We’ve already noted that today is a confusing news day. But when we were listening to the radio this morning we thought we maybe hadn’t woken up properly.
The segment concerned a report by the Tory-leaning think tank Reform Scotland, and saw both the organisation and Labour MSP Hugh Henry trying doggedly to find a bad spin on the news in the fact that crime in Scotland is at a 40-year low. So desperate were they to do so that they ended up denying the existence of arithmetic.
So first of all there’s this (click pic for full story):
…in which the figures appear to show that Iceland’s policy of imposing justice and imprisoning the greedy bankers who caused the world financial crash – rather than just shovelling money at them and letting them carry on robbing everyone – actually saw its economy recover at least as well as anywhere else’s.
Thank you for your e-mail to Kezia with regards to her exchange with the First Minister in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 23rd April 2015.
Kezia can confirm that the person mentioned in the exchange has had their membership of the Labour Party put under administrative suspension and an investigation is currently being conducted by the General Secretary of the Scottish Labour Party.
If you have specific questions on the investigation you will need to direct them to the Scottish Labour Party, not Kezia’s Parliamentary office.
If there is anything other issues Kezia can help with as your MSP, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
We’ve already brought you the First Minister’s appearance on last night’s The Daily Show in the US, but in addition to the seven minutes that were shown on TV there were a further seven minutes of interview which didn’t go out on air, but were shown on the Comedy Central website, region-blocked so only US residents could see them.
When the FM goes abroad to represent Scotland in the outside world, though, we think it’s only fair that Scots get to see what she’s saying and doing on their behalf, so we didn’t let such trifling obstacles get in our way.
The Daily Record’s conscience is evidently still bothering it.
Having sold Scotland a pup back in September, the paper has spent much of the time since then frantically trying to present itself as the doughty and fearless champion of home rule. But it’s hard to see what it’s getting itself so worked up about.
The Daily Mail, having unaccountably failed to notice the slew of Unionists who tried to blame the SNP for Charles Kennedy’s death before the body was cold on Tuesday, suddenly remembered to look at its Twitter timeline again today.
There’s an unmissable piece in today’s Guardian about the last days of the general election campaign, as seen from inside the headquarters of the Labour Party.
The reason it’s fascinating isn’t because (as it claims) it provides an insight into why Labour lost the election, but because it reveals how the party’s most senior staff, by pathologically avoiding any non-stage-managed contact with actual voters, lost all grip of reality and sleepwalked into their most crushing defeat in decades.
I had no time for the way that Charles Kennedy conducted himself in the referendum campaign and it would be hypocritical to pretend that I did.
But before that he was one of the main reasons I voted Lib Dem for over 20 years – a compassionate, principled man who took some difficult stands and left his party in a far healthier place, both politically and morally, than it occupies now.
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twathater on Shield Of The Phantom: “Aw well it’s nae big deal there’s nothing happening with Scottish politics just now anyway I wish there was some…” Jan 26, 15:37
James Cheyne on Shield Of The Phantom: “The law in and of Scotland goes much deeper than what Stu is contending with, As we have to ascertain…” Jan 26, 15:17
100%Yes on Shield Of The Phantom: “Not surprised or disappointed! Professional people never turn on each other, the get the less fortunate to do it for…” Jan 26, 15:15
James Cheyne on Shield Of The Phantom: “Sarah. Other sources, As is the 1707 Treaty of Union between Scotland and…the Great Britain parliament They think up any…” Jan 26, 15:04
James Cheyne on Shield Of The Phantom: “All the political down south and up here in Scotland have shied away from the truth over law and the…” Jan 26, 14:56
James Cheyne on Shield Of The Phantom: “North Code, But that imperialsm and Scotland may be a Colony can be challenged on a legal bases because non…” Jan 26, 14:43
lothianlad on Shield Of The Phantom: “Welcome to the New Scotland of limited self Government run by The SNP!! Who nneds thatcher eh?” Jan 26, 14:42
sarah on Shield Of The Phantom: “My goodness, what an appallingly dismissive response. “No we won’t look again nor think again nor do anything whatsoever to…” Jan 26, 14:36
Hatey McHateface on Yelling at the tide: “Nae mentions of Fanon or Memmi? Not even a nod tae Jonesy? The boy’s a tube.” Jan 26, 14:20
Hatey McHateface on Shield Of The Phantom: “Comment #8! A new record!” Jan 26, 14:16
James Cheyne on Shield Of The Phantom: “How many illegal “Scotland Acts” have led up to this sad point of the deterioration of law in Scotland. When…” Jan 26, 14:08
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Yelling at the tide: “LE CAMP D’ESPOIR: Discours du chef du Parti Québécois en réponse à Mark Carney. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has given a…” Jan 26, 14:01
Northcode on Shield Of The Phantom: “Welcome to “The Colony”. What we see in this trite, arrogant, up-its-ain-erse, dismissive, and pompous wee fart of a response…” Jan 26, 13:56
Hatey McHateface on Shield Of The Phantom: “I bet you emailed them on one of the four days of the week they don’t work. No wonder they…” Jan 26, 13:55
James Cheyne on Shield Of The Phantom: “Down graded to (mild concerns) rather than about following the law of human judgement and intellect.” Jan 26, 13:39
Sven on Shield Of The Phantom: “The establishment truly are beyond shame or embarrassment now. Thanks for your continued efforts, Stuart.” Jan 26, 13:33
Hatey McHateface on Yelling at the tide: ““Google it” Nae way. It’s a’ writ in Inglis, the lying language of the coloniser. Mair fool ye fer being…” Jan 26, 13:29
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Northcode on Yelling at the tide: “Thank fuck for you, Hatey. This place has been super-dull withoot ye the day. A limerick IS a form of…” Jan 26, 13:16
Hatey McHateface on Yelling at the tide: “Wow! Fukushima and Orcs in the same post. Of course, it was an earthquake and a tsunami that fucked over…” Jan 26, 13:10
Hatey McHateface on Yelling at the tide: “C’moan noo, Marie. If you’re gonna try to play with the big boys, at least try to be original.” Jan 26, 12:56
Hatey McHateface on Yelling at the tide: “That’s nae a poem, Northy, it’s a limerick. How typically colonialist of you to perform such a brazen act of…” Jan 26, 12:50
Northcode on Yelling at the tide: ““Scotland has three languages Lallans, currently a folk language dusted down for special sentimental occasions, is only one of them.…” Jan 26, 12:38
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James Cheyne on Yelling at the tide: “Fearghus, A thought provoking piece of literature that should be noted by many of what tomorrow may bring or may…” Jan 26, 12:00
