tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post5635593829924452669..comments2024-03-28T19:22:11.818+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: A few miscellaneous pointsJames Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-47627614125444990692020-08-19T12:41:18.414+01:002020-08-19T12:41:18.414+01:00A majority including the don't knows in the mi...A majority including the don't knows in the mix is significant.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303213282884555577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-34444024721473335282020-08-19T12:20:56.773+01:002020-08-19T12:20:56.773+01:00New PanelBase Poll for BfS:
YES: 55%
NO: 45%
yes...New PanelBase Poll for BfS:<br /><br />YES: 55%<br />NO: 45%<br /><br />yes 51%<br />no 42%<br />Undecided 7%.<br /><br />https://www.businessforscotland.com/55-yes-45-no-landmark-poll-reverses-2014-indyref-result/Proud Cybernathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12723777468910996439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-12568074881997872132020-08-19T11:36:50.915+01:002020-08-19T11:36:50.915+01:00Seen this James?
https://www.businessforscotland....Seen this James?<br /><br />https://www.businessforscotland.com/55-yes-45-no-landmark-poll-reverses-2014-indyref-resultGrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463715968916285160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-38026039444419238642020-08-19T10:59:36.855+01:002020-08-19T10:59:36.855+01:00Hopefully ACH will be ousted but Fraser will top t...Hopefully ACH will be ousted but Fraser will top the Tory list and be a list candidate yet again.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303213282884555577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-58404737042423243692020-08-18T22:06:06.369+01:002020-08-18T22:06:06.369+01:00BBC Scotland (the 9) report from the Holyrood enqu...BBC Scotland (the 9) report from the Holyrood enquiry only showed comments from Alex Cole-Hamilton and Murdo Fraser. Both the usual attack dog style.<br />Other committee members are available., but not on the BBC. <br />Chair ruled Fraser was out of order and outwith the remit of the enquiry. <br />BBC reported this but inexplicably still broadcast it. <br />Salmond was actually aquitted on all charges. Somebody needs to tell the BBC. This enquiry is into the Scottish civil service's bungling of their responsibilities. <br />Linda Fabiani will need to stop the likes of Fraser and Cole-Hamilton from hi-jacking this for ANTI-SNP purposes. <br />Both of them likely to lose their seats next May. Desperate men. <br />ramstamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10764651142754131538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-49831815366301723482020-08-18T21:01:43.539+01:002020-08-18T21:01:43.539+01:00Some very interesting points and very good ones at...Some very interesting points and very good ones at that, advert on TV about paint and the voice over just said, if you don't like our colour just bring it back and we will exchange it, same should be said comments we make but always too late, (generic) not about anyone in particular.I must say I am split or cant make my mind up if anyone is to blame or is there another mind behind it all. The idea of having a law backdated is not the normal thing to do, to say it is so that Holyrood cant become like cesspit Westminster. It seemed to make sense but then I had another think about it and it seems not to make sense unless you had an idea somebody was already at it and some people were willing to be witness' but there had to be a retrospective law. Lo and behold only Alex was charged and only Alex was the one they went after, and very weak complaints and charges looked suspect all the way. Been reading your blog for a few years now and you started off very good and get even better keep it James makes for happy and interesting days ahead.Charles O'Brien.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10778040983298966024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-39197548739450695562020-08-18T20:44:28.658+01:002020-08-18T20:44:28.658+01:00Yes, to be guilty of something, it obviously has t...Yes, to be guilty of something, it obviously has to be proven that you actually did it. How could it be any other way. <br /><br />As things stand, salmond is as legally innocent as his accusers. The trial found him innocent, but that doesn't mean his accusers are guilty (of making it up). Both parties are legally innocent equally under the law. <br /><br />If people start saying 'Well, maybe Salmond is really guilty, it's just not proven', the identical case must apply to the complainants.<br /><br />In fact, the evidence more leans towards them being guilty as the jury at least has come to a conclusion on Salmond. We don't know what they'd have concluded if asked about the complainants and perjury.<br /><br />So Stu is wrong to imply the accusers are guilty. They are not. They remain legally innocent. However, Salmond certainly comes out cleaner in principle. He has been declared innocent based on all the evidence, they have not. So suspicion still lingers around them. If they were really innocent, they should take those accusing them of perjury to court. I certainly would if someone falsely accused me of perjury. The fact they have not speaks volumes.Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-13365796352489062052020-08-18T19:40:19.733+01:002020-08-18T19:40:19.733+01:00Seems your blog terrifies the unionists James.
Th...Seems your blog terrifies the unionists James.<br /><br />They are spending an inordinate amount of time and effort spamming it.Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-7756064992288880692020-08-18T19:09:22.726+01:002020-08-18T19:09:22.726+01:00Many thanks for the award. I do my best!Many thanks for the award. I do my best!Alba for Independencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976605539450227099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-22640669324264412952020-08-18T18:47:37.060+01:002020-08-18T18:47:37.060+01:00It's just a bit cringe when your name's ac...It's just a bit cringe when your name's actually.............yeah. C Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217436329115691220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-32123100169969442902020-08-18T18:05:08.355+01:002020-08-18T18:05:08.355+01:00Jeezo. Load the page later in the day and I see wh...Jeezo. Load the page later in the day and I see what poor James has to put up with. Some “Unknown” sock puppet account spamming with dozens of posts of copy pasta guff. Guess the loyal old troll gotta troll. The key is to get him to do it somewhere else!<br /><br />Can you get Google to ban an IP address? I’m guessing he’s not wise to workarounds. John Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504911008024714834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-80418488847956188782020-08-18T18:03:32.397+01:002020-08-18T18:03:32.397+01:00Oh dear "unknown" you have not been taki...Oh dear "unknown" you have not been taking your meds again, so sad. Perhaps with just a little reflection you could consider how pathetic and cowardly it is. Signing up to discussion page anonymously so you can spout the type of mentally impaired foaming at the mouth rant. One would expect to hear from an intoxicated urine stained dosser Jim Stirlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957061704818340409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-87113423414712954892020-08-18T15:35:38.445+01:002020-08-18T15:35:38.445+01:00Having just read the article in question and, coin...Having just read the article in question and, coincidentally, served on a jury fairly recently (in a case involving the Moorov doctrine no less!), I’ll point out the flaw I see in Stu’s reasoning. (Not that I dare try to post it at Wings!) <br /><br />The crucial thing every jury reckons with is whether the given charge was proven *beyond a reasonable doubt*. That is absolutely hammered into you by judge and counsels alike. You’ve got to be convinced by the evidence, and your certainty must pass that high threshold. If you’re in doubt, you must vote to acquit (and yes, Not Proven is another variant of acquittal). <br /><br />You aren’t judging characters. You aren’t deciding that the alleged events did not happen. And you certainly aren’t establishing the grounds for suing witnesses for perjury if they later insist something did still happen. You are deciding whether the prosecution’s case passes beyond a reasonable doubt on that specific charge. That is all. <br /><br />You’re very tightly limited, and this is by design. The whole point of the trial is to be objective: on that one measure alone. Your work is not to decide which version of the truth won out, just whether the prosecution’s carefully chosen and stated case was proven beyond reasonable doubt. That alone is what decides the defendant’s guilt or innocence. <br /><br />Now don’t even get me started on Moorov!John Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504911008024714834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-79889695695747070522020-08-18T14:06:59.056+01:002020-08-18T14:06:59.056+01:00I am sorry to hear this, James. I hope you are rep...I am sorry to hear this, James. I hope you are reporting offenders to Google. More power to your arm!ejfjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10154337168320710486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-66631816752056049152020-08-18T14:04:06.426+01:002020-08-18T14:04:06.426+01:00Trolls, eh? Thanks for standing in their way, Jame...Trolls, eh? Thanks for standing in their way, James. <br /><br />From our perspective as readers, I’m still delighted with the change to logged in comments. We’re debating things besides some tiresome fool’s flame bait for a change. And there’s more of us too, because the dross before was putting most folk off contributing. <br /><br />As Skier suggests below, comment moderation can go too far. But the troll problem this blog has was way out of order, and I’ve never seen comments deleted here for opinion alone, unlike some places…John Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504911008024714834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-22844105764466105032020-08-18T13:57:33.263+01:002020-08-18T13:57:33.263+01:00The public will vote SNP, unaware of all this supp...The public will vote SNP, unaware of all this supposed doom surrounding them. The polls are very clear, as are my own experiences outside of the bubble. <br /><br />I don’t like the Cherry stitch-up either (I gladly voted for her as my MP and want to do so as my Edinburgh Central MSP next year) but this stuff is not cutting through to the general public. Maybe the inquiry will change that, but then again you know how useless the opposition is at Holyrood!<br /><br />Beware echo chambers. Stu’s deep down one himself. I wish he’d talk to more Scots. And not just those on Twitter. John Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504911008024714834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-3237385424862647212020-08-18T12:59:15.753+01:002020-08-18T12:59:15.753+01:00The Salmond trial reaffirmed my faith in the Scott...The Salmond trial reaffirmed my faith in the Scottish criminal justice system while the BBC documentary once again confirms that I am right to support independence.Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-1312120438106171622020-08-18T11:22:55.598+01:002020-08-18T11:22:55.598+01:00I have attempted over the past few days to post so...I have attempted over the past few days to post some very reasonable comments on Wings. Like back in the old days.<br /><br />However, it seems my comments only pass moderation if they can be immediately dismissed out of hand / proven wrong somehow. <br /><br />If I was being insulting / abusive / repetitive / trolling whatever, fair enough, but I actually often agreed with Campbell in my comments. Just not on all points.<br /><br />Rather sad if that's the case, as some of the output remains very good, such as the new Salmond trial article. <br /><br />Mind you, it is his blog so he can select the comments he wishes.Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-53408503779809913552020-08-18T09:50:12.016+01:002020-08-18T09:50:12.016+01:00"Awizgonny": Comment deleted, and please..."Awizgonny": Comment deleted, and please don't attempt to comment on this blog again. That kind of mindless abuse is exactly why I ended anonymous commenting the other day, but if anything the problem just seems to have got even worse since then. At this rate I may have to take even more drastic measures.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-26667813714792720432020-08-18T09:34:21.828+01:002020-08-18T09:34:21.828+01:00I get this, but there is no doubt the SNP are way ...I get this, but there is no doubt the SNP are way more trustworthy / transparent than this new list party we are supposed to vote for. <br /><br />We don't know who runs this new party, who is backing it financially, who its candidates are, and what its policies are. Yet we are supposed to put Scotland's future in its hands?<br /><br />The public will vote 'better the devil you know'. Scottish Skierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584099659760612109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-7241035620693458302020-08-18T08:03:04.345+01:002020-08-18T08:03:04.345+01:00The SNP has completely lost its way (coronavirus n...The SNP has completely lost its way (coronavirus notwithstanding) and is only so apparently popular because there is no credible opposition in Scotland and the London government is utterly incompetent. It would be difficult for Sturgeon's administration not to look competent IN RELATIVE TERMS.<br /><br />However, they are lurching from policy disaster to policy disaster right now. This says it all about the unhealthy state of Scottish politics: Named Person; OBFA (actually a good, popular policy); self-ID (laughably bad legislation); school testing; CfE; class sizes; hospital building failures; exam results (although last week's situation was lose-lose, regardless of what system was used); Orwellian 'hate crime' legislation; and the inner workings of the SNP itself (i.e. 'Keep Cherry out').<br /><br />The SNP seems to be the least-worst option right now, and it seems to have become too used to power. That's not good enough. It wasted three years trying to save England from itself when it should have got on with the campaign for independence (which was promised and yet failed to materialise). And in that time, it has done more to appear 'woke' than for independence. It's already introduced self-ID by the back door anyway, in the Gender Recognition on Public Boards legislation.<br /><br />I've lent them my vote since 2011, and I was even a member for a couple of years, but I simply don't trust the SNP right now. I WANT independence for my country. I'm not prepared to vote for them only on that basis,and nor should I be expected to 'get behind them' if I don't agree with their policy agenda. To say otherwise is to fall into exactly the same trap that has left Labour where it is right now. <br /> Dave Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710103863049721378noreply@blogger.com