Everyone’s having a lot of fun with the farcical Hate Crime Act that will finally come into operation in Scotland in just a couple of weeks’ time, fittingly on April Fools’ Day.
There’s a Calvin And Hobbes cartoon we like to post on social media when someone’s got themselves in such a pickle that they’re just flailing around desperately firing off every slogan, argument or insult they can think of to get themselves out of it.
Many things about the session are disturbing, not least the incredibly one-sided nature of both the witnesses and the committee, none of whom seem to have even a token interest in challenging the claims of the witnesses, however absurd or contentious (eg that praying for someone is basically a form of torture).
The Scottish Government have just launched yet another nanny-state “healthy eating” intervention, and to be honest, readers, the cheap-shot open goals just queued up.
Our first instinct was to do a simple picture gallery of some of the insatiable pie-hounds squeezing their expenses-fed backsides onto the groaning, creaking benches and chairs of the Holyrood and Westminster parliaments, such as Kirsten “Elbows” Oswald (pictured above, slumped back under the sheer weight of her neck) – so known to other MPs because you get between her and a buffet at grave peril to your ribcage.
(And no, we’re not telling you which ones told us that.)
More than three months have passed since Alex Salmond launched a lawsuit against the Scottish Government for its grotesquely botched handling of false allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
With Scottish politics currently in a completely moribund state, as the party of government disintegrates shambolically and the main opposition party keeps its mouth shut and its head down in an attempt to not destroy its newfound and extremely fragile status as a credible alternative, one might imagine that the political media would be desperate for the case to get under way and provide them with some juicy content.
So it’s slightly surprising that none of them has noticed the latest development.
We’re reluctant to even mention the farcical, embarrassing goings-on in the House Of Commons last night, but the very short version is that the SNP somehow contrived to save Keir Starmer from an embarrassing mass rebellion of Labour MPs.
And in so far as anyone cared about them at all, the people of Gaza were the losers.
As the long-running police probe into SNP finances continues, Wings received some slightly surprising news today in the form of an FOI response.
Based on reports from various trustworthy sources we’d expected to hear that the police side of the investigation was by this point winding down somewhat, with most matters of fact already established, detectives assigned to other duties and the ball now largely in the court of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).
Lorncal on Search And Replace: “What do you mean, sarah, we can do nothing? Of course we can. Yes, undoubtedly, we need independence, but going…” Jul 7, 13:03
Rev. Stuart Campbell on The Interests Of The Many: “No. Returning the money doesn’t get you out of embezzlement. The crime is committed when you spend it.” Jul 7, 13:00
Jeremy Wickins on The Interests Of The Many: “I contributed to the first fundraiser, but I checked my emails yesterday, and I’ve obviously deleted the acknowledgement. Not to…” Jul 7, 12:58
Blackhack on The Interests Of The Many: “If I ever get a rottweiler, I’m going to name it Stuart” Jul 7, 12:47
sam on Search And Replace: “The English nationalist can’t engage in a debate without abuse. Big cars do cause problems. Big cars come with big…” Jul 7, 12:44
MP on The Interests Of The Many: “Very nice. I hope we get to read the Defence once it is filed by the SNP. You’ll need a…” Jul 7, 12:40
Effijy on The Interests Of The Many: “If they can recover the ring fenced funds and properly ring fence it for Indy Ref 2 would that help…” Jul 7, 12:38
Graf Midgehunter on The Interests Of The Many: “I didn’t donate because I’d already left the SNP in 2017. It was clear for me at the time that…” Jul 7, 12:23
Alf Baird on Search And Replace: ““you are saying all nationalism is colonialism” No I am not saying that at all. So-called ‘unionism’ (so-called because in…” Jul 7, 12:06
Southernbystander on Search And Replace: “All nationalism, including the Scottish variety is a ‘political and cultural ideology’ by definition but to then say that means…” Jul 7, 09:51
Captain Caveman on Search And Replace: “Well the main problem, I think, is that you constantly come across as some clueless whinger with an axe to…” Jul 7, 09:32
Alf Baird on Search And Replace: “British ‘unionism’ is ‘a nationalist political and cultural ideology’ (Pettigrew). Or, what Elkins describes as ‘nationalist imperialism’, i.e. colonialism. Colonialism…” Jul 7, 09:04
Dan on Search And Replace: “It really isn’t that much of a conundrum. You should maybe take some time off endlessly posting on here and…” Jul 7, 08:48
Hatey Mchateface on Search And Replace: “Really Twat H? Anybody saying that Scotland should develop its resources to provide jobs for Scots and earn taxable profits…” Jul 7, 08:36
twathater on Search And Replace: “Dan as soon as I read that post on yesthink.scot I thought I was reading something from Chas, Aydan, or…” Jul 7, 03:09
robertkknight on Search And Replace: “You’ve not been paying attention. I do vote. I go into a booth and if no candidate takes my fancy…” Jul 6, 22:32
Hatey McHateface on Search And Replace: ““humans haven’t suddenly evolved to be twice the size we were a few decades ago” False memories there? Try looking…” Jul 6, 22:29
Dan on Search And Replace: “@ Confused at 1:23 pm On form today C! As the mentalists continue to wage war, and Musk and others…” Jul 6, 21:47
Dunx on Search And Replace: “With the Catholics you also got the inquisition. Their main weapon was fear.” Jul 6, 21:12
Southernbystander on Search And Replace: “Up to a point, I don’t disagree Alf, but all racism is bad, no matter its origin, and nationalists also…” Jul 6, 20:15
Mark Beggan on Search And Replace: “You are all singing from the same BBC hymn sheet. Nothing will distract from the disaster that is now Scotland.…” Jul 6, 19:56
Mark Beggan on Search And Replace: “You don’t vote but you could go on and on about Reform. You are suddenly an expert on Reform corruption.…” Jul 6, 19:38
Alf Baird on Search And Replace: ““committed racists” Colonialism is described as ‘hateful racism’ (Cesaire); thus, colonialists must be ‘committed racists’. Scots ‘unionists’ evidently still need…” Jul 6, 19:13
Hatey McHateface on Search And Replace: ““The oppressive jackboot of the coloniser will never be lifted from the throats of the wretched, nor the alien, colonising…” Jul 6, 19:02
Hatey McHateface on Search And Replace: “The Central and Southern American peoples who practiced centralised government, settled agriculture, irrigation and monumental building in stone were not…” Jul 6, 18:53
James on Search And Replace: “Is it no past your bed time wee man? “…..I don’t know whether you’re doing your regular piss take or…” Jul 6, 18:39
robertkknight on Search And Replace: “Sure, and the only way to beat a cocaine addiction is to use heroine and vote Reform. Any other random…” Jul 6, 18:33
TURABDIN on Search And Replace: “on the subject of «areswipes», this ought to win a prize for the AI generated variety. https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/eustons-transformation-success-depends-on-taking-a-people-and-place-based-approach-03-07-2026/ London the Great…” Jul 6, 16:40
Mark Beggan on Search And Replace: “The only way Scotland can even begin to start a fresh independence movement is to learn from the past and…” Jul 6, 16:26
