April 3, 2021
Easter Special. A full year after the March 23rd 2020 lockdown, the Scottish Government announced a timetable for easing restrictions, beginning on April 2nd with a ‘Stay Local’ message.
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March 28, 2021
In a surprise move, former First Minister Alex Salmond announced he would be fronting the newly-formed Alba party and standing in May's election as a list-only choice. Reaction in the independence movement was divided, but politicians were universally critical. The announcement somewhat overshadowed Willie Rennie's beach-based campaign launch, photographed in a giant yellow deckchair.
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March 20, 2021
Housing Minister Robert Jenrick was interviewed via Skype from his home, where he had the biggest Union Jack known to man. The presenters commented on it and soon the hashtag #flagshaggers was trending on Twitter.
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March 13, 2021
Michael Gove's beleaguered 'union unit', which had struggled to retain key staff and contained no actual Scots, was quietly ditched in favour of an 'all-star' team of heavy hitters - Gove, Johnson, Sunak and... um Alister Jack.
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March 7, 2021
Murdo Fraser, Jackie Baillie, Alex Cole-Hamilton and Margaret Mitchell were all part of the committee looking into the Scottish Government’s handling of harassment complaints against Alex Salmond. Cole-Hamilton had previously been caught on camera mouthing the words 'f*ck you, Maree' to SNP MSP Maree Todd. Fraser had complained that Nicola Sturgeon's daily covid briefings were nothing but party political broadcasts and, having inadvertently given her even more air time, may have felt somewhat dismayed when her measured performance resulted in thousands of new SNP members.
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February 28, 2021
The inquiry into the Scottish Government’s handling of harassment complaints against Alex Salmond finally saw an appearance by Salmond himself, and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to appear before the committee next week. Apparently it all hinges on who knew what when, but really I haven't the foggiest.
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February 21, 2021
Stunning new images of Mars were obtained by Nasa's Mars Perseverance Rover. Meanwhile on earth, Andrew Neil was to front a new non-impartial news program, GB News, and Michael Gove's 'union unit' was having difficulty retaining staff, losing its latest chief after only two weeks.
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February 14, 2021
Lord Forsyth tried to tell a Question Time audience that an independent Scotland would never have coped with the Covid crisis; Andrew Bowie was told by journalist George Monbiot that he was part of the corrupt dysfunctional UK government, which the Tory pipsqueak took on the chin; and Douglas Ross was still everywhere being his usual unimaginative self.
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February 7, 2021
Michael Gove tweeted: "Independence would cost Scotland far more than Brexit, study finds", somewhat giving away the fact that Brexit is harming Scotland. Also, the 'union unit' he set up with Dominic Cummings now contains no Scots.
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January 31, 2021
After 20 consecutive polls showed a majority supporting independence, the self-proclaimed 'Minister for the Union' Boris Johnson made another pointless trip to Scotland, ensuring it would be at least 21. This time First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said he should stay away as the lockdown trip was "non-essential".
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