The media and Unionist politicians (we really need to come up with a word to describe that single entity), when not concocting hysterical frothing diatribes against Michelle Thomson or complaining about the Scottish Government giving money to T In The Park – a position we must confess we find ourselves in some sympathy with – have recently been loudly protesting about last year’s “underspend” in the Holyrood budget.
There’s an extremely good article here by Dr Craig Dalzell of the Scottish Greens dealing with the broader issue of why such complaints are idiotic, so rather than go over the ground again we thought we’d look at another angle.
We apologise for another post on the subject of The Wright House, everyone, but we do love getting our teeth into a puzzle, especially when it comes with a side order of lots of juicy evidence of the Scottish media telling people outright lies.
This should be the last one for the forseeable future, and we’ve actually got some solid info to impart this time rather than just a confused expression, so buckle up.
Even the alertest readers will probably already be confused by the baffling tale of Douglas and Jacqueline Wright, who sold their home to Edinburgh West MP Michelle Thomson. We certainly were last night, but on delving a little more into the media coverage of their story, things got a whole lot worse.
Older readers may remember an ITV show called The Krypton Factor, which had an “observation round” section in which contestants were shown a short video clip and then asked a series of questions about it.
The newspaper is a fantastic concept. A cheap, accessible product, it’s a brilliant way of keeping yourself broadly abreast of current affairs. You turn a page and are presented with a diverse selection of interesting stories, often on subjects you’d never have thought to go and seek out in the self-refining echo chamber of the internet.
(Theoretically links on websites serve the same purpose, but dodging “sponsored” advertorial, gutter-level clickbait, pop-ups, autoplay video and pages that judder and leap around so much while loading all this rubbish that you’re about 50/50 to have an epileptic fit before you can read the story, has made clicking on one into a game of Russian Roulette fewer and fewer people are willing to take a chance on.)
This site has never believed that the ongoing steep decline in newspaper sales is a fundamental problem with the format. Rather, the truth is that people stop buying papers because they’re full of garbage.
Most of Scotland’s news outlets, including the Times, Herald, Daily Record, Daily Mail, Express and the BBC, run today with the story that one in three Police Scotland officers intend to leave the force in the next three years, according to a recent survey for the Scottish Police Authority.
(The print edition of the Scotsman makes it the front-page splash, although the article has mysteriously vanished from its website.)
But a couple of pieces of important information are inexplicably missing.
You might have thought that the publication of the “Project Fear” book last month was an embarrassment for the motley collection of highly-paid but hapless Labour and Tory apparatchiks who ran “Better Together”, but it turns out there was worse to come.
Politics Home today reports what sounds like some alarming news:
Hatey McHateface on How Far To Go, How Far: “I guess your attention span didn’t last to the end, Alf. That will be how you missed: “Sovereign Scots just…” Dec 14, 20:13
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “No way. For your own safety and sanity you’ll get a fifth of a gill of what he’s drinking, in…” Dec 14, 20:08
Eddie Munster on The Idiot Rodeo: “I think it’s our fault. We all joined up as members but never turned up to the local branch meetings,…” Dec 14, 19:56
Platinum on The Idiot Rodeo: “I still can’t believe we’re having to fight against something so phenomenally STUPID!” Dec 14, 19:12
Bobo bunny on The Idiot Rodeo: “Unfortunately, no beers.” Dec 14, 19:05
Bobo bunny on The Idiot Rodeo: “I’ll have a pint of whatever he’s drinking…” Dec 14, 19:03
Alf Baird on How Far To Go, How Far: ““Scotland will be £150+ billion PA better of after Indy.” Deid richt, gie that mannie a coconut! https://yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2024/03/19/the-real-economic-price-of-the-uk-union-for-scots/comment-page-1/” Dec 14, 18:39
agentx on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Richplanet TV a real independent journalist” ———————————————— Richard Hall who runs Richplanet. A conspiracist who claimed the Manchester Arena bombing…” Dec 14, 18:09
twathater on The Idiot Rodeo: “PC that would certainly put the cat amongst the snp trannies and would bring plenty of publicity to the cause…” Dec 14, 18:05
twathater on The Idiot Rodeo: “DIRECT DEMOCRACY is the ONLY way to sort THIS and every other lunatic policy out, politicians today are definitely a…” Dec 14, 17:40
PC Foster on The Idiot Rodeo: “Sandie Peggie for First Minister. She needs to stand. The Sandie Peggie Party (SPP). Bring it on please.” Dec 14, 17:25
Liz on The Idiot Rodeo: “The NEC is fixed This is why I disagree with having separate groups, women, LBGTQWERTY, BAME, neurodivergent It leads to…” Dec 14, 16:39
100%Yes on The Idiot Rodeo: “The SNP has spent 90yrs fighting for Independence and replaced it with trans rights. Just take a look at what…” Dec 14, 16:15
100%Yes on The Idiot Rodeo: “The tickets to the Idiot Rodeo Championship go on sale on Thursday 7 May 2026, it’ll be worth watching.” Dec 14, 16:07
100%Yes on The Idiot Rodeo: “But it was posted in the Sunday mail it has to be true! If the SNP had shown as much…” Dec 14, 16:02
Sven on The Idiot Rodeo: “Alison @ 14.50. Jig away, Alison, as far as I’m concerned SNP and Scottish Independence are a contradiction in terms.” Dec 14, 15:26
James on How Far To Go, How Far: “22% turnout. Some ‘victory’. Dinnae pish yer breeks too soon, Yoons.” Dec 14, 15:01
Alison on The Idiot Rodeo: “I’m so fed up with this constant obfuscation & prevarication. This issue will bury the SNP & when it does,…” Dec 14, 14:50
Stuart MacKay on The Idiot Rodeo: “> half-witted cowboys There you go again. Discriminating against horses based just on their appearance. The piece from Out For…” Dec 14, 14:50
Young Lochinvar on The Idiot Rodeo: “Yippee kayae! Holyrood; full of steers and queers. SNPs National Council? I don’t see any horns there so I guess…” Dec 14, 14:50
shug on The Idiot Rodeo: “It looks like the UK gov is holding back on their guidance to let the Scottish Gov make a complete…” Dec 14, 14:43
Marie on The Idiot Rodeo: “I’m so glad that even as a bitterly disappointed “Yes” voter I still decided NOT to give the repugnant SNP…” Dec 14, 14:42
Billy Carlin on The Idiot Rodeo: “Hi Stu They have got to keep their agenda going while keeping people steered away from what is really going…” Dec 14, 14:42
Effijy on The Idiot Rodeo: “Now if I ran a political party and the most popular political web site called me a liar I would…” Dec 14, 14:35
Young Lochinvar on How Far To Go, How Far: “Will LGBT YOOF Scotland be included in the grooming gangs probe? Add in the train activists demonstrating so that they…” Dec 14, 13:49
Hatey McHateface on How Far To Go, How Far: “Please first clarify signed by who. Or should that be whom? £40 is a fair price, though. Elvis charged me…” Dec 14, 13:32
Cynicus on How Far To Go, How Far: “You can get 16 /1to 17 /1 against 0-0 online It might be worth a punt at such long odds.…” Dec 14, 13:07
Mark Beggan on How Far To Go, How Far: “Hero worship is a male pursuit. Stalking is against the law now Hatey. I can get you a signed photo…” Dec 14, 13:02
