June 19, 2023
King Charles III gave Scotland’s highest royal honour, the 'Order of the Thistle', to his wife, Camilla. According to Buckingham Palace, the honour “recognises Scottish men and women who have held public office or who have contributed in a particular way to national life”. Camilla's contribution is unclear.
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June 12, 2023
An investigation into the Partygate scandal found that Boris Johnson misled parliament and recommended a lengthy suspension from the House of Commons. When Johnson was notified of the decision he immediately resigned as an MP and claimed, in true Trumpian style, that there was a “witch-hunt under way, to take revenge for Brexit and ultimately to reverse the 2016 referendum result”.
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June 5, 2023
Gordon Brown's think tank 'Our Scottish Future' hit Edinburgh with more dreary calls for an undefined form of home rule, his pet subject. The press dutifully reported and the SNP finally called out the repetitive nonsense with the minister for independence Jamie Hepburn demanding Brown apologise for the notorious 'vow' of 2014.
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May 29, 2023
Keir Starmer paid a visit to Kirkcaldy, dispensing the usual platitudes. Elon Musk's brain-chip firm received approval in the US to conduct its first tests on humans. And Jeff Bridges went viral after joking that he once got sucked into a video game: Tron.
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May 22, 2023
On an episode of Question Time in Fort William, presenter Fiona Bruce began with an introduction that was openly hostile to the SNP, then continually interrupted the Nats' Màiri McAllan.
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May 15, 2023
Gordon Brown's think tank 'Our Scottish Future' was given the lowest possible rating in an audit conducted by openDemocracy. It said: “The organisation publishes no information on its donors and lists a firm of solicitors as its main director. This makes it impossible to know for certain who controls or funds it.” The press, who slavishly report his every utterance, seem unwilling to raise this question, and I imagine the people behind the think tank are delighted about it.
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May 8, 2023
The police arrested many peaceful protesters during the coronation of King Charles and erected giant barriers to osbcure anti-monarchy banners. We were all asked to make this promise: “I swear that I will pay true allegiance to Your Majesty, and to your heirs and successors according to law. So help me God.” Scotland mostly just laughed.
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May 2, 2023
I spent the May holiday weekend on Eilean Mor MacCormick. But I was still going to bring you a cartoon, right?
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April 24, 2023
Dominic Raab resigned as deputy prime minister after a bullying inquiry found he was "intimidating" and "aggressive" towards junior ministers and civil servants. One notable incident involved hurling tomatoes in a fit of rage. Meanwhile reclusive actor Jack Nicholson, star of the 2003 movie 'Anger Management', was snapped by paparazzi on his Mulholland Drive balcony.
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April 17, 2023
When police seized an SNP-owned campervan from outside the home of former CEO Peter Murrell's mother, the BBC surpassed itself for tawdry nonsense, showing detailed shots of a similar van, including the toilet. I guess it was a slow news week for all of us.
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