The world's most-read Scottish politics website

Wings Over Scotland


The spoiled paper

Posted on February 14, 2015 by

1 Trackbacks/Pingbacks

  1. 14 02 15 07:46

    The spoiled paper - Speymouth

56 to “The spoiled paper”

  1. Davy says:

    Na bad Chris, it certainly hits the moment.

    Vote Scotland, Vote SNP.

    Reply
  2. Malky says:

    Pertinent. A nice analogy.

    Reply
  3. Celyn says:

    It thought it was cock-of-the-walk. Thought that getting friendly with the bossman with the axe would help. Oh, it won’t. Dear me, how sad.
    When will they ever learn?

    Reply
  4. john king says:

    They’re stuffed!

    Reply
  5. Wee Jonny says:

    Vote Turkey – Get Turkey. Or Vote Turkey – Get Turkey??? I think I’ll vote SNP and get the funkin SNP.

    Reply
  6. Croompenstein says:

    Poor old turkeys they don’t know who to believe.
    Mind you if it was a postal vote they couldnae be sure what it was counted as 🙂

    Reply
  7. ScottieDog says:

    Love it!

    Reply
  8. mumsyhugs says:

    Nae wonder they’re all talking turkey – because they’re all chicken! Skwawk skwawk 🙂

    Reply
  9. No no no...Yes says:

    So clever.

    Following on the bird theme:

    It’s not only the The Labour Party chickens that are coming home to roost:

    They are Donald Ducked and their goose is cooked… I’ll get my coat.

    Reply
  10. Marie clark says:

    Ha ha, how very apt. Well done Chris.

    Reply
  11. jimnarlene says:

    Cracker.

    Reply
  12. heedtracker says:

    They’ll launch another THE VOW con, at the last minute, pending how Electoral Commission postal vote “sampling” goes. Its all about UKOK language. We canceled Xmas little turkey, you’re not governed by England Scots this is a Union, BBC Scotland is impartial, Stop saying red tory, Jim Morphy is bigger than Jesus, SNP bad etc

    Reply
  13. The Man in the Jar says:

    This aspect of the campaign is farcical with all the unionist parties all giving it “Vote so and so get (insert bogeyman of your choice)” It wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t a complete pile of bullshit. What a way to choose a government. “Vote Schmote” makes about as much sense.

    Reply
  14. Finnz says:

    Does this mean home rule is off the menu… Is it to be Cold Shoulder, pressed tongue and appease porridge only…

    Reply
  15. Lollysmum says:

    Good analogy Chris

    Labour in guise of a good guy (Santa)wielding the threat of the axe if we don’t vote for them. Labour councils (Labour in Scotlands only remaining power base) have already started to axe services (mental health support services), imply that services are bad (NHS & education) & refusing to implement good things done by Scotgov (free school meals, extra teachers). In this way they demonstrate that they can carry out their threats if we vote the wrong way.

    For me, this sort of pre-emptive action by the labour party ensures that I will vote & encourage others to do so at council elections just to make sure they are kicked out of office. It is time the people said no more!

    Don’t believe the threats-get rid of them all.

    Thanks Chris 🙂

    Reply
  16. Naina Tal says:

    Or mebbe cauld turkey cos after GE the Red Tories ur definitely gain tae hae withdrawal symptoms.
    Bubbly Jock.

    Reply
  17. The Man in the Jar says:

    @Finnz

    Hopefully t will be cold turkey for the unionists. 🙂

    Reply
  18. The Man in the Jar says:

    @Naina Tal

    “Great minds” etc. 🙂

    Reply
  19. Naina Tal says:

    @The Man in the Jar
    Aye struck by the same lightning bolt!

    Reply
  20. john king says:

    Finnz says
    “Is it to be Cold Shoulder, pressed tongue and appease porridge only…”

    OH very good, very good indeed. 🙂

    Reply
  21. Barontorc says:

    Trying to work out who Santa is? Chris has put a definite identity in the face, but who can it be? The answer’s there, but I just can’t see it – (must go to specsavers!)

    Reply
  22. morgatron says:

    Ho Ho Ho. Brilliant as always Chris. All the WM parties are turkeys anyway. Deciet , lies, smoke and mirrors . Only fooling the foolish.

    Reply
  23. john ferguson says:

    Could Santa be Donald Findlay QC? Is that a wig he is wearing?

    Reply
  24. @Finnz says:

    Does this mean home rule is off the menu… Is it to be Cold Shoulder, pressed tongue and appease porridge only…

    With lashings of gobbley gobbledygook.

    Reply
  25. caz-m says:

    I don’t know about Turkeys Chris but I could name a few chickens in the Scottish branch of London Labour.

    Also playing catch-up on the “Newsnow” website.
    I noticed a couple of stories I thought I would share.

    First, congratulations go to Patricia Gibson, who will represent the SNP in North Ayrshire in the up and coming GE, she will go head to head with Labour’s Katy Clark.

    link to ardrossanherald.com

    And Drumchapel Food Bank is running out of provisions due to high demand. So if you are in that area you could maybe hand something in to help them out.

    link to ardrossanherald.com

    Reply
  26. Croompenstein says:

    @Barontorc –

    Trying to work out who Santa is?

    He reminds me a bit of the Rev when a poster hasn’t used f*in paragraph breaks.. 😀

    Reply
  27. Lollysmum says:

    O/T
    Film from atrueindependentscotland.com-only 9 minutes long but makes you think.

    link to archive.today

    Reply
  28. john king says:

    Croompenstein says
    “He reminds me a bit of the Rev when a poster hasn’t used f*in paragraph breaks.. :D”

    Quick cover M4rkyboys ears,
    too late,
    nurse?

    Note the spacing. 🙂

    Reply
  29. Shuggy says:

    Or, as Labour might put it:

    “Big man Blair McDougall helps Scottish Labour donate fresh meat to Scotland’s foodbanks”

    Reply
  30. ronnie anderson says:

    @ Croompenstein noo dont wake him up or you,ll be sorry , you can always tell when he,s been at the Cinnamon Cidre.

    W T F P B.

    Reply
  31. Helena Brown says:

    Love the cartoon, I don’t think that some of those Turkeys knew what they were voting for, well I do hope they like what they got.
    Just as well Turkey is relatively cheap they will be eating cold stuff for a while to come.

    Reply
  32. heedtracker says:

    Happy Valentines day from England as BBC vote SLab Scotland in Pacific Quay take time out from monstering Scottish NHS outrage, failure, catastrophe

    link to bbc.co.uk

    link to newsnet.scot

    link to youtube.com

    Interesting choices up there.

    Reply
  33. Juteman says:

    Is Santa Cockers? Definitely a resemblance.

    Reply
  34. Snode1965 says:

    O/T, Nicola will be on Question Time this week, from Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham. Caroline Flint and Hezeltine are among the panelists. Should be very entertaining! Great work again Chris, like Turkey’s voting for Xmas but getting Thanksgiving!

    Reply
  35. ronnie anderson says:

    @ Chris Cairns Ah a git it the man in the red suit is cutting his friends throats ( the clue,s the Ermine coller )

    Tiz the season to be jolly.

    Weil done Chris.

    Reply
  36. Bob Mack says:

    It might be a more merciful end than what Westminster has in store for some of us

    Reply
  37. Tackety Beets says:

    Excellent Chris
    As posters above all give their interpretations , 10/10 everyone .

    Looks like Cochers dressed in reed , thinking ” FFS Millibland , you can tell them t vote anyway you like , your numbers up Millibland , I’m gonna get DC back in “

    Reply
  38. scottieDog says:

    Could just show a pic of the daily record with the title “a soiled paper”

    Reply
  39. Bugger (the Panda) says:

    @ Juteman says:
    14 February, 2015 at 11:20 am

    ” Is Santa Cockers? Definitely a resemblance.”

    Does he have a mouthie and is it all corroded on the inside?

    If so, it is Cockers.

    Reply
  40. lumilumi says:

    @lollysmum 10.47am

    Could you please provide the link without archiving it? I can’t play video clips on archived pages.

    Anyway, I thought the idea of archiving was to avoid clicking unionist MSM sites, thus depriving them of page views = advertising revenue.

    The indy site you archived should get as many direct page views as possible. 🙂

    Reply
  41. Juteman says:

    I notice the BBC are now calling the former Russian Separatists, pro-Russian rebels. What has changed? Mmmmmm.

    Reply
  42. handclapping says:

    Its the feet, reminded me of Jim and this
    link to youtube.com

    Another great cartoon Chris. Just goes to show the National is not really on our side 🙂

    Reply
  43. Ronnie says:

    Not interested in your poultry offers, all we want is lettuce alone.

    Reply
  44. JLT says:

    The cartoon certainly seems to resonate with what is happening between the Scottish people, and the real major companies in general.

    We were told …especially by Cameron on his visit to the rigs a year ago, that the ‘broad shoulders’ of the UK would be good for Scotland. Fast forward one year on, we now have the oil companies scrambling for the exit in some oil fields, irrespective of how many job losses will incurred by the people in the North East of Scotland.

    It was also mentioned in one of the papers last week (forgive me, I really can’t remember which one), but there was the veiled threat that if the SNP gained ground in Westminster politics and looked like changing the ‘dynamics’ of the UK (hinting at possible Independence for Scotland somewhere down the line), that the Banking industry is slowly making preparations right now, in moving assets and jobs to London. Nothing has even happened yet, and already the Banking industry is off. So there we go, so much for the warnings about leaving Scotland if we voted ‘Yes’; they’re still doing it even though Scotland voted ‘No’.

    (Given a quiet moment from gutting a garage and studies, I’ll see if I can find the article. The Spectator ??? …something like that. Leave it with me (unless someone else read the same article)).

    But anyway …Chris’s cartoon certainly hits the mark

    Reply
  45. Croompenstein says:

    Is Santa Cockers? Definitely a resemblance

    If there is Guinness stains and pieces of Mrs Flippers fish lasagne stuck to the beard then it may well be Cockers…

    Reply
  46. Grouse Beater says:

    Austerity is like hitting your head with a baseball bat. When you stop you will most certainly feel better. But why bash your head with a bat in the first place?

    “Business creates wealth, wealth that trickles down to the rest of us” was failed actor, president Reagan’s infamous borrowed myth.

    Here is the reality – the bastard rich keep it hidden, and government policy and civil servants help them do it. Now we know the result is never-ending austerity.

    link to grousebeater.wordpress.com

    Reply
  47. Patrick Roden says:

    OT,
    In shock news:

    Jim Murphy telling people how he really feels?

    Oh! this was before he became leader in Scotland.
    He deleted this article, from his web page, wonder why???

    Would the REAL JIM MURPHY, please stand up!

    Reply
  48. heedtracker says:

    We ripped off the sweaties with THE VOW fraud, so lets do it across UKOK too chaps.

    link to archive.today

    “Cameron, Clegg and Miliband sign joint climate pledge”

    Happy Valentines Day proud Scot buts.

    Reply
  49. dennis mclaughlin says:

    “Mind the axe Eugene”…

    Reply
  50. Clootie says:

    Vote SNP, get Scotland
    ????

    Reply
  51. Lollysmum says:

    Independence Live broadcasting now-March from Scot Parl to Greek Embassy

    link to new.livestream.com

    Reply
  52. Bugger (the Panda) says:

    Test

    Reply
  53. Lollysmum says:

    Lumilumi
    Correct link here

    link to atrueindependentscotland.com

    Reply
  54. Luigi says:

    Many NO voters will certainly be feeling like turkeys now. Ah well, they had to believe “The Vow”, without realising it was nothing more than a nasty little joke, pulled straight out of a cheap Christmas cracker.

    Reply
  55. lumilumi says:

    Thanks, lollysmum @1.24pm. 🙂

    Will watch it later, now I’m having some friends over. We’ll probably talk about the dismal skiing (cross country) conditions, thence to weather, climate, climate change, climate change politics…

    We have our GE coming up in April so we’ll probs talk Finnish politics but I’ll probably end up enlightening my Finnish friends about the UK GE as well. Especially the situation in Scotland and its possible wider implications. 😀

    Reply
  56. Gary says:

    Vote Tory – Get Tory cuts
    Vote UKIP – Get Tory cuts
    Vote LibDem – Get Tory cuts
    Vote Labour – Get Tory cuts
    Vote SNP – Get a VOICE..

    Reply


Comment - please read this page for comment rules. HTML tags like <i> and <b> are permitted. Use paragraph breaks in long comments. DO NOT SIGN YOUR COMMENTS, either with a name or a slogan. If your comment does not appear immediately, DO NOT REPOST IT. Ignore these rules and I WILL KILL YOU WITH HAMMERS.


  • About

    Wings Over Scotland is a thing that exists.

    Stats: 6,990 Posts, 1,253,218 Comments

  • Recent Posts

  • Archives

  • Categories

  • Tags

  • Recent Comments

    • Bilbo on Faces In Sand: “@ Aidan If the production method to make English whisky is cheaper where savings are passed on and is just…” Oct 27, 21:19
    • Southernbystander on Faces In Sand: “Plenty of cheese in England Hatey, just saying.” Oct 27, 21:01
    • Bilbo on Faces In Sand: “100% Yes. I’m content with a just a few of can’s of lager myself 🙂” Oct 27, 20:55
    • Bilbo on Faces In Sand: “You do make me laugh Hatey. I can still feel the tremors of you banging your desk as you read…” Oct 27, 20:53
    • Aidan on Faces In Sand: “I will stick my neck out and say not a single job will be affected, Scottish whisky is unassailable” Oct 27, 20:45
    • Lorncal on Faces In Sand: “Northcode: you are going to be hugely disappointed if and when you go down that route and try to body…” Oct 27, 20:25
    • Hatey McHateface on Faces In Sand: “So it has to be gloves off on our part. Make the English barsturts rue the day they ever dared…” Oct 27, 20:21
    • 100%Yes on Faces In Sand: “I do love my Bailey’s 1tre at Asda £11.” Oct 27, 20:20
    • Alf Baird on Faces In Sand: “…e.g. all those ‘democratic mandates’ ignored by the colonizer.” Oct 27, 19:39
    • Bilbo on Faces In Sand: “Had to laugh at this. https://archive.is/Az6Nl English whisky GI approved with no Scotch impact assessment I say this in light…” Oct 27, 18:29
    • Oneliner on Faces In Sand: “Members of he Nazi hierarchy were not offered financial inducement for their signed approval. Members of the Scottish nobility of…” Oct 27, 17:42
    • Alf Baird on Faces In Sand: “International law concerning territorial alienation suggests there is no democracy for people in an annexed country.” Oct 27, 16:09
    • Minceheid on Faces In Sand: “Hatey McHateface says: 27 October, 2026 at 1:48 pm It could be that I’ve been fraudulently enjoying mental feebleness benefits…” Oct 27, 15:49
    • Northcode on Faces In Sand: “The Scottish independence movement has never operated at constitutional altitude because it focused on history, identity and party politics instead…” Oct 27, 14:41
    • Aidan on Faces In Sand: “I’m not sure there’s necessarily right in the context of Scotland Northcode – you are right that there is significant…” Oct 27, 14:13
    • Hatey McHateface on Faces In Sand: “Sorry to hear that, MH. It could be that I’ve been fraudulently enjoying mental feebleness benefits that should have gone…” Oct 27, 13:48
    • Minceheid on Faces In Sand: “Hatey McHateface says: 25 October, 2026 at 6:23 pm Mental impairment is a badge of honour these days. It brings…” Oct 27, 13:15
    • Hatey McHateface on Faces In Sand: “Some good ideas there, Northy, but the idea that the SNP wouldn’t fight like rats in a sack to be…” Oct 27, 13:12
    • Hatey McHateface on Faces In Sand: “Wheesht, Alf! We dinna want tae tip aff the EU aboot hoo muckle they can rinse us fer when we…” Oct 27, 12:59
    • Northcode on Faces In Sand: “What Independence Actually Means(my compressed version) Independence is a modern constitutional process, not a feeling or a grievance. 1. Mandate…” Oct 27, 12:14
    • Captain Caveman on Faces In Sand: “The big problem from an “Indy Scot” perspective is the total dearth of political talent from its Political Class (of…” Oct 27, 11:29
    • Northcode on Faces In Sand: “Who Negotiates on Scotland’s Behalf After a Mandate? Once Scotland votes for independence, the negotiating team is not automatically the…” Oct 27, 10:51
    • Alf Baird on Faces In Sand: ““The ‘money’ aspect is huge” Deid richt tae, Scots plundered £150 billion+ a year an mair by a bankrupt England,…” Oct 27, 10:35
    • 100%Yes on Faces In Sand: “Why would I join? When Alex Neil said his strategy is to get support for Independence to a constant 60%…” Oct 27, 10:07
    • Chas on Faces In Sand: “An accurate summation Northcode. The ancient history guff is for numpties. The MAJORITY of Scots have to want Independence following…” Oct 27, 10:01
    • Northcode on Faces In Sand: “No Scottish organisation has ever articulated the real, modern, internationally-rounded process that would govern independence negotiations. Not the Scottish Government,…” Oct 27, 09:14
    • Hatey McHateface on Faces In Sand: “Good point, Xaracen. I guess the surrender signed by Germany in 1945 was voided by the allies coercion bringing them…” Oct 27, 08:24
    • William Smith on Faces In Sand: “The Irish weren’t immune to a bit if colonisation either – take Scotland, for example – the place is even…” Oct 27, 07:45
    • Hatey McHateface on Faces In Sand: “Mony a guid idea said in jest, twathater. Sturgeon is still immensely popular in Scotland. An experienced and plausible player…” Oct 27, 07:20
    • Hatey McHateface on Faces In Sand: “It’s the pitiless crushing gets me down. That, and the eternal promises of cheese which never materialises. I like cheese.” Oct 27, 07:09
  • A tall tale



↑ Top