You can always rely on Andrew Gillingham in The Telegraph to provide an ice-bucket test to any particular fad or fashion that has seized the fancy of some sector of the GBP (Great British Public). In this case I suppose I should refer to the GSP (Great Scottish Public), although given that large swathes of them are either drunk (no surprise, Jimmy!), or daft (still no surprise, Jimmy!) or, pace my previous post, suffering with Altzheimer's (how will we ever tell, Jimmy?), it is difficult to explain the folly of what passes for their thinking. At this point, I must insist on excusing the very many (but, alas, not enough) Scots men and women on both the Right and Left who, ingrained with canny common-sense, can see through the fakery and fairy tales of the Scots Nats. My late mother would have had a word for them, in fact several words but I doubt I could publish them!
You can always tell a faker when they start to bolster their unlikely story with references to 'a mysterious being', an 'all-powerful figure', a 'secret entity'. At this point, a Scottish faker will begin to roll his eyes like Pte. Fraser in Dad's Army and warn that 'we're are all doomed!' According to Mr. Gillingham, the 'mysterious being' manipulating the entire Scottish election is - wait for it - MI5. Oh my giddy aunt, what a hoot! As though MI5 had the spare time and the spare personnel, let alone the inclination, to sod about with a bunch of squabbling Jocks! But they believe it, these Scots Nats, they really, really believe it and no doubt they meet at midnight down on the shores of Loch MacFreezingmaballsoff to join hands and bring down invocations of wrath on those devilish MI5 agents who are only pretending to hunt down Islamist terrorists.
Of course, as Mr. Gillingham usefully reminds us and any Jocks capable of reading without moving their lips, raising scare stories about MI5 serves as a useful cover for the fact that the SNP has actually governed in Scotland for some years and has total control over spending and policies for health and education. Both are inexorably going down the midden and compare unfavourably to their equivalents in England.
WAKE UP, SCOTLAND, YOU'RE BEING TAKEN FOR A RIDE!
I don't want them to wake up! I would like them to keep taking whatever it is - and bugger off!
Posted by: Backofanenvelope | Sunday, 19 April 2015 at 09:22
Harsh, BOE, very harsh! I am torn; yes, they irritate me but on the other hand, so does just about everybody these days, and they do have their virtues. Alas, however, I think they are on their way and soon they will find that 'nice' Mr. Juncker and his cronies are infinitely worse than 'Dim Dave'. Ask any Greek!
Posted by: David Duff | Sunday, 19 April 2015 at 10:41
I only read a couple of Scottish blogs. Their dislike of the English borders on hatred. And their feelings are being fuelled by the realisation that the English (excepting our politicians) don't really care whether they go or stay. That really annoys them.
Posted by: backofanenvelope | Sunday, 19 April 2015 at 14:31
Just goes to show, BOE, don't read blogs - oooooops!
Posted by: David Duff | Sunday, 19 April 2015 at 14:35
If Scotland leaves the Union voluntarily then we would not have any right to trade with England or indeed the EU however if Scotland is kicked out of the Union then we would be entitled to remain in the EU. What Scots do not seem to realise is they will be competing with England rather than sharing. I would put my money on who would win. Irrespective of the outcome Scotland will blame England for everything and this will carry on into the future. It will not be an amiacable separation. The SNP propoganda for seperation has changed over the last decade where they have attempted not to be seen as anti English but they are the same worm's.
Posted by: jimmy glesga | Sunday, 19 April 2015 at 15:41
Well Jimmy, as far as I can see, the English are blamed for everything! I expect we can stand whinging from the Scots. The Scots are perfectly safe of course, we don't have any politicians with guts enough to tell them to join the queue and get stuffed!
Posted by: backofanenvelope | Sunday, 19 April 2015 at 17:16
B of F. The English do take a lot of shit and blame but on occasion they have been known to wake up. I wonder why they have taken so long in this case. Just too nice!
Posted by: jimmy glesga | Sunday, 19 April 2015 at 21:05