The SNP Disease Running through Scottish Politics, SNP Cllr Riahannon Spear deletes her twitter account over 'hate' tweet, Health Secretary Humza Yousaf makes 'no apology' for controversial Rangers tweet, and the leader of the 'Wolffe Pack', James Wolffe to stand down as Lord Advocate, oh, and Humza Yousaf as Health Minister gets photographed taking the Covid vaccine as Scots are declining uptake, I guess he is un-inspirational as Health Sec as he was as a Justice Sec, very much a case of Humza who?

Dear All 

It was a busy weekend for the disgraceful SNP who spread their toxic bile on the internet, the general term for this comes under, the 'mask slips'. One of the people that the press like to refer to as a rising star is the odious SNP Councillor Rhiannon Spear. Spear has the distinction that she is intensively disliked by independence supporters and those who are pro UK.  In fact, I would hedge a bet and say the independence supporters dislike her the most. In her recent attempts to be selected as an MSP, this prompted an online campaign against her. Spear is close to Sturgeon, you could say she is a Sturgeon limpet, who appears to be taking over the 'hate' mantle left by ex SNP MP Natalie McGarry. McGarry was another despicable vomiter of poison on social media. For those interested in McGarry's future or lack of it, she faces a retrial on allegations of stealing thousands of pounds from two organisations. Prior to her notoriety McGarry used twitter who smear people in the most horrible way possible. She even linked me personally to a 'hate account' setup by someone she socialised with Tommy Ball, he plead guilty to this was one criminal case she wasn't named in. McGarry's retrial happens quite soon, so keep an eye out for that one, in the first trial, she plead guilty. 

One thing which I have noticed is that when really bad stories about the SNP leadership are in the press, usually someone lower in the SNP pack makes the news for saying something rather stupid. Humza Yousaf appears to be in a spot of bother at least with Rangers fans over his comments relating to a video alleging Rangers players used sectarian language during their title celebrations. The video has been totally discredited but the damage to Glasgow Rangers and staff has been immense. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf makes 'no apology' for his controversial Rangers tweet, and Glasgow Rangers has said that they are considering legal action against certain senior individuals in society. Anyway, the issue is more than the tweet, the SNP and its members have a history of supporting Sein Fein, they also have within their ranks, Sein Fein lite members, some of whom can be seen standing beside the Irish flag. Nicola Sturgeon, herself has met many prominent Sein Fein leaders and IRA supporters. Just like the SNP cultivated  the Muslim vote, they also cultivated the Sein Fein lite vote in Scotland. Many thing, the acts against Glasgow Rangers by the SNP are based on hatred of Rangers being a pro UK supporting club. 

In what the SNP would probably term a coincidence during the bad press surrounding Humza Yousaf, SNP Councillor Rhiannon Spear pops up, so what does her tweet say? Well, during the Eurovision contest, which the UK scored zero points in the judges and public vote, she came out and said: 

"It's ok Europe we hate the United Kingdom too. Love, Scotland." 

There is a couple of things to mention, Europe lost its meal ticket when Brexit happened, the UK was bankrolling the EU up to 20% of its entire budget. We paid financially more into the EU pretty much every year of our 40 plus year membership. Not only did we lose out financially, we also lost out politically and socially. The SNP wants membership of the EU because they know that Scotland is a country which cannot support itself. The SNP leadership want to be part of another tier of government so they financially and politically benefit from it. SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon makes no secret that she is ready to sell out Scotland, this would be to her betterment. Secondly, the SNP don't speak for Scotland, they only speak for the SNP, and clearly despite a continuous campaign, sensible people don't accept their leadership or views. 

So, was SNP Councillor Rhiannon Spear's tweet just a coincidence, or was it done to deflect attention away from SNP Minister Humza Yousaf? What we do know, and Spear isn't talking, is that she has deleted her twitter account. The opposition parties have accused her of using ‘abhorrent language’, they called her out early doors. I think personally, she has crossed the threshold of a Standards Investigation into her conduct. Her weak apology in the aftermath said: 

"I have now deleted this tweet about the UK's results in the Eurovision Song Contest, and apologise for any offence caused." 

This isn't the same as apologising for writing it, its apologising for any offence caused. Rhiannon Spear represents the Greater Pollok ward in Glasgow and is the SNP's national women's convenor. She is part of what is seen as the woke culture in the SNP, she is also part of the TIE campaign with promotes the lgbt agenda in schools. Schools were once a place of learning, now under the SNP, they are a place of lgbt sexualisation of children. The senior leadership of the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon, John Swinney, along with Shirley Anne Somerville are all signed up to the sexualisation agenda. For this reason, you can expect no action to be taken against Rhiannon Spear. Although the faced backlash online led by the Scottish Conservatives, they aptly describing it as an example of the party’s “toxic obsession with division”. Only a complaint to the Standards Commissioner will have any teeth. 

The Eurovision, not really worth talking about however, the Europeans in awarding zero points, did what they wanted to do. They aren't our friends, the EU isn't an ally of the UK, never was, and never will be. Europe is heading down a dark path, given they will won't be conquering other countries, their vision will turn inwards. The EU at some stage, bit by bit will end up suppressing their own people, then there will be a backlash. As ever, the UK as it did back in the 1930's will be seen as a 'haven' for disposed people of the European regime. Recently some people complained about the idea to charge people from the EU coming into the UK, how their anger poured out, these are the same stupid people who said nothing whejn Brits were charged, the same stupid people who said nothing when the EU turned on ex pats staying in places like Spain. Personally, I think UK citizens should consider other countries to spent their money in and also those who want to live the ex pat lifestyle do so in places of the Commonwealth. There are of course, other great places to for ex pats to live in, such as Thailand. Europeans need UK visitors and ex pats to support jobs, the local economy and local services, particularly in southern Europe. Only a fool cuts off their nose to spite their face, and this is what the Europeans are doing, let them get on with it. 

Regarding Spear, Scottish Conservative chief whip, Stephen Kerr, said: 

“The mask has again slipped from the SNP and this is another example of their toxic obsession with division. This is abhorrent language from one of the SNP’s most prominent campaigners and a 2021 election candidate, not to mention chair of Glasgow City Council’s education committee. We should be teaching tolerance and inclusion, not hate and division.” 

The main problem of facing pro UK supporters for decades has been the political parties who allowed the SNP free rein. It is time, the Scotland Office was revamped to include a weekly televised press conference from the Scottish Secretary. It was time that money coming to Scotland was channeled through the Scotland Office. It is time there was tighter financial controls on the SNP when they receive extra money from Westminster. It is time that Holyrood was bypassed so that additional funding could go to organisations thus freeing them from SNP influence. I would like to direct you to a podcast by Dr Craig Ross, it is a bit lengthy running for nearly an hour but it is worthwhile to hear. Anyway, he rights points out that more "money'' to Scotland doesn't solve the problems. The problem is that SNP controls the narrative because the Westminster bubble wrongly chose to ignore them. For years, I have blogged on review, renew and overhaul of pro UK organisations, chielfly Scotland  Office, and Scottish Labour. Both of these organisations' problems stem from not being dynamic in the Scottish life. Just as the SNP fund their preferred organisations, NGOs etc, so should the UK. Without direct intervention, the SNP will take over all bodies even down to community council level. If you think it isn't happening, wake up and start to get some self awareness. 

The UK government apparently has broken the 'red wall' in England, more working class people are heading towards the Conservatives. So what is the reason, it cannot be just singular, but to encapsulate it into a word, you could use 'betrayal', betrayal of the working class. The Labour Party has stopped being a working class party in favour of the London elite middle classes. The woke agenda is killing the Labour Party, and those who control it have no interest in addressing these problems, because they created them. Keir Starmer, the Labour leader is a multi millionaire, in Scotland, the leader is Anas Sarwar, he is a  multi millionaire, pretty it sends a message. The Labour Party still remains a party of division, it remains a 'remainer' party, divorced from working class people. The evidence? The result in Hartlepool. The Labour Party, and I don't know how many times I have written in about the situation in Scotland, isn't fit to campaign. Its broken, evidence? All the polling in the run up to the 2021 election, and of course the result. If Labour doesn't look inward to fix itself, one day, they will be witnessing as the 3rd party in Scotland, the Scottish Conservatives starting to tear parts of the 'yellow wall' down. It is entirely possible that Anas Sarwar who registered Scottish Labour biggest Holyrood defeat, will make Labour, the 4th party of Holyrood at some future date unless he starts to act like a leader. 

A story popped up of interest, it seems that  around half of people booked to get their Covid jag in Glasgow's main mass vaccination centre failed to turn up over the weekend. The Health Sec Humza Yousaf has done a photo op of himself being vaccinated in Caird Hall, in Dundee. My first thought was the SNP is keen to try and move the agenda on from the Rangers issue, but what I would also mention, if his volunteering is supposed to encourage people to take up the vaccine, it won't. Humza Yousaf is a failed politician, however, I suspect he realises that he isn't liked by the wider Scottish public. Once you start down the road of 'race politics', you get the temp hit of publicity, but the longer effects of what some term as being a 'race baiter' is universally negative. So, why aren't people willing to take the vaccine, well, it is simple, people don't want to take the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has been linked to rare blood clots. The reluctance on uptake is the loss of trust not just in odious politicians but also other untrustworthy press. The press appears to have lost its way, instead of holding politicians to account, they effectively work with them. Those who aren't taking the jag, I would suggest neither trust the politicians or the press. And of course, deaths and reactions to the AstraZeneca vaccine documented so far, don't encourage people either. It should be noted that there are only four Covid patients in intensive care across Scotland as a whole. Based on that information, is the risk worth the reward, apparently many think not. 

Finally, the Lord Advocate, James Wolffe is standing down, too little, too late, the damage to the Crown Office has already been done. Along with him goes, Solicitor General, Alison Di Rollo QC, have both announced their intention to leave office to clear the decks in a post Salmond verdict world, but remember this, clearing of the decks doesn't solve the issue. The Crown Office is seen as corrupt, in the minds of many, they view these employees as tainted. It wasn't the Salmond case which was the cause, other cases where the Crown Office tried to stitch up innocent people also meant they crossed the line of breaking public trust. No doubt, the new team will be brought in with much fanfare as Nicola Sturgeon and Keith Brown, Justice Sec can muster, expect them to talk about the new team's integrity. This is to remind you that they aren't bent, in case you happen to wonder. A likely contender for the post is said to be Laura Dunlop QC, who carried out a review of the Scottish Government's harassment complaint procedures. In her youtube video, she talks about going to an all girls school, what she leaves out is that it was an exclusive private school in Hillhead in Glasgow. If she gets picked, it might be to fit in with Sturgeon's promoting women agenda, and that she as part of the system fits in. Personally, I think that a new start should be someone who never held at post connected to government or government funded NGOs. In terms of Scotland and where we are now, I strongly suggest we are still on the road to decline, politically and in the Crown Office, because the damage has been done!

Yours sincerely 

George Laird                                                                                                                                The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University