Some Pillock from Milton Keynes
I've got nothing against Milton Keynes and, maybe if I knew the man, I'd have nothing against him either. He's an MP and is now something in the Scottish Office (if that's what it's still called).
Sorry. I don't know the man's name. And I don't know what his job is. I did google it but I came up blank. But he's a big wig in Scotland now. Allegedly.
This is not how we do politics in Scotland. We may hate the politicians in power or aiming to be in power, but at least we know who the hell they are and what they're getting paid for. We tend not to change the staff very often, unlike the Tories at Westminster, who seem to have a new prime minister every few years. No, that's not my fantasy - that's a fact.
Some might say that's why Scotland is in the parlous state it's in now. There are many former office-bearers who should have been chucked out on their collective arses - Brown, Darling, McConnell, Gray, Davidson, etc but no, they're all still hanging around like a bad smell, loved by the press but nobody else.
Iain Stewart. That's what he's called. And, after a lot of googling, I've found out he's an Under-secretary of State for Scotland.
I'm guessing he gets paid extra for doing that job. whatever it is. Maybe he's there because the Scots need to be supervised. We may be the most over-governed people in Europe, with local councillors, MSPs, MPs and (till the end of this year) MEPs, but we clearly need people like Alister Jack (Secretary of State for Scotland) and his pal Iain Stewart keeping an eye on us.
It was a bit of a surprise to learn that Alister Jack had been copied into information by the Scottish Government all the way though the Covid-19 pandemic but hadn't actually contributed a damned thing to the plan.
Can we hope for better from his Under-secretary?
Don't haud yer breath.
Sorry. I don't know the man's name. And I don't know what his job is. I did google it but I came up blank. But he's a big wig in Scotland now. Allegedly.
This is not how we do politics in Scotland. We may hate the politicians in power or aiming to be in power, but at least we know who the hell they are and what they're getting paid for. We tend not to change the staff very often, unlike the Tories at Westminster, who seem to have a new prime minister every few years. No, that's not my fantasy - that's a fact.
Some might say that's why Scotland is in the parlous state it's in now. There are many former office-bearers who should have been chucked out on their collective arses - Brown, Darling, McConnell, Gray, Davidson, etc but no, they're all still hanging around like a bad smell, loved by the press but nobody else.
Iain Stewart. That's what he's called. And, after a lot of googling, I've found out he's an Under-secretary of State for Scotland.
I'm guessing he gets paid extra for doing that job. whatever it is. Maybe he's there because the Scots need to be supervised. We may be the most over-governed people in Europe, with local councillors, MSPs, MPs and (till the end of this year) MEPs, but we clearly need people like Alister Jack (Secretary of State for Scotland) and his pal Iain Stewart keeping an eye on us.
It was a bit of a surprise to learn that Alister Jack had been copied into information by the Scottish Government all the way though the Covid-19 pandemic but hadn't actually contributed a damned thing to the plan.
Can we hope for better from his Under-secretary?
Don't haud yer breath.
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