In this week's cartoon, the BBC atones for its 'leftwing bias' by making Nigel Farage its new director-general. You will read and appreciate what a fine thing I am in your life. gregmoodie.com/a-new-sheriff/

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In mid-November, as resident doctors in England actually begin strikes which caused 53 000 excess deaths last time BBC Scotland headline hopefully a ballot for action which may or may not begin ‘next year!’ talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/14/i...

Why do you think Nigel Farage is where he is today? Is it because of the BBC's leftwing bias? Here's 'BBC UKIP' from way back in 2014: gregmoodie.com/bbc-ukip/

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Scottish bonds update. Douglas Fraser, of the BBC in Scotland, said Moody’s rating would be a good for an independent Scotland in his first report. Turns out, on his second report, that he was wrong and an independent Scotland could have a very negative impact on that rating. Weird, eh?

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And while all the loud chatter is about Starmer’s current popularity it’s worth reminding folks that a Scottish Labour colleague of Oily Alexander said “If I had £1 for everybody that likes Douglas Alexander, I’d have 50p”

Has Wes Streeting got the keys to the laughing gas cupboard? Certainly sounds like it.

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Starmer’s stormtroopers are briefing against perceived leadership threats tonight and he’s saying he’ll fight regime change. That’s a bad budget bye bye then. #UnCivilWar

Grey day, grey door, grey wreath.

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Remember him? 😬

Farage probably stating that as he only has 12 other jobs and his very quiet MP for Clacton thing he has plenty of diary space and experience to be appointed as the next BBC Director General.

Incredible that Robbie Gibb - most influential person on BBC board by many accounts and from journalists I speak in BBC - was involved in setting up GB News. GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Alex Massie: regular contributor to The Times, Spectator - and the BBC in Scotland. The state of British journalism.

Great song.

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Rise and shine, wastrels.

The genius of George Wyllie always thrills me.

Love the Atholl Arms. 💙

THE 5% SCOT! A brand new cartoon.

Fill yer boots folks. The usual 🥀suspects ain’t fairing too well.

Bum steer Keir.

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‘Barton wore a scarf patterned with the Union flag as the verdicts were returned.’ Nasty birds of a feather etc.

Nandy has never had any nice about her. Even had to have a sympathy Brownie’s badge. However, there’s problems with every member of Starmer’s cabinet, sacked ones included. How many are millionaires? Look at who funds them and to what extent. They’ve been bought and sold. Every single one of them.

Kinda sums things up.

Most of his businesses wouldn't have survived without millions of dollars of govt subsidies. Musk is the poster boy for the absolute fraud that is 'free-market capitalism'.

If the Tesla Afrikaans fascist get’s his $Trillion and then decided to spend a buck a second it would take approximately 31,700 years to work his way through it. The corporate world has gone mad.

Put Racism in its place "This old Portuguese commercial is brilliant"

Where to start. Here’s one. Fill yer boots.

Remind yer Scottish pals that Labour voted with the Tories to make Brexit happen. Don’t let their dreadful ‘Scottish’ branch office orifices try to kid you on when blaming Brexit for Reeves upcoming English budget that will make us Scots much poorer. Not her very rich pals and shareholders though.

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but the #CelebrityTraitors got paid a total of £760,000, while Alan Carr's Neuroblastoma UK got only £87,500. A small amount in comparison, and less than the usual series' prize. www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-t...

Kathleen Jamie is a Scottish poet and former Makar (national bard) of Scotland.

GoMA visit yesterday.

Westminster politics today, part 2. Faces don't lie. #ConfidenceInspiring

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Lest we forget who the real National Security threats are: www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobby... #kompromat @labouruk.bsky.social

🗳️ Today is polling day in the Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages by-election. Get out there and vote for Anne Marie Caldwell before 10pm tonight! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Uber grifter Oily Alexander couldnae fight sleep.

SNP’s John Swinney’s uncle won the Victoria Cross, Keith Brown was in the Royal Marines and Scottish Labour’s Davey Russel marches with the Orange Lodge.

‘First 50 vehicles, costing nearly £10m each, finally ready to deploy to Nato’s eastern flank, where drones now dominate.’ That’s Five Hundred Million useless pounds squandered by Wastemonster.

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Channel 4 saying tonight that two thirds of England’s maternity units are deemed to be unsafe. Jackie Baillie should just button her lying lips.