH Maybe explains why he didn’t receive his invitation, doesn’t spell his name right.. Double a’s, I ask you! 🙂” Sep 2, 15:28
Willie on Anything But That: “Guarantees from John Swinney, either in public or in private are as good a bit of used toilet paper. A…” Sep 2, 15:26
Willie on Anything But That: “Guarantees from John Swinney, either in public or in private are as good a bit of used toilet paper. A…” Sep 2, 15:25
TURABDIN on Anything But That: “ANYTHING BUT WHAT & WHY. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/02/uk-datacentres-ai-boom-foi-environment” Sep 2, 15:17
lothianlad on Anything But That: “Just read that twat from scot goes pop ( what kind of a frucking name is that anyway) saying the…” Sep 2, 14:49
Young Lochinvar on Anything But That: “PS At the Dan Sahf reception following the viewing they were treated to Dan Sahf cuisine; pie mash and jellied…” Sep 2, 14:40
Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “That’s another diplomatic slur. It’s King Haakon VIII.” Sep 2, 14:32
lothianlad on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “I find it hard to forgive the record and the unionist media!! They are looking to survive when independence happens!…” Sep 2, 14:31
lothianlad on Anything But That: “When they skipped the lite fandango, they didnt know the cartweels would make them fall so hard! the time to…” Sep 2, 14:29
Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “Ochone, Spartan! Professor Baird has a special beef with the Gaels. But he’ll tell you himself.” Sep 2, 14:26
Billie on Anything But That: “Back in 2024 there was a man who secured the required signatures to lodge nomination papers to contest the coronation…” Sep 2, 14:21
Spartan 117 on Anything But That: “Thanks YL. Must admit, I giggled at that.” Sep 2, 14:17
Young Lochinvar on Anything But That: “I see the famous Bayeux tapestry is out on loan and will be viewed today by T’ King of Oop…” Sep 2, 14:11
Spartan 117 on Anything But That: “Are we talking Lowland Scots or Broad Scots here? Something we, er, “Teuchters” as you lowlander plastic Scots call us,…” Sep 2, 14:10
Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “It is odd, TURABDIN. Somebody on here is forever claiming that every English defeat gets airbrushed out of history.” Sep 2, 13:49
Hatey McHateface on Anything But That: “As always, Alf, I question your “abeelity” to make yourself understood even to a majority of your fellow Scots when…” Sep 2, 13:33
Mark Beggan on Anything But That: “Aye Hatey all that could be said has been said. The Leftys are self combusting at an incredible rate. General…” Sep 2, 13:00
TURABDIN on Anything But That: “The English establishment today celebrates an artefact depicting their conquest by a foreign «power», Normandy. Eccentricity is a national trait…” Sep 2, 12:49
Lorncal on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “You may be right, H McH, that Balkanisation would occur. That is a risk we have to take. Throughout English…” Sep 2, 12:31
Chas on Anything But That: “Hatey Why respond to an obvious nutter? Nothing you say will ever change it’s deranged mind.” Sep 2, 12:05
Alf Baird on Anything But That: ““Aye you spooks based at Vauxhall Cross” Aye James, aw thay skivers aye lat ken thairsels as suin as thay…” Sep 2, 10:36
Minceheid on Haven’t had a dream in a long time: “Hatey McHateface says: 2 September, 2026 at 9:05 am MH. Indeed, nothing wrong. But mind, you’re on Wings BTL. That…” Sep 2, 10:13
