I’m trying to stay out of this and concentrate my fire on the opposition but, in the words of Vic and Bob, ‘She will not let it lie!’ I doubt that Salmond will say what I’m going to say but it has to be said. In 2003, I argued that all leading politicians should have to study history so that, based on a degree in Law, they were not ignorant of the terrible facts of wars, all wars, including ones you might think justified. In 2015, in Washington, the new FM said on our behalf, without to my knowledge consulting … Continue reading Salmond doesn’t attack Sturgeon for going easy on murderous USA

Just not true, but as the Nazis thought, lie bigger and all the time and then the lie becomes true for most? Will the next opinion poll and the result in Ayr prove that Scots are not so gullible, any more? Really true: Nick? Continue reading Lies about care homes in the pointless pursuit of an SNP defeat

Many of you will remember Robinson’s bare-faced lie about Alex Salmond back in 2014. He still capable of a whopper. Today on BBC podcast, Political Thinking with Nick Robinson, Robinson put it to Jeanne Freeman that the UK’s highest death rate in care homes was in Scotland after many people were sent into care homes from hospital with the virus. It’s a bit of a repeat of an Andrew Marr line shouted at the first Minister last year. The answer is the same. In the First Wave in 2020, research from the University of Stirling: Care homes in England experienced the … Continue reading Disgraceful Nick Robinson returns to lie in our faces about care home deaths

After inviting us to watch with them the funeral of a victim of drug addiction, Reporting Scotland joined the other MSM to celebrate Scotland’s toll of Covid death. In sharp contrast BBC 1 News loyally promoted the Oxford vaccine’s safety and reminded viewers that deaths (far higher than in Scotland) were now very low. Reporting Scotland’s Glenn Campbell moved quickly to link the 10 000 deaths to hospital discharges into care homes telling us that the Health Secretary has ‘admitted’ that: ‘moving older people from hospital to care homes without safeguards was a mistake.’ All the usual subjects are then … Continue reading Reporting Scotland exposed by BBC 1 News

Once again failing to live up to their own self-perceptions: The Herald’s Caitlin Hutchison, unable to bear the excitement, prematurely claims the 10 000 deaths scoop. As I understand in the figure at the time of writing was 9 997 death certificate deaths so unless Caitlin knows something we don’t, we might need to wait another day before thinking up some way to blame Nicola for hitting this milestone, tombstone? I understand that love of the big number headline but was it, really, the news? How about the scientifically tested deaths? Only 1 today after a day when registration centres … Continue reading Why are Covid deaths twice as high in non-Scottish parts of UK?

A member of the Twitterati, Jonathan Rowson, was one of many impressed by Sarwar’s 6th-Year Prefect performance in the Leaders’ Debate, last week but outside the media bubbles, the public seem less impressed. After a brief honeymoon period when Labour soared to 23% in polls, they have now settled on 18% and 3rd place in the last 3. The much-maligned Douglas Ross has averaged 21% in the same polls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2021_Scottish_Parliament_election Continue reading Things looking bleak for Labour’s ‘cogent, fair, human, nimble, and trustworthy’ Sarwar

Where is the Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, currently a Westminster MP for Moray, standing for election so that he may become leader of the opposition in Holyrood? Which constituency? Well none of them. They’re all listed. The word ‘ross’ does come up, but it’s Ross Lambie, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross. Doesn’t he think he can beat Richard Lochhead, the MSP for Moray? He came second, only 3 000 behind in 2016. He’s the big man now so… Ah here he is, in the list or life-support system for the unpopular: Wait, Highlands and Islands? Why not North East Scotland? … Continue reading Scottish Tories know about their leader’s lack of popularity

From SNP Media this morning: The SNP has condemned the Tory government for remaining wedded to the ‘obscene’ two-child limit and rape clause – in the wake of a new report showing the policy has negatively impacted 350,000 families and 1.25 million children in the four years since it was imposed. The report by Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), published today, also found the impact of the two-child limit on families has been compounded by other Tory cuts to social security, including benefit freezes and the benefit cap. CPAG analysis shows before COVID-19, £36billion per year had been cut from social security … Continue reading Two-child limit and rape clause policy has harmed 350,000 families and 1.25 million children

Not for the first time, I’ve had to sort out a misleading MSM report. The original Scotsman headline was: Nicola Sturgeon to fall short of majority as Alex Salmond’s Alba Party deprives SNP of key list seats, poll shows Here’s the gist from Colin: The poll, by Savanta ComRes for The Scotsman, shows the SNP on 64 MSPs, one short of a majority, and Alba Party returning zero MSPs with three per cent of the list vote. However, the election on May 6 would return a pro-independence majority of 74 MSPs with 10 Scottish Green MSPs also predicted to be … Continue reading Scotsman poll is more good news for pro-Indy parties

Well, it’s not quite the headline story but at least it’s there. BBC Scotland, this morning, shows no sign of interest. Of course the announcement has a political aspect just like the really entertaining proposals by the Tories to save the planet and build affordable homes or the Labour proposal to boost the economy by having their leaflets printed in England, but, is it a good idea? It couldn’t be much better and the Child Poverty Action Group’s MP briefing, sourced by reader Cameron Brodie for TuS, in December 2020 is clear and comprehensive: The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) … Continue reading Why the SNP free school meals for all plan is so sensible