Andrew Doyle takes aim at SNP

Just wondering; the SNPs hate crimes bill... surely by campaigning for independence the SNP could be argued to be stirring up hate against the English?

Maybe, but from what I've seen of these laws so far the issue isn't whether someone is caught by their scope but rather whether the Police on receiving a report are motivated to go after the spreader of hate. For some classes of complainants, and classes of hate spreaders, the Police don't seem to be especially motivated.

I know Frankie Boyle's gone to Wokerton but he'll fall foul of complaints - that I imagine a lot of people will be happy to make - on other grounds given that

(protected groups [are] defined by age, disability, racial or ethnic identity, sexual orientation, transgender identity or ‘variations in sex characteristics’)

and his given his record on insulting and offending people with disabilities, for example.

As for 'variations in sex characteristics' what does that mean?

It's supposed to mean "intersex". See here:

data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2019-0059/Variations_in_Sex_Characteristics-Technical_Paper.pdf

That document even expressly warns that:

29. We were also alerted to issues relating to people’s broader experiences of the healthcare system through engaging with stakeholders who reported: ... Health professionals conflating transgender status and variations in sex characteristics.

What's the betting that in no time at all "variations in sex characteristics" in the law will be extended to apply to people who "think they're in the wrong body"? It's likely to be yet another Trojan Horse.

How could that possibly pass constitutional muster?

[quote LizA49]This is a really good article about what is going wrong (and why) in Scotland.

sourcenews.scot/robin-mcalpine-the-foundations-of-scotlands-democracy-have-crumbled-and-you-should-worry/[/quote]
That's a good article. Very worrying though.

Hahaha the (Judith) butler did it

Nah, Frankie's got himself some woke armour. He'll be just fine.

Frankie Boyle may as well just hand hand himself in to Barlinnie now

Liz, thank you, good if depressing and worrying article

[quote LizA49]This is a really good article about what is going wrong (and why) in Scotland.

sourcenews.scot/robin-mcalpine-the-foundations-of-scotlands-democracy-have-crumbled-and-you-should-worry/[/quote]
Yes, I read that yesterday and it's eye opening, but depressing and terrifying at the same time.

I’m imagining an episode of Rebus after this.

There’s been a MURTER, what somebody is DEID? No. they have hurty feelz. Their feelings have been murtered.

This is a really good article about what is going wrong (and why) in Scotland.

sourcenews.scot/robin-mcalpine-the-foundations-of-scotlands-democracy-have-crumbled-and-you-should-worry/

I like the sound of the cave.

I wonder what Nicola Sturgeon is referring to in this interview. Could she mean, perhaps among other things, the self ID debacle and the Hate Crime Bill? I've watched the video in the BBC story but not the full interview.

Story from the BBC www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-53691559

"Nicola Sturgeon has said the SNP needs to "focus on what matters to people" ahead of next year's election and put aside internal disputes.

The first minister was speaking after a number of public rows about her party's policies and strategies.

The SNP leader said internal fighting would be a turn off for voters."

Yep, wee Patrick Harvie is up to his neck in it.

There seems to be a small but insanely influential group behind the Scottish policy woke wash. Lots of deals done presumably in order to push through other polices that the minority SNP govt want (not that it's just the Greens by any stretch - internal capture as well).

I have often said that the best argument against Scottish independence is the SNP.

This proposal says it in a nutshell.

Haha I gave her my coldest look of contempt and smiled as her soul withered inside her body...

I hope you gave them the finger. These facemasks make communication so much more necessarily visual these days...

The hatred for JK is intolerable. Some random nobody in the street turned around and shot me a look of daggers simply for saying her name.

I need to go and live in a cave.

I'll come with you. Terfcave.

queenofknives I share your pain! Just had bloke at work on zoom call tell me how transphobic JKRowling is. I absolutely despise the Scot govt and although I was a supporter of independence I don’t think I care any longer when I look at the state of politics. So many are really quite thick, others are genderism ideologues and the others along for the ride. The number of bad laws this lot seem determined to push through is wearying.
This is the govt that redefined “woman” to include “man” for the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act. Call yourself Loretta, out “Ms” on your gas bill and you’re a woman as far as the political class in Scotland is concerned. Woeful. I need to go and live in a cave.

Shocking.