Derek Bateman

Thanks for saving me the trouble.

@thepenGW @MartinBayfield I think the big man just made it…I never could.

Absolutely beautiful. Not sure how @MartinBayfield got through that. Incredible job.

As @Ianblackford_MP stands down after five years at the helm, his colleagues are united in praising his hard work, good humour and grit. It’s a tough gig, made tougher still by his long weekly commute. Sending Ian and Ann every good wish. thenational.scot/news/23162945.…

There are so many freak results in this World Cup, I swear Scotland could have won it.

@AngusRobertson Brilliant! Holed the BBC battleship below the line.

What a mess Angus Robertson made of the BBC interviewer this lunchtime. He had her squirming in all directions trying to justify the denial of democracy.

Have I heard this before? theguardian.com/politics/2022/…

They’re getting the nutty propaganda in early this time. Referendum imminent?

@SimonPia1 This is deeply felt. He was one of the heroes who mixed footballing style with teenage rock star appeal during my weekly jaunts down Easter Road. I owe him a thank you. RIP, Jimmy.

Sad news Jimmy ORourke - top, top Hibbie Jimmy was life & soul guy - great company. Jimmy & Pat same school team Holy X & set record when won us LG Cup in 72 RIP Jimmy

@Billwhiteford @CameronMcNeish @rabnoakes I’ll second that. RIP @rabnoakes

@CameronMcNeish @rabnoakes I know that's such a personal loss for you. He was always good to me at BBC Scotland.

Andrew Cotter at kick off: This game is moving beyond Scotland, Andrew Cotter at full time: This game is moving beyond Scotland. Andrew Cotter for the the 80 minutes in between: Er…Er…

@poloandsons @magnusllewellin You do know that was privately funded, don't you?

@staylorish @scottishgreens @MaggieChapman I don’t think anyone had done more to publicise the idea of Scotland’s renewable wealth than this Unionist wingnut who doesn’t understand he is doing his opponent’s work for him.

The 25% lie is not just an SNP thing. Here is @scottishgreens @MaggieChapman telling it on BBC Debate Night (15th June 2022).

@rugbywarrior @TEnglishSport Yeah, I’m hanging my hat on Dempsey this year to be our best player, injuries having delayed Fagerson’s development so far. Shame for Matt but that’s the game. Dempsey looks the real deal for No 8.

@TEnglishSport I’d think about 6. Fagerson jr, 7. Ritchie, 8. Dempsey…

Finn Russell needs to start on Sunday. GT needs to bite the bullet, even if Blair Kinghorn is disappointed. Now is not the time for stubbornness. Play your best 10. Simple. Here's my Scotland XV - do you agree? ranked-list-images.files.bbci.co.uk/scotlandxv-v-n… #bbcsportscot

The perfect summation of how Scottish Unionists view their country. Imagine if the wee gink from Moray represented us on the world stage….

I don’t care what currency we use if it means saving asylum seekers from being treated like animals and their children raped. Non SNP voting Scots need to wake up. theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/n…

@jhalcrojohnston You’re too stupid to be in politics

Sturgeon’s plans for a new Scottish currency are already in tatters. Does she really think she can fool the EU with “commitment” to join € while also, in interim, changing from £ to a new currency? She’s trying to pull the wool over the eyes of Scottish voters AND the EU. 1/2

@magnusllewellin Times wrong about Sturgeon. Eurocrats have to hold the line on currency as it’s a bedrock position of the EU. In reality they have no powers to force the Euro on a member state. Personally I hope Scotland is obliged to take the currency. It’s the future after all.

Officials in Brussels have contradicted Nicola Sturgeon and reiterated the EU’s policy which insists new member states must “legally commit” to join the euro single currency. thetimes.co.uk/article/b99392…

@iaindocherty Who knew?

Sadly for our Unionist correspondent, there is no comparison between Scotland and the economic clusterf**k being created at Westminster where our wealth is wasted, banking is corrupted and the rich get richer. (Even the Chancellor is a multi millionaire). How desperate is he?