In the Telegraph today, Cochrane confuses and, typically for a Tory, resorts to the talk of the physical violence they are all so fond of, talking about, from Johnson and throughout the Party. Ill come back to that but first, read this: Despite Nicola Sturgeon’s woeful record in office, affluent people north of the border have allowed themselves to be bribed. By any standards, the year just ending was pretty dreadful for Nicola Sturgeon, so much so that lesser mortals might well concede that they deserved a good political kicking for all the mistakes they had made.  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/30/scotlands-complicit-middle-class-have-lot-answer/ Wait, I … Continue reading Allan Cochrane should NOT get a ‘good kicking’

From their first triumphalist claims on Christmas Eve until their latest on 28 December, the Telegraph continues to mislead the public as to the worrying consequences of replacing Border Force staff with untrained squaddies. Today, the Guardian has the facts Just nine people were stopped at passport control and held at Heathrow over three strike days from 23 to 25 December, compared with 189 people over the same three days in 2021 – a 95% drop. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/31/just-nine-passengers-detained-at-heathrow-during-border-force-strike Using Reporting Scotland editorial guidelines and Scotland’s 8% share of the UK population, we can estimate that just one potential criminal was stopped … Continue reading Scottish public put at risk as British Army stops only one possible criminal at airports over Christmas, 95% down on 2021

On it’s own, unreliable but as one of 15 out of 20 recently putting UK Labour at 40-50% while Scottish Labour lag behind at half that, this one from People Polling has them at 18% compared to 45% for UK Labour. It puts the SNP at 62% and the Greens at 6% with the Cons at 4% behind the Lib Dems at 5%. On Christmas Eve, the same pollster had UK Labour at 46%, Scottish Labour at 24% and the SNP at 55% Continue reading Just a sub-poll but pro-Indy parties at 68%

gavinochiltree “If you think old England’s done”! Monty Pythons flying (“expert”) circus is back in town. Perhaps Dr Ibrahim hasn’t noticed the shrinking of Scotland’s regiments over the decades–the lack of sea-born cover of Scotland’s coastline–the closing down of Scottish air bases. But when Scotland regains its independence it should be entitled to fixed assets and a share of other assets.That would include Faslane/Coulport and all that is contained within–even though Scotland does not wish them, they are one almighty bargaining chip. I would lease the nuke bases for a decade to allow Greater England to build new facilities. Another … Continue reading Dr Ibrahim’s pythonesque intelligence

Reporting Scotland have been everywhere looking for flooded properties and perhaps lives endangered as the Met Office issued an Amber Alert. So, far nothing beyond wet road surfaces and a few abandoned cars but they haven’t given up. in 2016, as major flooding of homes in England was desperately linked by ‘our’ media to a few cases in Scotland and supposed SNP failures. Why are homes not flooding 40-50mm of rain in 24 hours? As far back as 2006, researchers at the English College of Estates Management, whose patron was HRH Prince of Wales, made a number of highly encouraging … Continue reading SNP Government investment in flood barriers has paid off as NO properties are flooded

Dr Azeem Ibrahim, Research Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, Director at the Center for Global Policy in Washington, Advisory Council Member for the anti-independence group SBUK, but clearly in favour of regional autonomy in Myanmar (above), has popped up again, only a week after he was in the Express telling us: Today, he’s back in the Express, where else, with: Scotland to be stripped of its army if Sturgeon’s independence dream succeeds Scotland would be stripped of its army if it became independent, a Scottish foreign policy expert has said, explaining that even Scottish divisions of the UK armed forces … Continue reading English Army to grab Scots deadly sporrans?

Who is this woman? It’s the Welsh Health Secretary, Baroness Eluned Morgan. She was banned from driving for six months in March 2022, after being caught speeding. She wasn’t driving an ambulance at the time. From BBC Wales today:: A&E wait: Frustration over disabled man’s 48-hour ordeal A care agency boss has described the NHS as “a joke” after a disabled man was forced to wait for 48 hours in A&E. One of David Williams’ clients, who has severe epilepsy, had been taken to the Grange Hospital near Cwmbran, Torfaen, complaining of chest pain. Mr Williams said he had to … Continue reading Man waits 48 hours in A&E but no one tells the Welsh Health Secretary

From STV today Almost 8,000 faults have been reported at car charging points across the country in a single year, new figures show. Between November 2021 and October of this year, 7,977 faults were reported across the network of more than 2,400 charging points for electric vehicles. But the Scottish Government stressed that most faults last for a short time, with 90% fixed within two days, some of which can be done remotely by the agency tasked with the running of the network, ChargePlace Scotland. Scottish Tory MSP Maurice Golden – who obtained the figures through a parliamentary question to … Continue reading 99% working on any one day: Conservative MSP reveals remarkable reliability of Scotland’s car charging points

Doctor Iain Kennedy is everywhere in the MSM, forecasting doom and scaring the old and vulnerable in a manner quite unworthy of a trained medic As the ever alert MSM Monitor has noted he fails to mention what his UK HQ has reported: NHS would not survive without the contribution of overseas healthcare workers, BMA says https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/nhs-would-not-survive-without-the-contribution-of-overseas-healthcare-workers-bma-says Instead, he joins that venal posse of opposition politicians in blaming the ‘SNP Government.’ Again as MSM Monitor has revealed, he seems far too fond of that other part-timer, Sandesh Gulhane MSP (Con): Kennedy is presented as a top or leading doctor when … Continue reading This man is most definitely NOT a ‘head doctor’ NOR is he a ‘top doctor’, he’s just very naughty union rep!

Another direct feed to John Beattie or some other Pacific Quay New Labour Luvvie? Not reported in full on the website. Not really the news. How many members were assaulted? One was struck by a stone, perhaps intentionally. One was physically assaulted by a pupil. The other cases, the majority, were the result of accidents. How many teachers are there in Scotland? More than 50 000 so 0.002% physically assaulted? What percentage of firefighters, police officers, social workers, university lecturers, nurses, doctors or librarians were physically assaulted last year? Over to you readers? News? Continue reading Shocking 0.002% of Scottish teachers physically assaulted last year