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.)
Angus on The Fast Track: ““and the fact that only one of the two crimes it concerned has been resolved.” I don’t think it has…” Jun 30, 03:00
Cynicus on Ping-Pong-Fiddle-Aye-No: ““No Morocco, No party!” ======== Fans of Scotland’s erstwhile World Cup group opponents have borrowed the Tartan Army’s signature chant!…” Jun 30, 02:54
Angus on The Fast Track: “Very nice and easily understandable guide on how blatantly obvious crimes can be detected and solved for the dummies calling…” Jun 30, 02:51
Gordon Bain on The Fast Track: “Chill man. Lady J of Tay has this all covered.” Jun 30, 00:33
Young Lochinvar on The Fast Track: “I wonder how long Ned Stark (sorry my bad; King of oop t’ Norf Andy Burnham) will take to annoy…” Jun 30, 00:08
Young Lochinvar on Ping-Pong-Fiddle-Aye-No: “C3PO @ 5.49 Clan Chattan? Well if not then you should make yourself familiar with the September 1396 North Inch…” Jun 29, 23:43
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Fast Track: “Well done Stuart. Case put coherently and succinctly. Geissler was very good too, except near the end (26.40) with his…” Jun 29, 23:42
Mark Beggan on The Fast Track: “I think it was the National Crime Agency that pressed for that.” Jun 29, 23:36
Mark Beggan on The Fast Track: “Well said Rev. The media do have their slippers under the political bed with the Crown office as the pillow.…” Jun 29, 23:28
Frazerio on The Fast Track: “Dear Rev, The more you dig, the more you expose. That the ‘Ringfenced’ investigation led to Murrell’s exposé and the…” Jun 29, 23:24
Dick Wall on The Fast Track: “I do recall some suggestions that the Peter Murrell stuff was rather forced on Police Scotland by a UK organised…” Jun 29, 23:12
Roland Watson on The Fast Track: “Are the Police and Crown Prosecution actually concluding that because Peter Murrell embezzled all the funds before the SNP had…” Jun 29, 22:57
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Fast Track: “WINGS OVER SCOTLAND: WHY I’M NOT DONE WITH THE PETER MURRELL CASE Scotcast, Radio Scotland, 29 Jun 2026, 29 mins…” Jun 29, 22:15
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Ping-Pong-Fiddle-Aye-No: “‘MISGENDERING’ BRANDED SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN US UNI POLICY The University of California (UC) has come under fire for including ‘misgendering’…” Jun 29, 21:43
Hatey McHateface on Ping-Pong-Fiddle-Aye-No: “Naw, Northy, agreeing that anybody who disagrees with you is a fucking moron (FM) who likes being fucked up the…” Jun 29, 21:43
Craig P on The Fast Track: “Wonder if Woman H has been getting private briefings off anyone.” Jun 29, 21:43
Karen on The Fast Track: “Just listened to you on BBC Sounds and agreed with every word, as did lawyer hubby. You thorn in the…” Jun 29, 21:37
Karen on The Fast Track: “It’s on BBC Sounds, and it’s free (like radio).” Jun 29, 21:34
Northcode on Ping-Pong-Fiddle-Aye-No: ““Wow, Northy, so all of us are being reamed now.” Yes… correct. You’re slow to catch on, but you got…” Jun 29, 21:18
Hatey McHateface on The Fast Track: “You’re on your honour not to watch any England games.” Jun 29, 21:13
Hatey McHateface on The Fast Track: “100% agree with your final paragraph.” Jun 29, 21:08
Northcode on Ping-Pong-Fiddle-Aye-No: ““Been in Scotland all my life, as have most of my MacPherson/Chattan ancestors …” You come from good Scottish stock,…” Jun 29, 21:05
sarah on The Fast Track: “Having bought a licence for the duration of the World Cup [after 12 years of not buying one] we have…” Jun 29, 20:52
Hatey McHateface on Ping-Pong-Fiddle-Aye-No: “Wow, Northy, so all of us are being reamed now. It’s obviously a fast changing situation. Over the course of…” Jun 29, 20:52
Hatey McHateface on Ping-Pong-Fiddle-Aye-No: “Any estimate for how much the export market represented by the rest of the world exceeds the export market represented…” Jun 29, 20:40
Spartan 117 on The Fast Track: “Knowing the standards at the BBC (and elsewhere across the MSM), Stu probably showed them up something rotten and schooled…” Jun 29, 19:44
Alf Baird on Ping-Pong-Fiddle-Aye-No: “Given the importance of ‘cultural assimilation’ in a colonial society, also following the Rev’s remark regarding perceptions of a supposedly…” Jun 29, 19:27
Knuckle_Heid on The Fast Track: “I hope you spent some time giving the MSM journalists tips on how to do their jobs – yourself &…” Jun 29, 19:22
