Scotland’s energy rip-off continues unabated, and its impact on Scotland is merciless. GB Energy is to put up a plaque on an office in Aberdeen whilst Scottish pensioners can’t afford to put on the heating. Oil continues to boost the UK coffers as a senior British business figure calls Scottish renewables “a golden ticket for UK growth”.
But as Scottish pensioners freeze, Scottish industry’s being devastated, and workers are being made redundant.
And this afternoon in the chamber the SNP also voted against the only alternative.
Alba MSP Ash Regan laid down the above motion, which supports what as far as we knew was still the SNP’s official policy in the absence of another Section 30, in so far as they even know what their policy is.
Today that motion was voted down by 125 votes to 1.
Astonishingly, there isn’t a single word of apology anywhere in this statement.
There isn’t a scintilla of contrition, not the tiniest glimmer of admission of culpability or responsibility. There isn’t even a weasel-worded expression of “regret”.
Rape Crisis Scotland is unfit for purpose, and its CEO must resign.
On 15 October 2012, I signed the Edinburgh Agreement with David Cameron to secure the independence referendum of September 2014.
On the same day Peter Kellner of the polling company YouGov wrote one of his condescending commentaries from London dissing any hope for the Yes campaign.
Kellner’s view was almost universal, and not just among the London pack of journos and politicians. Most, if not all, of the Scottish media agreed with him.
However, by September 2014 things looked very different.
We’ve just watched the BBC’s new documentary, and we’re confused.
You can see both episodes on iPlayer now, or on TV tonight and tomorrow, but there’s no mistaking what’s being advertised – a personal drama between the two biggest players in Scottish politics in the last 300 years.
The dogged persistence of alert Wings contributor Benjamin Harrop with regard to the Hamilton inquiry has been truly heroic, and today it has borne fruit in dramatic style.
The 10-page adjudication from the Scottish Information Commissioner that you can download by clicking that image is a somewhat labyrinthine (but fascinating) read, but the upshot of it is that the Commissioner has now ordered the Scottish Government to release all of the legal advice it was given with regard to its refusal to publish the written evidence submitted to James Hamilton for his inquiry into the events around the alleged conspiracy to falsely convict Alex Salmond of sexual assaults.
(See, even that one-sentence summary was quite hard going.)
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: “I made a typo. “It’s comedy is most darkly lit…”: should read: “Its comedy is most darkly lit…” Although, I…” Dec 17, 23:29
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Oh, what bitterness cleaves to envy’s sting!” – Dante Alighieri The Union is a monstrous joke, and very far from…” Dec 17, 22:34
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Idiot Rodeo: “Excerpt from Paul Henderson Scott’s book entitled: ANDREW FLETCHER AND THE TREATY OF UNION « A whole succession of events…” Dec 17, 22:26
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Idiot Rodeo: “Maybe relevant to draw attention to the book: ‘SCOTLAND’S RUINE’ : LOCKHART OF CARNWATH’S MEMOIRS OF THE UNION (Edited by…” Dec 17, 22:18
DaveL on The Idiot Rodeo: “Both of you will still be unionist morons, so no change there then. That’s not an assumption either, that’s a…” Dec 17, 21:48
Lorncal on The Idiot Rodeo: “Every law that passes in the Westminster parliament must be passed by a majority of Scottish MPs to become Scottish…” Dec 17, 21:13
Alf Baird on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Aidan bigging up Auld Reekie and the trams!” Aye, anither ‘new Scot’ that disna ken hee haw aboot Auld Reekie…” Dec 17, 20:48
Dan on The Idiot Rodeo: “FFS, just noticed Aidan bigging up Auld Reekie and the trams! Jeezo, yet another ill thought out transport clusterfuck reckoned…” Dec 17, 20:24
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Why? What’s he done wrong?” Dec 17, 20:13
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “It’s a secret. Sorry.” Dec 17, 20:07
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “FFS Beggan. Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran.” Dec 17, 20:05
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Idiot Rodeo: “SECRET RECEIPTS that influenced UNION WITH IRELAND | David Olusoga 3 mins video www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzW0GeoO3Ig” Dec 17, 20:01
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Looks like it falls to me to once again validate your miserable existence, Northy. Weel done. Guid dug. Here’s a…” Dec 17, 19:59
agentx on The Idiot Rodeo: “If and that is a big “IF”, everything that James Cheyne says is correct, what do people assume, and that…” Dec 17, 19:54
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Wow, Alf and Northy, together leading us into the Promised Land. A union that doesn’t exist, a colonial oppression the…” Dec 17, 19:52
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Sounds like a nice little earner, sarah. Just mak siccar you declare your profit to the Inland Revenue. They’re an…” Dec 17, 19:39
sarah on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Scum” is the perfect term, Marie!” Dec 17, 19:19
Alf Baird on The Idiot Rodeo: “” proof positive that Scotland is an illegally annexed province of England” Aye Northcode, mebbe the Rev an aw Scots…” Dec 17, 19:06
Marie on The Idiot Rodeo: “@Dan 17.15 How about “scum”? Scum usually rises to the top.” Dec 17, 18:46
Captain Caveman on The Idiot Rodeo: “Ignoramo|, certainly.” Dec 17, 17:46
Dan on The Idiot Rodeo: “I think it is well past the time that we addressed the matter of referring to those in positions of…” Dec 17, 17:16
Alf Baird on The Idiot Rodeo: “Aye, thon Union’s aye a muckle fankle, its aw a massive colonial hoax, James. As Professor Black confirms, England’s pairlament…” Dec 17, 16:37
William G Walker on The Idiot Rodeo: “I hope Mark Beggan doesn’t include Iain Macwhirter in the “fear coming from MSM” about Sandie Peggie as Mr Macwhirter…” Dec 17, 16:03
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “Lornical. But what is Scottish government and law ? If separated from the parliament of Englands treaty with Scotland in…” Dec 17, 15:24
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “The security and evidence of a treaty between Scotland and England still would require trials by jury in Scotland, and…” Dec 17, 14:57
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “The propaganda confusion over the treaty of union between Scotland and England does not enhance the devolved parliament or the…” Dec 17, 14:30
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “Sarah. Much appreciated by myself, and I am sure it is by Alf and North code,” Dec 17, 14:16
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “Difficult sometime to understand, But the parliament of great Britain came under dissolution by the united kingdoms of the Great…” Dec 17, 14:08
