As Twitter followers will have noticed, we’ve been busy this week with an extensive remodelling of Wings HQ, which involved the main computer being out of commission for several days while the office was basically torn down and rebuilt from scratch. (It seemed a good time to do it, given that there’s nothing remotely of interest happening in Scottish politics.)
Unfortunately the lack of activity on the site caused the comments on the last post to degenerate into the most wretched playground shrieking match, so let’s see if we can’t distract the children and talk about something else for a bit.
Particularly alert observers will have noted that Kezia Dugdale, the most spectacularly inept and unsuccessful Scottish political leader in history, this week demitted her role as Director of the John Smith Centre, which she was handed as an incentive to quit Scottish Labour after dragging it to 14% in the opinion polls.
We long ago ran out of words to express the magnitude of the contempt in which the SNP now hold the people of Scotland. Which is unfortunate, because this probably calls for the invention of a whole new scale.
Shall we go through just a few of the more crassly insulting holes in this pitiful excuse for a cover story, just to pass the time while we wait for the former First Minister to appear before the COVID inquiry? We don’t know about you, but we’ve got nothing better to do.
We thought this was overdue an update. It’s got about 16 new front pages on it, one whole new row and a handful of newly-rediscovered replacements. It really is worth taking a few minutes to peruse it properly (click on the pic to enlarge it) to get the full effect of eight wasted years of deja vu disappointment.
It’s not even The National’s fault. They’re a business, they’re simply trying to sell a few papers to a diminishing audience of endlessly gullible eejits. The real fault lies with the halfwitted SNP members who just keep on doggedly failing to learn a single lesson, and repeatedly vote to carry on doing what they know doesn’t work and never will.
So… his job is to get a legally binding referendum (something which doesn’t actually exist), but he knows that if we’re likely to win it we’re less likely to get it, so… we need to look like we’re going to lose one if it happens?
So presumably with support for the SNP already plummeting through the floor, the next phase of his grand strategy will be to drive support for independence down too? We suppose that’s a more rational explanation of the party’s actions in recent years than anything else we can think of, right enough.
Or of course, it might be that the guy’s just a complete gibbering idiot. You tell us.
We’ve seen some hilarious demands for “unity” in the independence movement in the last couple of years, almost all of them from the most divisive figures ever to wave a wee plastic Saltire (Pete Wishart, Neil Mackay, Wee Ginger Dug etc etc).
But this effort from the SNP’s new airhead mascot takes the shortbread.
Aidan on Failure To Learn: ““But not many people in the wider public get to hear about these” Well whose fault is that?” Jan 7, 14:00
100%Yes on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “A vote for the SNP is a wasted vote because after the election the SNP will not use the vote…” Jan 7, 13:47
100%Yes on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Cynicus, How can Swinney ask for a section 30 order after the election when his plan is to get a…” Jan 7, 13:33
sarah on Failure To Learn: “@ Independent: “The Scottish Independence Party”. There is the Independence for Scotland Party. And they are co-operating with other 2014…” Jan 7, 13:31
100Yes on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Like wings is saying, the percentages isn’t for the SNP. So why put out a plan for Independence and tell…” Jan 7, 13:28
Campbell Clansman on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Swinney answering a question he wasn’t asked? The great political comedy “Yes, Prime Minister” had Jim Hacker telling Bernard Wooley:…” Jan 7, 13:20
James Cheyne on Failure To Learn: “The fighting bravery of the Scots was never entirely subdued physically by England though, it took bribes of Scottish elites,…” Jan 7, 13:14
Captain Caveman on And every day was exactly the same: “Very true Hatey, out the frying pan and into the proverbial fire 🙂 Well, at least we can all agree…” Jan 7, 13:05
100%Yes on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Two things will happen after the election in May 1 the SNP will not get a majority and 2 the…” Jan 7, 13:00
Cynicus on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “Not hilarious but duplicitous. Swinney answered a question he wasn’t asked. The ONLY guarantee he can give in the event…” Jan 7, 12:57
Campbell Clansman on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “The SNP and Greens live up to the words of Thomas Sowell: “It is hard to imagine a more stupid…” Jan 7, 12:51
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Failure To Learn: “The above YouTube brings immediately to mind the statistics of catastrophic Scottish losses in WW1 provided by Sir Tom Devine…” Jan 7, 12:50
100%Yes on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: “We have extremely poor interviewers in Scotland, he’s ask the question only for swinney to take over the conversation. The…” Jan 7, 12:49
Hatey McHateface on Grandpa John’s Nightmare: ““Would that we had an SNP with that much courage, or any at all” Not agreeing with that. Not at…” Jan 7, 12:48
Hatey McHateface on And every day was exactly the same: “@ Captain Caveman says: 7 January, 2026 at 11:41 am Another fact we know now that we didn’t know back…” Jan 7, 12:40
100%Yes on Failure To Learn: “Britain to keep Venezuelan gold.” Jan 7, 12:27
James on Failure To Learn: ““Aidan”; Well you know what they say, sweetie. Who smelt it, dealt it, Petal. Better check your pad.” Jan 7, 11:49
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Failure To Learn: “HOW SCOTTISH REGIMENTS FORGED BRITAIN’S EMPIRE YouTube site intro text – « When you picture the British Empire, you see…” Jan 7, 11:48
Captain Caveman on And every day was exactly the same: “In fairness to Alf, I actually agree with him that Scotland *would* have been financially better off – possibly significantly…” Jan 7, 11:41
Hatey McHateface on Failure To Learn: “That’s cleared that one up, Alf. What is called the “Some big Inglis barsturts made us do it and then…” Jan 7, 11:36
Hatey McHateface on And every day was exactly the same: ““the colonized wants to develop, but the colonizer holds him back” Best explanation for the Flamingo Land stushie I’ve seen.…” Jan 7, 11:29
Alf Baird on Failure To Learn: “Yes, it is well established that the more assimilated colonized adopt the culture and values of the colonizer and that…” Jan 7, 11:07
Aidan on And every day was exactly the same: “@Alf – in your assessment why should Scotland be, by far, the richest country in the world? What is that…” Jan 7, 11:05
Alf Baird on And every day was exactly the same: ““‘… Small State Advantage: Many of the highest rankings are held by small nations or territories that serve as global…” Jan 7, 10:42
Hatey McHateface on And every day was exactly the same: “Careful, CC, every “..” is a double tap. When it’s pissing down with rain on the canal towpath at 2…” Jan 7, 10:00
Hatey McHateface on Failure To Learn: “Ah, c’moan noo, Cynicus. Abody kens the likes o’ Nova Scotia, Albany, Jameston, Houston, Dallas baith TX), Calgary (Alberta/Mull), Perth…” Jan 7, 09:44
Captain Caveman on And every day was exactly the same: “Heh! I see you’re sparked off on another 2am impotently enraged, puddle-side rant, Rambo. 😀 Eww.” Jan 7, 08:44
Cynicus on Failure To Learn: “Alf Baird says: 6 January, 2026 at 10:41 pm “‘the USA being the most powerful and arguably the most successful…” Jan 7, 03:14
Young Lochinvar on And every day was exactly the same: “Wilma Flintstone @ “when she should have been at work” Well well well self-projecting captain of industry: what a joy…” Jan 7, 02:18
Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Failure To Learn: “I suppose redaction could be seen as a bureaucratic skill.” Jan 6, 23:16
