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Leona@editor· 23d

i don’t want to do it, sorry. Whatever it is

An instagram post. A young woman with long blonde hair is wearing sunglasses and reclining on a bed while she talks on the phone and looks at her laptop. One of her legs is raised vertically and dramatically in the air. She is wearing black ski pants and heels.

Leona@editor· Jul 3

Views like David Birkett’s are the reason I left the SNP, despite being an indy supporter for my entire adult life.

Today, I'm not convinced we remain that broad church.
Two recent examples stand out.
First, during a conference debate over abortion buffer zones, now-former MSP John Mason expressed a sincerely held dissenting view. I disagreed with him, but I was uncomfortable with the hostility directed towards an elected parliamentarian simply for disagreeing.
And second, the leadership contest (and non-contest) involving Kate Forbes and the overreaction among some members to the prospect of her leading us.

Whatever one's view of her beliefs, the intensity of the reactions from some suggests that certain viewpoints are no longer considered welcome within the party, that should concern all of us.
So let me ask a simple question of my fellow
SNP members: Would you stand shoulder to shoulder with an independence-supporting Conservative to secure Scotland's independence?

Leona@editor· Jul 2

Old tweet from Andrew Lawrence:

Conservative: I have been censored for my conservative views
Me: Holy shit! You were censored for wanting lower taxes?
Con: LOL no...no not those views
Me: So....deregulation?
Con: Haha no not those views either
Me: Which views, exactly?
Con: Oh, you know the ones

Leona@editor· Jul 2

This is just dishonest. It’s a complete misrepresentation to say that the backlash was due to her ‘having a conscience’. It was explicitly because of her backward, hateful beliefs. I’m sure her conscience told her she couldn’t lie about the beliefs, but she seems to be ok with lying now!

She told the audience: "I answered questions honestly about my faith, and the way it shaped my view of sex and gender, of marriage and family. The backlash was instant and fervent."
Forbes said that in commentary about her leadership bid "my experience of managing the nation's budget as finance secretary, or having the largest electoral majority of any parliamentarian, was less important apparently than - shocker of shockers - having a conscience"

Leona@editor· Jul 2

My email inbox. There are no unread emails

Leona@editor· Jul 1

Which members of the public supported you, Kate? When you lost the leadership contest because you said that gay people shouldn’t be able to get married?

Speaking on the final day of the ARC conference, Forbes said: "The end result felt like a victory because during that period I thought: I have not given in when I could have.
"Therefore, I did lose the contest but I absolutely won the public support and that feels good."

Leona@editor· Jun 30

Just listening to a cheerful Halloween song from 1649

Great is the harm the present season has brought;
heavy this gloom which has come upon us;
narrow do we think your dwelling in the wooden coffin;
long shall we remember the placing of the boards.

A' Chnò Shamhna
Is mòr pudhar an raith sa;
's trom an dubhadh sa dh'fhàs oirnn;
gura cumhang leinn d' fhàrdach
an ciste laighe nan claran;
's fhad' is cuimhne leinn càradh nam bòrd.

Leona@editor· Jun 30

This is the most Widow’s Bay item I’ve ever seen

A framed 1950s cross-stitch portrait of a weathered-looking salty sea dog fisherman. He has a beard and an oilskin hat and is smoking a pipe.

Leona@editor· Jun 30

ahahahaha

Burnham told readers in Scotland that they should be able to "take greater public control of essential services such as water, housing, energy and transport, learning from the model that has transformed our bus networks in Greater Manchester"
Three out of the four areas he suggested he will give Scots more power over are already devolved to the Scottish Government. Scottish Water, too, is already in public ownership, while ScotRail has been nationalised since 2022.

Leona@editor· Jun 29

Shut up. No they do not

Burnham said the process would provide "new opportunities to extend devolution in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland by taking power deeper down".
He said: "The people of Dundee and Bangor feel just as distant from Holyrood and the Senedd as they do from Westminster."

Leona@editor· Jun 29

The 404 Ink Bursary is such a great, positive way to wind down – just leaving a nice legacy and good vibes. Happy to say I’m mentioned here as a supporter and am donating my time to work with an up-and-coming small press. Looking forward to it!