Music to Bernard’s ear
Why was Bernard Ponsonby looking so agitated when going face-to-face with Willie Rennie the other night? Was it because the revered STV interviewer was baffled by the Lib Dem leader’s no-nonsense anti-independence stance?
Not a bit of it. Our source in the production suite reveals a rogue soundtrack was playing through Bernard’s earpiece. At precisely the moment the presenter was meant to be focused on the country’s leading ram-wrestler, he was listening to the theme music for Britain’s Got Talent. Confused? Who wouldn’t be.
Sexing up the SNP
Retweets are, we’re told, not an endorsement. Interesting though, that former barber John McNally (SNP, Something-for-the-Weekend) promoted the message “Busy SNP stall on Falkirk High Street” under a picture of an Ann Summers shop. The popular brand is known for being “the trusted authority and pioneers of pleasure”, but we can’t tell you much about Ann Summers.
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Bangers and gnash
Outrage at the Scottish Green Party HQ, where the media machinations of PM Theresa May are the cause of much wailing and gnashing of teeth. “Marvellous, innit?” a well-placed vegan tells us. “The PM is wheedling out of TV debates at the same time as we’re banging on the door to get in.”