& #39;Legal documents reveal Scottish ministers and the Lord Advocate, the country& #39;s top law officer, said it would be inappropriate for Martin Keatings to purse the challenge because he& #39;s not an MSP.& #39;

Sooooo much to unpack here... https://twitter.com/paulhutcheon/status/1300722338368032769">https://twitter.com/paulhutch...

First, let& #39;s appreciate the absurdity of Scotgov fighting against legal clarity on a non-Sec30 indyref.

And then the added absurdity of excusing this by pointing out the claimant isn& #39;t an MSP while none of their MSPs brought forth a constructive legal challenge.

Contrast the HR2021 campaign talk ("Independence is closer than ever!") against what is being said in a legal context ("Independence isn& #39;t imminent.").

What IS imminent, though, is the No Deal Brexit @scotgov claimed it wouldn& #39;t allow Scotland to be & #39;dragged out of& #39; the EU by.

While for the longest time the motto was "We can& #39;t do anything until the polls are where they need to be, DO NOT CAMPAIGN", the SNPs claim their ingenious & #39;Do nothing& #39; method is responsible for the steady rise toward a pro-indy majority view across Scotland.

Reasons to not campaign in historical order:

2015 - Too soon after lostref
2016 - Brexit ref
2017 - Terms of Brexit unclear
2018 - As above, but in a louder voice
2019 - Too busy with terms of Brexit scenarios
2020 - Aarrgh Brexit, Arrgh Corona

Of course, in 2021 #Scotland is facing the No Deal Brexit it swore it wouldn& #39;t have, the COVID crisis and economically devastating impacts of both as well as a Holyrood election and the legitimate threat to the Scottish parliament& #39;s powers.

Goodie.

One wee wisdom in the form of an African proverb that @arcofprosperity shared the other day:

"The sheep will spend its entire life fearing the wolf, only to be eaten by the shepherd."