Although this site is blacklisted by the press regulator IPSO and therefore unable to file complaints about inaccurate and misleading newspaper articles, our alert readers sometimes pick up the baton from Wings articles and do the job themselves.
But the reader who took up that complaint has furnished us with a bit of interesting background to the story, and also news of a rather more alarming outcome.
We’re seriously starting to think there’s some sort of competition going on among the Unionist parties of Scotland to see who’s the thickest. We’ve spent quite a bit of time pointing out the scarcely-believable dimness of the Scottish Conservative benches, but this week Scottish Labour really pulled out the stops to try to seize back the initiative.
Yesterday was quite an eventful day, so it’s moderately possible you may have missed the alarming news that some shady Mafia-backed hedge fund or such has apparently funded these irresponsible and morally-suspect chancers (last seen shilling on air for literally Vladimir Putin and BBC Scotland, in that order) to produce an all-new series of scurrilous and dubious fact-grubbing for some inexplicable reason.
We have alerted the appropriate authorities. For safety, remain in your homes.
As you can see, the Speaker offers Ian Blackford MP, who was protesting about last night’s silencing of Scottish MPs, a choice of when to hold a vote under Parliamentary standing orders, but then improperly refuses his choice and orders Blackford from the chamber, at which point the rest of the SNP’s MPs followed him.
Let there be no mistake about what just happened. Last night, Scottish devolution – an institution 111 years in the promising, just 19 years a reality – died. Iain Macwhirter summed it up concisely and accurately.
Little Surbiton-on-Forth on The Land Of No Laws: “Been out of action in the Vicky for a couple of days so apologies for the late reply to your…” May 20, 10:01
Captain Caveman on The Land Of No Laws: ““A word for the colonized until the day of liberation: doun-hauden: Oppressed.” Honestly, Alf, as has oft be mentioned to…” May 20, 10:00
Mark Beggan on The Land Of No Laws: “#Goats have feelings too. Just saying.” May 20, 09:55
Aidan on The Land Of No Laws: “Let’s not be stupid Northcode, “Barbara fae Manchester” is a stereotype for a certain type of “Brits abroad” you get…” May 20, 09:53
Northcode on The Land Of No Laws: ““You want to be taken seriously, Alf, but you never, ever, call out the idiocy that is endemic on here…”…” May 20, 09:32
Northcode on The Land Of No Laws: “Note: The entire italicization of my previous comment is not intentional… I screwed up and forgot to close the HTML…” May 20, 09:15
Northcode on The Land Of No Laws: ““Non-Muslims aren’t even allowed into Mecca” This is true, but you make the mistake of assumption, AI Dan. You assume…” May 20, 08:33
diabloandco on The Land Of No Laws: “There was once a contributor on here , a unionist, who put forward several interesting points and ideas – his/her…” May 20, 08:14
Hatey McHateface on The Land Of No Laws: “@ Aidan says: 20 May, 2026 at 8:02 am Ah, c’moan noo, Aidan. Cut the lassie some slack. She’ll be…” May 20, 08:08
Aidan on The Land Of No Laws: “Non-Muslims aren’t even allowed into Mecca, but of course Geri doesn’t know that because Geri barely knows anything, unless it…” May 20, 08:02
Hatey McHateface on The Land Of No Laws: “@ Aidan says: 20 May, 2026 at 6:36 am And zilch about Big Barbs fae the scheme semi naked trampling…” May 20, 07:32
Hatey McHateface on The Land Of No Laws: ““Some you win, some you lose” Not like on here, then, Geri. Where you lose every time. I almost feel…” May 20, 07:26
Hatey McHateface on The Land Of No Laws: “@ Young Lochinvar says: 19 May, 2026 at 11:56 pm “Shit, near midnight and I haven’t posted how not gay…” May 20, 07:04
Hatey McHateface on The Land Of No Laws: “@ Dan says: 19 May, 2026 at 11:39 pm “Never mind the “prick” and “twat” post from earlier. Can I…” May 20, 06:55
Aidan on The Land Of No Laws: “Well look everybody, today we have Geri’s economic master plan for the UAE, and she even stayed up until 2:30…” May 20, 06:36
Geri on The Land Of No Laws: “AI Dan, Whit a moron you are. High worth *individuals* are of very little benefit to any country. What exactly…” May 20, 02:32
Young Lochinvar on The Land Of No Laws: “AI Dun @ 5.42 The hoores excuse.. You Tories really are a right bunch, just lurking, beneath the radar but…” May 20, 00:15
Young Lochinvar on The Land Of No Laws: “HMcH Hurry up now catamite! 11.20 is getting awfy close to midnight and Matron switching off the lights and turning…” May 19, 23:56
Young Lochinvar on The Land Of No Laws: “Dan @ 9.44 It’s because he’s a Scotchland office superannuated/ private healthcare scheme tax hating/ aspiring evader Harry hoofter with…” May 19, 23:45
Dan on The Land Of No Laws: “So just diversion and no effort to provide detailed costings on the health provision model you want. Yer not the…” May 19, 23:39
Geri on The Land Of No Laws: “Faithless people? Away & behave! They’re defending their territory. WTF that had to do with his comments is anyones guess.…” May 19, 23:31
Geri on The Land Of No Laws: ““if they can’t get the huns to win, will try to get the wee huns over the line.” LOL! Love…” May 19, 23:21
Hatey McHateface on The Land Of No Laws: “Credit where due, Confused, that’s a good post. Seems you missed an obvious solution to Scottish football’s sectarian problems though.…” May 19, 23:20
Young Lochinvar on The Land Of No Laws: “Well happy anniversary tomorrow, particularly for the Pict supporters on here of tomorrow’s anniversary of the Battle of Dunnichen/ Nechtansmere…” May 19, 23:18
Hatey McHateface on The Land Of No Laws: ““our ancestors were ethnically cleansed, displaced, slaughtered & starved” Are you sure, Geri? Only, I would have thought that if…” May 19, 23:08
Hatey McHateface on The Land Of No Laws: “@ Dan says: 19 May, 2026 at 9:44 pm “prick” “twat” “feck” “arse” “drink” You should get out more, Dan,…” May 19, 22:56
Red on The Land Of No Laws: “Geri, take your suicidal empathy elsewhere. We don’t need any more faithless people. We need people who are for the…” May 19, 22:52
Hatey McHateface on The Land Of No Laws: “If you intend to play the “native Scot” cards, Alf, I hope you’re holding a good hand. I can trace…” May 19, 22:44
Geri on The Land Of No Laws: “& how would you know that? I think they’d be rather proud & show empathy considering our ancestors were ethnically…” May 19, 22:29
Confused on The Land Of No Laws: “it’s funny how the podcast is taking over as the dominant form; even the BBC is doing them, since they…” May 19, 22:22
