You really have to worry about people who think it's normal to say that sort of thing out loud. Years of talking to themselves about "Our Precious Union" have caused them to lose touch with reality. Rory Stewart's madcap "let's link hands on top of Hadrian's Wall to raise Union awareness" plan suddenly looks quite sane and restrained in retrospect.
Thursday, April 1, 2021
The Bairns of Boris Bridge
People have complained that I've been spending too much time promoting the Alba Party and not enough time attacking unionists, so I'll just take a brief interlude to nod towards the barking mad story in the Telegraph suggesting that there might be a 'Union Island' midway across any bridge or tunnel connecting Scotland with Northern Ireland. The idea is that a small maternity unit will be constructed on the "island" to give patriotic expectant mums the opportunity to give birth to babies who are "not Scottish, not Northern Irish, not English, not Welsh, but quite simply British".
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I think it’s an April fool article. But you never know!
ReplyDeleteI thought he wasn't doing one this year when I looked a wee while ago. It might give them ideas. :)
ReplyDeleteOk folks, changed my mind, I'm voting Alba 1 & 2.
ReplyDeleteMe too, except it'll be Alaba 2 & 1 on the constituency vote, with Tories 3, Lab 4, Libcons 5, Trots 6, Galloway 7 and SNP spoiled. That'll teach them!!
DeleteApril fools!
ReplyDeleteTo some rangers fans, this would be like a dream come true.
ReplyDeleteto make this work you would have to have a large hotel on the island and require people to conceive there, and for the expectant mother or father to remain there for the entire 9 months. Films of the conception could be used to determine if any of them were 'immaculate'
ReplyDeleteto make this work you would have to have a large hotel on the island and require people to conceive there, and for the expectant mother or father to remain there for the entire 9 months. Films of the conception could be used to determine if any of them were 'immaculate'
ReplyDeleteSometimes it's difficult to decide between April Fools and reality - I don't think Bojo knows the difference...haha
ReplyDeleteBTW I just did an Opinium poll on independence and voting intentions. On the list ALBA was listed with all the other parties including UKIP, SSP, Alliance for Unity and a "some other party" option. However, judging by the questions this was clearly an internal poll for Labour, so it might not see the light of day.
Now that mid-day has past I can post things that are not April Fool items.
ReplyDeleteA UK poll has the SNP at 7%. From Kantar formerly known as Systems 3.
https://www.kantar.com/uki/inspiration/politics/six-in-ten-britons-support-vaccine-passports-for-travel?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
Don't get too excited. The Scotland sample was only 83, weighted up to 95.
Ah, but they didnae prompt for Alba!
DeleteI'm voting Abba party. Take a chance on me,the winner takes It all.
ReplyDeleteYou win a seat in the House of Lords for that comment.
DeleteLevity; Marcia.
ReplyDeleteWe need more of it for next few weeks.
Thanks.
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