Pledge “binthescotsman”
"I will refuse to buy the Scotsman newspaper for the forseeable future but only if 50 other local people will do the same."
— Joe Middleton, from Edinburgh
Deadline to sign up by: 26th April 2008
73 people signed up (23 over target)
Country: United Kingdom
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I am a regular reader of the Scotsman newspaper http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/
I buy it each and every day at work however I have been concerned for a long time that the paper is hopelessly biased against normal powers for Scotland (Scottish independence).
Recent stories have confirmed this bias with the new unionist review/commission (aka the Wendy Commission) being given extensive front page billing despite its refusal to even consider independence.
This is despite the fact that it is obviously controlled by the British Government, to the extent that it appears to want some powers returned from Holyrood!
At the same time the Scottish Government's national conversation has extended itself into civic Scotland with a major meeting between trade unionists, church leaders and others and the SNP.
The only reaction to this from the Scotsman is to howl with derision at the idea that any proposals on Scotland's future should be put to a democratic public vote.
Given this ridiculous stance I won't be providing them with one penny for a paper from this day forth.
The Scotsman (and their owners Johnston Press) can therefore now forget about the £250 or so of revenue per year that that entails until such point as they introduce a fair and balanced approach to Scottish self Government.
I hope others will join me in this pledge. (I have put a small figure in to get things started but I will be boycotting the Scotsman myself no matter how many others join me.)
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Joe Middleton, the Pledge Creator, joined by:
- Juan Kerr
- bully wee alba
- Jim Orr
- Jock Politicaljunkie
- OscarMacApfel
- mr magoo
- Observer
- Robert Pollock
- Bill Duff
- Kent
- David Moncur
- subrosa
- karinm
- Niall Aslen
- Ron Wilson
- Richard West Lothian
- HEN BROON5
- Jimbo
- Stewart Hendry
- Nick Brand
- David Park
- Elizabeth Buist
- Alison Park
- Jimmy the Pie
- S Hamilton
- David Brawls
- Boggle fey ra bog
- Rabbies Wee Bruthir
- Hamish Scott
- John Hermse
- Sean Connery for President
- Dave Watt
- Nigel Dewar Gibb
- Lyn Ritchie
- Bob Morton
- Bill Scott
- mark j mcghee
- Dàibhidh MacRuaidhri
- Alistair Robb
- Marc Macrae
- Mike Lockhart
- Steven Beaton
- Stephen Kidd
- Conan the Librarian
- derek aitken
- john robertson
- Peter Gunn
- Calum MacLeod
- Val Simpson
- annette lambert
- Andrew Coventry
- derek dillon
- George Skelton
- Malcolm Porteous
- Vincent McDee
- graeme horne
- Andy Philip
- Brian Archibald
- indyleith
- Sandy Howat
- Calum Mackechnie
- Scunnert
- Colin MacLeod
- Michael Black
- Lawrence Morton
- 7 people who did not want to give their names, 5 of whom have done the pledge
- 1 person who signed up via mobile
Comments on this pledge
Start your own newspaper and see if the market will support it. I hear the Scots Independent has a monthly circulation around the 6,000 mark. Impressive! ;-)
h-ionndrainn.
I've given up subscriptions to a unionist party because I was fed up with all the negative campaigning. We have a new administration and guess what....the world is still turning.
Time that the Hootsman woke up to the reality.
Peace.
Sandy
It's anti SNP, pro union stance put me off..What will the direction be for them when Liebour is put to rest for good at the next election?
Mind you. All all his comments stay and only people talking independence are silenced.
Good to see the HootsMon and their in house agitators are paying attention though. It is obviously working!
Pity, because it used to be an excellent newspaper back in the days of Alistair Dunnet.
The rot set in when Brillo Pad and the Barclays took over and it has been in a downward spiral ever since. Its title is a sick joke because it is not supportive of Scotland or the Scots.
Whilst understanding that financially, the central belt has the biggest population, it belies the title of "a national Scottish paper."
I think instead of opening papers they need to open their eyes.
Chad,
Over the past few month's I have been reading through the Scotsman just to see for myself and I was disgusted by the false and innacurate information that the newspaper prints using the Chris Hoy situation as an example.
Chris told the Scotsman that he does support a Scottish Olympian Team but that he feels there's not enough funding in sports facilities in Scotland which would make the possible, but the Scotsman then printed off that he was totally against a Scottish Olympion Team and independence.