Tag Archives: SNP
Is there anything worth voting for in 2024?
The first General Election I could vote in was 2001. I voted for Labour, then Tony Blair went all Henry Kissinger in 2003. Despite this the dangled carrot of Scottish Independence has kept me engaged. Until now. With no prospect … Continue reading
How to play the long game in 2019, just wait
Last spring I wanted the SNP to agitate for another independence referendum then and there. It would’ve been as catastrophically ill-judged as Brexit’s turning out to be. Can you keep the heid while your opponent loses theirs and parse things … Continue reading
Just get on with it
That’s a message from me to the SNP. Between quagmire of Brexit and the inevitable omnishambolic results of the UK government getting involved in Syria, primarily, you suspect, as a distraction from the former, a sense of urgency has developed … Continue reading
Please vote against UKIP and the Tory bastards
Look, I know there’s nothing more tiresome than blogging a condescending plea, on top of being bombarded by all those fucking tweets begging you to vote, especially if you believe, and justifiably in some cases, that it won’t change much … Continue reading
You stupid bastards
The only thing sillier than predicting the future is the future itself. Now maybe that’s been said before, in fact it probably has, though perhaps slightly differently. I’ve probably read it and it’s been lodged in the ever shrinking subconscious … Continue reading →