The oldest flag in Europe, Scotland's Saltire, is banned in Edinburgh district.
Midlothian Council told staff to remove Scotland flags to maintain 'neutral environment'.
Troubling woke heidbangers rejecting both sex and nationalism must he removed.
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๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ A Scottish council ban staff showing support for Scotland during the World Cup because they need to remain "inclusive and welcoming to others".
Are you taking the piss @midgov
Why do we need to suppress our own national pride?
Who does it offend that Scots working in Scotland support Scotland as they represent our country in the world's premier football competition?
The Scottish Government's First Minister and Transport Sec both went to the World Cup, are they not being "inclusive" because they displayed a Scotland shirt and a kilt? Utterly pathetic.
๐จ๐ฃ๏ธNew: Thierry Henry reacts to the USA vs Paraguay stoppage for TV commercials:
โIโve spent my entire life in this beautiful game โ as a player at the highest level, as a fan, and now as someone who analyses it every week โ and what unfolded during that USA versus Paraguay match left me deeply frustrated. The fourth official standing there on the touchline, arm raised high, instructing the referee to hold the restartโฆ not for any injury, not for tactical reasons, and not even primarily for player hydration in that scorching heat. No. It was because the broadcast team hadnโt finished airing all their commercials. Thatโs not football. Thatโs a television show pretending to be a World Cup match.
The beautiful game is being strangled by greed. Players are out there in the heat, ready to restart, momentum building like a storm about to break โ and we pause everything so the sponsors can cash in. Itโs like stopping a symphony mid-crescendo because the advertisers want their jingle heard. Football didnโt conquer the world by turning into American sports with endless timeouts and ad breaks. We had rhythm, flow, emotion that flowed like a river. Now? Itโs dammed up for dollars.
This isnโt about hydration or player welfare anymore โ itโs a slippery slope where the soul of the game is sold piece by piece. Fans deserve better. Players deserve better. The referee on that pitch looked like a puppet on strings controlled from some broadcast truck. Enough is enough. We need to protect what made this sport the greatest on Earth before it disappears completely.โ
The World Cup should be footballโs cathedral. Instead, weโre turning it into a shopping mall with a pitch in the middle.
And hereโs the question nobody wants to answer: if the fourth official is waiting for commercials, then who is really running the game? FIFA? The referee? Or the broadcasters?
Because the moment football starts asking advertisers for permission before asking the players, youโve crossed a line.
The World Cup is supposed to be the showcase of football. Not the showcase of who paid the most for airtime.โ
The Somerset Farmhouse of 1 North Street, Williton were approached by a "food influencer" that wanted to charge them ยฃ2,000 for a review.
They put out a video of Sally eating a sausage roll instead ๐.
Lets make Sally and the Somerset Farmhouse famous for free.
The only people left believing Nippy is innocent are the thickest, most hardcore, gullible Nats. Exactly the sort of people who donated their money to Murrellโs motorhome fund ๐คฃ
I'm not suggesting that Sturgeon is responsible for her husband's criminality.
She is responsible for her own actions/inactions.
She signed off the Accounts
She told the NEC there was no problem
She refused to assist the Police to investigate this crime.
She was his boss
She accepted, very expensive, gifts
She encouraged members to continue to send money
She didn't notice her husband having an additional ยฃ400,000
You might think the Scottish Parliament 2021-26 was full of fuckwits, but just you WAIT until you see the remedial kindergarten that the Scottish Parliament 2026-31 is going to be.
With the all important by-election in Gorton & Denton, the Greens have pulled out all the stops. From recreating what they think a working class person's living room looks like, to smear campaigns in Urdu, it's a wonder Hannah Spencer even has time for a brew
The full list of brands @NicolaSturgeonโs husband โ her husband, the man she shared a home with while he ran the party she led โ is accused of funnelling allegedly misused party funds towards reads less like political administration and more like a โHow to Spend itโ Sunday supplement.
Start with the footwear. Handmade English shoes including from Smythson and Church shoes (owned by Prada, donโt you know) โ not exactly bargain-bin trainers. Polished leather, stitched soles, heritage branding.
Then the luxury accessories. Montblanc pens and leather goods from Richemont and Montblanc in particular. Fine leather from Ettinger. Notebooks, wallets, belts โ the quiet uniform of the well-heeled.
Jewellery and watches from Hamilton & Inches, Lalique, Jura Luxury Watches. Trinkets is too modest a word โ these are heirloom-level indulgences.
Champagne-and-hamper retail from Fortnumโs (dahling), luxury department store splurges at Harrods and Selfridges, aspirational comfort shopping at John Lewis.
Premium spirits through The Whisky Exchange. Not a crate of supermarket lager โ curated bottles, collector territory.
Designer homeware and kitchenware from Conran, Le Creuset, Robert Welch Designs, Joseph Joseph et al. Cast-iron cookware in signature colours. Crystal glassware. Architectural cutlery(?). The curated dinner party aesthetic.
High-end grooming and fragrance via Estรฉe Lauder, MAC and Jo Malone. Lifestyle branding down to the last candle.
Technology and appliances from Dyson, AO, Ligo Electronics. Top-end vacuums, gadgets, upgrades.
Then the endless stream of interiors, fittings and upgrades โ B&Q Limited, Homebase Ltd, Ironmongery Direct, Wayfair and dozens more. Renovation energy. Improvement. Enhancement. Always another box arriving.
Comfort layered upon comfort for Peter (allegedly).
And we are told that Nicola Sturgeon โ his wife, the party leader, the First Minister, the woman who centralised control of message and machine โ simply did not notice.
Not the scale.
Not the pattern.
Not the lifestyle inflation.
Not the steady hum of high-end retail flowing through the 100 square meter home of the most powerful couple in Scottish politics.
If ignorance is the claim, it stretches credulity to breaking point.
Because this was not happening in a distant office.
It was happening at home.
I despair of Scottish Nationalists. Under every article relating to the charges against Peter Murrell they respond 'there must be an election coming up'. When did the electorate of Scotland get so dumb? They'll make excuses for @theSNP whatever they do. Thick beyond belief.
@paddykenny17 What on earth is this shite broadcast on, and who are the two guys appeasing her? Just be honest with her, sheโs a shite broadcaster/co-commentator, sheโs sounds very bitter too, I wonder why?!