[davidjay]

With an extremely classy reply from Dan Niedle.

[Tubby Isaacs]

It's almost like "conservative" is a an adjective that can be positive (ie we won't smash everything up), as well as the name of a party.

[Youngian]

Has Humza ever wondered how Alex Salmond captured so many Tory seats? Doubt it was through a radical socialist pitch.
I’m guessing Keir considers obeying the rule of law and respecting the independence of public servants as conservative values. Which are now also radical opposition values.

[Tubby Isaacs]

What Starmer said.

[Tubby Isaacs]

On the other hand, this by Murray is shit. Lorna Slater in busy schedule in area with infrequent public transport shock

[Abernathy]

My. Now Wee Nippy's had her collar felt.

https://news.sky.com/story/nicola-sturg ... dWp6WT_h7E

[Tubby Isaacs]

Fuck.

I wonder if this SNP MP saw this coming.

[Tubby Isaacs]

[The Weeping Angel]

[davidjay]

She's got a friend.

[Bones McCoy]

The timing may be coincidental, but here's Kate Forbes.

Kate Forbes says people of faith are fearful of politics

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65855240

But buried in the article is the hint that it isn't about faith.

At the heart of Ms Forbes' identity is her membership of the socially conservative Free Church of Scotland, whose evangelical Christian ministers broke away from the Church of Scotland in the 19th Century.

Ms Forbes feels that her own religious views were "100%" scrutinised more than those of Mr Yousaf - who has describes himself as a proud Muslim who fasts during Ramadan.

A few things to consider:
1. The winner of the leadership ballot (see quote above) is a self-professed man of faith (Just the wrong one).
2. Just over the water (We'll see the smoke from the bonfires) is a province where politics has been dominated by people of faith - how's that working out for them?
3. Many voters are extremely nervous of would be leaders who profess a "higher calling" - it often ends badly.

[Watchman]

Before I “take sides” on Nicola Sturgeon’s position, is this; a) a need to step back and let due process take its course, or b) a witch-hunt undertaken by a kangaroo court.

[Tubby Isaacs]

But buried in the article is the hint that it isn't about faith.

At the heart of Ms Forbes' identity is her membership of the socially conservative Free Church of Scotland, whose evangelical Christian ministers broke away from the Church of Scotland in the 19th Century.

Ms Forbes feels that her own religious views were "100%" scrutinised more than those of Mr Yousaf - who has describes himself as a proud Muslim who fasts during Ramadan.

That's awful by Forbes. She genuinely may not get why, I don't know.

Yousaf, like all the other Muslim MPs and MSPs I'm aware of, didn't say he had a problem with same sex marriage because of his religion. One of the first things he did was renew efforts to increase trans rights. But yeah, fasts during Ramadan.

[Tubby Isaacs]

She's got a friend.

Yeah but the real issues.

Who does Dr Eoin have in mind? I've found one Parliamentarian implicated in the two combined. No evidence he committed "fraud" as far as I know. He didn't declare the interest, and ought to have been in extremely deep shit, but is that a criminal offence?

[The Weeping Angel]

Completely normal response here

[mattomac]

I think if our leaders cannot be held accountable then it is a shoddy democracy.

Actually witch hunts you’ll note are often taken against those who have no power, in the case of Johnson, Trump and to a certain extent Sturgeon they all have had at times a lot of power.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Tory Fibs has deleted that post. This may be why.

If this is the reason, I think he deserves some credit, not something I expected myself to say.

[Samanfur]

As we were taught on my NCTJ course, though, common law contempt is a different kettle of fish:

Common law contempt consists of any other action which is intended to interfere with the administration of justice, for example a sustained campaign by the media to influence legal proceedings. Proceedings need not be active.

[The Weeping Angel]

Top arguement from The National

Yeah let's not bother investigating it on the grounds of cost.

[Youngian]

The Nation should welcome that the Scottish government and police don’t have a cosy relationship it shows institutional strength. Does the chief constable who instigated this investigation fancy a job in the Met?