And that’s all very well, but not exactly stop-the-presses stuff – nobody reading this site is going to be terribly surprised at Scottish Labour being caught out in a lie. But the party’s house newspaper the Daily Record went for a subtly different angle on the story that did manage to provoke us to raise an eyebrow.
So we weren’t expecting this. The Telegraph have sent us a reply after we complained to IPSO about this. It’s worth a read, so we thought we’d let you see it.
We’ve got a book to read today, folks, so we’ll be with you later.
We expect it to be in the top three funniest things we read today, but to be honest with you we wouldn’t like to commit to anything more specific than that.
Kezia Dugdale talking to Gordon Brewer on BBC Scotland today:
“I’m astonished that you’ve spent 10 minutes in this interview talking about independence and Trident when almost 50% of the poorest kids in the country can’t read […] I’m sure you’d be shocked to know that 50% of the poorest kids leave our schools unable to read.”
We suspect he would too. Because it’s total cobblers.
Alert readers of The National will have noticed an article by me in it today. It reads slightly weirdly, jumping from subject to subject, because it was originally done as an interview but they then decided to cut the questions out to get more text in.
That’s all absolutely fine – they okayed it with me first – but some readers may be interested in seeing the full original piece, which is about twice as long. If you are, you can read it below. If you’re not, um, do what you like. I’m not your mum.
There’s a remarkable story on the BBC News website today about the latest findings of the British Election Study, last seen destroying the myth that fear of the SNP damaged Labour in England. The piece focuses on the discovery that being seen as “too left-wing” does NOT, in fact, cost Labour votes, despite the hysterical warnings of supposedly leftist pundits.
But there’s a more startling fact buried right at the end.
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agentx on The Love Of Big Brother: “The UK Labour government is restricting the practice of fire and rehire through the Employment Rights Act 2025, which makes…” Oct 4, 14:14
Northcode on The Love Of Big Brother: “I suspect you’re right, Hatey – few, if any, are listening. However, It’s good to know that you are listening…” Oct 4, 13:57
sarah on The Love Of Big Brother: “O/T: Rev’s crowdfunder has reached the £30,000 target in less than 3 days. The new target is £400,000. This is…” Oct 4, 13:56
Hatey McHateface on The Love Of Big Brother: “I’m astonished that as far as I am aware, nobody BTL has yet commented on this story: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/04/glasgow-council-workers-face-pay-cuts-in-fire-and-rehire-plan-after-union-talks-break-down” Oct 4, 13:40
Hatey McHateface on The Love Of Big Brother: “I never got further than this: “Declaration of interests Public Health Scotland is funded by the Scottish Government. The studies…” Oct 4, 13:28
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willie on In The Eyes Of The Law: “At 12.30 lunchtime today after two days the appeal has broken £30,000. Great, great stuff folks, lets keep it up.…” Oct 4, 13:09
James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “Bilbo, I was not talking of using the SNP votes or any others politicians votes for that matter, I was…” Oct 4, 13:02
sam on The Love Of Big Brother: “There is some research on the effect of the minimum pricing of alcohol. Scotland’s minimum pricing policy was supported across…” Oct 4, 13:01
James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “That one article in the treaty of union covers many topics with regards to the private rights of Scots within…” Oct 4, 12:47
James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “Taxes, Is that for the evident utility of the Subjects living within Scotland and private financial rights if we do…” Oct 4, 12:43
Northcode on The Love Of Big Brother: “The Treaty of Union is still extant only in the form of the Acts of Union 1706–1707, which remain part…” Oct 4, 12:43
Bilbo on The Love Of Big Brother: “The idea that these sort of policies are going to make the SNP unelecteable IMHO, doesn’t ring true. These types…” Oct 4, 12:26
James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “Willie, The governance who sell Scotland could be made obsolete by using the treaty of union article on private rights.…” Oct 4, 12:25
Bilbo on The Love Of Big Brother: “As to the supermarket ban, wouldn’t it be better for the Scottish Government to use resources to teach people how…” Oct 4, 12:13
James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “That Barrhead boy is how Scots come together without violence, because it is legally part of the treaty of union…” Oct 4, 12:10
Bilbo on The Love Of Big Brother: “The thing I find funny about the sin taxes on alcohol is when they try to justify it for health…” Oct 4, 12:07
James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “The people in Scotland could organise a vote system on many topics in Scotland for just the people in Scotland…” Oct 4, 12:05
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willie on The Love Of Big Brother: “Undernoted an article that reflects just how our government agencies are seeking to restrict rights of access to our natural…” Oct 4, 11:53
James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “The problem for the Westminster parliament and the parliament of Great Britain is that it can not place a later…” Oct 4, 11:46
David G on The Love Of Big Brother: “Porridge is like oatmeal in Americanese, right? Oatmeal is really good for you. Not heroin-good, but pretty healthful” Oct 4, 11:34
James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “I have argued for non- treaty of union, but if is insisted on as being a reality by Westminster and…” Oct 4, 11:29
James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “There is nothing unfavourable about the people of Scotland using an article of the treaty of union to apply self…” Oct 4, 11:26
James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “Alf Baird. I watch a number of posts by Barrhead boy as you recommended a week or two ago, which…” Oct 4, 11:14
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