Mark Irvine - Blogger, Campaigner, Organiser

I give you, the world’s most insane people. My work here is done. pic.twitter.com/bch5Y2ewet — Binky (@TheOnlyGuru) April 18, 2024 Why in the world does anyone take these trans zealots seriously? 

Great song by Walk The Earth which always reminds me of Nicola Sturgeon and all the folks she 'used to know' in the SNP. Politics is a rum old business, as they say.   'Somebody That I Used To Know' - Walk The Earth ( December 31, 2021 ) Here's a special song for Nicola Sturgeon which could be about so many of her former friends and colleagues in the SNP - Alex Salmond, Derek Mackay, Mark McDonald, Margaret Ferrier, Natalie McGarry etc etc.  

Glasgow Conservative MSP Annie Wells also responded quickly to my email about Scotland's new hate crime law - here's an extract of what she had to say:  "Bigotry, racism and prejudice are unacceptable in a civilised society and hate crime is already unlawful. However, the SNP government's new legislation risks the right to freedom of expression and will potentially criminalise people for what they say in the privacy of their own homes.   "For three years, the legislation was not enacted due to concerns about its impact on people and how it would be enforced. It still remains unclear how it will be policed and prosecuted with various groups warning about the impact on freedom of speech." So far I've heard nothing from Kaukab Stewart, Anas Sarwar, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Paul Sweeney, Sandesh Gulhane and, unsurprisingly, Patrick Harvie.    

Today we debated the recently implemented and controversial Hate Crime Act. The poor implementation and confusion around the Act mean that the public are already losing confidence in the legislation, which is why I used the debate to call for post legislative scrutiny of the Act. pic.twitter.com/iZAZgr4vH5 — Pauline McNeill MSP (@pauline4glasgow) April 17, 2024 Glasgow MSP Pauline McNeil responded swiftly to my email about the new hate crime legislation - so I made a point of listening to Pauline's contribution to the debate in the Scottish Parliament. Here's a brief extract of what Pauline had to say - the SNP won the vote on the day with the support of the Greens, but they lost the argument at Holyrood and are doing so again in the court of public opinion. Scotland's Hate Crime Act - Labour's Pauline McNeil ( April 17, 2024 ) I had a swift, same-day and positive reply from the Glasgow Labour MSP Pauline McNeil - in response to my letter about the Hate Crime Act (s

This isn’t funny, I wonder if the answers will also not be funny? pic.twitter.com/j3Z0YX4yuF — Josh or whatever. (@FKASerioJosh) April 17, 2024 An adorable cat, Sam Smith, Dylan Mulvaney or Lia Thomas!

No ‘Cis Women’: Real Women … https://t.co/19U4o6IgaX — Kevin McKenna (@kmckenna63) April 18, 2024 Kevin McKenna makes a fair point on Debate Night about JK Rowling, real women - and men who like to dress up and self-identify as women.  Ain't No Such Thing As.......'Cis' (2) ( June 21, 2023 ) The word 'cis' (along with others) is just a cynical attempt to hijack the English language - there ain't no such thing, just as there's no such thing as a woman with a penis.   Ain't No Such Thing As.........'Cis' ( July 11, 2022 ) The word 'cis' is just a cynical attempt to hijack the English language - there ain't no such thing, just as there's no such thing as a woman with a penis.