Norman McWhirter
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2/ The instructions are just… fascinating? Well, every piece of public record I’ve uncovered on this subject so far has been fascinating, but this paragraph is exceptional.
It contradicts the Supreme Court directly, comprehensively, and unequivocally.
It contradicts the Supreme Court directly, comprehensively, and unequivocally.
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
2/ The instructions are just… fascinating? Well, every piece of public record I’ve uncovered on this subject so far has been fascinating, but this paragraph is exceptional.
It contradicts the Supreme Court directly, comprehensively, and unequivocally.
It contradicts the Supreme Court directly, comprehensively, and unequivocally.
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he never looks at JD that way
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
he never looks at JD that way
I'd like some of what Baroness Hallett's smoking if she thought that it was legally, financially, or politically possible for any of the devolved administrations to lockdown before the UK said so.
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I'd like some of what Baroness Hallett's smoking if she thought that it was legally, financially, or politically possible for any of the devolved administrations to lockdown before the UK said so.
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That was a scandal: deliberately undermining govt during public health crisis
Instead report chose to criticise Sturgeon:
"Sharing the burden of public health communications more widely among senior decision-makers & advisers would also reduce the risk of polarisation among members of the public"
Instead report chose to criticise Sturgeon:
"Sharing the burden of public health communications more widely among senior decision-makers & advisers would also reduce the risk of polarisation among members of the public"
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
That was a scandal: deliberately undermining govt during public health crisis
Instead report chose to criticise Sturgeon:
"Sharing the burden of public health communications more widely among senior decision-makers & advisers would also reduce the risk of polarisation among members of the public"
Instead report chose to criticise Sturgeon:
"Sharing the burden of public health communications more widely among senior decision-makers & advisers would also reduce the risk of polarisation among members of the public"
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My latest blog piece, the double standards of the anti-independence media's coverage of the Covid Inquiry.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/t...
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The Scottish media’s covid double standards
Did Nicola Sturgeon get everything right during the Covid pandemic when she headed a devolved government limited powers at its disposal and she was faced with an anti-independence Scottish media th…
weegingerdug.wordpress.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
My latest blog piece, the double standards of the anti-independence media's coverage of the Covid Inquiry.
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/t...
weegingerdug.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/t...
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I like how for every other UK/devolved leader the report is like “the pandemic response was shambolic” and for Sturgeon is “she was too controlling”
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I like how for every other UK/devolved leader the report is like “the pandemic response was shambolic” and for Sturgeon is “she was too controlling”
Not had a chance to read the Covid inquiry report, but worth remembering that Scotland had a significantly better mortality rate than the other UK nations.
November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Not had a chance to read the Covid inquiry report, but worth remembering that Scotland had a significantly better mortality rate than the other UK nations.
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The idea that the devolved nations should have unilaterally imposed lockdowns while the UK objected and refused to support is risible
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The idea that the devolved nations should have unilaterally imposed lockdowns while the UK objected and refused to support is risible
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Anyway please enjoy this pumpkin I saw yesterday
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Anyway please enjoy this pumpkin I saw yesterday
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
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52,000 people at Hampden and a broader nation of 5.5 million all cheering deliriously for hours created an area of unusually high pressure, I don’t know, I’m not Heather the weather.
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
52,000 people at Hampden and a broader nation of 5.5 million all cheering deliriously for hours created an area of unusually high pressure, I don’t know, I’m not Heather the weather.
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She says “an oath *to protect and defend*” in this clip, but doesn’t say what the oath requires them to protect and defend.
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
She says “an oath *to protect and defend*” in this clip, but doesn’t say what the oath requires them to protect and defend.
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New in PN: Mike Johnson's Epstein bungling is a disaster for the GOP
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
Mike Johnson's Epstein bungling is a disaster for the GOP
The House speaker and his boss put on a masterclass of failure.
www.publicnotice.co
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
New in PN: Mike Johnson's Epstein bungling is a disaster for the GOP
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
"Observing Johnson in recent months has been like watching an extended Road Runner cartoon, where the Coyote fashions intricate knots of congressional procedure in order to tie himself to a giant stack of lit dynamite."
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🧵So last week I asked Kiwis and Aussies if people prefer their fairy bread with margarine or butter, crusts on or crusts off, squares vs triangles. I figured since it has been ages since I've sampled the food of the fae, I should make sure the recipe is correct for my upcoming book launch party.
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
🧵So last week I asked Kiwis and Aussies if people prefer their fairy bread with margarine or butter, crusts on or crusts off, squares vs triangles. I figured since it has been ages since I've sampled the food of the fae, I should make sure the recipe is correct for my upcoming book launch party.
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Saturn’s rings remain disconcertingly thin
November 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Saturn’s rings remain disconcertingly thin
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Okay, I can't let this one go. I live in Ireland, not the UK, but the use of this image by a supposedly socialist party is so stupid and offensive, I'm going to get stuck in.
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Okay, I can't let this one go. I live in Ireland, not the UK, but the use of this image by a supposedly socialist party is so stupid and offensive, I'm going to get stuck in.
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/
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GB News hosting Trumplethinskin so he can have a fannywobble about Panorama is the most utterly deranged media crossover of the year and is absolutely peak 2025.
Reader Discretion - I went sweary.
Reader Discretion - I went sweary.
Trumplethinskin Goes After the BBC - Because Facts Keep Hurting His Feelings
The man who demanded people "fight like hell" now insists the real injury was a slightly compressed quote on Panorama.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
GB News hosting Trumplethinskin so he can have a fannywobble about Panorama is the most utterly deranged media crossover of the year and is absolutely peak 2025.
Reader Discretion - I went sweary.
Reader Discretion - I went sweary.
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A lot of the commentary on this Ipsos work on nostalgia, which found that e.g. 63% of Brits think 1975 was a happier time, is tut-tutting about people's lack of historical memory/literacy, as if this is a history exam.
It's not, it's a reflection of how shit people think life is *right now*.
It's not, it's a reflection of how shit people think life is *right now*.
Widespread nostalgia for the old days, with many saying things were better back in 1975
Is life getting better? In a new 30-country Global Advisor survey, Ipsos asks the public to assess how life is in 2025 compared to their perceptions of life in 1975.
www.ipsos.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A lot of the commentary on this Ipsos work on nostalgia, which found that e.g. 63% of Brits think 1975 was a happier time, is tut-tutting about people's lack of historical memory/literacy, as if this is a history exam.
It's not, it's a reflection of how shit people think life is *right now*.
It's not, it's a reflection of how shit people think life is *right now*.
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Another day in Britain then...
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Another day in Britain then...
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I can't believe this literally happened
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I can't believe this literally happened
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I truly believe that Wes Streeting has the ideas, the charisma, and the likeability to be an even more historically hated Prime Minister than Keir Starmer
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I truly believe that Wes Streeting has the ideas, the charisma, and the likeability to be an even more historically hated Prime Minister than Keir Starmer