VE Day “celebrations”

I think that street parties are discouraged in Scotland and alcohol is not allowed on the streets in many areas.

Perhaps that is because Scotland has a much higher rate of alcohol-related deaths and a higher rate of alcohol consumption per capita than England and Wales.

Agree Callistemon; whilst there were very many responsible, and respectful, VE Day celebrations up and down the country, there were a few that were not so responsible; an area in Warrington decided to do a conga dance up the street, completely ignoring social distancing and 7 people were arrested for breaching social distancing rules in West Dunbartonshire. Quite depressing that, whilst the majority of people are doing all they can to avoid making the situation worse than it already is, there are others, in several areas of the UK, that don't. You can't help stupid.

There are always some wherever you go!

I agree with someone upthread who wrote of those still fighting the war in Japan after the war in Europe had officially ended, and those need to be remembered too

Police have been out at Loch Lomond every day moving people on who travel here to exercise ,it wasn't a street party just eegits ,you get them everywhere Loch Lomond is in West Dunbartonshie ...or some oof it is.Mounted police going through the parks keeps the teens on the move ,mainly folk are behaving .The mixed messages from different goverments doesn't help there is an element here who are such SNP hters that they will ignore anything she says even if its a danger to thir lives .

It's the same all over the country paddyanne; England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland all have their fair share of people who think they know better and ignore the advice given. On Friday, the Coastguard helicopters were called out to 97 emergencies, 16 of which were in Scotland, in one day, because of people who ignored the advice given and got themselves into precarious situations. I hope every single one of them was fined.

233 people moved on by police on Easter Satuday in Balloch ,cyclists travelling down from Glasgow by train to cycle here .I have farmer friends who are appalled at the nuber of people who are travelling to walk over their fields..given its lambing season they should stay away and even more important keep their dogs at home .Fines have been handed out to those who failed to comply with advice and 7 people were charged after refusing to go home.I have links to the police and in general they say people are following advice but there is a core who tell them Nicola isn't the "boss of me,Boris is MY PM" YOU REALLY COULDN'T MAKE IT UP .If Bojo changes HIS rules today we'll be swamped by numpties

Aw, sorry you're having such a bad time of it paddyanne but, fingers crossed, you'll get independence soon and all your prayers will be answered.

It'll be the English immigrants to Scotland who are to blame for the bad behaviour.

Stop them at the border paddyanne.

A line of pipers in full regalia playing Scots Wha Hae should do it, and it that doesn’t work then set the Krankies on them.

You mean Baggs and Elegran?

Yes, they're very badly behaved, send them back down south.