Scotland's Wings: Triumph and Tragedy in the Skies

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I may be an opponent in the technical sense, but I remain committed to the same cause. Sometimes it takes an external perspective to bring about the change or clarity that a movement needs. Alba aims to be that constructive external force. But the next year’s accounts weren’t published for another 18 months, in November 2021. We have no information as to the reason for the six-month delay, but it might be reasonably hazarded that COVID had an impact. Despite the conspiracy theorizing and personal abuse, a lot of Campbell's blog is taken up with boring arguments with The Scotsman newspaper about accurate figures for the number of teachers in Scotland and similar data-based issues. But just because The Scotsman is shit, doesn't mean Wings is any better. (At least The Scotsman has a range of opinions, from leftist nationalist Lesley Riddoch and anti- poverty and mental health campaigner Darren "Loki, the Scottish rapper" McGarvey to ultra-rightists Brian Monteith and Allan Massie.) Campbell has been criticised as a purveyor of toxic masculinity, with Gerry Hassan writing in the Scottish Review: England didn’t seek our permission to exit. They didn’t even wish to compromise to Scotland who’d voted 62% & tabled a compromise.

SNP shelling out for paid advertising in the local newspaper this week. I don’t remember that being necessary or acceptable normally.It will also take the SNP comfort blanket away from the electorate and force them to make some hard choices about what they really want here. Why is an NHS trust using public money, given as part of a budget approved by Holyrood, for the purpose of healthcare in Scotland, and funded by Scottish taxpayers, to give money for reparations? Who approved that, and on whose authority?”

The SNP can change its name but it can’t change its reputation, every single party leader including Mike Russell and Yousaf saying I/We didn’t know until now, makes the SNP situation even worse. In short, while the methods may have changed, the mission has not. I believe that ALBA can serve as a catalyst to unite and energise the independence movement, including the SNP, towards our common goal. I do have some membranes I recycled from somewhere and grow veg through holes in the sheets. Though also grow stuff without using a membrane. According to a very senior Labour figure speaking to an undercover Wings operative while campaigning in the constituency, “the numbers are looking good and [we] might not even need the SNP voters to stay home”, but despite that we know of dedicated, tireless independence campaigners and former SNP staffers who are voting Labour today just to make absolutely sure there’s no chance of a surprise SNP win. AR: Yes, it became increasingly clear that the SNP Group was wedded to continuity rather than open to what I, and many others, feel are necessary—particularly with regard to independence strategy. When it became evident that my efforts to steer the party were not gaining traction, I had to re-evaluate my position.AR: Absolutely, the effectiveness of any political movement is amplified when it gains more support. And yes, while the SNP tends to keep its internal discussions quite private, that doesn’t mean those discussions aren’t happening. If the police are looking into Progress Scotland’s finances then they won’t be looking at micro accounts that is for sure. Wings is breaking story after story, leaving them in his wake. They could easily access the same information Stu has used for this latest embarrassment. But they daren’t look too closely because they don’t want the responsibility of having to break the story – that would be viewed as some kind of ‘betrayal’ by their peers.