I’m writing to implore you to stop doing press interviews.
Each time you do, it feels like yet another slap in the face from Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre and Rape Crisis Scotland.
To be honest, I didn’t even know who you were until a few weeks ago. When the report into ERCC came out and Mridul Wadhwa resigned, I thought I could put this whole experience behind me.
Last week however, I heard on BBC that you “unreservedly apologise” for the failing at ERCC. It is honestly laughable. I have had no such apology. In fact, quite the opposite.
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.
Mark Beggan on The Broken Rainbow: “Nature abhors a vacuum. Has anyone seen the British government?” May 14, 16:40
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Broken Rainbow: “STUDENTS TO ENCOUNTER ’HARMFUL’ TRANS IDEOLOGY IN GCSE MODERN LANGUAGES GCSE students will be encouraged to use French, German and…” May 14, 16:39
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “Over 2 hours now, Mark. Best ask the jannie to bring a bucket of sawdust.” May 14, 16:22
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “Carrying a torch am I, Minceheid? Get your eyes tested. That’s no torch!” May 14, 16:19
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “All true, x, but as I wrote earlier, there would have been no “downfall of Germany” if the USA hadn’t…” May 14, 16:16
agentx on The Broken Rainbow: “SNP Kenneth Gibson now takes his place in the presiding officer’s chair. That reduces the SNP voting power by one…” May 14, 16:14
agentx on The Broken Rainbow: “Germany lost the vast majority of its troops—approximately 80% or roughly 4 million soldiers—on the Eastern Front against the Soviet…” May 14, 15:57
Minceheid on The Broken Rainbow: “Ach, everybody knows that you are carrying a torch for the fiesty, foxy, flame-haired financially-furtive Angie. You might as well…” May 14, 15:18
Mark Beggan on The Broken Rainbow: “Tell him he’ll just have to wait till the Scottish government makes a decision about the decision of the Court…” May 14, 15:18
agentx on The Broken Rainbow: “Operation Barbarossa lead to the downfall of Germany.” May 14, 15:05
Mark Beggan on The Broken Rainbow: “Daddy and the Third Attempt. Nipple is the capitol of DaddyLand. The Leibstandatre Division would be called Daddy’s Little Helpers.” May 14, 14:55
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “Young Lochinvar has had his hand up for attention since 2:15. He needs somebody to take him to the bogs.” May 14, 14:51
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “WW2 was a distraction from the unfinished business of WW1. The news from Germany, as they pour money into re-arming,…” May 14, 14:40
Sven on The Broken Rainbow: “Mark Beggan @ 14.26. I trust that the result would have been the same had it been called Diddyland !” May 14, 14:38
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “No way, Mark. The GG is playing with a deck containing several victim cards. It’s gonna be a delight watching…” May 14, 14:31
Mark Beggan on The Broken Rainbow: “A bit off topic but talking about lunatics is maybe not so off. Do you think World War 2 would…” May 14, 14:26
Young Lochinvar on The Broken Rainbow: “HMcH Classic non response, play the man not the ball, served up with a huge dollop of deflection topped off…” May 14, 14:15
Mark Beggan on The Broken Rainbow: “What about the High Priest of Windmills? You know everybody loves Ed!” May 14, 14:10
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: ““during the leadership contest, Ash Denim also put it on the table..” But she was two cloth-headed to make a…” May 14, 14:03
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “Anyone want to bet folding money on his successor lasting until 2027? Dear Lord, I trouble you but rarely, but…” May 14, 13:55
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “Far be it for me to attempt to convert you from your natural instincts, YL, but it’s entirely likely that…” May 14, 13:50
Lorncal on The Broken Rainbow: “It is post modernism and queering in action, Willie, and they have hooked themselves on to a kind of cultural…” May 14, 13:50
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: ““There’ll be none of that moral compass & conscience malarkey” Knock out comedy comment of the day. Not for the…” May 14, 13:38
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: ““ivery wan o Scotland’s MSPs are sweirin lealtie tae Ingland… a foreign power” Except that even a backwards primary school…” May 14, 13:34
Lorncal on The Broken Rainbow: “The problem with federalism is that Westminster would never agree to Scotland, Wales and NI having equal representation. Little states…” May 14, 13:31
Mark Beggan on The Broken Rainbow: “Nevermind the post colonials here come the Counter revolutionaries! Comrade Starmer has been betrayed by the Prada parade. Death to…” May 14, 13:25
Young Lochinvar on The Broken Rainbow: “HMcH I honestly don’t recall you ever saying that or anything else positive or proactive for that matter. I have…” May 14, 13:09
Aidan on The Hills Of Far Away: “Yes Geri – we are a wealthy country which funds high quality public services through general taxation. Interested as to…” May 14, 13:04
Sven on The Broken Rainbow: “Fishy Sam ? Just because these plaicemen have moved to be larger fish in a smaller pond who could possibly…” May 14, 12:22
Alf Baird on The Broken Rainbow: “Aye Northcode, the ‘Manicheaism’ of colonialism on full display: native elites switching between two psychical and cultural realms – i.e.…” May 14, 12:08
