In 2021: Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross would have voted against same sex marriage in 2014 if he had been an MSP, it has been revealed. Ross also called for the “hundreds of thousands of people” who opposed the legislation to be recognised, according to a newspaper report at the time. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/douglas-ross-would-voted-against-23991009?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar In 2019: Douglas Ross was absent for a vote on Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill — Lords Amendments — Abortion — Marriage and Civil Partnerships — Transparency etc. On 9 Jul 2019:Douglas Ross voted not to permit same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland. https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/25531/douglas_ross/moray/divisions?policy=826 Bookies have given odds of 2 … Continue reading Scottish Conservative branch office leader voted to deny gay rights in N Ireland and would have in Scotland

Despite what some may think, I’ve had two, quite big, reservations about Nicola. Her apparent deep admiration for the dread Hilary Clinton and uncritical support for US foreign policy in 2015, pre-Ukraine of course, had me fully slapped round the face with a very wet and stinky haddock. Nevertheless, those have been the only, if big, reservations. On everything else, I’ve agreed and at the end, I rate her the outstanding politician of her time. Who can replace her? Not at all easy. I’ve been unsure, but today, it’s coming together for me. A quick twitter poll by indy swim … Continue reading It’s Angus for me and for most of you it seems

Sharon Dowey, Con List (not-voted-for) MSP is in the Daily Record nearly every week, these days. In the Daily Record yesterday Homelessness figures for South Ayrshire have shot up by 17 per cent, new figures show. Between April and September 2021, 310 households were assessed as homeless. But the figures grew last year (April to September 2022) to 363, marking an increase of 53 and representing a 17 per cent spike. Scottish Conservative South Scotland List MSP, Sharon Dowey, said: “With a significant jump in homelessness applications in South Ayrshire last year, the SNP Government must urgently get to grips with this … Continue reading Ayrshire MSP now full-time with Daily Record but gets an F in reporting homelessness statistics

Comparing the reporting of BBC Scotland with that of the BBC elsewhere in the UK is always highly illustrative of the bias gap as the former politicise every issue and allow the opposition parties and an easy platform to attack the SNP, unchecked. So, today, from BBC Wales: Plans for a bypass have been halted as part of an end to road building projects in Wales. On Tuesday, the Welsh government announced all major road building projects would be scrapped over environmental concerns. It included the Cynon Gateway North in Rhondda Cynon Taf in a list of schemes which would … Continue reading BBC Wales and BBC Scotland reveal the bias gap again

As soon as I saw Dave Brown’s cartoon in the Independent today, I thought where have I see that ugly, unimaginative, borderline racism before? Then I remembered. Steve Bell of the Guardian who once called me a ‘nationalist dupe.’ This in 2015: In 2014, this: and in 2013, worst of all: Don’t try to imagine Steve Bell and Gordon Brown making a baby. Don’t!!! A very similar style? Can you blame your boy for copying his dad? Continue reading Sturgeon Cartoon: Is Dave Brown the lovechild of Steve Bell and Gordon Brown?

Alasdair Galloway This morning well-known Union supporting Denis Forbes Grattan’s letter appeared in the Herald. It reads “THE Deposit Return Scheme is now only fit for the bin as major drinks and brewing companies describe the scheme as totally unworkable. The scheme has great potential for recycling and litter control but simply won’t work in the UK national distribution system unless it is adopted by the entire UK.” Is there not something of a contradiction between the two paragraphs? The first condemns the scheme pretty comprehensively – “only fit for the bin” and “totally unworkable”. Yet in the next breath … Continue reading Forbes Grattan and the letters they do publish

From the Lord Ashcroft poll on 3rd February 2023, the breakdowns of the support in the total sample and crucially in the only 65% who named a party, are: Con 12%, 18.4% Lab 16%, 24.6% LD 4%, 6.2% Reform 2%, 3% SNP 26%, 40% Alba 1%, 1.5% Green 3%, 4.6% For some reason the Ashcroft poll don’t offer the above figures. Continue reading Even in Lord Ashcroft poll, 46% of vote is for pro-independence parties

I’ve written about these two more times than is good for my health. Here are some reminders of what they do: Just one from GC: Despite the fact the Scottish and UK Governments are following broadly similar strategies, making similar mistakes, achieving similar outcomes, there is a big paradox here. The public perception is Nicola Sturgeon is handling this pandemic far better than Boris Johnson. The words of Glen Campbell, above, are not entirely surprising though they continue to shock with their dishonesty. He and colleagues at BBC Scotland, along with fellow travellers across the Scottish and UK media, continue to … Continue reading Campbell and Cook – BBC Bias ad nauseam?

Thanks to Andrew Rosie for alerting me to this. From Theresa Coffey’s department in January 2023: Many countries have successfully used deposit return schemes (DRS) to increaserecycling rates of drinks containers, with well-functioning schemes achieving collectiontargets of 90% or higher. This document sets out the response to the second consultationheld in 2021 on developing a DRS, and the next steps for scheme delivery. The 2021 consultation recognised the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic andasked respondents how the pandemic may have influenced their views on a DRS. Theappetite for introducing a DRS remained strong, with 83% of respondents expressingsupport for … Continue reading Conservative government’s bottle and can deposit return scheme supported by 83%