The SNP now seem to be involved in some sort of competition where they dare each other to come up with the most blatant insult to their own members and/or the wider independence movement and see just how much they can get people to put up with.
First up was this drivel:
Humza Yousaf is leader of the SNP, a political party whose defining purpose – arguably its SOLE real purpose – is the pursuit of Scottish independence, but his “vision for Scotland” didn’t include a single mention of it.
Instead, Yousaf intends to spend the next three years on “equality”, “opportunity” and “community”, three meaningless buzzwords which every political party on Earth would claim to be in favour of. He might as well have identified his key values as kittens, lollipops and hugs.
Once again, we’re dismayed to report that we called it right. Because last night SNP MSP Mairi McAllan, officially representing the party on Question Time, told a weary audience in Fort William that that was precisely the case.
And readers, if ever a policy has been tested in battle and found wanting, it’s that one.
Just over a year ago, Shona Robison – then the Cabinet Secretary For Social Justice, now the Deputy First Minister – told the Scottish Parliament this:
There now follow some quotes from the media regarding the case of Andrew Miller, aka Amy George, who yesterday admitted the kidnap and repeated sexual abuse of an 11-year-old girl at his home in Galashiels earlier this year.
But we’ve subsequently noticed a number of attempts by various people to muddy the story by talking about a “draft” warrant request, implying that there was no improper delay. So we checked up, and thought you might like to know how the process works.
sam on Faces In Sand: “Robert Wedderburn was the illegitimate child of James Wedderburn and a black slave, Rosanna. His early life shaped his attitudes…” Oct 20, 14:03
Hatey McHateface on Faces In Sand: ““talking absolute pish” Naw. You just can’t bear to acknowledge that when hostile, armed aggressors are hundreds of miles into…” Oct 20, 13:59
Southernbystander on Faces In Sand: “Sure and I didn’t mean to do that but at the end of the day is not your analysis suggesting…” Oct 20, 13:52
Hatey McHateface on Faces In Sand: ““I’m describing why insider humour and outsider humour land differently — which is a descriptive point, not a moral one”…” Oct 20, 13:49
sam on Faces In Sand: “In 1778 Scots law rejected slavery. The Court of Session ruled in the case of Joseph Knight that Scotland could…” Oct 20, 13:47
Captain Caveman on Faces In Sand: “Not for the first time, Northy, you’re (disingenuously) trying to hide behind a dictionary definition of “sovereignty” to dodge the…” Oct 20, 13:44
sam on Faces In Sand: “Sir John Wedderburn fought at Culloden for the Jacobites, was captured and executed. His two sons who had fought with…” Oct 20, 13:42
Lorncal on Faces In Sand: “H McH: It is a strange thing that those of us, from previous generations, who emigrated to far-flung places perhaps…” Oct 20, 13:38
Northcode on Faces In Sand: “I’m not talking about absolution or moral judgement. I’m talking about the structural difference between elite participation and national sovereignty.…” Oct 20, 13:23
Spartan 117 on Faces In Sand: “Sorry, you’re talking absolute pish, as per. Have a nice day.” Oct 20, 13:22
Northcode on Faces In Sand: “It seems you both are responding to an emotional claim I didn’t make. I’m not arguing that Scots should be…” Oct 20, 13:05
Captain Caveman on Faces In Sand: “You’re applying a clear double standard here to absolve pre-1707 Scotland while holding England to a completely different metric. First…” Oct 20, 12:53
Hatey McHateface on Faces In Sand: “Sorry, Northy, but “only following orders” was debunked decades ago. I hope you’re not about to be indicted for something…” Oct 20, 12:33
Hatey McHateface on Faces In Sand: ““brainwashed us with being supposed to hate for, er, “reasons”” Check out Vinted. They’ll have plenty of pedestals to sell,…” Oct 20, 12:30
Southernbystander on Faces In Sand: “There are valid points here. It is interesting that in my experience jokes about (against) the English by non-English people…” Oct 20, 12:23
Northcode on Faces In Sand: “It’s also worth noting that imperial England recruited elites from many places — Ireland, Wales, India, Africa, the Caribbean, Canada,…” Oct 20, 12:18
Hatey McHateface on Faces In Sand: ““Essex humour is not tied to national identity” And there we see the core of the matter exposed. Northy is…” Oct 20, 12:12
Northcode on Faces In Sand: “Caveman, the point isn’t whether some Scots participated — they clearly did. The distinction I’m making is between elite participation…” Oct 20, 12:06
Captain Caveman on Faces In Sand: “I think the germane point is that Scotland – in conjunction with England – was a very willing, highly effective…” Oct 20, 11:28
Northcode on Faces In Sand: “Aidan, yes — elites on both sides participated in imperial expansion, and the effects weren’t evenly distributed across either society.…” Oct 20, 11:18
Aidan on Faces In Sand: “Absolutely Northcode – but a more succinct way of putting it is that English and Scottish elites both working together…” Oct 20, 11:07
Northcode on Faces In Sand: “Aidan, yes — that’s broadly correct. The same class distinction applies in England: imperial agency sat with elites, not with…” Oct 20, 10:54
Captain Caveman on Faces In Sand: “Awesome Spartan! 🙂 Truth be told, a Capri is a Cortina in drag and all mouth, no trousers. But it…” Oct 20, 10:51
Rob on Faces In Sand: “I do find it entertaining as I am another of those “middle class unionist” that seem to draw ire from…” Oct 20, 10:47
Northcode on Faces In Sand: “Just to clarify — none of what I wrote was about fragility, offence, or “lightening up.” I’m not arguing that…” Oct 20, 10:46
Aidan on Faces In Sand: “@Northcode – it wasn’t just the Scottish elites that participated in colonialism, but also your argument above is generally true…” Oct 20, 10:31
Spartan 117 on Faces In Sand: “Correct Captain. Humour however is lost on the professionally offended puritans who can’t think for themselves and are *told* to…” Oct 20, 10:26
Northcode on Faces In Sand: “Scotland did not have colonies. Scottish elites participated in the British Empire – ordinary Scots did not benefit from it.…” Oct 20, 10:21
Spartan 117 on Faces In Sand: “I get your argument Northcode, however selective outrage ends up eating itself. In my view, nothing is beyond critique or…” Oct 20, 10:13
Northcode on Faces In Sand: “You’re not engaging with the point I made — you’re engaging with a version of “Old Northy”, perhaps nostalgically, that…” Oct 20, 10:10
