As we’ve repeatedly pointed out, Wings has made NO comments about the “workplace harassment” allegations made against Alex Salmond several years ago. We’ve only commented on the CRIMINAL allegations, and workplace harassment isn’t a crime. (It’s a matter for an employment tribunal, not the police.)
But the real question is WHY Andy Wightman is so doggedly attached to these two complainers that he’s determined to keep digging himself further into a hole of lies. And everyone knows what you tend to find when you start digging holes.
A few months ago, we all had a good chuckle at Pete Wishart’s screeching 180-degree turn on the subject of using a plebiscitary election for independence, a strategy which switched overnight from “suicidal, disastrous fringe lunacy with no hope of success” to “genius plan Nicola herself came up with”.
But after that crude ad-hoc field patch, we’re delighted to be able to report that Pete has submitted himself to SNP HQ for a full operating system update and is now fully compliant with the New Truth.
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.
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.
We are, as always, absolutely enthralled at the prospect of discovering from James Kelly what our vile secret masterplan has been over the last 18 months.
It really is deeply dispiriting the see the level of utter burning contempt in which Nicola Sturgeon holds the independence movement, if this is the sort of ludicrously insulting garbage she thinks it’ll swallow.
The First Minister released a short film this week.
While it has the character of a hostage video, with terrorists just off-camera pointing a gun at the unfortunate victim and forcing them to read out a pre-prepared text, sadly we doubt that was the case. We think this is really what she believes and intends.
Any time you’re not sure whether something that happens in Scottish politics is good or bad for the cause of independence, here’s a top tip for you: see how the enemies of independence feel about it.
“Running scared” would seem to be a fair, if understated, summary.
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “Moving my bowels as I type, Geri. And thinking of you 🙂” Oct 10, 08:10
The Flying Iron of Doom on Coping with change: “Am I the only person who has the green counter thingy at the lower left stuck at 90? Also, yon…” Oct 10, 06:34
Geri on Coping with change: “Scotland would be as well to leave it in the ground until we’re independent. Oh deary, Nigeria has officially ditched…” Oct 10, 00:09
Geri on Coping with change: “School meals in England are means tested. Parents have to apply which is the usual English pastime of humiliating &…” Oct 9, 22:58
Geri on Coping with change: “The only ones to fck up the exit to Brexit were the English. They wanted their cake & eat it.…” Oct 9, 22:39
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “Here you go. A list of the eligibility for free school meals from the UK Gov site: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65fdad5965ca2f00117da947/Free_school_meals.pdf And for…” Oct 9, 22:30
Geri on Coping with change: “Proclaimers are dedicating Cap in hand tae the six time loser Sturgeon.” Oct 9, 22:17
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “I’m of the opinion the oil & gas is yesterday’s scab. Sure, we can pick at it, but if our…” Oct 9, 22:12
Geri on Coping with change: “The English don’t even give poor children a free school meal or prescriptions so we’re safe from ever being envious…” Oct 9, 21:51
Robert Hughes on Coping with change: “Whit ! no Sensational Hatrick Pervy Band , Average WHITE WHITE WHITE Band or Buns n Poses ; nah ,…” Oct 9, 21:40
Aidan on Coping with change: “If everyone in England got free energy and the people of Scotland were in bondage slavery working to produce it,…” Oct 9, 20:44
Dan on Coping with change: “In other music news… I hear Twa Ferries Procurement Disaster, Kinlochleven Smelter Fiasco, and The Arsecrack Smeg Muppeteer Instigators of…” Oct 9, 20:41
Aidan on Coping with change: “You can’t be that stupid, environmental taxes aren’t charged on renewable energy! The taxes falling within the definition of ‘environmental…” Oct 9, 20:38
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “Sure, Dan, but check out the size of the bawbag.” Oct 9, 20:37
Alf Baird on Coping with change: “The EU has a far bigger population than Norway but the latter’s piped gas still has to be paid for.…” Oct 9, 20:35
Aidan on Coping with change: “You are right, the right to self-determination applies to all people. I was using the term coloquially to refer to…” Oct 9, 20:29
Andy Ellis on Coping with change: “International law – such as it is – is far from perfect. There again much the same could be said…” Oct 9, 20:29
Alf Baird on Coping with change: “Its not unreasonable for a sovereign state to seek recompense for exporting £100bn worth of Kw/hr energy produced to its…” Oct 9, 20:27
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “Ah James, you’re blowing perfect smoke rings yourself and you don’t even know it. Onlookers are astonished at their diameter…” Oct 9, 20:26
Aidan on Coping with change: “With wisdom like that, what can mere men do” Oct 9, 20:19
Aidan on Coping with change: “Oh dear, I assume the Buckie’s out early today. If the law is what you say it is and no…” Oct 9, 20:18
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “Here’s some links for readers who find Geri’s mince gives them the boak: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Scotland https://scotsindependent.scot/FWShop/product/pirates-of-the-air-the-story-of-radio-free-scotland/ It would be nice to…” Oct 9, 20:12
Dan on Coping with change: “And there was you moaning about flippant responses yesterday… Yer jist a totes hypocritical bawbag.” Oct 9, 20:10
Campbell Clansman on Coping with change: “The thing you reference as “international law” that supposedly overrides national constitutions, is of course a big joke. Nobody should…” Oct 9, 20:09
Andy Ellis on Coping with change: “The right to self determination is constantly misunderstood here. It deliberately does not provide for the rights of people within…” Oct 9, 20:04
Hatey McHateface on Coping with change: “On buses and trains you mean? Only fair I guess, the ticket price should include a guaranteed seat.” Oct 9, 19:54
Dan on Coping with change: “Alert readers and eager hunter gatherers of hidden special feature buttons which make the “upgrade” so uber slick to use,…” Oct 9, 19:52
Andy Ellis on Coping with change: “Spain’s written constitution is immaterial from the POV of self determination, since SD is a jus cogens or peremptory norm…” Oct 9, 19:46
Alf Baird on Coping with change: “Aye George, a colonial administration is permitted only limited powers and is unable to influence the economic plunder it is…” Oct 9, 19:41
James on Coping with change: “Sorry, ‘Aidan’ I got it wrong. It was actually 52.5billion. I thought you were Michael Gove but it turns out…” Oct 9, 19:31
