Wings always likes to correct any inadvertent errors as quickly as possible, so we were pleased to hear from an alert reader with a correction to this morning’s article in which we claimed that “we’re supposed to be less than six months away from a second indyref, but [Humza Yousaf] hasn’t even admitted that that isn’t happening”.
Our reader informed us that they’d actually had some communication with the Scottish Government on that matter, which we’re happy to share with you.
As far as we’re aware this fact has never been formally stated publicly before for some reason. But just in case you were still holding out hopes, now you know.
Tonight’s debate on Sky News between the three SNP leadership candidates was yet another inconclusive low-scoring draw, with each contender taking a few hits (almost all from host Beth Rigby) and also landing the odd blow on each other.
The most notable of the latter was probably when Ash Regan gave Humza Yousaf a rather uncomfortable time over his claiming credit for the Queensferry Crossing when he was Transport Secretary.
As well as frantically trying to deflect by pretending Regan had attacked the SNP’s record on the project in general, Yousaf insisted that he’d played a major role in the bridge’s delivery. So let’s just check the timeline.
Get ready to curl your toes, readers, as the excellent journalist and author Ella Whelan puts economy-grade script-reading robot Jenny Gilruth of the SNP on the spot during tonight’s Question Time.
Despite having watched Nicola Sturgeon be tied in embarrassing knots by Douglas Ross on the same question hours earlier, Gilruth was powerless to deviate from the line that self-declared “transgender” rapists are a mysterious and separate species, neither male nor female – Schrodinger’s Rapists, if you will – because otherwise the SNP’s entire gender reform ideology dissolves instantly into mist.
Bepenised individuals who rape women – will we EVER know what they are? Judging by the groans of the studio audience as she blustered away vacuously, everyone in the room but Jenny Gilruth was already pretty sure.
Wings will have a major article related to the subject dropping tomorrow morning, put together in conjunction with The Glinner Update. Please do tune in from 8am.
We don’t know how long our Twitter account will survive for this time. But even if it does, there are some threads which Twitter hides from its Search function, for reasons unknown. Try it yourself – search Twitter for any phrases from the text below. You won’t find them. (Also, some of you don’t use Twitter, so hey, new content for you!)
A handful of those threads mean something to me, so I’m going to preserve them here, unedited, for posterity, just in case. This one is from 24 November 2019. The tweet it references at the start is from a now-banned account so I don’t remember it exactly, but it was something about lesbians being thrown off a Pride march.
[NB as it’s from Twitter, it’s a little bit swearier than you’ll be used to here.]
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I’m going to talk for a bit about why I care so much about this issue, because I know some of you are sick of it.
I’m opposed to the idea of self-ID on every possible level. It’s against science, it’s against reason, against tolerance, against women. But those are all intellectual, dispassionate judgements. They’re not the reason I feel so deeply about it.
Mark Beggan on Holiday Relief: “The Timothy Leary of Scottish politics. Take the trip to Caledon.” Jun 17, 15:02
agent x on Holiday Relief: “” Swinney continued: “Today, you’ve heard something of my answer, something of my ambition for Scotland. “It is a vision…” Jun 17, 14:37
Jim Thomson on Holiday Relief: “You do realise that you’ve gifted JK (no, not the Harry Potter one) with his next slur piece? It’ll be…” Jun 17, 14:37
100%Yes on Holiday Relief: “Grok, might even get into conversation with our people, what a thought. A real AI wanting to communicate and discuss…” Jun 17, 13:58
sam on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “After you, Clod. I’ll buy you a ticket to a “bottomless pit of hell, money and despair”. Do stay for…” Jun 17, 13:48
Eric on Holiday Relief: “An attempt by Redactable John to avoid being Jilted John. Has he ever delivered anything noteworthy? “Reach” sounds very subjective.…” Jun 17, 13:32
Peter McAvoy on Holiday Relief: “The national online today reports that another block of student flats has been approved. When will somebody tell the local…” Jun 17, 13:12
Lewis Moonie on Holiday Relief: “Within reach? I wish. Depends how long his arms are I suppose.” Jun 17, 13:09
PhilM on Holiday Relief: “I’ve got to say I’m feeling bereft today. I had great expectations for Walter White look-alike John Swinney but reading…” Jun 17, 12:47
Jim Bo on Holiday Relief: “Impressive AI summary that. Are you sure you didn’t write it Stu?” Jun 17, 12:39
auld highlander on Holiday Relief: “A bowl of cold porridge has more charisma.” Jun 17, 12:25
Peter S on Holiday Relief: “John – bless him! – is either fibbing or deluded (or both!)” Jun 17, 12:15
MaryB on Holiday Relief: “It was far more useful and positive to talk about the evils of nuclear waste dumping on the last thread.…” Jun 17, 12:11
Ian on Holiday Relief: “I, for one, welcome Grok over Scotland as our new overlord.” Jun 17, 12:06
Hatey McHateface on Holiday Relief: “And remember, whatever you do, don’t mention the war.” Jun 17, 12:04
James Barr Gardner on Holiday Relief: “John Swinney up there in the charisma stakes with Blair Jenkins……….remember him……lol…” Jun 17, 11:44
Ian McCubbin on Holiday Relief: “Sorted enjoy your walk Stu.” Jun 17, 11:43
MaryB on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “I wrote this earlier but it’s not been posted. So I’ll try again. There’s long been a conspiracy of silence…” Jun 17, 11:26
robertkknight on Holiday Relief: “Swinney…not waving, but drowning.” Jun 17, 11:05
TURABDIN on Holiday Relief: “«VISION….modern, dynamic and forward looking» …flatliningly dull AI text for sure. Its all in the training. YOU THINK SWINNEY BORING?…” Jun 17, 11:04
Xaracen on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Aidan, there was no automatic rejection of Scotland’s petition. The JPTI submissions specific to Scotland were acknowledged at the 2025…” Jun 17, 10:59
joolz on Holiday Relief: “‘Sitcom punchline’indeed. Perfect analogy.” Jun 17, 10:57
agent x on Holiday Relief: ““In a proposed keynote speech, Swinney said: “It is only by taking charge of our own destiny, with our own…” Jun 17, 10:56
Dave on Holiday Relief: “‘Holiday Relief’ ‘We’re off for a wa*k.’ ‘Sounds about right to us.’ 😉” Jun 17, 10:44
duncanio on Holiday Relief: “It’s all about visions for Swinney. Blurred vision that is. There is nothing about HOW independent statehood will be realised…” Jun 17, 10:31
Captain Caveman on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “@Hatey Using gas engines (e.g. Jenbachers) to generate electricity is hardly new (and also, potentially, hot water for CHP -…” Jun 17, 09:57
MaryB on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Insider I used to know the area well and I used to hear all the local gossip that didn’t get…” Jun 17, 09:41
Hatey McHateface on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, the Tory MP who chairs the PAC. “When visiting the site, it is impossible not to be struck…” Jun 17, 09:40
