But this extract from an interview to be aired on ITV tonight is actually interesting.
In it, Sturgeon doggedly continues to refuse to use male pronouns for multiple rapist Adam “Isla Bryson” Graham, despite admitting that he IS male, instead calling him “they”. But it was the bit before that that raised our eyebrows.
We’ve written a couple of articles about the media coverage of this already, but as the slow summer season continues it’s worth taking a little time to have a proper look at the source material, because it’s your cash that’s being spent on it, and used to shape public policy in Scotland.
And it’s very hard to overstate both what a waste of money, and what a colossal insult to every woman in Scotland, it represents.
A little over two years ago, three SNP MSPs contested the leadership of the party in the wake of the sudden resignation of Nicola Sturgeon. All were full of grand plans and dreams for the future of the party, the nation and the independence movement.
None of the three is leader now, and in nine months’ time none of them will be SNP MSPs. Indeed, it’s overwhelmingly likely that none will be an MSP at all.
And that, readers, is not a sign of a party – or indeed a Parliament – in good health.
It can be very hard to follow the arguments of people trying to convince you to vote for the SNP on the regional list at next year’s election. Here’s one just a month ago:
So that’s clear – indy supporters MUST IGNORE the “siren voices” telling them to vote for smaller indy parties, because they can’t win any seats and therefore to vote for them is to “throw away” your list vote.
And this was them just two weeks ago, strenuously insisting that the small parties were a busted flush and there was no chance of a “non-SNP route to independence”:
So it was a bit confusing to read this yesterday:
Because all of a sudden, it seems that you CAN vote for the smaller indy parties, regardless of whether they win seats or not, because the list vote will actually be a de-facto referendum and the votes will still count. And indeed, apparently you SHOULD do so, because an SNP-only route – the thing which was the only hope a fortnight ago – is now “totally unachievable” and ONLY working in concert with the smaller indy parties can succeed.
Heavens, what huge transformative event did we miss?
That got us to thinking about which leaders in the Scottish Parliament era have made a significant difference (in either direction) to the fortunes of their parties, and from there it was pretty short work to illustrate it in the form of a graph.
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Mark Beggan on The Idiot Rodeo: ““no better than Tory or Reform” Reform have never been in power. The Tories have a track record. Labour is…” Dec 16, 22:21
Alf Baird on The Idiot Rodeo: “You might want to read up on Freire’s ‘theory of antidialogical action’ in relation to ‘cultural invasion’.” Dec 16, 21:12
Alf Baird on The Idiot Rodeo: ““the alien, foreign mindset and value systems of the coloniser,” is dominant and rife throughout a colonial society and its…” Dec 16, 20:16
100%Yes on The Idiot Rodeo: “It’s really hard to imagine that those of us who were with the SNP and supported them before they obtained…” Dec 16, 20:15
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “@Lorncal It’s good, keep banging that drum. I really like your posts. I suspect some of the grunts have already…” Dec 16, 20:02
Lorncal on The Idiot Rodeo: “Ha, ha. They really do believe that we all button up the back. If not for the Treaty, there would…” Dec 16, 19:51
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “I think it’s all down to MICE. Money, Incentive, Kompromat (*c) and Ego. They’ve all been got at through one,…” Dec 16, 19:43
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: ““political leaders have let down the locals and left it broken, dilapidated and under-developed compared with most advanced global capital…” Dec 16, 19:40
Lorncal on The Idiot Rodeo: “I know, I’ve said that a million times. Big Pharmaceutical. Big Tech. AI. Big Finance. Globalism. Transhumanism. All part and…” Dec 16, 19:32
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “Your thought might be spare and random, but it’s also CORRECT.” Dec 16, 19:31
Nae Need on The Idiot Rodeo: “Ah, A luv yer wee verbosities, Northcode. Is verbosities even a word? It is noo. 😉” Dec 16, 19:28
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “I think I may have been on the receiving end of Elspeth King curated displays a few times. I mind…” Dec 16, 19:26
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “Well said, Lorncal. Your only point I might quibble with is this one: “because they want to seem relevant to…” Dec 16, 19:19
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “There’s no city, town, village, hamlet or farmstead called Fort George, Alf. Obviously, there is a historic military base of…” Dec 16, 19:14
Alf Baird on The Idiot Rodeo: “This is not 1600 or 1800, it is 2025 and the city of Edinburgh has major housing, health, education and…” Dec 16, 19:12
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “Ah no. It’s a very cruel joke on us.” Dec 16, 19:09
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “Let the party burn? Aye, there’s that. It’ll be slow though, without a wee helping hand. A very active and…” Dec 16, 19:05
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “Whit? The SNP ARE a unionist party, and the other unionist parties NEVER give them a hard ride cos the…” Dec 16, 19:00
Alf Baird on The Idiot Rodeo: “Efter 300 year doun-hauden there are shuirly gey few “authentic Scottish cities and towns” left; maist hiv thair ‘Victoria Hall’,…” Dec 16, 18:39
factchecker on The Idiot Rodeo: “Elspeth King was indeed a great curator whose strong belief in Scottish independence was naturally reflected in her views. Regarding…” Dec 16, 18:34
Nae Need! on The Idiot Rodeo: “@Young Lochinvar ‘Liberation Scotland has now started this’. What have they started? What have I missed? No liking the sound…” Dec 16, 18:32
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Stupid cunts! In general, I agree with you, DaveL. A very astute observation on the cussing (pussy Americans) habits of…” Dec 16, 18:26
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “@ Northcode says:16 December, 2025 at 2:48 pm Cracker of a post, Northy. Hows about you re-submit the entire post…” Dec 16, 18:26
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “@Aidan Full marks for trying, but as I pointed out earlier today, this is a quasi-religious place. Reason and facts…” Dec 16, 18:21
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Theres no cunt quite like a lying Unionist cunt. Mair power tae yer elbow!” What an odd post. Seems to…” Dec 16, 18:06
Aidan on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Energy policy” is not what dictates where it is viable to run a refinery, demand does. Because people like yourself…” Dec 16, 18:03
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “How odd that the late great Elspeth King was never replaced by a more acceptable, lick-spittle, colonising mediocrity from the…” Dec 16, 17:54
DaveL on The Idiot Rodeo: “Hi Northcode, the thing that stands out to me re yanks and their sweary words is they have a fascination…” Dec 16, 17:43
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: ““I realiZed that the word “cunt” (oh, the joy) was superfluous in the context of your admirable statement and that…” Dec 16, 17:39
