Peaking too soon 35
Posted on
July 28, 2013 by
Chris Cairns
Another thing we don’t understand 73
Posted on
July 27, 2013 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Our old pal Tom Harris fits awfully comfortably into the pages of the Daily Telegraph for a Labour MP representing a poverty-blighted Glasgow seat. But there’s something a bit odd about the ugly little piece on immigration he penned for the paper this week.
See if you can spot it.
Empty chairs 68
Posted on
July 27, 2013 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
As yet we’ve had no replies from anyone to our invitation to the Yes and No camps to conduct a public head-to-head independence debate. Dennis Canavan is on holiday at the moment, but none of Blair McDougall, Alistair Darling, Blair Jenkins or the official Yes and No campaigns have bothered to respond at all, despite both regularly proclaiming that they want to get the public more involved in the discussion.
It’s a dismally poor show from both sides. We’ll keep you posted.
An open invitation 177
Posted on
July 26, 2013 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We just had to have a lie down after wading through Tory councillor Tom Kerr’s speech in Bathgate last night. We don’t know if we dare inflict the full incoherent horror of it on you, to be honest. But something quite interesting happened after it.
A local activist stood up and asked Blair McDougall if David Cameron was prepared to debate Alex Salmond on independence, and his answer was enlightening.
Behind open doors 78
Posted on
July 26, 2013 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
As we noted earlier, the Wings Over Scotland spy at last night’s “Better Together” meeting in our home town of Bathgate last night wasn’t alone. Some intrepid readers also attended the event, and recorded the whole thing to find out what the No campaign are telling people away from the scrutiny of the media.
It’s a grim watch, but we’ve picked you out some highlights.
The Bullshit Files 137
Posted on
July 26, 2013 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Tonight saw the launch of “Better Together Bathgate”, the No camp’s debut foray into our beloved hometown. The email advertising the event, sent out on the 15th of July, said “I hope to see you at the on 28th June” [sic], which might help to explain the rather sub-spectacular turnout of around 40 hardy souls from a town of 16,000.
Of that 40 or so, several (perhaps as many as a quarter) were dastardly pro-Yes spies. And we know that for certain, because one of them was ours.
The slowest reader in Scotland? 75
Posted on
July 25, 2013 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We don’t like to resort to personal abuse or crude language on this website, but we’re really struggling not to use the phrase “clueless thick comedy twat” here. Dammit.
Blair McDougall is the director of the “Better Together” campaign. He’s rumoured to be paid £100,000 a year. Yet his skills don’t appear to extend to reading the news.
Scottish and British 127
Posted on
July 25, 2013 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Looks like someone had this problem at the online flag shop.
Remind us again why it’s “cybernats” we’re meant to be ashamed of.
Later than you think 364
Posted on
July 24, 2013 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
In an extraordinary outburst on TV last night, “Better Together” campaign chairman Alistair Darling accused Alex Salmond of exaggerating the amount of extractable oil in the Scottish sector of the North Sea by 1,200%.
The former Chancellor (who we learned a few weeks ago thinks the population of Scotland is six million, creating an impressive 705,000 imaginary Scots) suggested that rather than the 24 billion barrels currently estimated by the oil industry – and commonly cited by the UK government – there were in fact just 2 billion barrels left.
As BT are a tad wobbly with numbers, let’s do a quick bit of arithmetic on that.
Meta-polling #1 355
Posted on
July 23, 2013 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Okay, we’re cracking on with this poll thing. Now we need your opinion.
Down with this sort of thing 72
Posted on
July 23, 2013 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We’re still mentally paralysed from this morning’s horrific TV, sorry. So here’s a wee screenshot that we took while setting up yesterday’s ludicrously successful fundraiser.
Vote Yes to stop this happening in the future, folks.
Please make it stop 199
Posted on
July 23, 2013 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Woke up this morning and accidentally switched on the news, foolishly thinking “It happened yesterday afternoon, surely they’ll have run out of completely inane drivel to say about it by now”. Brain now turned to semolina. Can barely construct sentences, let alone analyse anything. Be with you in a bit.
