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Wings Over Scotland
1d ago
Alert readers may recall that it’s only three-and-a-bit years since the SNP somehow spent £386,000 of its members’ money fitting out its party HQ at Jackson’s Entry in Edinburgh, a pricey piece of prime real estate just yards from Holyrood, with shiny new furniture while it was sitting empty during COVID. So it’s a little ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
1d ago
Welcome, readers, to what may be the final week of Wings Over Scotland. We’ve been covering the Scottish Government’s horrific, draconian Hate Crime Act for almost four years now. But until this month, we hadn’t felt directly under threat by it. Wings is – sorry if this comes as a shock to anyone – based ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
5d ago
Fashion is fleeting. 2020 seems a very long time ago, doesn’t it ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
1w ago
As of last night, the Hate Monster campaign page on the Police Scotland website looks like this: (Archive version here.) The campaign had been subject to growing mockery and ridicule, not least on this site, and the Monster’s “official” Twitter account accumulated 2,000 followers in under 24 hours, so it may already be too late ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
1w ago
I make no apology for what I am about to write because while I’ve said it before, the time to do so is running out. In a couple of weeks, the Scottish Government’s Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 will come into effect and my world, and that of women up and down ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
1w ago
When we read this, our instant reaction was “Well, that’s total horseshit”. And of course, it is. But let’s be fair to Humza Yousaf here – in a strict technical sense, it’s closer than we thought. Below are the top twos for Scotland’s 59 seats in the 2019 UK election. ABERDEEN NORTH 1 SNP 2 ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
2w ago
He’s the cuddly, lovable character all of Scotland’s talking about, but what do we really know about the Hate Monster? Where did he come from? What’s his backstory? Well, the diligent research team at Wings have been hard at work, and we’re thrilled to bring you this rare archive footage of not one but BOTH ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
2w ago
We’ve just submitted this Freedom Of Information request to Police Scotland: I seek the following information with regard to Police Scotland’s programme of materials surrounding the implementation of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021: (1) What was the total cost of the “Hate Monster” campaign? (2) Of that, how much was spent ..read more