I am available again for Yes meetings on 15, 16 and 17 September. Invitations welcome through the contact button above. Happy to go anywhere I can do good. My St Andrews speech a week ago has now had 75,000 views on Youtube.
It is symptomatic of the way this campaign has gone that I can find nothing online from the No camp which has had one fifth as many views, with the solitary exception of the PatronisngBTWoman video, which has massive views from people making fun of it.
Miliband was in Blantyre yesterday where his every bodily function was breathlessly reported by Severin Carrell in the Guardian – but even the Guardian could not pretend his audience in the “Labour stronghold” amounted to more than “dozens”. I am told it was under fifty. Better Together support on the ground has simply evaporated. What they rely on is that the massive output of mainstream media and the authority of the Westminster parties will have sufficient impact on their key demographics – pensioners, and housewives in a 1950’s sense – to shore up a residual no vote of the easily scared. My challenge to people to identify any Better Together gathering of more than 300 has been met with resounding silence.
Television has been wall to wall Miliband lately, and the BBC in Scotland seem to have simply abandoned their obligation to give equal broadcast time and treatment to both sides. Presumably many of the New Labour hacks who control Pacific Quay realise that their behaviour has made a Yes win a career threatening situation for them, so at this stage they see nothing to lose.
If independence is achieved it will be down to a popular movement and not to any politician. Indeed, if one person has to be singled out, I would say the Rev Stuart Campbell has made the most decisive individual contribution in the campaign. If Social media has beaten the mainstream media, the central rock around which millions of flowers have bloomed has been the Wings over Scotland website. This has a significantly larger daily readership than any newspaper in Scotland. The Wee Blue Book I found everywhere, including copies already available in pretty well every pub I entered, as I toured the East Coast. Over 400,000 downloads of the PDF have been made and 250,000 copies centrally printed, as well as a number of private initiatives which had already obtained professional printings from the PDF. Conservatively, there are over half a million hard copies out there, as well as all the reads online. In a population of 5.2 million, that is a major impact.
When we close down BBC Scotland and create a new citizen based, cheaper and more arts-oriented organisation in its place, let’s put Stuart Campbell in charge. Some state-funded drama and arts output seems to me commendable. State funding of pap entertainment is not needed – the private sector can do that perfectly well. State funding of “journalism” which investigates nothing and never challenges the establishment must be stopped.
Dreoilin
““And another Habbabkuk medal for anyone who can tell us where Herbie and the Celtic Poetaster (aka Sophia Kibo Noh) have “disappeared” to.”
Perhaps they’re only on holiday.”
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Do you mean “holiday” as in “holiday”, or are you suggesting a “holiday à la Macky”, or a “holiday à la Captain Komodo, or even perhaps a “holiday à la Fedup” (free board and lodging from the tax payer”?
“On the other hand, Mary, when Craig was being roundly criticised on Squonk, by Ben and Macky among others, you didn’t put up much of a defence, did you.”
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Which Mary was that, Dreoilin? Was it the Mary who so dislikes being talked about on CM?
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And now, I feel I’ve given said Mary enough of the oxygen of publicity for a while. I shall husband my energy while awaiting Ben (California Haze)’s thoughts on Holocaust denial comments, which I’m confident he’ll broadcast here once he’s emerged from his warren.
I can visualise hordes of determined Scottish Wallaces descending upon the polling booths on the 18th, proudly dressed in kilts (no M&S “accessories”) on a peace mission to convert the £100 BILLION Trident nuclear system to plowshares. Scots Wha Hae and God bless em !!
“A last-minute all-party plan to devolve further powers to Scotland over tax, spending, welfare and a host of other areas will be unveiled in the next few days, George Osborne has said.
“The announcement came after a YouGov poll showed the yes side taking a narrow lead, spreading fears at Westminster of a constitutional crisis …”
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/07/scotland-powers-george-osborne-support-parties
Better than a “terrrrrorist” attack, one assumes. But no guarantees on that yet.
“Do you mean “holiday” as in “holiday”, or are you suggesting a “holiday à la Macky”, or a “holiday à la Captain Komodo, or even perhaps a “holiday à la Fedup” (free board and lodging from the tax payer”?”
No, just a straight holiday. A late one, but it’s still the time of year for it.
“Which Mary was that, Dreoilin? Was it the Mary who so dislikes being talked about on CM?”
The very same.
My organisation would like to book you to speak, but my partners are wary of your self-description (“former”). Can you please post an updated CV?
I’ll be voting nae.
Why?
I see Zionists supporting the yes vote.
I hear the memes and tropes of the jejune, clamouring!
I read the Guardian!!!!!
Last night the BBC broadcast a half hour referendum based comedy programme which appeared to me distinctly pro yes.
Five comedians, three English, two Scottish. Topping the bill Frankie Boyle immediately declared his allegiance to yes to great cheers. The only member of the public to get to say a word was an Englishman who hoped Newcastle would also declare independence. Even the English comedians made jokes seemingly designed to reinforce alienating stereotypes. It felt like they were undermining the role expected of them. Maybe. I don’t really know anything about these people.
A timely and powerful exception to the news based propaganda.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04h8kvx/kevin-bridges-live-at-the-referendum
The self inflicted has already over done the sugar; sweating and heaving, shaking in rage, string vested, and ruddy, is busy hammering the keyboard, and as ever in its delirium is throwing the cesspit of its mind into a wild frenzied bout of speculations.
Although the speculations are no longer just fantasise but a very real and palpable experience, so much so that it now laments “free board and lodging”! for six months too, is there no Justice?
The Irish contingent having abandoned all caution is now openly gunning for Mary and is busy sniping away, as resident cliché brings up the rear for the team busy raging their keyboard war.
Informative indeed, as ever and doubtless the charade is passed as “good humoured” banter!
Although “truthseeker” is bad!
Why?
… cuz ….. it says things ……. proscribed things …… that is not censored and ……
What cogent and how convincing of an argument, beat any doubters hand down.
ROS is a none European, and is busy covering up its IP……
Why?
That kind of mentality cannot exist after all these years of brain washing these goyem cattle fools, can it? It cannot, no way , no how, …… all the future hangs on these fools being kept in their stupor…… so obviously one of those none Europeans ……
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The profile software running amok who do I answer?
Le May was in WWII you don’t say? Boy what a revelation, slap my thigh, I never, comprehension is not one of the strengths, is it?
Infuriated….. but why?
Rachman
“but my partners are wary of your self-description (“former”)”
Odd. Craig is a powerful advocate entirely because he is a “former” insider.
Crossword clue for poor BBC Scotland:
Backed….wrong….horse?
Could you put a sock in it please Dreoilin. Your hatred of me is showing and I think you are trying to provoke me. The trolls love copying and pasting your little bon mots.
Try making a contribution for a change and don’t copy the trolls.
Great news that two polls have the yes campaign clearly in front by 2%, it puts all the sidestepping into perspective.
Thank you Scotland for reopening the debate over tridents affordability.
Thank you for showing up England as the only unreformed state, once within a union, as the last vestige for scoundrels, tax evaders, financial crooks disguised as bankers and the hollow edifice that is the City of London corporation.
Thank for showing us all up for being the only ones without a proportional voting system.
@ Mary. I noticed the postponment of ‘tunnel war’,Mary, it does not fit into BICOM’s agenda, too many other top shelf news items, so the bias comes easy.
From Rachman
“My organisation would like to book you to speak, but my partners are wary of your self-description (“former”). Can you please post an updated CV?”
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Any relation to the late unlamented Peter Rachman, slum landlord extraordinaire of the early 1960s and quondam lover of Christine Keeler (or was it Mandy Rice Davies, recently quoted by Mr Goss)?
Mary, please start digging and report (Peter Rachman was Jewish).
Frankie Boyle’s lead last night will be eclipsed by letting Frankie Boyle do the report of the count on the night, apparently, its as if the bbc SPRINGS INTO DEFAULT YES MODE, one would not want to piss 200million into the wind, would one….
Vronsky,
Possibly you did not read the deleted posts comment threads and so missed the context of Dreoilin’s reaction.
The unabashed bonhomie between the regular “jews are to blame for everything” pack here and newer overtly racist commentators was revealing. Maybe born from genuine fascist tendencies. Maybe just weak analysis from a myopic hatred of western imperialism. Maybe born from a need to get on with the crowd. But they all got a bit carried away in uncle Craig’s absence.
Special AKA: Racist Friend.
Dreoilin
“No, just a straight holiday. A late one, but it’s still the time of year for it.”
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Bloody long holiday, I must say.
Some people have all the luck!
This is, perhaps, an appropriate moment for me to remind everyone that
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La vita è bella, life is good!
The life of an exiled Palestinian living in Sweden.
Palestine: A Thief Crawled into Grandmother and Grandfather’s Bed
by Mats Svensson | September 4, 2014
Ali is feeling lonely. Together with three persons, he lives in Tensta, in Stockholm, in a small room with a small kitchen. He is the only one from Palestine. This is where he has lived for the last six years. It’s crowded. Gadgets everywhere and untidy.
We try to clean, keep it tidy, he says, but it’s hard, it’s crowded. Ali has learned Swedish. He speaks almost fluently. He doesn’t have a permanent job but has often found odd jobs through his friends.
When he isn’t working, he sits in his room and thinks. Ali is always thinking about his family in Nablus. Six years is a long time, he says. The memory of faces has started to fade, some memories fade just as new memories resurface.
The initial period in Sweden felt really good. He had come out of a trap, escaped. In Nablus, everything had been confined. For long periods, it had been impossible to leave the city. On some occasions, he had walked across the mountains. Once he reached the checkpoint, he had been humiliated one too many times. He wanted to avoid that feeling. He had often used the more risky path across the mountains, it was longer but without humiliation.
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http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2014/09/04/palestine-a-thief-crawled-into-grandmother-and-grandfathers-bed/
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 – OFF TOPIC dementia
As a young boy my mother often said, “lies will put a pimple on your tongue and that way you will be found out.” I knew lies can make you cool, even preeminent. Lies can also avert pain in the short term.
That is why America lies or ‘bending the truth’ as my American friends would argue.
The San Francisco earthquake is an early example of changing the facts. Corporate pressure on the media assured the casualty total was low, most buildings were destroyed by fire (for insurance claims) and images after the event were extensively air-brushed (30%) to hide the destruction from building collapse. 475 deaths were announced by the administration including ‘a few’ looters shot dead.
In fact close on 5000 American citizens died and over 500 shot dead by soldiers.
Despite the analysis of the Scot Andrew Lawson, constrained by the Senate, San Francisco was rebuilt with little thought was given to earthquake proof structures,
Nothing has changed since 1906 in America. Huge corporates run the show and senators lie for them.
Long term lies will destroy future generations, ruin, kill and consume our earth.
That is my red-line!
Fedup
“… cuz ….. it says things ……. proscribed things …… that is not censored and …… ”
What “proscribed things” are you referring to?
The Guinness Book of Records says Glasgow Council has applied for adjudicators to be present for a “worlds longest conga” attempt after the 18th to be started off from the Glasgow city centre. Suggestions for the accompanying music are sought from the trolls at this blog, havanagila is a no no, just in case kempe starts getting ideas, because it was already used for the conga in the aisles of the El Al 747 that was allowed to take off from NY on the afternoon of 911!
Mary
What has a Palestinian living in Sweden got to do with either Scottish independence or the future of public broadcasting in Scotland. I am not expecting a civil reply, but having seen your 8.46 post on another thread about people diverting the discussion could not resist the urge do do an inverted troll or should that be moll if you will not accept the first description?
If it gets too vigorous we might see what’s under the kilts. I’d go for the Earl of Murray
` “The trolls love copying and pasting your little bon mots.”
They are also not very good at handling irony or responding to challenges to their own views.
Best leave that off the thread, in case this thread too gets deleted!
Fact is there exists a body of facts that is proscribed and discounted, and as you are aware is attributed to be the work of “far right” (or extremists) the same “far right” that is currently waving away the flags of zionistan, and is organised by the zionists, who are on record, stating so (google it) .
You are caught up in a time warp, and cannot comprehend that “Jews” are no longer the subject of the “two minutes hate”, and it is Muslims who are the current “to be reviled” group. In fact this has been the case for sometime now.
However that will not stop you from interjecting and plastering the same old; tired worn out and outdated concept of “pet prejudice”. As it is evident your comments.
PS don’t be so cute, and coy next time.
“I’d go for the Earl of Murray”
Craig has yet to confirm what side his ancestors were on back in 1707.
Havana Aguila (eagle of Havana) as you are aware Havana was the HQ for Mafia prior to the clean up that was carried out by those dastardly communists.
Did Odigo text the flight number, and take off time, or is it classified?
Fedup
“Best leave that off the thread, in case this thread too gets deleted…Fact is there exists a body of facts that is proscribed and discounted”
So you were referring to holocaust denial then.
“You are caught up in a time warp, and cannot comprehend that “Jews” are no longer the subject of the “two minutes hate”, and it is Muslims who are the current “to be reviled” group.”
Not at all. I fully understand the orchestrated hatred against others is age old divide and rule. I oppose the murderous Israeli state. I oppose all racism.
Whereas you are obsessed with racial identity and cuddle up to overt holocaust deniers.
You deniers lite here have zero understanding that your obsessive nonsense derails dicussion here more than the people you call trolls. I have no doubt that Langley teams feed your hatred. More divide and rule. You are exactly what you profess to despise.
Exclusive: Israel’s Video Justifying Destruction of a Gaza Hospital Was From 2009
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A video distributed by the Israeli military in July suggesting that Palestinian fighters had fired from the Al Wafa Rehabilitation and Geriatric Hospital in Gaza City was not shot during the recent Israeli attack on Gaza, and both audio and video clips were manipulated to cover up the fact that they were from entirely different incidents, a Truthout investigation has revealed.
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The video, released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on July 23, the same day Israeli airstrikes destroyed Al Wafa, was widely reported by pro-Israeli publications and websites as proving that the hospital was destroyed because Hamas had turned the hospital into a military facility. But the video clip showing apparent firing from an annex to the hospital was actually shot during Israel’s 2008-09 “Operation Cast Lead,” and the audio clip accompanying it was from an incident unrelated to Al Wafa.
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The misleading video was only the last in a series of IDF dissimulations about Al Wafa hospital that included false claims that Hamas rockets had been launched from the hospital grounds, or very near it, and that the hospital had been damaged by an attack on the launching site.
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The Neo-Nazi’s, are hellbent on exterminating the Palestinian people, what a sick minded bunch they are blowing up hospitals,and of course their acolytes, some of which frequent this blog, are even sicker,in the head knowing this kind of genocidal atrocity goes on, and they defend it.
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http://truth-out.org/news/item/25999-israels-video-justifying-destruction-of-a-hospital-was-from-2009