It should be a matter of great personal pride to the football fans, manty of them Celtic fans, who campaigned against the Offensive Behaviour at Football’ Bill from the outset, and then against the Act, faced off against the Scottish Government at Holyrood yesterday and won.
Their satisfaction will be shared by James Kelly MSP, who raised the Bill in Parliament, which yesterday brought down the Act. Well done to him and his colleagues.
This nonsense was never about ending sectarianism, neither the SNP Government, nor the police, have moved an inch towards this goal since Alex Salmond first raised the subject.
Sectarianism in football grounds was given life in 2011 by then Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill, who sat through 90 minutes of The Billy Boys at Hampden, before congratulating fans on their performance. The Billy Boys returned to stadiums that day and since then, we have lived through an SNP endorsed open season.
The Act was a familiar mix of populist rhetoric and right wing police action so common with those who put identity politics before people.
After their defeat, the Government acknowledged they would recognise will of Parliament, despite ignoring the same will when an earlier vote on the Act was passed. Nicola Sturgeon did everything in her power to prevent this defeat.
Salmond has moved on to his spiritual home-broadcaster, where proto-right wing nationalists get to claim credentials of the left without challenge. Today we have a government and police force which have been made accountable to the law and the democratic will. The need for vigilance against extreme right wing policies continues.
Well done again to all those who campaigned so successfully.
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Laugherty booked for diving. Or maybe for complaining he didn’t get the penalty after he dived in the box.
T
CATHEDRAL VIEW…
We all know where the fear (lies) will hurt a new club as it would have in the past with the corpse.
Good to see Ireland pump engerland. HH
HOT SMOKED, apologies should have put link up, by the way, if you click on new york on the earthcam website, they are doing the st patricks day parade live.hh.
3 at Tyncastle
T
Charlie Adam sent off for an early pie, sorry i mean early bath.
https://twitter.com/glaschuhammy86/status/974777926838308865?s=08
Kwality man…
COYBIG
Ooooooops:)))
Boydy does it again :O)
A bit of Irish dancing for today.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu-CsfJ_Hw0
Murtinho, unlucky tactical genius!
Millie 1 up. 56 minutes
T
Millie? Killie. Sheesh
T
“what’s the goalie doin’ Tom?! What’s the goalie doin?!”
Oh that’s right – conceding another goal, this time to an overweight 34 year old pie muncher.
HH!!
What’s the goalie doing…………. – whats the goalie doing Tom?
“Lovely st Patrick’s day parade in g 65. Not
I can hear their drums.
BIG PACKY on 17TH MARCH 2018 3:46 PM
HOT SMOKED, apologies should have put link up, by the way, if you click on new york on the earthcam website, they are doing the st patricks day parade live.hh.
hi PACKY what time does parade start.
Offensive behaviour in Kilsyth act needed
CoYBIG egg chasers
Fields of Athenry belting out at twickenham!! Different sport I know but the pride and passion of IRELAND.!!!!!
Come on you boys in Green
WHAT IS THE STARS on 16TH MARCH 2018 10:32 PM
BBC 4
Here comes the summer.documentary about the undertones
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Thanks. Just downloaded in on catch-up TV.
Loved the undertones. None of the stylised Malcolm McLaren punk image. Can still see Feargal Sharkey in his shipyard style parka on top of the pops.
Deadclub media calling for murtys head and give job to steve Clarke:)))
Embdae handed in a ‘title race’?
Bhoys in Green doin’ the JOB!!!
Grand Slam Dunk Éire.
Beannachtaí Lá Fhéile Phádraig oraibh go léir.
Beannachtaí lá ‘le Phadraig agaibh go Léir
we did it
Well played Ireland!
Paddy’s day just keeps on coming!!
Ten to five ten minutes left?
Embdy want to buy a chariot?
One careless owner
£24.15 ono
24-15 for the Green Brigade on this special day. Grand Slam Championees!!!
Should have got lucky and got a man sent off?
full time 1-0 Killie.
Subway Loyal?
The straw clutching continues apace:)))
is boyd still playing ?
Huns done too! What a great St. Patrick’s day :))
It doesn’t get better than this!!!
Happy Saint Patrick’s day to our sevco bretheren :O)
Boooòooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo