The media are frothing like hyenas as the SNP leadership procedures offer them titillating tales of sex only within marriage. Tory MPs will be rushing home try out this latest kinky thing, sex with ‘the wife!’ There isn’t a recent full poll but two sub-polls in early March tell us that the troops are relaxed. Techne on 2nd March have the same percentage, 3%, for the SNP as they had on February 23rd. People Polling on 1st March have the same percentage, 5%, for the SNP as they had on February 22nd. Small samples of around 100-150, I know but … Continue reading Polls – SNP support unaffected by ‘civil war’

In the Scotsman today by Cumbrian, Joseph Anderson (above): Leaked Matt Hancock messages: Scottish Government forced to defend schools face mask policy The Scottish Government has defended its decision to force school children to wear masks in classrooms, after leaked messages revealed the UK Government was advised there was “no strong argument” in favour. A trove of whatsapp messages from former UK health secretary Matt Hancock, leaked to the Telegraph by journalist and anti-lockdown campaigner Isabel Oakeshott, show that Westminster politicians decided to advise that children wear masks in schools after agreeing it was “not worth an argument” with First Minister Nicola … Continue reading Thousands saved by SNP face masks in English schools

Thanks to AR for the tip. From BBC Scotland yesterday: One of Scotland’s most recognisable drinks brands is among hundreds which have not signed up to a controversial new bottle recycling scheme. Dougal Sharp, the founder of Innis and Gunn, questioned the legality of the scheme and raised concerns about its costs to businesses and consumers. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64823432 From Wikipedia: Innis & Gunn has contract brewed in Glasgow at Tennent’s Wellpark Brewery since 2014 and has been exported to over 35 countries.It is the No.1 “craft” lager in Scotland, the No.1 imported “craft” beer in Canada and the No.3 in Sweden. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innis_%26_Gunn Sweden has a deposit … Continue reading Innis & Gunn owner happy with deposit schemes as long as they’re not in Scotland

My Scotland accused of deliberately producing far more electricity than UK can cope with! post, earlier today, triggered comments on renewable energy and ducks, well worthy of reposting for maximum attention. Here they are: Anonymous Around 1964/65 when I was at school, preparing for my Higher Grade Physics and Chemistry, we used to get lectures once a fortnight from academics about current issues. One of the lectures was based on the recently devised, “Salter’s Ducks”, which were a way of extracting energy from waves and converting it to electricity. The thesis was that a long array of these anchored between … Continue reading What happened to Salter’s Ducks?

Today, the much-respected Open Democracy site has: Excluding the impact of structural racism from the Covid-19 inquiry would be a “glaring omission”, a preliminary hearing has been told. Campaigners have called the inquiry’s decision “shocking” as it reaches its final preliminary stage. Allison Munroe KC, who is representing bereaved families, told a preliminary hearing of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Tuesday that “the issue of structural discrimination and racism should be investigated as a key issue in each and every module”. “If this inquiry is to properly investigate the issue of systemic failings,” she said, “not to consider structural discrimination … Continue reading Why were Covid deaths among non-White ethnic minority groups in Scotland far lower pro rata than among white majority?

The Scotsman and Mail headlines today reveal a deeply entertaining tragi-comedy coming to an end as their desperate attempt to undermine the SNP in Government fails to survive a collision with the evidence. From BBC Scotland: Scotland’s biggest drinks producers have signed up to the controversial deposit return scheme by the deadline, the Scottish government has confirmed. The 664 companies that have registered are responsible for 95% of drinks sold in single-use containers in Scotland. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64814105 Further adding to the laughs, BBC Scotland then give us a Gold standard ‘ah but’ of supreme dumbness: However critics say they cover only … Continue reading Conservatives and media humiliated as 95% of drink sales enter SNP deposit return scheme on day one

Who is telling the Scottish Government ministers to resign? Liam Kerr of the Cons, part-time MSP and often-times lawyer, is the one calling. Neither he nor Conor Matchett cares to consider these facts: FACTCHECK: With only 2.7% of the population Scotland will have 47% of the wind power in all of North Sea basin Europe’s projected offshore wind power First, from a European Parliament report in 2020: Market forces, technological advances and price developments will continue to drive offshore renewable energy growth over the coming years. Nonetheless, such a change in pace requires overcoming a number of obstacles and ensuring that throughout … Continue reading Journalist and Con told to keep up on wind statistics

The above Inyourarea graphic reveals the varying levels of violent crime per 1 000 population, based on ONS data published on 26 January 2023, across England & Wales. Below, from Statista, for the same period, the data, per 10 000, for Scotland. Don’t be offended if I remind you to divide the Scottish figures by 10 before comparing with those for England and Wales. So, Dundee, with the highest level in Scotland of 80.7 violent crimes per 1 000 comes in 24th equal with Cambridge. Notably the average for England & Wales, 92.6 per 1 000, is approaching twice that … Continue reading Violent crime in England & Wales at almost TWICE the level in Scotland