There can surely be no country on Earth cursed and plagued with a more pathetic shower of petty, whining, gossiping harpies in those roles than Scotland. And while we knew that already, barely a day seems to go by without them reaching a new nadir.
If you’ve got the stomach to hear about the latest low point, grit your teeth, lower your expectations of humanity considerably and read on.
Yes, we know the Express announces a “killer blow” to independence every couple of weeks. But otherwise we can think of nothing to add to this story, so just click the pic to read and enjoy.
Of the most direct interest to Scotland, of course, are the UK government’s attempts to trample all over the 20-year-old devolution settlement.
The urgency of the situation, with Brexit now less than a year away, has driven the Yes movement into one of its occasional paroxysms of dispute about when a second independence referendum should be attempted, with SNP MP Pete Wishart attracting some overheated opprobrium by warning against acting in haste, and in the process serving up a juicy gift-wrapped opportunity for Unionists and a news-starved media.
But the furore masks a key issue that the Yes movement – and more crucially, the Scottish Government – has failed to address for the last three years, and which it’s really going to have to deal with at some point.
As is often the case with Scottish newspapers these days, the story was based entirely on a fantasy – IF a certain number of people did a certain thing (flee to England to escape a 1p income tax rise), which the story doesn’t provide a shred of evidence to suggest they’re going to do, then a bad thing would happen.
The new crowdfunding platform we used this year is a curious and arcane beast, and as a result the honest truth is that we’re still not quite 100% certain what the precise final total (including “offsite” donations and a few that squeezed in after the technical deadline) is. But as best as we can make out, including everything, it’s this:
(Fundraiser page here, or click here to donate directly.) .
The current total stands at a phenomenal £128,600 – already the second-highest ever by a five-figure margin, and just £11,447 short of the all-time record.
The Scottish Daily Mail’s never-ending quest to find the very bottom of the SNP BAD barrel reached a new record depth today, somehow managing to blame the Scottish Government for… whiplash injuries.
But as ever, it turned out the Mail’s story was missing some key data.
Rev. Stuart Campbell on The Land Of No Laws: ““In football, the clock doesn’t stop when the ball hits the net. This is not the NFL.” Not literally, as…” May 20, 14:17
Alf Baird on The Queer Parliament: “We might add that there is also now a direct line from Stonewall to Swinney’s cabinet, even withoot the Greens…” May 20, 14:15
Campbell Clansman on The Queer Parliament: “Why should anyone be surprised at this? It is a logical consequence of the SNP clinging to office and thus…” May 20, 14:03
J Robertson on The Queer Parliament: “This is who we admire and prioritise over you ,,,In a nutshell this is the message from the Fake Greens.…” May 20, 14:01
MaryB on The Land Of No Laws: “John Swinney has announced his new cabinet. Jenny Gilruth, partner of Kez Dugdale for Dep FM. And same old, same…” May 20, 13:37
lothianlad on The Land Of No Laws: “Stu is right, There is NO ‘old firm’! When a club in only 14 years old, it cannot be considered…” May 20, 12:54
sam on The Land Of No Laws: “Scots words of the day. Fissle. Footer. Like yesterdays words, wheep and wheech, these are words I knew and used…” May 20, 11:58
sam on The Land Of No Laws: “Yes, goats have feelings. Research has shown they convey different emotions in their calls to each other. Goats can also…” May 20, 11:51
Geri on The Land Of No Laws: “I’m of the same opinion, Northcode. A blaw-in. Trying it’s best to incorporate English knuckle dragging pish ontae every topic.…” May 20, 11:46
Sven on The Land Of No Laws: “Indeed they do, how sulky do they get when you eat the last empty tin can before they get a…” May 20, 11:38
Captain Caveman on The Land Of No Laws: ““She hits the mark every time… which is why you and your chums keep coming back at her with insults…” May 20, 11:22
Aidan on The Land Of No Laws: “Hahaha. So Geri said: “Wee Barbara fae Manchester semi naked trampling all over Mecca in flip flops eating egg &…” May 20, 11:06
Northcode on The Land Of No Laws: ““it is ‘based on psychology’ …” Aye, Alf. There are plenty of Scots who can trace their ancestry centuries back…” May 20, 11:04
Aidan on The Land Of No Laws: “They can do all this stuff themselves can they. Well that’s good news, now that they can do without the…” May 20, 10:57
Northcode on The Land Of No Laws: ““Let’s not be stupid Northcode…” I was only highlighting your stupidity with some stupid of my own. You were the…” May 20, 10:47
Alf Baird on The Land Of No Laws: ““I can trace my Scottish ancestry, both sides of the family, back to the 1850s.” Colonialism, and therefore the colonial…” May 20, 10:34
Geri on The Land Of No Laws: “AI Dan They can do all of those things themselves, ya dunce. They don’t need Colonisers fleecing them & taking…” May 20, 10:22
Skip_NC on The Land Of No Laws: “Alf, that was the author’s argument, either which I strongly disagree. Scotland’s success csn be put down, in significant part,…” May 20, 10:20
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
