On January 22nd the violent, abusive transgender activist Jack Douglas, who now uses the name Beth and the Twitter username “pickle_bee” (slang for “somebody who likes dick”), threatened that feminist campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen’s imminent “Standing For Women” event in Glasgow was going to be disrupted by the “furry” community, who happen to be hosting a gathering at the Crowne Plaza that same weekend.
“Why? What possible grudge could furries have against women?”, a friend giggled, as I related this news to her. But to answer that we have to know who these people are.
Just 24% of respondents supported the idea of intact males who’d committed even non-violent and non-sexual crimes being housed alongside women, while a mere 15% – all of them red-flag danger cases in urgent need of having their hard drives checked – thought that rapists and sexual assaulters with their dingle-dangles still swinging in the wind had any business being incarcerated with the vulnerable and traumatised females who make up most of the female prison population.
Four times as many wanted them locked up with their fellow male offenders, while it would appear that approximately a quarter of Britons are whimpering custard-witted doughbrains who didn’t understand the question.
We’ll leave you to digest this startling and unexpected news, readers.
The SNP are a flailing shambles of incompetence, under a leader fast losing her iron grip on her own party as they watch her turning it into a laughing stock with growing horror. More and more disquiet reaches our ears from within her increasingly leaky and nervous Parliamentary groups. Who will be the first to tie their courage to a flagpole and make the move to mutiny? We can only wait and see.
Man, we wish we hadn’t used this headline up two days ago.
BBC Scotland’s Debate Night programme last night was rather peculiar. It took place in a mostly-empty studio, but clearly not due to COVID precautions because the people who were there were all jammed tightly together in the middle. (In fairness, given BBC Scotland’s audience ratings they may still have outnumbered television viewers.)
On an all-female panel it featured, “by popular demand”, someone presenter Stephen Jardine described as “one of our best-loved comedians”, a former electrician called Susie McCabe, who we’d never heard of in our lives. (She apparently presented the channel’s Hogmanay show, something no sane adult has watched since 1982.)
She made one particular contribution that set social media aflame.
Because as someone else on Twitter mocked, what’s actually laughable is the idea that criminals would never engage in any kind of deception in order to commit crimes, and that someone like Peter Tatchell would be so idiotic as to suggest such a thing.
We’ve asked Alex Cole-Hamilton for comment several times without reply. (Although there has been an unverified third-hand answer via Willie Rennie and a Twitter user.)
Wings Over Scotland makes absolutely no assertions about why MSPs wouldn’t want to very clearly and unambiguously disassociate themselves from such an unpleasant character after information about him had been brought to light in a widely-read (over 200,000 views) article which was trending on Twitter all day yesterday.
For the avoidance of doubt, we have no information about any interactions between Douglas and any MSPs that we’re keeping secret. But we’re not the least bit surprised that people have started wondering what possible reasons a whole string of male politicians could have for not wanting to upset a male prostitute, particularly given the long and sordid history of male politicians and male prostitutes in the UK.
To quash such speculation, we once again urge all MSPs who have associated with Beth Douglas to clearly and publicly disavow him and assure voters that he will no longer shape or influence legislation passed in the Scottish Parliament.
Young Lochinvar on This Other Earth: “Apologies if I missed something Rev, a KCs letter is certainly one thing but the detail included in your lawyers…” Aug 26, 16:58
Rev. Stuart Campbell on This Other Earth: “The Crown Office is exempt from having to answer to the Information Commissioner.” Aug 26, 16:57
Dan on This Other Earth: “But are there actually any politicians currently elected as either MSP or MP that are more motivated to uphold decent…” Aug 26, 16:55
Andy Wiltshire on This Other Earth: “Would it be worth forwarding this ridiculous communication to the Information Commissioner?” Aug 26, 16:53
Andy Wiltshire on This Other Earth: “Effectively anonymous, I note. Maybe they are starting to think that one of their number will finally be caught in…” Aug 26, 16:50
100%Yes on This Other Earth: “I just wandered if not signing this document was deliberate of having no legal effect. You where never going to…” Aug 26, 16:34
Simone on This Other Earth: “Banging your head against a brick wall would be less painful” Aug 26, 16:15
Chris on This Other Earth: “So, the Crown Office is as bent as a £9 note, but I guess many of us knew that already.…” Aug 26, 16:05
Rev. Stuart Campbell on This Other Earth: “It’s not even that long-winded tbh.” Aug 26, 15:53
Spartan 117 on This Other Earth: “A very long-winded way of saying “feck off”. The establishment working hard to shut down dissent and protect their own.…” Aug 26, 15:49
Captain Caveman on You’ll Have Had Your Supper: “What is it they say about low IQ tramps with no car, who can’t drive and can’t even get into…” Aug 26, 15:33
sarah on This Other Earth: “I can’t find the words to describe this appalling level of public “service” and “justice”. Surely there must be several…” Aug 26, 15:20
Hatey McHateface on This Other Earth: “Didn’t Bruce’s spider need seven attempts? What are you up to so far – three or four? Keep up the…” Aug 26, 15:17
James on You’ll Have Had Your Supper: “What is it they say about men who drive big cars again, Rangey Boy? Big car small…..” Aug 26, 15:16
McDuff on This Other Earth: “The stench just gets stronger. Like many others I would be more than happy to contribute to a crowdfund to…” Aug 26, 15:07
Drumstinchall on This Other Earth: “So, this note seems to acknowledge the investigation itself was a bit dodgy …. ‘there was insufficient evidence of any…” Aug 26, 15:03
Red on This Other Earth: “I get the feeling that after we get a proper drains up on this, several senior civil servants will be…” Aug 26, 14:58
Hatey McHateface on You’ll Have Had Your Supper: “He can do without your supercilious, faux-superior, colonialist condescension, CC. Besides, check your cultural misappropriation. WTAF do YOU know about…” Aug 26, 14:56
Hatey McHateface on You’ll Have Had Your Supper: “Anecdotally, I mind something I heard on the radio maybe 20 years ago. A consultant obstetrician, working in a busy…” Aug 26, 14:50
James Barr Gardner on This Other Earth: “If it was properly investigated why were the folk who did get refunds back were not questioned by the Police,…” Aug 26, 14:46
Neil Anderson on This Other Earth: “When do we start the fighting fund?” Aug 26, 14:38
Captain Caveman on You’ll Have Had Your Supper: “Say what you like about the guy, but he doesn’t half do a great chicken piri piri on the ol’…” Aug 26, 14:30
Hatey McHateface on You’ll Have Had Your Supper: “Damnitall Alf! I thought I had the full set. Now you’ve introduced Nandy. What’s the swapsie for a Nandy? How’s…” Aug 26, 14:24
Young Lochinvar on You’ll Have Had Your Supper: “MB I “never got over the defeat of the IRA”.. Eh? How so? You should bear in mind that I…” Aug 26, 14:19
Hatey McHateface on You’ll Have Had Your Supper: “Very interesting, Alf. So every time ye hear a dug bark ye think it’s quoting Fanon. Thanks fer sharing.” Aug 26, 14:14
Hatey McHateface on You’ll Have Had Your Supper: “Run down by an F16 on a Zebra Crossing? Dragged underground by the mysterious denizens of a pop-up biolab? Have…” Aug 26, 14:09
Hatey McHateface on You’ll Have Had Your Supper: ““blaming Scotland’s high energy costs on Ru**ia” Good Lord, Alf! Do even professors have to take remedial English comprehension lessons…” Aug 26, 14:02
Aidan on You’ll Have Had Your Supper: “I forgot about Geri – I wonder whether she got sectioned/remanded, or simply gave up?” Aug 26, 13:29
Mark Beggan on You’ll Have Had Your Supper: “Alf Baird has been on this platform for a few years now and has repeated the same one-way crap. It’s…” Aug 26, 13:18