Mark Irvine - Blogger, Campaigner, Organiser

SNP leadership contest blew £160k hole in party's finances https://t.co/chRfZcqTVd — Alex Gallacher (@ga11acher) August 29, 2023 Must be the most expensive bin fire in human history! No wonder Scotland's in such a state - when the SNP can't run a pissant leadership election without getting into a terrible mess.   SNP, Stich Ups and Bin Fires ( March 18, 2023 ) I'm afraid John Swinney owes Scotland and SNP members a humble apology over this bin fire of a leadership election - instead of sticking his oar in to stitch things up for the establishment candidate!  

The extent to which the NHS is captured by gender woo is truly frightening. Take a look at this poster containing guidance for staff. Even asking a patient what their name is is deemed transphobic! https://t.co/imvYf3nQHx pic.twitter.com/cQ8dLepnZl — Bessie Braddock (@BraddockBessie) August 29, 2023 Tiny, unrepresentative groups with vested interests come together to develop these crazy 'rules' and policies behind closed doors - then wonder why the rest of say they are unacceptable and barking mad. I haven't signed up to self-ID and gender ideology in our public services, hospital or schools - have you? 

Females wishing for breast cancer because they think they’re really supposed to be men, is really sad. This is what gender ideology does to people pic.twitter.com/GzMIaJn13N — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 30, 2023 Trans activists deny their movement is a cult, but it's hard to disagree with the charge when you see videos like this with trans zealots wishing they had breast cancer in order to have a mastectomy and flat chest. How crazy is that and how can surgery solve what is clearly a mental health issue.

  A timely reminder from the blog archive that the Greens are a nasty bunch of cranks these days. Here's a Glasgow Green councillor (Cllr Gallagher) a man who self-IDs as a woman, trying to smear women standing up for their rights as extremists with links to Nazis. Jeezo, Glasgow! Trans Bams Are Anti-Women ( June 28, 2023 ) Green councillor Elaine Gallagher, a man who self-identifies as a woman, tries to smear a 'LetWomenSpeak' rally held in Glasgow's George Square back in February 2023. But the 'Gaystapo' clown who turned up on the day had nothing whatsoever to do with the event and was told to clear off, for obvious reasons.   Nonetheless Green Cllr Gallagher deliberately distorts what happened on the day and falsely  accuses Glasgow women who were standing up for their rights as 'extremists' with links to Nazis. Nothing could be further from the truth, but it shows that the trans bams will stoop to anything to promote their anti-women agenda.     Myst

Mhairi Black compared women’s rights supporters to white supremacists, but that was ok with Humza. https://t.co/7qerCFAhE3 — Carol Cunningham 💚🤍💜 (@CarolM_CC) August 30, 2023 Fair comment from Carol Cunningham - the SNP's deputy leader, Mhairi Black, compares women who do not believe in self-ID to 'white supremacists'. No rebuke from Humza Yousaf - yet the SNP leader/First Minister insists there is no excuse for bigotry or hatred towards anyone. Does this sound just a tad inconsistent and hypocritical to anyone else?

Compare the speed with which Police Scotland moved to identify and arrest a man who shouted at Patrick Harvie in the street - with their apparent inability to track down a man who was inciting violence against women at a pro-trans rally in Glasgow back in February. Surely our politicians ought to be asking serious questions about priorities and a consistent approach to policing with public consent - because this is not a good look for Police Scotland or the Scottish government.     Decapitate Terfs ( February 11, 2023 ) Has anyone managed to identify this moron who was proudly parading a 'DECAPITATE TERFS' banner at a rally in Glasgow's Buchanan Street the other week? Ugly, misogynistic messages like this are on display regularly at trans rallies, but the event organisers and key players never denounce the the hateful behaviour involved. Instead they turn a blind eye even though the individuals responsible must be known to trans activists and their supporters. Compare this

I think it's fair to ask Police Scotland why they appear to take violent threats against women much less seriously than some bloke being rude to a politician.   Inciting Violence Against Women ( March 25, 2023 ) Here's a jaw dropping piece of news - the Daily Mail reports that Police Scotland have apparently been unable to identify the morons who held up banners inciting violence against women at a recent trans rally in Glasgow. I think the public are entitled to a better explanation of what lengths the police went to in their investigations because the chap holding up the 'DECAPITATE TERFS' banner is allegedly living in the centre of Glasgow. I intend raising the matter with my local SNP MSP, Kaukab Stewart, who is pictured in the photo below wearing a yellow hat.    

More distortions from Gerry Hassan who doesn’t support women’s rights or the rights of lesbians unless we bow down to the gender identity ideology designed to undermine those rights. Happy to debate this publicly with you Gerry. https://t.co/6E7eQE5kIW — Joanna Cherry KC (@joannaccherry) August 27, 2023 Fair comment from Joanna Cherry. Gerry Hassan uses lots of words to say very little while ignoring the fact that only one side in the sex vs gender debate is trying to cancel, silence and shout people down - the trans zealots and their allies. I do hope Gerry takes up Joanna's invitation to debate the issues publicly.

Patrick Harvie gets shouted by a passer-by - rude but not threatening in any way. Result - Humza Yousaf takes to social media to condemn the incident and publicly support a fellow politician. Joanna Cherry receives vile rape and death threats after speaking out against self-ID and gender ideology.  Result - the SNP leadership sits on its hands and stays silent. Is Humza a hypocrite?

Humza Yousaf and his chums in the Scottish Greens would have you believe this man is really a woman - just because he says so. But it's a load of old bollocks, as they say!  

If Patrick Harvie really wants something to get offended about then I'm happy to oblige 😆 https://t.co/K3dOJ4Ywzx — Shauny Boy (@shiny02) August 23, 2023 Shauny Boy takes aim at Patrick Harvie - a man easily offended even though he calls other folks 'bigots and transphobes' for refusing to believe men can magically become women simply by the power of their imagination.  

Vogue's decision to ditch the 'leggy model' stereotype with Nicola Sturgeon (a lookalike Krankie according to Private Eye) didn't last too long, as its latest photoshoot features a leggy male cyclist who self-IDs as a woman.     Cambo, Oil and the Cover of Vogue ( August 11, 2022 ) Private Eye was on top form with this spoof William McGonnagall poem celebrating Nicola Sturgeon's interview with Vogue magazine. Cambio, Oil and the Cover of Vogue ( November 15, 2021 ) Private Eye hits a home run with this great piece making fun of Nicola Sturgeon's attempt to reinvent herself as an 'eco warrior' after years of boasting about the untapped riches of Scotland's oil and gas reserves.