Yesterday we drew attention to a disgracefully untrue claim made by the leader of the Ruth Davidson No Surrender To A Second Referendum Party at the day’s FMQs.
Davidson had attempted to pass off the personal views of just THREE members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors as representing the official position of the august and 125,000-strong body. It’s the sort of bare-faced lie we’re sadly accustomed to hearing from opposition leaders in the chamber, but it was also an illustration of a much wider and depressingly-growing phenomenon.
Here’s Ruth Davidson at FMQs today, telling the chamber that “last week the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors said the real problem facing investment and jobs in Scotland was [Nicola Sturgeon’s] threat of a second referendum”.
Would you like to know how many actual people that was, readers?
Following our news report at the weekend that Kezia Dugdale had gone to the USA to help Hillary Clinton, a concerned reader etc etc with inevitable results etc.
Anyone who’s donated to this site’s fundraisers in the past will be familiar with the excellent work of AyeMail, the not-for-profit fulfilment company set up to help all sorts of pro-independence groups raise money by taking care of all the tedious admin and letting them get on with their campaigning.
They’re also raising money themselves at the moment, both for their own costs and to produce a series of projects to help groups strapped for cash. They’ve got almost 60% of their target in the bag already, but with only a day to go they’re running around £5000 short of being able to do everything.
They provide a hugely valuable service and resource, producing tangible and practical benefits for the Yes movement – Wings would be utterly lost without them – and if you’ve got a couple of quid spare for the cause you couldn’t find a better use for it.
Just over three and a half years ago, we ran an article about how being an opposition MP or MSP is the cushiest gig in politics. You get all the pay, benefits, holidays and status, but you don’t have to actually do very much except whinge about how rubbish the government is, which most people are happy to do for free as a hobby.
Most of the time you don’t even need to turn up at your workplace.
(Sure, there are all your constituents to deal with, but if you’re not in power all that really amounts to is forwarding their letters to the government and demanding action.)
Tomorrow, the Holyrood opposition will give us a virtuoso demonstration.
A member of an MSP’s staff posted an image on Twitter this morning of a flyer that had apparently just been shoved through their office letter box:
But after having a merry old chuckle at the layout, colour choice and language, we wondered what sort of person might produce such a thing. So, ably assisted as ever by a team of alert readers, we decided to see if we could find out.
Effijy on List Voting For Cretins: “Could some crackpot at SNP try to offer what on earth is going through their minds that they cannot comprehend…” Jan 2, 09:58
Alex on List Voting For Cretins: “Ummm because the snp do not actually want independence and their rabbid supporters just want them to get more votes…” Jan 2, 09:56
Xaracen on The Gulf War: “sam said; “This occurs when AI systems generate plausible but entirely fictitious legal cases or statutes. Such errors can mislead…” Jan 2, 09:50
Mach1 on List Voting For Cretins: “Despite your sterling efforts to communicate the bleedin obvious it seems to be futile in many cases, comments online continue…” Jan 2, 09:49
David on List Voting For Cretins: “How can we get this message across? The SNP keep saying vote SNP 1 & 2. Why has this strategy…” Jan 2, 09:37
Andy Ellis on The Gulf War: “It pays to be suspicious of folk who cast doubt on polls carried out by reputable polling companies using accepted…” Jan 2, 09:16
Andy Ellis on The Gulf War: “We need to nail this ongoing bullshit argument that the reason “minor” pro indy parties are failing to make progress…” Jan 2, 08:40
Alan C on The Gulf War: “‘Sovereignty party leader Brian Nugent announced this morning he would be standing for both the Shetland constituency and the Highlands…” Jan 2, 07:19
James Cheyne on The Gulf War: “The people whom died in WW11 fought for our freedoms, our rights in a free Country a Britain that was…” Jan 2, 06:43
James Cheyne on The Gulf War: “The error Alba made and still make is trying to emulate the Snp old party that had long gone. That…” Jan 2, 06:07
Young Lochinvar on The Gulf War: “Correct. Can the talking heads here who brook no disagreement please advise; who should we actually vote for? ISP and…” Jan 2, 03:50
Phil on The Gulf War: “The fatal flaw of this excellent site is the dogged insistence on taking these independence polls seriously. Thus a ‘six…” Jan 2, 03:07
Cynicus on The Gulf War: “Lorna Campbell says: 1 January, 2026 at 2:41 pm “Somebody biased almost certainly had a hand in the decision. Don’t…” Jan 2, 01:13
Ian Brotherhood on Off-topic: “This will perceived as perverse by some but we had steak pie on Christmas Day, with the option of gravy-soaked…” Jan 1, 22:11
DaveL on The Gulf War: “@Hatey. Off topic. As I mentioned here: https://wingsoverscotland.com/a-matter-of-class/#comment-3150406 They’re doing it again and as you’re a fanboy I thought I’d…” Jan 1, 21:49
Towbar Sullivan on The Gulf War: “Now and again I read the Guardian for a laugh. There’s an article in it “Labour needs complete ‘reset’ to…” Jan 1, 21:33
DaveL on The Gulf War: “Stop yer whining.” Jan 1, 19:42
diabloandco on The Gulf War: “Seconded!” Jan 1, 19:30
twathater on The Fear Of The Briar: “Alf reform have been back pedaling on their policies e.g. their opposition to the gender woo woo , the immigration…” Jan 1, 18:18
twathater on The Gulf War: “@ James Cheyne as our infested deluded yoonionists keep telling US the ONLY one who has the authority or right…” Jan 1, 18:05
James Cheyne on The Gulf War: “Are you upset… didums. Trying to control the narrative, as far as I am aware it still relates to Scots…” Jan 1, 16:46
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Gulf War: “KID-ON SCOTLAND Cardboard box with two holes cut for eyes. Wee boy in there pretending he wants out. In reality…” Jan 1, 16:41
Alf Baird on The Gulf War: “The Rev has rightly again pointed out the ever widening gulf between votes for SNP and votes for independence. By…” Jan 1, 16:27
sam on The Gulf War: “Guid New Year, James. I used AI to get this information. The sources quoted include “thebarristergroup.co.uk”. “Search Assist Yes, there…” Jan 1, 16:26
Insider on The Gulf War: “James Cheyne says: 1 January, 2026 at 3:49 pm “Scotland is a independent Country,” Well, so glad to hear that’s…” Jan 1, 16:08
sam on The Gulf War: “The decision is written by the Tribunal judge and his panel.I doubt they were stupid enough to believe this would…” Jan 1, 16:00
James Cheyne on The Gulf War: “Should Scotland be an independent Country, Scotland is a independent Country, just that England and media controls the narrative not…” Jan 1, 15:49
James Cheyne on The Gulf War: “AI is a computer, A computers output is only as good or sound as the creators imput. That why you…” Jan 1, 15:37
David Holden on The Gulf War: “Honest John one of the first successful charisma bypass operations in our wee country. As for James Kelly and his…” Jan 1, 15:33
Robert McAllan on The Fear Of The Briar: “Andy Wightman ‘the keynote speaker’??? FFS the ba’s burst afore it even touches the slates!!!” Jan 1, 15:25
