Wings Over Scotland
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We are the world's most-read Scottish politics website. Wings Over Scotland is a Scottish political website, which focuses particularly on the media, whether mainstream print and broadcast organisations or the online and social-network community, as well as offering its own commentary and analysis.
Wings Over Scotland
16h ago
The response of the Scottish media to yesterday’s momentous events in the Court Of Session has been illuminating in terms of who is and isn’t even attempting to do proper grown-up journalism, although as far as we can tell The Times is alone in having NO coverage of the hearing whatsoever. The National’s “Politics” section ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
3d ago
The Scottish Government will make history tomorrow. For the first time ever since the advent of devolution 24 years ago, it will take the Scottish Information Commissioner to the Court Of Session to prevent disclosure of information. On the bench will be the full firepower of the inner council of the Scottish judiciary. The Lord ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
2w ago
Just under four years ago the world was hit by a pandemic that spread like wildfire and caused misery wherever it reached. It’ll be remembered by almost everyone who lived through it, especially those who worked to protect society’s most vulnerable. We’ve all heard about its effect on our NHS, but less so on those ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
2w ago
Yesterday was “Transgender Day Of Remembrance”, which was the 41st “special” day of 2023 so far for trans people. (Including but not limited to International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia; International Pronouns Day; International Transgender Day Of Visibility; Transgender Awareness Week and of course the whole of “Pride Month”, which is now an almost ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
2w ago
It’s funny, but even when you think about politics all day for a living, there are some thoughts that just never pop into your head, and then someone says them a decade later and you think “Oh yeah, of course, it’s obvious”. Iain Macwhirter is almost certainly right about that in today’s Times. We all ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
3w ago
This is officially the most embarrassed to be Scottish we’ve ever been. And we’re including both the 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony AND the time Craig Levein played 4-6-0 against the Czech Republic in that. We have a government of clowns. Please, somebody, make it stop ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
3w ago
While we’re not talking about politics, here’s something else. I’ve just returned from Bath’s fine Royal United Hospital, where I’ve been getting a test done. (So as to avoid unnecessary dramatic tension, as far as anyone knows everything’s fine.) A while ago I was having some intermittent but rather alarming trouble with swallowing – behave ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
3w ago
Zilch continues to happen in Scottish politics, so to pass a bleak November afternoon we’re going to do something we haven’t done on Wings for years: talk about football. Try not to panic, because it’s really about the Scottish media – just like it used to be back in the good old days when they ..read more
Wings Over Scotland
3w ago
It’s not just the obvious tempting-fate part. Yousaf himself has been demonstrating his unfitness for office ever since he’s had offices. But that’s not even the dumbest thing about that tweet. Because Humza Yousaf and the SNP need a general election right now like they need a hole in the head. Polls consistently show them ..read more