August 12, 2018
Former branch manager of Scottish Labour, Jim Murphy took out a full-page advert apologising for his party's supposed anti-semitism. Murphy had been in the wilderness since losing 40 of 41 seats in 2015 and previously was the MP for East Renfrewshire, Scotland's largest Jewish community. Opportunistic? Moi?
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August 5, 2018
In the week that Wings Over Scotland had their Youtube channel suspended following complaints from the BBC, it was revealed that David Mundell's last two election campaigns were helped by Tory 'dark money' from the Scottish Unionist Association Trust, a mysterious organisation which does not publish accounts.
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July 29, 2018
Before his trip to Brussels, Dominic Raab penned a "Brexit War Cry" in the Daily Mail. The war cry turned out to be more of a whimper after EU negotiator Barnier ruled out the UK's proposed Brexit customs plan.
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July 22, 2018
Various Scottish Tory nobodies complained that a Visit Scotland campaign was pushing the SNP's independence message - by including images of the Queensferry Crossing and a baby box. "I would hope the intention of Visit Scotland isn't to promote nationalism?" said one confused MSP.
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July 15, 2018
"I am looking forward to greeting Mr Trump on behalf of the UK Government," said toadying Scottish Secretary David Mundell, once again making clear where his allegiance lies.
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July 8, 2018
A senior government source warned that ministers who did not fall into line at a crunch Brexit meeting at Chequers would surrender ministerial cars and take taxis home. Those present also had phones and watches confiscated.
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July 1, 2018
Having rebranded the Scotland Office as 'UK Government Scotland', it was then revealed that David Mundell's department would be incorporated into a larger UK Government hub in Edinburgh. It's starting to feel like Scotland is being UK-fied.
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June 24, 2018
Several points this week: Douglas Ross MP said "if Scotland decides to leave the UK and they decide to be part of the EU..." *THEY*. Ross Thomson MP called for a return to the "great legacy of Thatcher". Miles Briggs MSP seemed confused about the relative levels of NHS spending north and south of the border. And Labour councillor Alex Gallagher accused a journalist who wrote a complimentary piece about the SNP of not being a "true Scot". All good stuff.
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June 17, 2018
A week that lifted the lid on Westminster's openly sneering and imperious attitude towards Scotland.
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June 9, 2018
Various tales of Tory buffoonery combined in this strip. Boris Johnson called for more "guts" in Brexit talks and mused about how the Donald might handle them. David Davis threatened to resign. Again. Murdo Fraser and Ross Thomson continued to be divots.
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The Unbearable Uselessness Of Labour
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