Quick perspective check 208
Posted on
September 27, 2018 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
From today’s Scottish Daily Mail:
Sounds terrible. Let’s take a look in more depth at this rising tide.
Geese and ganders 379
Posted on
September 25, 2018 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Tory MSP Miles Briggs was yesterday cleared of sexual harassment claims by an internal Conservative Party inquiry process. We haven’t the slightest idea of what the facts of his specific case may or may not be, and as such express no view on it, but the nature of the process has been severely criticised by Rape Crisis Scotland, and with what in this instance appears to be extremely good reason.
An obvious question does rather leap to mind, though.
Where’s Richey? 224
Posted on
September 24, 2018 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We’ve been watching the Labour Party annual conference today, at which North British Branch Office manager Richard Leonard apparently gave a speech.
Unfortunately the BBC News coverage wasn’t very helpful with its captioning, so we have no idea which of the people below is him. Can anyone help?
Lord Of The Fruit Flies 340
Posted on
September 23, 2018 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
The King Of Opposite World 240
Posted on
September 20, 2018 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We think it’s fair to say that our bestest friend in all of the internet, Scottish Labour activist Duncan Hothersall, is absolutely hopping mad about the latest developments in our court case against the branch office’s former leader Kezia Dugdale.
But keen followers of Dunc might particularly enjoy this demonstration of his legendary grasp of fine factual detail.
So for old times’ sake, let’s have a Kezia Dugdale(-Related) Fact Check.
The monstering 100
Posted on
September 20, 2018 by
Chris McEleny
Chris McEleny is an SNP councillor. This is a personal opinion.
Three weeks into the Salmond saga and the MSM are getting increasingly desperate. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the breathless excitement of reportage of the Daily Record and their sister paper the Sunday Mail.
For three successive days last week they led on the “story” which meant it was the third week running where Salmond appeared on the front page of the Mail.
However, our friends down in Central Quay have a problem.
Cash in, cash out 145
Posted on
September 19, 2018 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We’ve got to admit, the Yorkshire chap makes a fair point.
What isn’t a fact 253
Posted on
September 18, 2018 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
God bless our dear old pals at the Labour-fronted Tory money-sink that is Scotland In Union. Fresh from their latest stirring morning office singalong of “No Pope Of Rome”, they’ve decided to belatedly get in on the fact-checking game.
As the established force in the field, we had to have a look.
Everybody but you 256
Posted on
September 17, 2018 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
There’s a fascinating piece in the Guardian this morning.
It reveals that in attempting to solve the unsolvable Irish border problem, the EU’s Brexit negotiators are – at the UK’s behest – trying to come up with a plan which would preclude its use for Scotland in the event of independence.
That’s an entirely legitimate course of action. Having lacked the courage to establish itself as a nation, Scotland shouldn’t expect to be treated as one by either the EU or the UK (which has demonstrated its contempt by flatly refusing Scotland any voice in negotiations). The EU is quite properly, and admirably stoutly, defending the interests of its member state, Ireland. Would that Scotland had such clout.
But it’s worth taking a second to ponder what it all means.
