WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The pause in which he faltered and teared up was when Burnham thought to himself “Am I going to do this? Use my own father’s death to score a cheap political point and launch a personal attack on Swinney?” Of course he did it: what a cynical charlatan. 000
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Seriously? You bought that? The pause in which he faltered and teared up was when Burnham thought to himself “Am I going to do this? Use my own father’s death to score a cheap political point and launch a personal attack on Swinney?” Of course he did it: what a cynical charlatan. 010
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Watched the ‘Tomorrow Belongs To Me’ scene again and felt sick. Your caller was completely correct: utterly terrifying. youtu.be/SDuHXTG3uyY?...youtu.beTomorrow belongs to me - CabaretYouTube video by nibelungenstar 021
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Can’t believe your work requires you to watch this madness - you have my sympathy 🤪 030
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Do you recall @thenewsagents.co.uk 26 May episode? In the 1st half, you - rightly - condemned misogyny. Yet, in the 2nd half, you described Nicola Sturgeon (accused of, charged with, convicted of, nothing) as “delegitimised”. That media pile-on, in which you have participated, continues to this day. 000
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Yeah, that’s the thing: so much of what the BBC does is fantastic (e.g. for me, The Proms, Radio 3, BBC4, drama & nature output are, IMO, pretty much worth the licence fee on their own)…but I simply cannot watch or listen to its news output anymore. 010
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This really cheesed me off this morning. There was no “slight confusion”; NF told a straight-up lie. No wonder so many people no longer engage with BBC News content… 1010824
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Hello. Is there anywhere one can just find a straightforward list of all the candidates and their number of votes? I’ve tried all major news outlets and newspaper websites. No joy…if anyone can direct me to the right place, you can! 300
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I missed the final set tie-break because I couldn’t take my eyes off it: that Cunningham person is totally unhinged! 🤪 010
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Writing that in an article entitled “My pitch to Scotland”? Really? My fear is that (like Starmer, Streeting, et al, before him), he will prove cloth-eared when it comes to Scotland: this (possibly inadvertent) error suggests so. I think we need to agree to disagree this one. 000
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 03/07/2026As James O’Brien’s listeners who disagree with him often say, “I love you, but…!” How can a direct quote be a misrepresentation? How would you (or he) suggest Scotland can “take greater public control” of an already fully nationalised utility? 100
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 03/07/2026He did write that, yes. But Scottish Water has always been in full public control. It’s seems he wrote this same article for a variety of ‘regional’ papers (eg Birmingham Mail, London Evening Standard) and just did a bit of find-and-replace, rather than checking the facts about Scottish Water. 210
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Unfortunately, in his “pitch to Scotland”, Andy Burnham stated that he would help Scotland “take greater public control of essential services such as water…” He needs to do more fact-checking, and less copy-and-pasting. 140
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 04/06/2026@therestpolitics.bsky.social Big fan of the podcast, and Rory Stewart’s intellect. Utterly hilarious, therefore, to hear him make such wild, strange ‘guilt-by-association’ assertions re. PM’s wife, based (it seems) on nothing more than a skim-read of some of the crazier unionist press in Scotland 🤣 010
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 26/05/2026OMG. You even used The Sun as the basis for your hit piece, and declared Sturgeon “delegitimised”…do you ever actually listen back to yourself??! 000
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 26/05/2026@lewisgoodall.com “Four. Hundred. Thousand. Pounds” How about “One. Hundred. And. Twenty. Million. Pounds.” Or maybe “Thirty. Seven. Thousand. MILLION. Pounds.” FFS, grow up 🤦♂️🤣. SNP/Sturgeon are victims of a crime here. FFS 100
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 18/05/2026👍 And there’s also the young golfer from Wolverhampton of Indian heritage, first Englishman to win the USPGA 🏌️♂️ in over a century 🏴. Fantastic. One in the eye for Saturday’s racist marchers 👏👏👏 000
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I’ve addressed that. The electorate has fundamentally changed. Why are you ignoring my simple question about mandates? 000
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Errr..it was you who jumped in with the name-calling. 😅🤷🏼♂️ Tell me about mandates, John. Go on, let’s hear it. 100
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Over 600,000 Scots adults have passed away since 2014; a similar number were too young to vote, but are now old enough, i.e. about 1.2m out of an electorate of 4.2m: those numbers are only going one way. How about you answer my question about mandates? 100
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Hey, John. Good to hear from you. In his speech this morning, Keir Starmer said he has a “mandate” for 5 years. So, with a bigger percentage of the vote than him (even without the Greens), does the SNP now have a mandate for an independence referendum? If not, why not? 100
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 11/05/2026“I have spoken to Eluned and Anas, as well as other council leaders…” 🏴 000
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 11/05/2026“I have spoken to Eluned and Anas, as well as other council leaders…” 353
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 04/05/2026So: Starmer - flat lie on BBC that “two people” were attacked @mrjamesob.bsky.social - character assassination of zackpolanski.bsky.social (was it the 5th kick to or the 3rd stamp on the head that pacified the guy, James?) @lewisgoodall.com - cabinet minister interview: no mention of a third victim 111
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Over 600,000 Scots adults have passed away since 2014; a similar number were too young to vote, but are now old enough, i.e. about 1.2m out of an electorate of 4.2m: those numbers are only going one way. Leaving aside your lame insult, what’s the mechanism by which Scots secure another referendum? 031
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Thank you for your thoughtful response; what you describe is exactly how Swinney is campaigning: the people will, as you say, decide. It’s just frustrating that Starmer, Streeting and others in government have ruled it out no matter how the vote goes…and some on here are blindly defending that 🤷🏼♂️ 010
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Interesting, and could be a topic of discussion another time, but it doesn’t actually answer my question, which is about how the British government would/should deal with a situation in which a majority of Scots want another independence referendum via the same route as in 2014. 110
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I know your position - you oppose independence - fine, you are perfectly entitled to do so! But, if a majority of Scots want a referendum, how does the Labour Party propose to deal with that? What’s the mechanism? A good Labour man should know: it’s one of the biggest issues of the day. 110
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026No, it’s not. You’re a Labour man, Labour are in government, and you’re a fan of the current PM. I’ve asked a question, and, like Starmer, you are obfuscating and refusing to engage with it. At least Wes Streeting has the guts to don his colonial master’s hat and tell us off for daring to ask. 110
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026It’s not ridiculous to ask how, if a majority of Scots want an independence referendum, they go about securing that? Not ridiculous at all: it’s a simple question about self-determination. 110
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026So you are opposed to democracy, then, other than when it suits you…or Falkland Islanders, whom your own Dear Leader tells us ARE entitled to self-determination. 100
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Again, you’re perfectly entitled to that viewpoint, but I’m afraid you’re not answering my question, which is about democracy and “process”. If a majority of Scots want an independence referendum, how do they go about securing that in this great democracy? 100
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026A stance to which you are perfectly entitled. Now, how about answering my question? Will it help if I try your pal, “Sir” Keir’s, word? What is the “process” by which Scots can hold an independence referendum in this “union of equals”, of “four nations”, if a majority desire it? 100
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026How about, as a “Democratic socialist”, you try answering the question, instead of going straight to the derogatory language and insults? If a majority of Scots want an independence referendum, what is the mechanism for that? Surely a good democrat like yourself can tell me? 100
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Very happy to engage on all these matters once a referendum is happening. You, meantime, are (deliberately or otherwise) completely missing the point of my question. Are you just another Labour guy who’s going to distort and obfuscate, or do you fancy having a go at answering my question? 000
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026You really, really haven’t. If a majority of Scots want another referendum, how do they go about getting this? It’s surely an easy question for a democrat to answer. 000
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026I have no idea who you are. I initially asked my question of a completely different person. You chose to come on the thread. You make assertions about ‘pointlessness’ and “once in a lifetime”. All I’ve done is challenge your assertions. How about you try answering my question instead of obfuscating? 200
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Just checking: you do understand what democracy is, right? So, let’s say a majority of Scots, by democratic means, express the will to have another independence referendum. How do they go about “having” (to use Wes Streeting’s word) that? 200
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026“Scots voted no. You can't just keep having referendums until you get the answer you want”. Errr…who’s dictating to who here? 000
WestScot @westscot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Emojis don’t answer questions. You’re only a democrat when it suits you. In other words, you’re not a democrat. 100