As far as we’re aware, LGBT Youth Scotland remains under police investigation for the suspected grooming and sexual exploitation of children. It’s impossible to imagine any other sort of organisation that could still expect to enjoy the patronage of a First Minister under such circumstances – especially when there were obvious other places he could be reasonably expected to show his face – but that’s how the SNP’s priorities roll in 2023 and there’s no getting away from it.
For any question to do with independence, folks, Humza Yousaf is not the answer.
Wings readers are of course the last people in the country who need any reminding of what a ditch-slithering creature Scottish Labour activist Duncan Hothersall is. And in truth by his standards these tweets are only about averagely despicable.
At least, we assume there was a sizeable current being passed through it, as little else could explain the visibly uncomfortable half-hour experienced by hapless Stonewall chair Iain Anderson with Beth Rigby last night, or the seemingly random changes every few seconds in his facial expressions, body language and accent.
(Just about the only constant, other than his sweating top lip, was the deeply irritating modern phenomenon of stupid people starting every sentence with the word “So…”.)
If you’re a connoisseur of vacuous, nervous awkwardness you’re in for a real treat. If you want to see a human being actually answering any questions with even the tiniest shred of coherence, pertinence or honesty, maybe give it a miss.
Even not-very-alert readers will have noticed that we’re taking a little summer holiday in the complete absence of any political events. Rest assured that we’re using the time to patrol Bath diligently for bears. But we couldn’t help noticing this on Twitter today.
Someone tweeted it to show that as late as summer 2020 the SNP was still soliciting money for what it called its “ring fenced Independence Referendum Campaign Fund”.
And the rest of it doesn’t pull many punches either. Let’s hope it’s just the first crack in the dam. The opportunity for the others in the party to find their courage is fast ebbing away, and history will be unmerciful if they don’t seize it.
Hatey McHateface on The Queer Parliament: “Cheers, Northy. You’ve ignored my question, asked two of your own, and then provided verbose answers to your pair. I…” May 22, 19:05
Hatey McHateface on Only An Excuse: “What you should do, Martin, for the monumentally stupid, is derive a table of scored goal difference against elapsed time.…” May 22, 18:40
Hatey McHateface on Only An Excuse: “Not only is English the lying language of the coloniser, but the majority of true Scots speak something else entirely.…” May 22, 18:29
Hatey McHateface on Only An Excuse: “And if his GP has been colonised? [HINT: She has] You haven’t though that through!” May 22, 18:23
Hatey McHateface on The Queer Parliament: ““presented where it matters” Naw. It was presented where it matters, at ballot boxes the length and breadth of Scotland,…” May 22, 18:15
Hatey McHateface on The Queer Parliament: ““The Baltic States joined hands across borders before their independence. Did it get them independence? Nah. They got it when…” May 22, 18:11
Martin on Only An Excuse: “I think you’d have to be monumentally stupid to actually believe that there’s any way that a pitch invasion at…” May 22, 18:10
Hatey McHateface on The Queer Parliament: ““Shall I call you something else?” In the post volunteering to take shifts on Confused’s portable gas chambers, for the…” May 22, 18:03
Hatey McHateface on The Queer Parliament: “Wow. Counting to 5 now. Goes almost without saying. The fact that “High Fives” is a mannerism of Geri’s so-called…” May 22, 17:56
sam on Only An Excuse: “Points deductions coupled with fines have been given in the past. Martin O’Neill claiming assaults on Hearts players not proven.…” May 22, 17:33
Geri on The Queer Parliament: ““for blowing up non-combatant Europeans…” LOL, ya dunce, the whole of NATO is involved with trying to attack R &…” May 22, 16:32
Jim Thomson on Only An Excuse: “The SPFL are “investigating” apparently. Not going to hold my breath https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c70vk78271ro” May 22, 16:22
100%Yes on Only An Excuse: “The National went from £20 for a full years subscription to Get 3 months of The National for just 73p,…” May 22, 15:52
Northcode on The Queer Parliament: ““Northy, you’ll soon be back to your usual sharp-witted self…” Yes… I expect I will be soon enough, Caveman. A…” May 22, 15:28
lothianlad on Only An Excuse: “Correct Stu !! Glasgow centric Scottish establishment organisations cannot be held to account. in this day and age, Anything seems…” May 22, 15:18
Insider on Only An Excuse: “Aye Alf ! I should have guessed… Poor decisions by Scottish football referees are caused by “colonialism” ! Perhaps it’s…” May 22, 15:17
Captain Caveman on The Queer Parliament: ““Never apologise! Never give up! Never surrender! Yeah, I’m in one of those moods theday… it will pass – hopefully…” May 22, 14:37
Captain Caveman on The Queer Parliament: ““In other news, allegedly R can now remote control U drones & reverse them back to whence they came &…” May 22, 14:30
Col on Only An Excuse: “Interesting to note that Gordon Smith reckons teams should get points deducted for pitch invasions by their supporters. Seems reasonable,…” May 22, 14:27
Alf Baird on The Queer Parliament: ““the only Scottish legal academics to do so” ? Here is an alternative learned perspective on Scotland’s colonial reality, presented…” May 22, 13:59
BLMac on Only An Excuse: “If there’s a fan invasion, the game should become a win for the other team.” May 22, 13:41
Luigi on Only An Excuse: “The SFA have always been a bunch of cowards, afraid to stand up to the Old Firm. One reason (not…” May 22, 13:16
TURABDIN on Only An Excuse: “ENGLAND is making mincemeat of Scotland, the first element to go in the mincer Scotland’s collective balls. Is mr Swinney…” May 22, 12:59
Willie on Only An Excuse: “Its unlikely in the extreme that a resumption of tbe match for a last minute would have changed the result.…” May 22, 12:59
Northcode on The Queer Parliament: “Never apologise! Never give up! Never surrender! Yeah, I’m in one of those moods theday… it will pass – hopefully…” May 22, 12:30
Alf Baird on Only An Excuse: “A colonial Establishment = ‘legalized lawlessness’ (Elkins): Repressive when challenged; well-practiced cover-ups; never held accountable for its actions/mistakes. Expect Hearts…” May 22, 12:23
Alf Baird on The Queer Parliament: ““The *no way out* claim is defeatist bullshit” Indeed, and it is clearly not only “the colonizer (who) maintains that…” May 22, 12:03
Williams on Only An Excuse: “Absolute disgrace and travesty, etc. Both Celtic & Hearts need to be relegated immediately (especially Hearts – for something they’re…” May 22, 12:01
Geri on The Queer Parliament: “Okeydoke, my mistake. There used to be poster called Lorna. I assumed you were the same one. My bad..” May 22, 11:56
Lorncal on The Queer Parliament: “James Che: your insults are just silly and I won’t rise to them. Just because Westminster says or does something…” May 22, 11:54
