This is so freaky I had to check they weren’t quoting each other. It’s like a game show.
Just a couple of nice well-brought-up Hutchesons’ Grammar boys in smart suits, there, thinking the same, speaking the same, saying the same, and angling for the same job. (Which one of them now has, and the other may have soon.)
If there’s ever been a (branch office of a) political party that could somehow manage to blow it in Scotland against the burning trainwreck in a ditch full of sewage that is the SNP right now, it’s definitely Anas Sarwar’s hapless Scottish Labour.
Honestly, this stuff is comedy gold. But in a winner-takes-all dumb-off with Humza Yousaf’s SNP, it’s way too close to call.
One year ago today, Nicola Sturgeon suddenly resigned as First Minister. And what a spectacular 12 months it’s been for the Yes movement since her departure.
As Twitter followers will have noticed, we’ve been busy this week with an extensive remodelling of Wings HQ, which involved the main computer being out of commission for several days while the office was basically torn down and rebuilt from scratch. (It seemed a good time to do it, given that there’s nothing remotely of interest happening in Scottish politics.)
Unfortunately the lack of activity on the site caused the comments on the last post to degenerate into the most wretched playground shrieking match, so let’s see if we can’t distract the children and talk about something else for a bit.
Particularly alert observers will have noted that Kezia Dugdale, the most spectacularly inept and unsuccessful Scottish political leader in history, this week demitted her role as Director of the John Smith Centre, which she was handed as an incentive to quit Scottish Labour after dragging it to 14% in the opinion polls.
We long ago ran out of words to express the magnitude of the contempt in which the SNP now hold the people of Scotland. Which is unfortunate, because this probably calls for the invention of a whole new scale.
Shall we go through just a few of the more crassly insulting holes in this pitiful excuse for a cover story, just to pass the time while we wait for the former First Minister to appear before the COVID inquiry? We don’t know about you, but we’ve got nothing better to do.
Mia on Eyes Full Of Beams: “That was most informative and fascinating, Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh, thank you very much for posting that. It is definitely food for…” Jan 11, 10:44
Andy Ellis on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Errrm….that’d be a hard pass from me I’m afraid. 🙂 There are no short cuts or silver bullets which will…” Jan 11, 10:43
Andy Ellis on Eyes Full Of Beams: “I’m afraid the “Scotland as colony” schtick has negligible popular support Alf, no matter how hard the small band who…” Jan 11, 10:41
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Eyes Full Of Beams: “The Church of Scotland (unlike the Church of England) is not bound by oath to support the presiding monarch. Thanks…” Jan 11, 09:44
gregor on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Nothing stops Alf and his invincible reality-Scotland claymore – It crushes the miserable overlords, while he strives onwards – towering…” Jan 11, 03:56
gregor on Eyes Full Of Beams: “RobinMcAlpine.org: Change the story, change the future: “Politics tells us stories a certain way round, but these stories are designed…” Jan 11, 03:09
Willie on Eyes Full Of Beams: “How many older people or infirm people will die tonight in an sub artic energy rich Scotland due to cold…” Jan 11, 02:00
twathater on Safeguarding Is Not Right-Wing: “If politicians were really interested every one of these scumbags who commit these heinous crimes would immediately be deported after…” Jan 11, 01:56
Aidan on Eyes Full Of Beams: “You’re not going down the Salvo/convention of the estates/independence fairy route now are you?” Jan 11, 01:45
Aidan on Eyes Full Of Beams: “I’m about 15 minutes away from the United Nations secretariat in New York. Would you like me to call in…” Jan 11, 01:44
gregor on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Trump Sings “You’re Welcome” From Moana (AI Cover:) “Huuha, ok ok I see what’s happening, yeah You’re face to face…” Jan 11, 01:30
gregor on Safeguarding Is Not Right-Wing: “June Slater @juneslater17: “I was contacted yesterday by someone from BBC Verify, asking where I got the information from for…” Jan 11, 00:44
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Thank you Mia. The Scotland Act 1998 reads: « Subsection (4) requires the First Minister and the other Scottish Ministers…” Jan 11, 00:09
Alf Baird on Eyes Full Of Beams: “It should be obvious what Scotland needs but the colonial condition is obscured for some, and especially the more assimilated…” Jan 10, 23:49
gregor on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Parliamentarians convince people to believe that they haven’t got any power – Parliamentarians are (were) specialists at deceiving people.” Jan 10, 23:48
gregor on Safeguarding Is Not Right-Wing: “Queen Natalie @TheNorfolkLion: “What the hell is going on in Scotland? This woke nonsense implemented in Scotland by Nicola Sturgeon…” Jan 10, 23:13
sarah on Eyes Full Of Beams: “To be fair, Dan, although I have often asked Stu to get on the phone to the other powerful thinkers…” Jan 10, 22:38
Tartanpigsy on Safeguarding Is Not Right-Wing: “The term ‘Grooming Gangs’ in itself belittles the crimes these people perpetrate It’s softening the essence of what they do…” Jan 10, 22:24
sarah on Eyes Full Of Beams: “I’m sick of waiting, too [and am well past retirement]. What drives me mad is that it is obvious what…” Jan 10, 22:11
Young Lochinvar on Eyes Full Of Beams: “About the best thing you have written here.” Jan 10, 22:08
jock mctavish on Eyes Full Of Beams: “I’m surprised at -ve response here. Never heard of Newspeak? As for AI, well it can hardly do worse than…” Jan 10, 22:05
Andy Ellis on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Sadly, Robin doesn’t tell us how we can make our rulers change their ways. We all know the ways to…” Jan 10, 21:44
gregor on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Scottish Greens: Scottish Government must make clear Donald Trump is not welcome: “Donald Trump is a threat to human rights.…” Jan 10, 21:34
aLurker on Safeguarding Is Not Right-Wing: “We should be careful not to be deceived by Nicola Murrells deliberate rhetorical trap here. Alex COULD be very hard…” Jan 10, 21:25
sarah on Eyes Full Of Beams: “There is a small torrent of articles pointing out the clear truth about what is wrong with Scotland’s, and other…” Jan 10, 20:50
Alf Baird on Eyes Full Of Beams: “And oor judges are appointed by and serve the wrang croun an aw: “In line with the statutory process for…” Jan 10, 20:21
gregor on Eyes Full Of Beams: “Mia has her own Scotland sovereign Crown, and she wears it with pride and passion (and duly defends it like…” Jan 10, 20:15
