Mark Irvine - Blogger, Campaigner, Organiser

Nicola Sturgeon has a real tip for herself as well as a terrible brass neck as she regrets the damage her sudden resignation as FM has inflicted on the SNP. Miss Otis Regrets - great song by Ella Fitzgerald Nicola Sturgeon has admitted she regrets the damage her sudden resignation as first minister has inflicted on the SNP ⬇️ https://t.co/r7ST1UeFoH — The Times and The Sunday Times Scotland (@timesscotland) January 31, 2025  

AlJolani: elections may not be held in 4 years! AlJolani: election may be held in 3 months ! Today Abu Muhammad Aljolani has appointed himself as president of the transitional phase in Syria. pic.twitter.com/XOYC4UcMUY — Azat (@AzatAlsalim) January 29, 2025 Is Syria just replacing one tyranny with another? The country's new 'leader' (Abu al-Jolani) is a former jihadist with links to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS).  

Phenomenal cartoon from Charlie Hebdo. ‘1 in 2 young people do not know the Shoah’. The speech bubble reads ‘never heard of it!’ Perfect. https://t.co/hEsiuCIXay — Rachel Moiselle (@RachelMoiselle) January 30, 2025 Only 1 in 2 young people know about the Holocaust - and presumably  the same is true about the history of Islam and the conflict in the Middle East.    

Another Israeli hostage, Arbel Yehud, who was kidnapped on October 7 2023 is released by Hamas surrounded by a angry mob of masked Islamist fanatics in Gaza What a shameful, cowardly display 

Life should mean life for this Glasgow paedophile gang who should never be released from prison, but the good thing is that their crimes were quickly investigated - without fear or favour. No one questioned whether the religious or ethnic background of these appalling individuals should prevent an investigation taking place - as happened in towns like Rotherham and Keighley.

While the focus is on Gaza, Israel has gone on the rampage in the West Bank. Their latest war crime is the killing of 2 year old Laila Al-Khatib. UNRWA have also been forced out of their premises to make way for illegal settlements. When will International Law apply to Israel? https://t.co/1yUXUGP56L pic.twitter.com/K1J1YVvMLz — Humza Yousaf (@HumzaYousaf) January 26, 2025 I follow Humza Yousaf on social media, but the SNP MSP for Glasgow Pollok never has anything to say about the poor, run-down state of Glasgow - his home city, of course! Instead Humza is always banging on about Gaza and other international issues which have nothing to do with his day job as a member of the Scottish Parliament. No wonder he's standing down - Humza's well past his sell-by date!

They’ve learned absolutely nothing. #BrindleyMustGo pic.twitter.com/JIJUOW7yZW — Kate (@campervanwoman) January 26, 2025 Rape Crisis Scotland has come up with a new definition of a 'woman'. Weasel words, says the Sunday Post, which would allow men to self-ID and magically declare they are women. Have you ever heard anything so ridiculous and absurd!

One of the main reasons Glasgow has such a big litter problem is that the city's politicians don't take the issue seriously - astonishingly some insist all the city needs is a wee 'spruce up'! For example, the c ouncil encourages citizens to phone a special hotline to bring Dumb Dumpers to book, but if a public spirited citizen actually calls 0845 230 4090 a-  recorded message says you've dialled 'an incorrect number'. I reported this farcical situation to the SNP led City Council two years ago. Glasgow City Council - You Cannot Be Serious! ( November 18, 2022 ) Glasgow City Council's 'Dumb Dumper's hotline (0845 230 4090) for reporting fly-tipping is still not operating several months after I first shared the news on my blog. I also reported the non-existent hotline to my local Glasgow councillors - on which more to follow soon. But what does this say about how seriously the Council is taking the issue? Dumb Dumpers, Dumb Hotlines and Glasgow Co...

Glasgow gran, Lorraine Higgins, is rightly outraged at the fly-tipping eyesore outside her home in Ibrox and says the mess is the worst it has ever been in the 50 years she has lived in the area. I agree with Lorraine - Glasgow is a 'dumper's paradise, see posts below from the blog archive. Glasgow Is A Dumper's Paradise! ( April 05, 2024 ) One of the main reasons Glasgow has such a big litter problem is that the city's politicians don't take the issue seriously - astonishingly some insist all the city needs is a wee 'spruce up'! For example, the c ouncil encourages citizens to phone a special hotline to bring Dumb Dumpers to book, but if a public spirited citizen actually calls 0845 230 4090 a-  recorded message says you've dialled 'an incorrect number'. I reported this farcical situation to the SNP led City Council two years ago. Glasgow City Council - You Cannot Be Serious! ( November 18, 2022 ) Glasgow City Council's 'Dumb Dumper'...

19 year old Israeli Ori Ansbacher was sitting in a park reading a book when Arafat Irfaiya, in an act of ‘Palestinian resistance,’ attacked and raped her, then cut off her head. Now Hamas has traded hostages to get him back. Why are women’s rights groups on silent mode? pic.twitter.com/QM7u6pQ6yz — Jaime Kirzner-Roberts (@jaimekr) January 20, 2025 Hamas still hold a kidnapped baby (Kfir Babas) hostage while Israel has been required to release a convicted Palestinian fanatic as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement. Arafat Irfaiya attacked and raped a 19-year-old Israeli (Ori Ansbacher) before cutting off her head. Hamas would have you believe that sadistic murderers and rapists are 'resistance' fighters.

“I’m all for positive reinvention; indeed, I would suggest the likes of Keir Starmer could do with fast revealing another side and Donald Trump needs more than just a reboot. But if John Swinney is only Full-on John now, what he was before?” https://t.co/gEGcN6dmtX — mandy rhodes (@holyroodmandy) January 26, 2025 I enjoyed Mandy Rhodes column for Holyrood Magazine on the increasingly performative nature of modern Scottish politics - are we really heading for Full-On John vs Kick Ass Anas? 

More great lines from Private Eye which exposes the scurrilous way the SNP Government used its influence over the Scottish Prisons Service to introduce the policy of men (trans women) being placed into the female prison estate. So how would Sturgeon escape from her U-turn so screeching To stop all the auld Scots voters whose support was now leeching? She decided it was necessary to change her position And from her previous policy she would have to transition. "This prisoner was creating a risk to other women", said she, "Particularly one poor wee woman I know - ME!" Fantastic - joyous with words!   Humza Yousaf - Justice Minister 2018 to 2021 ( February 28, 2023 ) Humza Yousaf was Scotland's Justice Minister between June 2018 and May 2021 and played a huge role in developing the SNP's policy of placing male prisoners in the female prison estate. Private Eye makes the whole business look absurd and deservedly so since no law exists anywhere in the UK stating ...