April 13, 2024
Keir Starmer made a staunch defence of nuclear weapons, saying, “The changed Labour Party I lead knows that our nation’s defence must always come first. Labour’s commitment to our nuclear deterrent is total." He also made clear that he would be willing to press the nuclear button if the UK was under attack.
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April 6, 2024
On Friday, BBC's Reporting Scotland opened with presenter Sally Magnusson saying,"The First Minister has told BBC News there's evidence to suggest that war crimes have been committed in Gaza." Behind her, the main picture featured Labour's Scottish branch manager Anas Sarwar instead of First Minister Humza Yousaf. Whether casual racism, subliminal messaging or rank incompetence, the state broadcaster did not look good.
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March 30, 2024
The new Hate and Public Order (Scotland) Act is to come into force on April 1st. But Tory MSP Murdo Fraser was already ahead of the game, threatening legal action against Police Scotland after the force logged something he said on Twitter as a "hate incident". ("Choosing to identify as ‘non-binary’ is as valid as choosing to identify as a cat.")
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March 23, 2024
Scotland's new Hate Crime Bill comes into effect on April 1st. The Herald reported that Police Scotland would be targetting actors, comedians and performers as part of a clampdown. This caused such a stir that Police Scotland were forced to issue a statement saying that there had been "inaccurate media reporting and commentary" and denying that any such measures would be taken.
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March 16, 2024
Communities secretary Michael Gove announced that UK ministers and officials were to be banned from contact with groups labelled 'extremist'. The definition of 'extremist' was woolly but it was said that officials should consider whether a group maintains “public confidence in government” before working with it. Supporters of Scottish independence raised an eyebrow. In a separate story, a businessman who donated £15million to the conservatives made racist and misogynistic comments about Diane Abbott.
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March 9, 2024
Douglas Ross was questioning Humza Yousaf at First Minister's Questions when Angus Robertson called him a "manchild". In response, Ross threw what could only be described as a temper tantrum, living up to his new moniker.
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March 2, 2024
Serial political opportunist George Galloway cleaned up in the Rochdale byelection after Labour abandoned its candidate for suggesting Israel had deliberately relaxed security after warnings of Hamas attacks, which the party interpreted as antisemitic. “Keir Starmer, this is for Gaza,” said Galloway.
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February 24, 2024
"We need to rebuild public trust in politics, and be seen to do so," said Keir Starmer, just before he allegedly threatened the supposedly impartial Speaker Lindsay Hoyle to break parliamentary protocol and put forward Labour's Gaza ceasefire motion, a watered-down version of the SNP's which refused to acknowledge Israel's 'collective punishment' of Palestinians. Labour's lame defence was that MPs are facing threats from the public over the issue.
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February 19, 2024
The headline read: 'Sarwar - I will stand up to Starmer for Scotland'. It's an unusual election pitch that asks you to vote for someone so he can stand up to his own party leader. Ahead of the Scottish Labour conference, Anas Sarwar was asked if he would challenge Keir Starmer on decisions he disagreed with. “The simple answer to that is yes,” he replied.
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February 12, 2024
The day before a judge's damning verdict against the Mirror Group over phone hacking, Piers Morgan announced that he was stepping down from his Talk TV show, 'Piers Morgan Uncensored', to go "full digital globally" on Youtube.
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