Jamie Hepburn resigns

[Hertsscot]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceq2y0npj32o

Not condoning Hepburn's behaviour but I have some sympathy.

[Och Aye]

How anyone keeps their cool around that little runt is a miracle.

 

[vanderark14]

Douglas ross is one of those few people who gets under your skin every time he opens his mouth. Genuinely surprised hes not been plugged before 

[Malcolm]

 

no sympathy for him.  Yes, Douglas Ross is a bit of a nob, but you can’t go assaulting folk (allegedly)

[TDYER63]

2 hours ago, Hertsscot said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceq2y0npj32o

Not condoning Hepburn's behaviour but I have some sympathy.

Thats actually quite a sympathetic article from the BBC. They must dislike Ross even more than the SNP.,

[Hertsscot]

3 minutes ago, TDYER63 said:

Thats actually quite a sympathetic article from the BBC. They must dislike Ross even more than the SNP.,

Even more than the local branch of the Tory party? Iirc they weren't exactly happy with him last year.

[kumnio]

In light of recent political events regarding violence, I think its better and safer to say nothing about Douglas Ross...

[RDFH64]

1 hour ago, TDYER63 said:

Thats actually quite a sympathetic article from the BBC. They must dislike Ross even more than the SNP.,

Doesn’t everyone dislike Ross, what’s to like about the smug prick 🤬

[vanderark14]

Ross is the day to day equivalent of an Internet troll who spends their day winding people up but when someone challenges them they play the victim......he could be chripper 😆 🤣 

The worst type of scottish person, doesnt want to his country thrive, in fact he revels in any of scotlands failures. 

Edited September 20, 2025 by vanderark14

[TDYER63]

4 hours ago, vanderark14 said:

Ross is the day to day equivalent of an Internet troll who spends their day winding people up but when someone challenges them they play the victim......he could be chripper 😆 🤣 

The worst type of scottish person, doesnt want to his country thrive, in fact he revels in any of scotlands failures. 

I dont condone what Jamie Hepburn did and he was right to resign but at least it shows he has some passion, something that the SNP has been criticised for. 
 

Ross is an utter toad of a man. I think I would have done a lot more than put my hands on his shoulders and swear. His pedantry obsession about seagulls ( he is well known for this) was holding back justice reforms. It’s hardly surprising the Tories are in free fall. 

 

 

[Ally Bongo]

 

[vanderark14]

1 hour ago, Ally Bongo said:

 

The daily express ran with a story about the scottiah parliament discussing seagulls and then mocking the SNP. No the truth is out.......but it wont the reported. 

Thats the enemy Scotland faces every single day

[Toepoke]

Dougie Ross was certainly born to be a football official.

 

[scotlad]

There has been more coverage about this incident - basically a man swearing at his work colleague - than there was about a pervert installing a hidden camera in the Holyrood toilets, and indeed the subject that MSPs were attempting to discuss - the not-inconsiderable matter of removing the 'not proven' verdict from Scots law, as well as a better deal for victims of crime.

Douglas Ross is an odious wee nyaff but since he's standing down next May he knows he has nothing to lose and the only power he has is to disrupt parliamentary business and wind up other MSPs. It's an appalling waste of his and everyone else's time, as well as his very decent salary, funded, of course, by those of us in Scotland who pay taxes, but he won't care, it's the only attack line he has..

Hepburn resigning is clearly an attempt to diffuse the situation but Radio Scotland apparently had Monica Lennon - Labour's Monica Lennon - blethering on about the "tone in the parliament", or some such shite.

[scotlad]

18 hours ago, RDFH64 said:

Doesn’t everyone dislike Ross, what’s to like about the smug prick 🤬

His wee boy presumably likes him but I'm sure even he'll figure him out eventually.

[vanderark14]

Ross is still moaning despite the guy quitting his job and personally apologising.