Alert Wings readers will have noticed recent press coverage of events surrounding North Lanarkshire Council, centred around a scandal of sexual harassment by former council leader Jordan Linden.
Here we present the full story, directly from one of the SNP councillors involved.
This morning’s news is that the SNP have finally found a company desperate enough for business to take the gamble of associating itself with the party’s finances.
When Humza Yousaf was campaigning to be elected leader of the SNP, he pledged that he would be not only the First Minister, but also the “First Activist”. It transpired that this in fact meant chapping a few doors in Dundee, just down the road from his home in Broughty Ferry (and on the way to his Glasgow constituency).
But what might a real “First Activist” have done with the position and power?
Wings always likes to correct any inadvertent errors as quickly as possible, so we were pleased to hear from an alert reader with a correction to this morning’s article in which we claimed that “we’re supposed to be less than six months away from a second indyref, but [Humza Yousaf] hasn’t even admitted that that isn’t happening”.
Our reader informed us that they’d actually had some communication with the Scottish Government on that matter, which we’re happy to share with you.
As far as we’re aware this fact has never been formally stated publicly before for some reason. But just in case you were still holding out hopes, now you know.
Last week the property-porn TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp described severely disabled people requesting same-sex care as “demonising male nurses”, although the statistics suggest that they’ve demonised themselves.
Instead of trying to understand the position of disabled individuals and their families Kirstie has decided that it is best to ignore the evidence and call us man-haters.
You really have to go some to stand out as a proper grade-A scumbag in the ranks of trans activists, readers, but let’s be fair and commend some serious effort when we see it. Everyone, meet Beth (no, not that one).
Beth is a nasty little grifter trying to monetise “transphobia”, although it’s not going massively well so far, with only five donors signed up. So they’ve come up with an idea, although not a very original one: a list.
Oily SNP MP John Nicolson – a man who was pompous and condescending even as a teenager presenting Open To Question in the 1980s – this week posted an extended and theatrical Twitter rant at the fine Herald and National columnist Kevin McKenna.
Alf Baird on The Broken Rainbow: “Fowk canna ser twa maisters, like some o oor MSP’s mak-believe, Hatey. Fowk canna plicht lealtie tae twa soveranes. For…” May 15, 12:14
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: ““Public feeling was known to be overwhelmingly against the Union” Indeed. I guess that in 1707 Scottish public feeling was…” May 15, 11:41
Northcode on The Broken Rainbow: “I’m calling it, Geri. It’s not even noon and us liberty-seeking Scots in this place have already won the day…” May 15, 11:36
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “His online site hoaching BTL with antisemitism and “river and sea” jihadists may or may not assist with that aim,…” May 15, 11:27
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: ““Absolutely ANYTHING AT ALL that doesn’t involve the English” My, Northy, so there will be no English spoken. Shame you…” May 15, 11:16
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “Sure, Northy, and that’s why everybody on here is posting and responding in Scots.” May 15, 11:08
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “Nice use of apostrophes, Geri. Still not taking lessons from you, though. Not after your call for portable gas chambers…” May 15, 11:06
Alf Baird on The Broken Rainbow: “And unlike the moaners here and the ouf-tae-King Charlie English croun and English soveranety takkin pensioned-aff SNP, Ambassador Murray has…” May 15, 10:52
Jamie on The Broken Rainbow: “Considering how many kids go to school in nappies nowadays, and nappies for 8 year old are also more popular…” May 15, 10:37
Geri on The Broken Rainbow: “Shiteface is a Nazi. Just yesterday he was cheering on Germany nearly destroying Europe until those pesky ‘Orcs’ captured Berlin.…” May 15, 10:03
Geri on The Broken Rainbow: “It’s cause it’s an English administration & we should refer back to it as such. It’s not a Scottish parliament.…” May 15, 09:40
Northcode on The Broken Rainbow: ““…outmoded language spoken, written and understood by only a minority of Scots. 55% of all Scots living in Scotland, and…” May 15, 09:37
sam on The Broken Rainbow: “Mulk monitors, not milk. Mulk was here long before milk” May 15, 09:32
Northcode on The Broken Rainbow: “My, the anti-Scot Inglis is strong in this one… and they are a royalist, too, I suspect. I’ve said it…” May 15, 09:14
Xaracen on The Broken Rainbow: “I posted an earlier version of the below in response to a youtube commenter who boldly asserted that the Union…” May 15, 09:09
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: ““aren’t even delivered in the Scots leid” It’s beyond parody that in the course of calling for something updated and…” May 15, 09:02
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “If you want a republic, Northy, make your case for one. If you want an elected Head of State, Northy,…” May 15, 08:36
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “Leave Anne alone instead. She doesn’t stink of Jeyes fluid.” May 15, 08:17
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “@ Geri says: 14 May, 2026 at 11:59 pm “Then we grow up” Aw, Geri, just two more minutes and…” May 15, 07:44
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: ““ATLS got little to no MSM exposure” Jeezo, that one again. It’s the 21st century, even in the parochial, overlooked…” May 15, 07:37
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: “There’s been a lot of water under the bridge since 2021, Fearghas. I used to be a fan too. His…” May 15, 07:27
Hatey McHateface on The Broken Rainbow: ““32 entries so far on this page for that Hatey troll clown” Surely you mean FROM that Hatey troll clown?…” May 15, 07:18
Sven on The Broken Rainbow: “Off Topic. I don’t want Anne killed with hammers, and I hope the milk monitors leave Y Lochinvar alone.” May 15, 06:15
Willie on The Broken Rainbow: “No, some comments do not show. I’m not sure why. I recently posted some anodyne comments about whether reporting of…” May 15, 05:46
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The Broken Rainbow: “Without questioning the validity of above expressed anger, it may – for balance – be timely to proffer a glimpse…” May 15, 01:41
Geri on The Broken Rainbow: “Anne, Just a heads up. There is a delay on posts appearing on this site. You have to give it…” May 15, 00:40
Del G on The Broken Rainbow: “Please could you analyse recent Westminster elections in the same fashion? % votes per party, no of seats, the no…” May 15, 00:40
Geri on The Broken Rainbow: “Wow Anne, I didn’t know that.” May 15, 00:30