Alan Ferrier

Still the most iconic Scottish weather picture, in my humble opinion.

What's clear from today's election results is that three of the four constituent nations of the so-called United Kingdom have now elected political parties whose primary raison d'être is to bring an end to the United Kingdom.

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.

I see Farage's trip to Shetland went well.

A quote from Tom Johnston's book, "Our Scots Noble Families". It was first published in 1909 and caused a sensation. He later became wartime Secretary of State for Scotland and first chairman of the North of Scotland Hydro Board.

If he's only got five cars, how does he get from his sixth house to his sixth yacht?

I have no issue with Tony Blair expressing his opinion, other than the fact that he should be doing it from a dock in The Hague.

The Iran war is such a clusterfuck Trump may need to release the Epstein files as a distraction.

From the so-called "Scotsman" so-called "newspaper". What the - and I cannot stress this strongly enough - actual fuck?
https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/why-reform-uks-malcolm-offord-is-the-leader-that-scotland-desperately-needs-8491762

Well, he's not the only Orangeman who doesn't like the pope.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: "To every American who wants peace through strength: may Almighty God bless our troops. Please pray for them every day on bended knee in the name of Jesus Christ."

But it's Iran who are the religious nutters, apparently.
https://www.war.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/4438625/secretary-of-war-pete-hegseth-and-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-air-force-gen-da/#:~:text=And%20I%20say%20the%20same,the%20name%20of%20Jesus%20Christ.

I'm not a Green voter but well said,
@ZackPolanski@mastodon.green. About time we had a politician in the UK with the courage to articulate this fundamental, undeniable truth.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/18/basics-of-life-in-britain-have-been-sold-for-profit-says-polanski

The new goal of Trump's Iran War appears to be opening the Straight of Hormuz, which was open before the start of Trump's Iran War.

"Listen, don't mention Pearl Harbour. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it."

Thanks to BBC Wales for reporting this. I'm sure BBC Scotland will also be all over it haha.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj18zpr1lzo

Dutch urinals: disturbing.

If Iran didn't want to be attacked they shouldn't have put their country right in the middle of all those US military bases.

"When a lazy aristocrat from a dying dynasty uses a helicopter to travel seventeen miles, the edifice shakes. But when that same man rapes a 17-year-old and calls her a liar, it is the end of days."

Utterly excoriating from Mr O'Hagan
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n05/andrew-o-hagan/stay-classy

There's a small minority in Scotland (History Woman, Effie Deans, AgentP and their chums) who'll be wetting themselves at this prospect. Scotland back in its box and then bled dry.

Independence is imperative.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25951063.reform-pledge-cut-size-scottish-parliament-review-devolution/