tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post2377079399203332629..comments2024-03-28T23:19:34.192+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: Scot Goes Pop! : The second fundraiserJames Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-55324625778969940172014-09-23T16:18:03.488+01:002014-09-23T16:18:03.488+01:00Hey James,
I'll be donating after payday.
I ...Hey James,<br />I'll be donating after payday. <br /><br />I just wanted to add that I find it odd people are objecting to you using this to pay for your living expenses. £5K in 8 months is very low living expenses in my opinion, and honestly, if it is a full time job, then I'm sorry but you totally deserve it. If they want free media I guess these folks have to put up with the agenda of the establishment and big business that funds 'free media'.<br /><br />Good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-53015324435808700812014-09-21T10:05:30.076+01:002014-09-21T10:05:30.076+01:00James,
I will fund you, but only if you moderate ...James, <br />I will fund you, but only if you moderate the comments. The trolls are annoying and a waste of time and do make me less likely to read the blog, which nevertheless has become one of my go to places.<br /><br />Doug DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-48945787337822265872014-09-21T08:05:03.167+01:002014-09-21T08:05:03.167+01:00Aye, the best option for May 15 is SNP; wipe out S...Aye, the best option for May 15 is SNP; wipe out SLAB.<br /><br />That way whether it is the Tories or Lab the Scottish SNP MPs can work on a deal.<br /><br />No point voting for the most anti-devo party that is Labour.Scottish_Skiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-40502191270708107252014-09-21T08:02:54.211+01:002014-09-21T08:02:54.211+01:00SNP continue to soar in UK Yougov polls (see % sha...SNP continue to soar in UK Yougov polls (see % share of national total), and that's with SNP downweighting.<br /><br />Scotland loving Miliband:<br /><br />15% Well<br />80% Badly<br /><br />Was cutting your own throat in Scotland worth it SLAB?Scottish_Skiernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-80884208119234441662014-09-21T08:00:51.316+01:002014-09-21T08:00:51.316+01:00I'm a committed unionist and disagree with you...I'm a committed unionist and disagree with your views so won't be donating but I have to say I enjoy reading what is a very good, obviously biased (but fair in it's own way) blog. <br />You have contributed greatly to a very healthy democratic debate on Scotland's future. <br />FWIW I think the current cynicism over the delivery of "The Vow" is probably over the top until we see what happens. I genuinely believe Brown, Cameron and Darling are committed to delivering this. I feel possibly only Milliband doesn't have his heart fully in it. (having said that, I'd say the proposed timetable is a bit ambitious and hope you and others will cut them some slack in this regard though obviously not in the substance). <br />Ironically, this means that the best outcome for Scotland would be a Tory victory at the next GeneralElection to give Cameron a chance to deliver. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-8867982929576127262014-09-21T06:00:55.865+01:002014-09-21T06:00:55.865+01:00"Somehow this money grubbing ruins everything...<i>"Somehow this money grubbing ruins everything. Saddened of Catalonia."</i><br /><br />Oh, is that you again, "Hugh"? Or maybe "Felice"? Which exotic location are you going to troll from next?James Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-35104047395051845712014-09-21T00:34:24.217+01:002014-09-21T00:34:24.217+01:00Somehow this money grubbing ruins everything. Sadd...Somehow this money grubbing ruins everything. Saddened of Catalonia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-34481232441364996742014-09-20T23:13:14.455+01:002014-09-20T23:13:14.455+01:00"I do hope that the "Yes" side will...<i>"I do hope that the "Yes" side will cease their anti-Scottish comments"</i><br /><br />I do hope you have the slightest bit of proof for that pitiful smear lest we place that laughable nonsense alongside the equally hilarious..<br /><br /><i>"Labour and possibly the SNP have both gained members, and I foresee a larger Scottish Labour presence in Westminster next May "</i><br /><br /><i>POSSIBLY</i> the SNP you say? <br /><br />LOL<br /><br />Very magnanimous I'm sure. Though again Scottish_skier has provided something called "evidence" of the SNP membership rocketing up almost <b>20%</b> <br /><br /><br />You, on the other hand, don't appear to have furnished us with anything other than assertion and a somewhat implausible 'vision' of a SLAB resurgance after they have been cheek by jowl with the tories and seen Glasgow turn against them so strikingly.<br /><br />Perhaps you should have made a <b>VOW</b> that scottish labour are surging as I hear VOWS are very popular these days since they are guaranteed not to blow up in anyone's face. Like say, Brown and little Ed's :-DMick Porknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-59098188094610260142014-09-20T23:11:14.256+01:002014-09-20T23:11:14.256+01:00I see comments everywhere saying that 54% of under...I see comments everywhere saying that 54% of under 65"s voted YES - could James comment on this for if true its a monumental time-bomb under the union.<br /><br />In any event 45% voted for Scotland to be independent and if Westminster thinks for one minute that they are going to meekly accept a 55% majority thst was only obtained by Westminster and its media lackeys lying and cheating all the way through the campaign, then they had better think again.<br /><br />YES campaigners should now unite to form a political force even stronger than it was complete with streaming TV and Radio and online news to rival and even better the British media in every way to reach out with a message of truth to the people of Scotland that makes it the number one choice for viewing and listening to news and current affairs in Scotland.<br /><br />Then this new political force campaigns like never seen before to make Scotland’s Westminster MP’s unionist free. We’ve already done it to the Tories, the LibDems just need one last small push, and now the Westminster Labour party in Scotland are ripe for eradication too.<br /><br />Once Scotland returns every MP as one who wants full political and fiscal autonomy we have an unstoppable weapon to get exactly what we want.<br /><br />We can do it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-18490479661060131302014-09-20T22:48:13.142+01:002014-09-20T22:48:13.142+01:00"We have woken up a truly massive number of S...<br />"We have woken up a truly massive number of Scots". I'm sure that's true. Labour and possibly the SNP have both gained members, and I foresee a larger Scottish Labour presence in Westminster next May - men and women ready to fight for a fairer Scotland and abetter UK.<br /><br />I do hope that the "Yes" side will cease their anti-Scottish comments, insulting the majority of the Scottish people. There is a need for people to come together and forget the faults of the past. A new and betterr age is dawning for all the people of the United Kingdom.Gwilymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-73534570368624712132014-09-20T22:11:59.431+01:002014-09-20T22:11:59.431+01:00@Scottish_Skier
Surely little Ed will save them? ...@Scottish_Skier<br /><br />Surely little Ed will save them? No, wait, the eggman! That's it. Murphy will stride forth with wee Dougie to do a 100 scottish labour members in a 100 days tour. Just don't mention any "vows" or pledges.<br /><br />Or as I just saw on another site..<br /><br /><b>"How now Brown Vow!"</b> <br /><br />LOL<br /><br />You have to hand it to these westminster bubble imbeciles. They could not have given the 45% a bigger boost while cheering us all up with their jawdropping incompetence over the past couple of days. <br /><br />Blatantly Lying about more powers has made certain a huge number of No voters will turn on them with a vengeance if 2015 and beyond is as laughably inept as little Ed, Clegg and Cammie have proven themselves to be right now. Months more of this to go and their debates to look forward to as well. A real 'battle of the giants' that one. ;-)<br /><br />I went shopping earlier and the Yes badge was on show. No abuse but a very interesting discussion in a supermarket (not Asda obviously LOL) with a pair of obvious Yes supporters who were already in animated discussion when I joined in. <br /><br />Let me be crystal clear. The <b>ANGER</b> over what the BBC and westminster bubble media have done is very, <i>very</i> real. The determination to keep fighting for a better scotland is just as real and I could scarcely believe how determined the two of them were.<br /><br />They had been dispirited and admitted heartbreak straight after the result of course, but now they were back out and resolute. One guy was working/restocking the shelves in the shop and another a perfectly ordinary scottish woman shopping with her husband. If I had any niggling doubts that the 45% will never give up they were utterly removed after that wonderful and inspiring discussion. Sadness at Salmond going but both agreed Nicola will be truly formidable and put the fear of god into an already crumbling SLAB. Greens also mentioned with approval too so Patrick Harvie should take heed and keep backing the grassroots 45%. <br /><br />We have woken up a truly massive number of scots and they are not about to go back to sleep again. If nothing else the inept racket from a corrupt westminster establishment will keep them and a great many of the No voters wide awake.<br /><br />I sincerely hope James and his outstanding blog will be part of the continuing movement for a better scotland for <i>all</i> the people. So again, to those who have helped him already or are thinking of doing so, your selfless kindness is hugely appreciated by all of us who gather here to keep the dream alive.Mick Porknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-77712558867722760352014-09-20T19:44:47.279+01:002014-09-20T19:44:47.279+01:00@Hugh
I did point out that Cammie only tied more ...@Hugh<br /><br />I did point out that Cammie only tied more powers to the WLQ and EV4EL so as he could duck the 'more powers' issue too. <br /><br />Was it the starting pistol for the 2015 election campaign, partisan and motivated to put little Ed and labour on the spot? Abso-fucking-lutely. You are 100% correct on that.<br /><br />Trouble is the WLQ and EV4EL are not ancillary matters but directly tied to any meaningful shift of powers. No getting away from that one Hugh. The WLQ must be tackled or the powers are worthless anyway. <br /><br />However, should you wish to question Cameron's commitment to EV4EL and the WLQ, then by all means look to the McKay Commission which was pointedly ignored at the time of publishing. <br /><br />Nor should anyone be in any doubt that it's not actually little Ed who is stopping any movement on EV4EL and the WLQ right this second. Sure, he won't countenance it and neither will the labour party but it is <b>calamity Clegg</b> who would veto any legislation on it out of partisan self interest for his own scotish MPs right now. (while he still some) LOL ;-)Mick Porknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-52716419741280103542014-09-20T19:38:30.091+01:002014-09-20T19:38:30.091+01:00I have really enjoyed and valued this site in the ...I have really enjoyed and valued this site in the last few months. We will need you for GE2015 so I'll be donating when I get paid.<br /><br />Thanks for all your work,<br /><br />ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678903759314268561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-29457544565186306852014-09-20T19:30:48.041+01:002014-09-20T19:30:48.041+01:00I've also a heard a couple of amusing rumours ...I've also a heard a couple of amusing rumours that after Brown's more powers wheeze he fully expected to be greeted with awe, respect and offers of anything he wanted by little Ed. Only problem being that little Ed is then none too happy about the scale of Brown's rhetoric and promises that Ed then has to deliver and he lets Brown know it. Brown (somewhat unsurprisingly) does not take kindly to such 'impudence'. Hence the spectacle today of Brown doubling down on his more powers pledge to put vast pressure on little Ed just before Brown toddles off laughing at the unholy mess he leaves behind for little Ed and the rest of them.<br /><br />Mere amusing speculation by some? Likely so, but with more than a grain of truth in it I suspect. <br /><br />Brown has long regarded the labour upper echelons with undisguised suspicion and regards almost all of them as potential, if not outright enemies. That's what an endless internecine war with the Blairites did to him and he's been paranoid and not quite the full shilling ever since.Mick Porknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-41262586494585209632014-09-20T19:24:03.519+01:002014-09-20T19:24:03.519+01:00You might be right Mick.
I bet a lot of No voters...You might be right Mick.<br /><br />I bet a lot of No voters are feeling properly stitched up already.<br /><br />The first thing that came out of David Cameron's mouth after the vote was some petty party political bullshit about English votes for English laws designed to screw Labour. <br /><br />Gone was the conciliatory tone, gone was the focus on Scotland. Pathetic.<br />Hugh (the real one)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16179848604629873524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-33374912474661213662014-09-20T18:42:26.910+01:002014-09-20T18:42:26.910+01:00@James
"because interest is bound to drop.&q...@James<br /><br /><i>"because interest is bound to drop."</i><br /><br />Not too sure about that myself James. Drop from a high yes but certainly not drop away completely. SNP membership has rocketed since Thursday and the Greens and SSP are, from what I hear, doing damn well too.<br /><br />Today and yesterday's absolutely farcical events as Cammie, Clegg and little Ed's "VOW" turns to dust is merely a harbinger of thing's to come. <br /><br />Little Ed, Cammie and Clegg don't have such comically low personal ratings with the public for nothing. None of them have a clue how to control their own parties, never mind run an effective and competent government for <i>all</i> the people. The 2015 GE circus will be watched with great interest by scots as we all learn just how 'better together' we will be.<br /><br />The spectacle of "crash" Gordon lying through his teeth leading the BBC 'News' today is as breathtaking as it is tragic. <b>BROWN HAS NO POWER AT ALL TO ENSURE ANYTHING.</b> End of story. He is a mere backbench MP who can't even be bothered to turn up at the commons for 99% of the time.<br /><br />Lest anyone be in any doubt just how little Brown's 'pledges' are now worth..<br /><br /><i>LabourList @LabourList 5h<br /><br />Gordon Brown rules out return to frontline politics http://labli.st/1pmCYfW</i><br /><br />So there you have it. Brown will be off to pursue more 'lucrative' matters soon enough. Just like Blair.<br /><br />Little Ed has already completely ignored him and with customary 'tact' and strategic 'genius' decided this was a good idea just over a day after the result.<br /><br /><br />Craig Munro @Fankledoose · 2h<br /><br /><b>Miliband: More Important Things Than Devo Max</b> http://news.sky.com/story/1339172/miliband-more-important-things-than-devo-max …<br /><br />Though the repulsive new labour warmonger Jack Straw managed to top even that on the "crass stupidity" scale.<br /><br />And so it begins: <b>Jack Straw calls for Scottish independence to be made illegal.</b> No, really. pic.twitter.com/typETOOSmD<br /><br />That should go down well with <b>45%</b> of scots, you ignorant twat.<br /><br /><br />You have to wonder if these incompetent idiots realise just how much trouble scottish labour is now in. If Glasgow didn't wake them up then nothing will.Mick Porknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-52623130245137125812014-09-20T18:31:17.321+01:002014-09-20T18:31:17.321+01:00Just a thought James - Catalonia is having a refer...Just a thought James - Catalonia is having a referendum soon. What happens there could have a big impact on any future votes here. Any idea how that's looking polling wise?Sandy Brownleehttp://www.brownlees.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-12871863250392952742014-09-20T18:03:18.922+01:002014-09-20T18:03:18.922+01:00James, carry on. Will donate as soon as I get back...James, carry on. Will donate as soon as I get back to my home computer. What you did and will continue to do, is vital for us to understand what is going on wrt polls. Read your blog daily for weeks, want it to continue.<br /><br />As I see it, if you worked for an "independence" newspaper, I would buy it, and it would pay you a wage. If an indy paper becomes possible, and employs yourself, Stu, Paul Kavanagh, Newsnet people etc, then that would be great. Otherwise I will continue to support you all in an ad-hoc way.<br /><br />Keep going. We must not stop. Scotland deserves better.<br /><br />PS. Sorry you are being abused by nasty minded trolls.<br /><br />Sue VarleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-61639496814016113332014-09-20T17:44:37.174+01:002014-09-20T17:44:37.174+01:00"Might I suggest that in the medium- to longe...<i>"Might I suggest that in the medium- to longer-term, you consider working with the likes of NewsnetScotland, or others, to start building a new alternative Scottish news website?"</i><br /><br />To be fair, Newsnet Scotland itself is already a sustainable alternative news website, to such an extent that they've even had regular contributions from the likes of Lesley Riddoch and David Torrance. I'm sure Bella Caledonia will carry on, and hopefully National Collective and Wings Over Scotland will as well. I suppose the question is whether it's better to have diversity or for everything to be in the same 'hub'. <br /><br />But you're right that it would probably be very hard to run a third fundraiser next year, because interest is bound to drop.James Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-64216576463577692622014-09-20T17:42:32.438+01:002014-09-20T17:42:32.438+01:00James,will donate when I get paid.
Its also in al...James,will donate when I get paid.<br /><br />Its also in all our interests to try and setup either an online paper or a proper paper. <br /><br />Still gutted about the result,saw alex on polling day and he looked exhausted.He deserves a break and to spend time with his wife. <br /><br />Pissed off with the scum vilifying him over it,but he has passed the torch onto us and its up to us now. 1.6 million can destroy labour and that is my intention.chalksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-57464397920831091462014-09-20T17:35:38.537+01:002014-09-20T17:35:38.537+01:00"James,I really believed that you weren't...<i>"James,I really believed that you weren't in it for money. Disappointed of Cape Town."</i><br /><br />Are you really trolling from Cape Town, or is even that made up?James Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-70441063509803050252014-09-20T16:27:10.948+01:002014-09-20T16:27:10.948+01:00"Cameron, whaterver you may think of him, is ...<i>"Cameron, whaterver you may think of him, is according the polling more popular than the Tory Party itself."</i><br /><br />Which is akin to saying the infamous Bangkok Sex Tourist Gary Glitter is more popular than Jimmy Savile. (This would be the same Jimmy Savile who 'worked' unhindered for 40 years at the BBC.) <br /><br />Party/party leader is a purely relative measure of popularity. <br /><br />Nor are the tory party exactly famous for calm level headed decisions when they collectively lose their mind over Europe. Something that is absolutely guaranteed to happen when it finally comes down to a straight IN/OUT question and the kippers breathing down their neck.<br /><br /><i>"but the BBC would be massively pro staying in."</i><br /><br />They would indeed but their trust rating from the public will still be plummeting almost as fast the papers are. <br /><br />The papers have also been hammered relentlessly by technology and it is technology which will end the BBC license fee sooner rather than later. The license fee is a comical dinosaur in a digital Netflix world. You can bet that the next westminster government is already looking at ways to slash the fee by topping it up with a freemium type service or even simply get rid of it altogether. The savings would be immense and it is no surprise a certain Mr Murdoch will be putting pressure on little Ed and Cammie for that to happen either. Murdoch and Dacre 'persuaded' Cammie and little Ed to reject Leveson and the Royal Commission after all. So it's not as if they aren't used to getting their way when they pile pressure on Cammie and little Ed.<br /><br />Business will sway some but not all. If business was the most decisive factor in politics there would be permanent tory and Republican administrations.<br /><br />If the next westmisnter government fucks things up badly enough they are perfectly capable of losing an IN/OUT referendum. Their track record on <i>not</i> fucking things up has been <i>somewhat</i> unimpressive, to say the least. ;-)Mick Porknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-69643695205770259282014-09-20T16:09:50.312+01:002014-09-20T16:09:50.312+01:00Hi James,
Donated what I could today. Been readin...Hi James,<br /><br />Donated what I could today. Been reading your blog for a few months now. Hopefully your fundraiser will keep you going a wee while longer. <br /><br />Might I suggest that in the medium- to longer-term, you consider working with the likes of NewsnetScotland, or others, to start building a new alternative Scottish news website? I think this is where we need to head in Scotland. I worry how sustainable your blog would be in the longer term, especially once people's interest dies down.<br /><br />Either way, you've done a great job over the past few months. I really do believe this defeat will make us much stronger, not only for the next time (for I am sure there will be another referendum of some sort), but also for when independence does come. Dave the Ravenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-657551655599011452014-09-20T15:49:28.109+01:002014-09-20T15:49:28.109+01:00Thats 10 quid from meThats 10 quid from meAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-51296710462856930012014-09-20T15:37:22.625+01:002014-09-20T15:37:22.625+01:00James,I really believed that you weren't in it...James,I really believed that you weren't in it for money. Disappointed of Cape Town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com