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Mark<p>Dismiss the ‘let’s ban it’ mindset</p><p>I’m not suggesting that the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> govt ever thought of an early-morning swoop by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a>’s finest on the offices of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Shetland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shetland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Fishermen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fishermen</span></a>’s Association</p><p>A recent revelation that, prior to a meeting with us and our members, FM John <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> was told to avoid using the phrase “spatial squeeze” demonstrates that the let’s ban it mindset swirls around the corridors of St Andrew’s House</p><p><a href="https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2025/04/05/comment-dismiss-the-lets-ban-it-mindset" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">shetlandtimes.co.uk/2025/04/05</span><span class="invisible">/comment-dismiss-the-lets-ban-it-mindset</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fishing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CancelCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancelCulture</span></a></p>
Sp4rkR4t :yes_scotland:<p>See <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> is still trying to suck on the teat of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, dumbfuck needs to get gone soon and let the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a> properly rebuild instead of rowing backwards slowly under his leadership.</p>
Wen<p>Common sense, but then he is FM, Scottish and not worth listening to by our current maladministration who still regret devolution. Meanwhile Starmer continues to search for those elusive red wall brexiteers, convinced he can bring them back into the Labour fold.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/31/scotland-brexit-britain-labour-eu-europe" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jan/31/scotland-brexit-britain-labour-eu-europe</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Brexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brexit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UkPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UkPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WillTheyListen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WillTheyListen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LabourDelusions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourDelusions</span></a></p>
Simon Brooke<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@Wen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Wen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.scot/@iaruffell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iaruffell</span></a></span> Not that unfair on the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a>. They made a good start under <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Sturgeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sturgeon</span></a>, but have back-pedalled very sharply under her successors. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> will not take any political risks to protect minorities.</p>
Simon Brooke<p>How would it be if the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a> split into two parties:</p><p>The Technocrats, led by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a>, who seek to govern well at <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Holyrood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Holyrood</span></a> but do not contest <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Westminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Westminster</span></a> elections; and</p><p>Scotland's Party, led by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Flynn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flynn</span></a>, who campaign for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishIndependence</span></a> and stand in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Westminster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Westminster</span></a> elections but do not contest <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Holyrood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Holyrood</span></a>.</p><p>It does not seem to me that you can be both an incumbent (or aspiring) party of government, and a party of independence, when there is no constitutional path to independence.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScotPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScotPol</span></a></p>
Mark<p>John Swinney: Farage is a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/traitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traitor</span></a> to people of the UK</p><p>The First Minister said Farage’s comments were “some of the most appalling remarks I’ve heard, literally in my life”.</p><p>Swinney said Farage’s comments were “an extraordinary degree of absurdity &amp; danger”</p><p>“Vladimir Putin has voluntarily invaded a sovereign country, and nobody provoked him to, nobody was a threat to Vladimir Putin"</p><p><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/24405150.john-swinney-nigel-farage-traitor-people-uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thenational.scot/news/24405150</span><span class="invisible">.john-swinney-nigel-farage-traitor-people-uk/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Farage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/traitors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traitors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianWarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Rosie Walters<p>"From the rain-soaked speech, to D-day, to the piss-poor manifesto to the gambling, he hasn’t put a single foot right. It’s like the Tories have bet the house on losing the election and didn’t want to leave anything to chance. Nearly there, guys. Nearly there."<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/20/raging-rishi-or-maybe-his-avatar-gave-us-an-object-lesson-in-how-not-to-win-friends" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/artic</span><span class="invisible">le/2024/jun/20/raging-rishi-or-maybe-his-avatar-gave-us-an-object-lesson-in-how-not-to-win-friends</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GE2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GE2024</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElectionQT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionQT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sunak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sunak</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Davey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Davey</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a></p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Steven Camley on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> replaces <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/humzayousaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humzayousaf</span></a> unelected <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a> – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Simon Brooke<p>Humza <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Yousaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yousaf</span></a> isn't a great politician, but he isnae a rubbish politician either, and the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a> is short of talent at Holyrood. <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> would be unwise no tae gie him a cabinet seat; and gien hoo <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Yousaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yousaf</span></a> has performed on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> an ither maitters furth o Scotland, it would be guid tae see him in a foreign relations brief.</p><p>If we're aiming for <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScottishIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishIndependence</span></a>, we need to be developing strong relationships with the rest of Europe and beyond.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ScotPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScotPol</span></a></p>
Alex Gallagher<p>"The SNP is a failed project"</p><p>"Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. John Swinney is a sign of defeat".</p><p>Robin McAlpine, Indy-blogger, is downbeat about the coronation of John Swinney as @theSNP leader</p><p><a href="https://robinmcalpine.org/the-snp-is-a-failed-project/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robinmcalpine.org/the-snp-is-a</span><span class="invisible">-failed-project/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/snp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swinney</span></a></p>
Alex Gallagher<p>Peter Brookes in the Times neatly sums up the SNP's leadership dilemma.</p><p>For overseas viewers, the black "noose" type shape is @thesnp logo.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/snp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swinney</span></a></p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Peter Brookes on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/JohnSwinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnSwinney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AlexSalmond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlexSalmond</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/NicolaSturgeon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NicolaSturgeon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SNPLeadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNPLeadership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ScottishIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishIndependence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GeneralElection2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElection2024</span></a> – cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
Political Cartoon Gallery<p>Dave Brown on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Swinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swinney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/JohnSwinney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnSwinney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SNPLeadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNPLeadership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ScottishIndependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishIndependence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/GeneralElection2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElection2024</span></a> – cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com</p>
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