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.
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “Indeed it would appear the treaty of union is not binding on Scotland either as the Great Britain Parliament that…” Dec 16, 12:54
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Speaking as a non-colonised Scot…” Aye, right… check yer personality. So, can’t come up with an argument in favour of…” Dec 16, 12:46
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “Thanks Fearghas, I did not know that letter existed.” Dec 16, 12:42
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: ““…observing that a dishonest, vindictive, whingy, cringy poster like yourself is a genuine argument against Scottish Indy, is likely to…” Dec 16, 12:40
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: “Frae least tae maist, fae ‘jobby’ tae ‘cunt’, when it comes to swearing, we Scots don’t just join in; we…” Dec 16, 12:35
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “If it were a Scottish government, there would be no reserved matters to the uk parliament, correct? This is where…” Dec 16, 12:31
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: ““…largely immune to anything short of overwhelming force.” HELP MA BOAB! More threats of MURDER oan here. It’s all about…” Dec 16, 12:29
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Four obvious states make up present-day Scotland. Different politics, histories, languages, cultures and religions divide them. The Borders, historically more…” Dec 16, 12:28
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: ““working towards electing decent folk that would then be empowered to end the circus show” I was going to post…” Dec 16, 12:17
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “If it a Scottish Government, there would be no treaty of union.” Dec 16, 12:16
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “The treaty of union is not binding on the The Great Britain parliament. That is an interesting piece of information…” Dec 16, 12:14
Mark Beggan on The Idiot Rodeo: “Virtue Signalling! This is a norm? So spend Tax money on flags, fly them on Tax buildings, take them down.…” Dec 16, 12:06
factchecker on The Idiot Rodeo: “So the UK has only two former independent states? There were at least two in what is now called Scotland,…” Dec 16, 12:04
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “The devolved administration placed in Scotland already breach the treaty of union of One and the Same Parliament of Great…” Dec 16, 12:00
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Idiot Rodeo: “LAST LETTER OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS “At 2am on Wednesday 8 February 1587, Mary Queen of Scots picked up…” Dec 16, 11:57
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “I guess, Northy, that when alert readers clock you posting that nothing you write on here is intended to be…” Dec 16, 11:55
Alf Baird on The Idiot Rodeo: “The symptoms of a colonial society and associated mindset are evident here; where the native people are taught to respect…” Dec 16, 11:55
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “The devolved government public bodies overruling Scots laws set out in the treaty of union, to cover unalterable laws of…” Dec 16, 11:39
robertkknight on The Idiot Rodeo: “What makes the UK union stand out from the EU and other partnership-based unions you note is that those unions…” Dec 16, 11:31
James Cheyne on The Idiot Rodeo: “It is interesting how these governing bodies have recently been mentioning private rights of people not only forget that women…” Dec 16, 11:20
Dan on The Idiot Rodeo: “… what kind of idiocy is prevailing?” The prevailing idiocy would appear to be an almost Stockholm Syndrome-like situation, with…” Dec 16, 11:06
factchecker on The Idiot Rodeo: ““Northcode says: 16 December, 2025 at 9:57 am “…any colonialists oan here got a genuine logical argument against Scottish independence…” Dec 16, 10:55
diabloandco on The Idiot Rodeo: “Charles I was depressed for Scotland before |I read your comment now I am even more so. How in the…” Dec 16, 10:06
Northcode on The Idiot Rodeo: ““…any colonialists oan here got a genuine logical argument against Scottish independence …” So far just a single response… one…” Dec 16, 09:57
Lorncal on The Idiot Rodeo: “Listened to another Martin Geissler podcast. Couldn’t believe it. The female presenter said that the judge might yet prove to…” Dec 16, 00:32
Hatey McHateface on The Idiot Rodeo: “Have you seen photos of our MSPs? If the bints were forced to undress in front of the blokes, the…” Dec 15, 23:25
Marie on The Idiot Rodeo: “They are not required to undress in changing rooms at Holyrood and put on a uniform in order to do…” Dec 15, 23:08
Aidan on Let’s make this simple: “@Dan – I’m sorry that all this discussion about Scottish politics bothers you on this Scottish politics blog.” Dec 15, 22:42
bobo bunny on The Idiot Rodeo: “And who are you suggesting we vote for?” Dec 15, 21:10
bobo bunny on The Idiot Rodeo: “As the saying goes – never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake. The SNP government have lurched…” Dec 15, 21:08
