I am *opposed* to the Death Penalty, but only for the *reliably* incarcerated.

But it is not enough that Trump himself be executed.

There is not a single one of his facilitators who did not know that they were doing evil.

It should be made clear to Donald Trump that, the moment he leaves office, his execution becomes inevitable.

We are not safe with his mere incarceration. He has shown how too many criminals can be pardoned. He must die, either of old age in office, or for his crimes.

I think Martina Navratilova has today made it clear just what it's like for monstered people to keep their heads down and get on with the day job.

An open message to Kaukab Stewart of the SNP.

With you as Equalities Minister in an SNP administration, you must take the blame for backsliding on the proposed ban on Conversion Practices.

LGBT folk, of whom there are many in Glasgow South, have seen you in inaction and know we cannot trust you.

The whole point of Holyrood is that Scotland can sail a bit kinder than England without leaving England altogether. And I'm glad I pay more income tax and live in a kinder country.

But when Labour prioritise scrapping with Reform for the votes of bigots over that very kindness, it is doomed.

"Only when we have INDEPENDENCE can trans people be free of the TERROR of ENGLAND. In the meantime, trans people must VOTE for the TERROR of CHERRYFORBES!"

Go fuck yourselves.

The SNP's recent slithering away from trans-positivity stands in stark contradiction of their usual insistence that it is being shackled to England which prevents social progress.

Prove it with what powers you can muster.

Oh, you didn't.

And that's what we (people insisting on our dignity, in various forms) have to do to the SNP. We have to judge the individuals, besides their support for independence. Mhairi Black good; Joanna Cherry bad! By way of hypothetical example.

Here's a tip about the SNP, when you're voting First Past The Post:

Don't bother with the manifesto.
Read the candidate.

I think I've decided.

I think the SNP's dropping the ban on Conversion Practices, under Kaukab Stewart, is enough for me to drop Kaukab Stewart and do both votes Green in Glasgow South. Didn't like it? Didn't quit.

SNP fearmongerers provoked me to run the numbers, which confirmed this choice.

LAB will leak noise to REF. CON noise will leak noise to REF. LAB will leak people with various forms of compassion to SGP. LAB will leak Sarwar fans to apathy. Where are LAB's new votes coming from?

SNP will leak because (punish/miss) Nicola. SNP will leak their previous tactical support.

So, the ground campaign in Glasgow South will be important.

In a UK media atmosphere where trans-positivity is thoughtcrime and politicians are at pains to deny accusations of non-nastiness, who *actively* sticks *up* for us matters far more than what it says or doesn't in their party's manifesto.

#TestimonyTuesday 21/4/2026 - A testimony from a volunteer.

#guidersagainsttransexclusion #girlguiding #trans #transinclusion

From last time, the numbers that matter are:
Sarwar (LAB) 10,279
Sturgeon (SNP) 19,735
nobody (SGP) 0
everybody else < 2,000

I don't think Rashid Hussain (LAB) will get anywhere near what Anas Sarwar got, because he's not a Sarwar and Labour are in disgrace.

I'll vote how I damn well want!

I expect I shall choose between Kaukab Stewart and Holly Bruce.

To convince myself that I am *free* under FPTP to choose between them, I need merely believe that their total vote will be more than double any individual rival's vote.

I want to hear positive stories about candidates in Glasgow South, like how they pushed back against local businesses adopting anti-trans apartheid policies!

All I'm getting is what I already know "You need to vote bad to stop worse.".

SAPPHIRE AND STEEL HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED!

The Onion thinks this is satire, but it's not.

In a survey published in July 2025, the Canadian firm Leger revealed that 47% of Republicans would still support Donald Trump even if he "was officially implicated in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking activities" (see: leger360.com/trump-epstei...)

SNP supporters trying to persuade me that I'm a FPTP prisoner remind me a lot of Labour supportes trying to persuade me that I'm a FPTP prisoner. Be assured that my vote will be tactical, and that I will be active in seeking data to inform it.

I'm not sure that's a credible threat, and certainly not in the FPTP vote for Glasgow South.

(Sorry; deleted.) I meant that I do know how to suck rotten FPTP eggs. So it boils in part down to how badly Labour are doing.

Now, the SNP dropping its plan to ban Conversion Practices *is* a large negative score for Kaukab Stewart, Equalities Minister whose business that very much was, and as it happens, SNP FPTP candidate in my Constituency, Glasgow South.

Coulda Shoulda Didnae!

Yes, the Green manifesto is better than the SNP manifesto. But I'm interested in the *personal* records of the candidates. I like to hear stories about actual actions or inactions, rather than presumptions of allegiance from party affiliation.

I'm gathering data and open to more.

Telegraph newspaper editorial on Mandelson's appointment in December 2024 versus editorial today

I SAW to it that there was NO EVIDENCE OF RISK.

I just published a new blog post!

Types and Neural Networks
( www.brunogavranovic.com/posts/2026-04-20-types-a... )

It's about what comes into view once dependent type systems become a part of neural network training.

Labour's comprehensive pivot to transphobia should mean that Gordon McKee is *toast* at the next Westminster election in Glasgow South.

Obviously, he could make things even worse by being a Labour Together apparatchik and sticking up for Morgan McSweeney, but he's far too clever for that!

My FPTP vote in Glasgow South is still in the balance.

At the moment, I'm minded to vote for Kaukab Stewart (SNP, Equalities Minister) as she has conspicuously not totally rolled over to the anti-trans apartheid position that the Scottish media demands. I certainly don't want *Labour*.

My favourite Pope is ye, the sailorman.