The Kuenssberg original was, of course well off the mark: Everybody knows that’s not true, not even close. Polls indicating SNP report running at 50% for a year now, Yes support above 50% for most of that same period. I predict absolutely no riot. Have a go yourself now at educating Laura. Write your headline below. Big prizes? You bet. If your entry is good, Professor Naemeritus John Robertson has agreed to ‘like it’ and if it’s really good, honour you with a brief comment. Eh whit!!!! Continue reading Tell Laura you ***** her! Play the Headline Game! BIG PRIZES

I know the Tories specialise in that form of psychopathy where they will happily accuse other people of sins far less than their own and then wonder why we’re all smiling. Here’s Liam’s outburst today covered by the Herald: Liam Fox has warned that the ongoing Salmond controversy is threatening to “bring politics in the whole of the United Kingdom into international disrepute”. In a dramatic intervention in the House of Commons, the former International Trade Secretary quoted the former First Minister’s attack on Nicola Sturgeon’s Government, telling MPs how Alex Salmond had accused the SNP administration of the “complete breakdown of … Continue reading Liam Fox wins Brass Neck of the Year Award again

Inspired by Janey Godley’s application to lead the troubled ‘Save the Union’ unit, I’ve reworked my earlier application to Dom Cumming and offer myself as her second-in-command. Dear Boris Save the Union Unit I write to offer myself as a key player in your creative destruction strategy for the UK. In particular, I can advise on how best to make sure England’s destiny as a free and potent global force and, of course, a Borisian hegemony, is realised by first shedding the constraining and stifling forces of the BBC, Scottish social democratic politicians and voters. The BBC is demonstrably a … Continue reading application to work under Janey at Save the Union Unit

In the last 7 days there were only 36 confirmed Covid deaths in Scotland’s care home, after falling for the 5th week in a row. Tragically, there were 649 in the last 7 days in England, pro rata, approaching twice the level and failing to fall significantly from week to week. The failure to follow the JCVI guidance has cost the lives of thousands. Relatives must be considering action. Sources: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/numberofdeathsincarehomesnotifiedtothecarequalitycommissionengland https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-additional-data-about-adult-care-homes-in-scotland/ Continue reading Covid care home deaths in Scotland plummet to only half those in England

In the Herald today: A care home provider has told Scots families that designated visitors will be required to produce proof of vaccination before seeing loved ones despite the First Minister confirming that it would not be a pre-requisite for indoor visits. In a letter to families, Barchester Healthcare, which runs around 200 homes across the UK, said that ‘our current thinking’ is that all designated visitors should be vaccinated and be prepared to produce proof they have received the jag. Readers will know that the Scottish care home visiting rules are based on the fact that 99.9% of all care home … Continue reading English care home visit rules applied in Scotland because of Hancock’s failure

Headlined in the Herald today from a single campaigner with only a handful of Facebook friends: A CAMPAIGNER who describes cuts to care home visiting during the pandemic as a “human rights disaster” says she is confident that “meaningful contact” will resume this time. Cathie Russell, from Glasgow, set up the Care Home Relatives Scotland Facebook group in August last year amid growing frustration among relatives over rules that she says were “worse than prison visiting”. There has of course been a human rights disaster in care homes, in England and it’s still happening there. There have been 599 Covid deaths in … Continue reading No, it’s been a human rights miracle in Scotland

From a more modest position, 1 point below the national average, in 2018-19, South Ayrshire’s schools have surged to the top of the table of positive destinations for school leavers. These statistics come from the Scottish Government’s Summary Statistics for Attainment and Initial Leaver Destinations, No. 3: 2021 Edition and indicate what percentage of school leavers has job, a university or college place or some other positive destination. This is a great achievement and to come out above affluent areas such as East Renfrewshire and East Dunbartonshire is most impressive. Continue reading South Ayrshire tops national league table for School outcome

From BBC Scotland last night: An appeal has been dismissed after a former Labour MP’s claim that he was groped by a Conservative politician in a House of Commons bar was rejected. Paul Sweeney accused then-Tory MP Ross Thomson of trying to fondle him and force his hand down his trousers in 2018. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards cleared Mr Thomson in October last year after an inquiry. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards had said witness statements did not support Mr Sweeney’s version of events. While she said that Mr Thomson had invaded his accuser’s personal space by leaning on … Continue reading Judicial Double standards when it’s two men?

Brian Monteith, MEP for the Côte d’Azur and winner of the prestigious ‘Steady hand with a razor‘ award for his sharp pencil beard style which according to Hairstyle Camp, creates ‘a handsome, virile look, one that suits many men even slightly older men.’ With my shaky hand, I’ll be sticking with my ‘Lazy Trotsky.’ Anyhow, who is this Marc Horne and why has he been allowed to call Monteith’s gang right-wing, without so much as even inverting a comma? Is wanting to save the Union right-wing just because the UK has a hostile environment for refugees and still wants to … Continue reading Bearded by ‘lefty’ at the Times?

In a Scottish Government press release today, there was much to be pleased about in these difficult times but the Herald had other ideas as you can see above. Here’s the other news of great achievements by staff and pupils in the most challenging of times: 93.3% of pupils had a ’positive destination’ including work, training or further study within three months of leaving school last year, official statistics show. The proportion of school leavers in higher or further education is at a record high, with 72.2% continuing in education in 2019-20, up from 67.6% in 2018-19. The statistics highlight … Continue reading Despite the Pandemic, 93.3% of school leavers in positive destinations