It’s from a 2018 BBC3 documentary called Becoming A Trans Man – Leo. The 15-year-old child in the video plays with a Rubik’s Cube as Wolton, who was 31 at the time, enthusiastically grooms her into transitioning into a “man”, advocating chest binders, a double mastectomy and the irreversible mutilation of her genitalia (“Lower surgery – you want that”) that will, Wolton confirms, lead to her permanent sterilisation, as well as the destruction of her future adult sexual function.
The BBC presents it as a heartwarming tale of friendship.
Mike Russell, currently at the centre of controversy over his appointment as chair of the Scottish Land Commission, hit the political big stage during Scotland’s first ever SNP administration under Alex Salmond, whom, in turn, Mike had previously seen into office as Salmond’s campaign manager.
In 2007 he was appointed as Minister for Environment, then in 2009 he became the Minister for Culture, External Affairs and the Constitution, and his conventional ministerial career concluded when he went on to replace Fiona Hyslop as Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning until the end of 2014.
Following the 2014 independence vote, the pre-referendum era ended with Salmond’s dignified (albeit temporary) stage exit; Nicola Sturgeon took the helm and began to reform what had been left to her by her predecessor.
A core pillar of Sturgeon’s centrist reform was the construction of an almost entirely opaque ivory tower of power from which both SNP and the state would run their covert affairs with subversive, centralizing, strong-arm granularity, cleverly camouflaging its sinister implications from the public through cult-of-personality media management.
Instrumental in this, among a very few select others, was Mike Russell.
It’s rather apt that this happened on the last day of the calendar. Because it truly is the rock-bottom moment in the grotesquely sullied history of the Scottish National Party.
We’ve heard that line somewhere before, haven’t we?
So, just a quick one, because we’ve got Christmas shopping to do:
Since continuing to fight for the GRR was famously a “red line” for the Scottish Greens in terms of the Bute House Agreeement, do we think that the Greens will now withdraw from the governing coalition, sacrifice their ministerial cars and salaries and influence, and return to the back benches for the next two and a half years until they can try to form an alliance with Labour?
Andy Ellis on Too Tight To Mention: “….even if this genetic heritage is invisible and rarely acknowledged. Surely given recent scientific advances in DNA sampling and technology…” Jul 6, 14:35
James on The Con Merchant: “Nice to see the Rev named this post after “Aidan”….” Jul 6, 14:31
Mark Beggan on Too Tight To Mention: “And Edinburgh is the branch office.” Jul 6, 14:24
Mark Beggan on Too Tight To Mention: “Hey you’ve been Colonized twice.” Jul 6, 14:22
Northcode on Too Tight To Mention: “It turns out Cináed mac Ailpín was described by the Irish annalists as rex Pictorum ‘King of the Picts’. In…” Jul 6, 14:03
James on The Con Merchant: “Andy, I haven’t got tourettes. Fuck off.” Jul 6, 12:44
Andy Ellis on Too Tight To Mention: “@Dan Yet more of your disingenuous misdirection on your part. Same old, same old. I’ve frequently taken issue with the…” Jul 6, 12:31
TURABDIN on Too Tight To Mention: “DUCK.AI ON AN OVERVIEW of MONEY LAUNDERING in London London is often referred to as a major hub for money…” Jul 6, 12:19
Dan on Too Tight To Mention: “@Anne Unless there’s been a change in the last 6 months, that’s a different Liz Lloyd. https://www.thenational.scot/news/24712043.liz-lloyd-responds-liz-lloyd-gets-top-job-keir-starmer/” Jul 6, 11:43
Aidan on Too Tight To Mention: “@Dan – it’s a fine article by Barrhead boy. I particularly liked the description of the “vicious” attacks by independence…” Jul 6, 11:32
Captain Caveman on Too Tight To Mention: “@Aidan So is it the definitively the case that Baird’s petition to the UN has officially been rebuffed/rejected? If so,…” Jul 6, 11:19
Anne on Too Tight To Mention: “I believe L.L.also works as a policy advisor for the Labour government.All her past efforts are bringing home the gravy.Will…” Jul 6, 11:12
Captain Caveman on The Con Merchant: ““This is quite the corner of concentrated wit and wisdom…” Well, quite. There’s something ghastly yet inexorably compelling about it…” Jul 6, 11:12
Hatey McHateface on Too Tight To Mention: “Sorry, Dan, nothing personal, but I can’t let that one go unanswered. “Over the decades, 5.5 million folk in the…” Jul 6, 10:54
Hatey McHateface on Too Tight To Mention: ““Groundhog day” Clear case of cultural colonisation there, Dan. Anyway. Didn’t some famous boy once say that most people sincerely…” Jul 6, 10:23
willie on Too Tight To Mention: “Tax Payer facing the bill to fund Peter Murrell’s legal defence against fraud charges screams the headlines very much typifies…” Jul 6, 10:17
TURABDIN on Too Tight To Mention: “MEANWHILE elsewhere in the British Banana kingdom. https://archive.is/QImRZ” Jul 6, 09:58
Hatey McHateface on Too Tight To Mention: “Look at Starmer. Look at Farage. Haud oan though, that’s England. And this is Scotland. Nothing happens here in years…” Jul 6, 09:53
Hatey McHateface on Too Tight To Mention: “You can never hae too mony flags, x. You can use them tae keep warrum in the winter. Wrap one…” Jul 6, 09:47
Sven on Too Tight To Mention: “100%Yes @ 09.33. OldJapanese saying, “Even monkeys fall out of trees”. Let’s just hope it’s a very long drop onto…” Jul 6, 09:46
100%Yes on Too Tight To Mention: “Liz Lloyd appointment, FFS what can you say. The SNP are the biggest threat to Scotland and our people, they…” Jul 6, 09:33
Hatey McHateface on Too Tight To Mention: ““same lunatic asylum as the rest of us” No way TH. There’s “lunatic asylums”, and then there’s lunatic asylums. Most…” Jul 6, 09:27
Dan on Too Tight To Mention: “Lolz at waking up to another groundhog day with Andy accusing and complaining of others mischaracterising folk when for years…” Jul 6, 09:24
Hatey McHateface on The Con Merchant: “This is quite the corner of concentrated wit and wisdom. The fat winker, the passed over for promotion, closet lurking,…” Jul 6, 09:10
Andy Ellis on Too Tight To Mention: “Sarah, you’ve been banging on about the petition for months now. This – as we’re often reminded – the most…” Jul 6, 08:58
Hatey McHateface on Too Tight To Mention: “Dial 999. Paramedic needed. Suspected overdose of castoreum ” Jul 6, 08:53
Andy Ellis on Too Tight To Mention: “You seem to have a real bee in your bonnet about Stu’s lack of support for “cunning plans for indy”.…” Jul 6, 08:45
Andy Ellis on The Con Merchant: “Glandular…uh huh? That right…? Does that account for the tourette’s as well?” Jul 6, 08:32
twathater on Too Tight To Mention: “Sara thanks for that link to the parliamentary petition, unfortunately it is coming back as server not found And Sarah…” Jul 6, 03:05
twathater on Too Tight To Mention: “Just like your fellow unionists, TOO stupid to realise that you are in the same lunatic asylum as the rest…” Jul 6, 02:59