“Abusive nicknames are puerile and offensive. Friendly nicknames are fine.”
Right. So who decides what’s abusive and what’s friendly?
“Can we just call her Nicola Sturgeon please, without the unnecessary insulting nickname?”(From this post where 3Ts received a “yellow card”):
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1528720.html
Off topic, I know, but sometimes I just can’t help myself. Nicknames are a part of life and politicians should certainly not be immune. George Osborne was frequently referred to as “Gideon”. I know it’s his real name but one he chose not to use. Mrs Thatcher, “The Wicked Witch”. Neil Kinnock, The Welsh Windbag. Yvette Balls, Pixie Balls-Cooper. The list is extensive. Nobody though any of them offensive. I don’t see anything remotely offensive about referring to Ms Sturgeon as Jimmy K. If anything, it should be Janette Tough (aka Wee Jimmy Krankie) who should take offence. Apart from bearing a remarkable physical resemblance to Ms Tough in her earlier years, Ms Sturgeon seems to have developed a character which is about as inane. Since Wee Jimmy was around long before Ms Sturgeon was out of nappies I think the real Jimmy Krankie is entitled to be upset at having his character stolen. Just as a point of interest, has anybody seen Ms Sturgeon and Ms Tough in the same room at the same time?
But back to the question, the delusions of grandeur under which Ms Sturgeon and her chums operate (of which their view that they are entitled to separate arrangements post-Brexit is just one example of many) are manifestations of what many warned would inevitably follow the ridiculous devolution arrangements put in place by Tony Blair. I don’t normally care two hoots what the Scots do. The river Tweed is far enough away from me to not normally give cause for concern and I’m used to paying for whatever it is they do. But among these latest propositions is that Scotland should make its own arrangements on free movement of people from the EU. Unless they are considering rebuilding Hadrian’s Wall, that’s a definite no-no.