Between recesses and the mourning period for the Queen, the UK Parliament has been sitting for just four weeks since the 1st of July this year.
In that time the government has somehow managed to lose three Chancellors Of The Exchequer and is about to engage its fourth in the alarming form of Jeremy Hunt, a man whose primary claim to fame and utility to the UK is as rhyming slang.
Sometimes even fools and liars and charlatans speak the truth.
Thing is, we rather liked it when the horses south of the border were frightened. Things happened in those days. But to coin a phrase, those days are past now.
Honestly, readers, swear to God, all joking and sarcasm aside, when we saw this tweet yesterday we were wondering how on Earth some clever satirist had managed to hack Anas Sarwar’s account to insert the screenshot into it.
Because we didn’t believe that even Scottish Labour’s low-watt-bulb of a branch manager would willingly post something that made him look so much of an imbecile.
Because the SNP are now openly, publicly telling you that they’re never going to achieve independence for Scotland, nor even make any meaningful attempt at it.
Robert Burns was well known for liking a wee dram. He grew up in the aftermath of the failed rising of 1745, living through the harsh and brutal consequences inflicted on Scotland by the Act of Proscription.
In “Earnest Cry and Prayer” the Bard was responding to the UK Parliament’s Scotch Distillery Act of 1786, a protectionist act aimed at supporting London’s gin industry by hiking duties on whisky sold in England and by taxing Scottish still capacity. It was a call for action to Scotland’s 45 members of Parliament from a man who understood the destructive power of such acts.
He asked which Scot would not feel his blood boil at seeing the resources of the nation’s stills destroyed and its wealth plundered, roaring to the MPs:
“God bless your Honors! can ye see’t, The kind, auld, cantie carlin greet, An’ no get warmly to your feet, An’ gar them hear it, An’ tell them wi’ a patriot-heat, Ye winna bear it?”
As the UK Parliament is set to return from its summer holiday it is hard not to see continued parallels over the ages and again today.
For anyone with the slightest remaining grip on their critical faculties, the cat was truly let out of the bag on the day of the First Minister’s infamous “broom cupboard” video last January, in which she abjectly grovelled at the feet of a tiny handful of adolescent transactivists who’d left the party in a loud and choreographed public tantrum because it still hadn’t burned Joanna Cherry at the stake for believing in human biology.
One of those she was abasing herself to that day was the repulsive and now mercifully deceased drug dealer and abusive racist misogynist Leeze Lawrence (above, left), but he was only the tip of a filthy iceberg.
peter on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “I wondered if the original report of the appointment was dated 1st April. But no it was dated 20th March.” Apr 10, 15:23
Mark Beggan on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “The situation in Scotland now is like a rotting tooth. All you need to do is go to the dentist…” Apr 10, 15:16
Confused on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “It comes full circle – the nonces were using AI to create AI slop kiddie porn – now the nonces…” Apr 10, 14:45
Lorncal on Not So Octopus: “Geri: no, I didn’t say that. I said that we have to clear out all the DEI, HR, charity sectors…” Apr 10, 14:33
Heaver on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “Pretty sure you’ve only scratched the surface here Stu. Some day a Mikael Blomkvist is going to lay bare the…” Apr 10, 14:25
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “A stomach-churning glimpse into the hideous human cess-pit over which Redactor-in-Chief Swinney now presides post amnesiac Sturgeon’s tenure.” Apr 10, 13:47
freshmint on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “His left ear appears to be lobed while his right ear isn’t. Can’t be too many people around with that…” Apr 10, 13:47
Lorncal on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “Looks like an AI-generated image of what a human male might look like if you’re trying to get a hang…” Apr 10, 13:45
Jennifer Livingston on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “I have never been exposed to a “were were” before. What do you know that I don’t? Is it something…” Apr 10, 13:43
Mark Beggan on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “Ban the lot. Problem solved. Pull the cash and watch them dash for cover.” Apr 10, 13:42
J Robertson on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “His bio ( such as it is ) bears the hallmark of carefully curated crap” Apr 10, 13:42
lothianlad on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “your last few articles highlight the levels of brit state interference in scottish politics. The SNP is utterly complicit!” Apr 10, 13:40
lothianlad on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “Well Done Stu!!! yet again, the scottish govenment SNP brit friendly weirdos are being exposed. Thanks to you!. their brit…” Apr 10, 13:37
Rab Dickson on Not So Octopus: “I am almost sure that there would have been a few absolutely delightful people in the Nazi Party in 1930s.…” Apr 10, 13:11
M.E. on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “Nono you got it wrong. He’s clearly an android. He’s Tim *Westworld*.” Apr 10, 13:07
Sven on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “Great and illuminating article, however I’m still grappling with attempting to get my poor, bewildered head around the concept of…” Apr 10, 12:56
Aidan on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “I think we can say with virtual certainty that this so-called Mr Westwood did not go straight out of the…” Apr 10, 12:54
Nicky T Naquetti on Do You Believe In The Westwood?: “As I was going down the stair I met a man who wasn’t there” Apr 10, 12:54
desimond on Not So Octopus: “Not exactly sure whats to nitpick regards Cllr Williams statement as it seems to make perfect sense, and sum up…” Apr 10, 12:52
Captain Caveman on Not So Octopus: ““This song is brilliant lol” …… Riiiiiiiiiiigght. 😀 Good that we’re finally getting a glimpse of your (ahem) sources, “Geri”.…” Apr 10, 12:07
Geri on Not So Octopus: “Northcode The knives will no doubt be out for him cause the Union fears him. He “speaks for the millions.…” Apr 10, 12:04
Captain Caveman on Not So Octopus: ““This country jails ppl” You’ll have to enlighten me where “this country” is for you, “Geri”, given that you don’t…” Apr 10, 11:55
Geri on Not So Octopus: “This song is brilliant lol “Yer sister knew all along. The enemy was always you” “Stealing from yer own people,…” Apr 10, 11:53
Captain Caveman on Not So Octopus: “Another imbecilic non-answer from “Geri”. Who is talking about “bombing ppl to fck” (apart from you, natch). The point -…” Apr 10, 11:53
Aidan on Not So Octopus: “I’m sure you would vote for Tommy Sheridan because you aren’t very bright and that kind of rabble rousing demagoguery…” Apr 10, 11:42
Geri on Not So Octopus: “Have you thought of bombing them tae fck? A spot of regime change perhaps for being evil dictators? They don’t…” Apr 10, 11:38
Captain Caveman on Not So Octopus: ““Have we seen the latest Lego song to drop? LOL” “They started the Hollywood meme shit glorifying Top Gun FFS”…” Apr 10, 11:37
Aidan on Not So Octopus: “In fact, I believe she did call for the complete abolition of prisons, I think she actually used those very…” Apr 10, 11:22
Geri on Not So Octopus: “Arsey, Have we seen the latest Lego song to drop? LOL You’ve more to worry you than an Independent Scotland’s…” Apr 10, 11:16
