Word reaches us, readers, that Nicola Sturgeon was “furious” when she joined the most recent meeting of the SNP’s Westminster group by Skype. Her rage was driven by the suggestion that the party should trigger a Holyrood election to act as a de facto independence referendum, a policy we’re reliably told is supported by a number of MPs who are too scared of being browbeaten by Sturgeon in front of their colleagues to actually speak out in favour of it.
(We won’t mention their names at this point.)
Our source mentioned to us that they seemed to remember an interview in which the First Minister had revealed a possible reason for her extreme antipathy to the idea – one for the BBC’s extensive and rather good three-part documentary “Yes/No – Inside The Indyref”, which was broadcast in August 2019 and never seen again.
It’s not available on iPlayer or YouTube, but fortunately we happened to still have the show recorded on our Sky+ box, so we went to check, and lo and behold our source’s recollection was correct. Apologies for the slightly wonky quality of this video, as we had to record it off the TV screen.
You can’t move on social media today without tripping over effusive tweets from SNP MPs and MSPs singing the praises of departed Westminster leader Ian Blackford and admiring all his achievements in the position over the last five years, although weirdly nobody has actually listed any of them.
Or possibly the other way round, we’re not sure. All we know is that we’re always surging upwards and forwards but somehow never actually getting anywhere.
If anyone knows when “this process” will have ended and we’ll get our choice – or indeed what she achieved for Scotland in the Brexit negotiations – do let us know.
It’s more than two years now since we published this article, but it’s worth quickly going over it again, because there’s nothing on Earth more tedious than boneheads on social media going “Oh, you slag off the SNP but what’s YOUR plan if you’re so clever?”, who haven’t bothered to read any of the dozen times we’ve already answered that question since 25 months ago.
This is it. This is our plan. Try listening this time, thickos.
The SNP have been all over the place since Wednesday’s judgement of the Supreme Court. Astonishingly, the party hadn’t prepared an agreed line in the event of the Court ruling against it, with the result that various party figures had popped up with all sorts of different versions of what a supposed plebiscite election would mean.
It’s nice to see the British media (and perhaps, if we might be allowed to dream for a moment, the law) catching up with Michelle Mone.
It’s such a shame nobody did any proper investigative journalism into what a crooked, venal chancer she is before now – seven years ago or even four years ago, say – or the country might have been saved a few billion quid. Ah well, you live and learn, eh?
Let’s get straight to the point: this is a straight-up categorical lie.
Since Wednesday’s events there’s been a lot of chatter and confusion on social media about whether the Scottish Government has the ability to trigger a snap Holyrood election and use it as a de facto plebiscite on independence.
The short answer, as we told you yesterday, is “officially no, in practice yes”. But that needs a bit of further explanation, so as usual let’s do the job of actual journalism that nobody else in Scotland can apparently be bothered to.
Cynicus on Rapist’s Rights: ““Yet in 2025, CM is not surprised, shocked or astonished that the people he supports in the Middle East will…” Aug 12, 01:15
Mark Beggan on Rapist’s Rights: “Sturgeon’s suffering from post Colonial Stockholm syndrome Isn’t she Professor. Oh dear oh fuckin dear!” Aug 12, 00:02
Young Lochinvar on Rapist’s Rights: “Onlooker Which actually neatly sums up the whole 2 legged walking conundrum that (the currently reinventing herself) SHE is.. London…” Aug 11, 23:46
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Rapist’s Rights: “ASH REGAN interviewed by Mike Graham (7 Aug) on subject of trans women and prison: (Please copy and paste link…” Aug 11, 23:40
Iain More on Rapist’s Rights: “Those Quizzers that voted NO have a lot to answer for. How they and Sturgeon hated Scotland.” Aug 11, 23:19
willie on Rapist’s Rights: “How dare you Hatey call a mobile home a “camper van ” Sturgeon and her husband Peter had a very…” Aug 11, 23:00
Onlooker on Rapist’s Rights: “Exactly right. She finally gets tae hae the teenage lesbian fun she denied hersel oan joining the SNP it 16.…” Aug 11, 22:55
willie on Rapist’s Rights: “Ureka – I have it now. The answer has been with us all along. And when you work it out…” Aug 11, 22:50
Onlooker on Rapist’s Rights: “Talk aboot an admission: “I’ve always loved London.” Aye, nae doot, hen, nae doot. Says it aw, really, eh? Jist…” Aug 11, 22:46
Hatey McHateface on Rapist’s Rights: ““named after her” Somebody needs to design a new camper van and call it the Sturgeon.” Aug 11, 22:06
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Rapist’s Rights: ““As First Minister I have many, many, many different responsibilities, but there is no responsibility that I have that is…” Aug 11, 22:05
Hatey McHateface on Rapist’s Rights: ““an enviable period of settled prosperity and good governance under, I’d suggest, the most able and competent politician of his…” Aug 11, 22:00
robertkknight on Rapist’s Rights: “Frankly, Sturgeon deserves the gaol.” Aug 11, 21:46
George Ferguson on Rapist’s Rights: “Wind back to 15 years ago. Her miscarriage was the most important thing that ever happened to Scotland. Not realising…” Aug 11, 21:32
Hatey McHateface on Rapist’s Rights: “She’d be Scotland’s Mammie for life, x, and yer mammie is niver wrang. Yoons like you (insert abusive swear terms…” Aug 11, 21:16
Sven on Rapist’s Rights: “agent x @ 20.49. Or, Mr Salmond would not have resigned, Ms Sturgeon would not have inducted as the “Nation’s…” Aug 11, 21:13
TURABDIN on Rapist’s Rights: “Ms STURGEON might so easily have been «the liberator», she held for years strong cards but chose not to play…” Aug 11, 21:02
agent x on Rapist’s Rights: “If the yoons like me (insert abusive swear terms here) had not voted “NO” the Sturgeon creature would be President…” Aug 11, 20:49
Hatey McHateface on Rapist’s Rights: “@ Alf Baird says: 11 August, 2025 at 8:29 pm If you’re paddling in the murky waters of the “class…” Aug 11, 20:42
Hatey McHateface on Rapist’s Rights: “@Tartanpigsy says: 11 August, 2025 at 8:10 pm “You are such a pr**k” Aw, diddums. Truly the “courage” of the…” Aug 11, 20:34
Alf Baird on Rapist’s Rights: “We should always consider first our fundamental colonial reality rather than looking at our situation as one of everyday political…” Aug 11, 20:29
Hatey McHateface on Rapist’s Rights: ““working class interest” Ah yes, the soon to disappear, already greatly endangered, working class. Politically, replaced by the benefits class…” Aug 11, 20:19
Tartanpigsy on Rapist’s Rights: “Hatey McNever-set-foot-in-Scotland-other-than-on-fishing-or-hunting-trips…… You are such a pr**k” Aug 11, 20:10
aLurker on Rapist’s Rights: “Captain Caveman says: Dangerous idiots who’ve disappeared so far up their absurd leftist ideological cul-de-sacs that they can’t distinguish reality…” Aug 11, 19:42
GM on Rapist’s Rights: “I agree, there is nothing about extreme social liberalism that is left or right wing. Right wing people support right…” Aug 11, 19:31
Andrew scott on Rapist’s Rights: “Not sure my tv will survive the interview Not sure i will watch” Aug 11, 19:08
Hatey McHateface on Rapist’s Rights: “Thanks for the reminder that as recently as 2022, CM was surprised, shocked and astonished that people would fabricate evidence…” Aug 11, 18:48
Hatey McHateface on The Last Marble: “@ diabloandco says:11 August, 2025 at 1:51 pm “That doesn’t negate the deaths and does not excuse the priority given…” Aug 11, 18:29
Captain Caveman on Rapist’s Rights: “On the contrary, there’s everything “leftist” about it. For the avoidance of doubt: the is nonsense harks solely from the…” Aug 11, 18:26
David Holden on Rapist’s Rights: “I suspect we are rapidly reaching the point when it is time to stick Nicola, Pop goes the weasel blogger…” Aug 11, 18:08
