Salt n Vinegar

If Larry the cat isn't on it, there should be a riot. He's been the most consistent performer in Downing Street for years.

In the "List of Things Too Ridiculous to Contemplate" does ET get to do a Resignation Honours List?

Interesting. Presumably the wealth in the better off areas of the country didn't trickle down to their poorer immediate geographical neighbours... Who'd have thought it?

Quite so. How fortunate we are to be run from Westminster in all its glory.

Boris will be round soon to give her something to cheer her up. Flowers or chocolates, something like that.

Nadine Dorries for Chancellor and Jacob Rees-Mogg for Secretary of State for Industry.

I understand that RS wants more scrutiny of the policy differences between Scotland and England. Bring it on. Starting rate of income tax, balancing budgets, child payments, prescriptions, older and younger people free bus travel, state-owned water company, tuition fees... He might start facing uncomfortable questions from voters in England.

Now, if they charged admission for that, it might help clear the national debt!

Cue outraged membership being denied their democracy...

She's withdrawn!

If Bojo wins, the SNP should hold street parties. Within a month or so, the clamour will be "bring back Truss".

Any even casual observer of Dross recently would conclude that he is firmly in favour of, or opposed to, things... until he isn't. If BoJo returns, it will surely be the end of the Scottish Tories... won't it?

It's even worse. Most of the folk experienced in running elections and referenda, who spend months booking premises, ordering ballot papers, ballot boxes and the necessary transport and security, pencils, string, booths, drawing pins, signs, staff for the count, allocating political party and press accreditation etc ad nauseam work for local authorities. Without legal authority to run an election or referendum, I doubt the Chief Executives would have the power to spend any money of allocate staff resources. Every "no-body" in the street would kick up Hell and the unionist parties would tie up the councils in legal disputes from day 1. Which, as I and others have said, leaves us with the question - are we hostages or are we "allowed" to decide our own future, based on a democratic mandate, at a time of our choosing?

"Bring Back Boris"? Bloo&y awful for Britain but an early Christmas present for the SNP.

Scotland's Tories having a long lie again this morning. Nobody from the Scottish Parliament or the Scotland Office available for Radio Scotland. They must be knackered making sure that the country is being kept on an even keel.

Parts of the letter of resignation sounded like a leadership bid to me. Manifesto, taking responsibility for errors, praising police, going on about the immigration issue and the boats. Devious, eh?

Will the last member of the Cabinet out please switch the lights off? We're all worried about the leccy bill.

I must say (no really, I must) what a privilege it is to be run by such a strong and stable government. Strong, in that it stinks appallingly and stable because it is full of manure.

He'll be asking No 10 what his opinions are so that he knows what he's supposed to say.

She will be politically "deid" if the Tories don't raise benefits by inflation as well.

That's it then, that was like the board of a football club giving the dreaded vote of confidence to a manager. If she's confirming support for the triple lock today, it will be gone by the next PMQs.

Any chance that ET might try to save her skin for another week by announcing inflation rate upgrading as usual? Speaker might do his nut, but when has that ever bothered the Tories?

Labour at BOTH Westminster and Holyrood should treat the Tories with at least the same contempt as Mark Drakeford did the other day. The virtual non-aggression pact between Sarwar and Dross (and the risible LibDems) is revolting.

Looking forward to hearing Westminster and Holyrood Tories congratulating His Britannic Majesty's Government's handling of the economy and that OF COURSE pensions and benefits will rise by 10.1% from April. In other news, the RAF was scrambled to deal with flying pigs over Edinburgh.

On a related topic, has anyone started drawing up a list of the "great and the good" who have claimed that they will leave Scotland if it secures its independence?