Wednesday 30 January 2013

Calm down, dear: Officials deny David Cameron said 'will you f*** off' to MP during PMQs

Calm down, dear: Officials deny David Cameron said 'will you f*** off' to MP during PMQs

Tarff Advertiser: In our time?

Tarff Advertiser: In our time?

SCOT goes POP!: Angus Reid subsample : SNP retake the lead in West...

SCOT goes POP!: Angus Reid subsample : SNP retake the lead in West...: A very quick post because I'm in a mad rush. Here are the latest Scottish figures for Westminster voting intention from Angus Reid - SNP ...

Scottish independence: Expert warns foreigner should head military - Top stories - Scotsman.com

Scottish independence: Expert warns foreigner should head military - Top stories - Scotsman.com

Gauging Govan: A New, Horrible Low for Labour in Scotland

Gauging Govan: A New, Horrible Low for Labour in Scotland: They haven't got a terribly high starting point.  If they're not  abusing women ,  stealing  public money or  cheating  the disabled, it...

Weegiewarbler's Appendix: The Berwick Effect.

Weegiewarbler's Appendix: The Berwick Effect.: Elizabeth II – the illegitimate monarch. No, it’s not treason to state an issue that has the strong appearance of being supported by docum...

Frankly Independent: Brexit

Frankly Independent: Brexit:   Although this blog is not intended to be fully reactivated before 2014, here is the first of a number of occasional posts...

Frankly Independent: The Secret Files

Frankly Independent: The Secret Files:               Quebec First Minister Pauline Marois met Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond in Edinburgh today.     ...

Monday 28 January 2013

SCOT goes POP!: Electoral Commission's reputation for impartiality...

SCOT goes POP!: Electoral Commission's reputation for impartiality...: If anyone needed a reminder of why so many of us wanted a Scottish rather than a London body to have oversight of the independence referendu...

Sunday 20 January 2013

Friday 18 January 2013

SUBROSA: Neigh Problem

SUBROSA: Neigh Problem

Gregor Gall: SNP must fight for more great social rights - News - Scotsman.com

Gregor Gall: SNP must fight for more great social rights - News - Scotsman.com

George Kerevan: Constitution must command universal respect - News - Scotsman.com

George Kerevan: Constitution must command universal respect - News - Scotsman.com

Scottish independence: Constitution ‘like framing picture that hasn’t been painted’ - Top stories - Scotsman.com

Scottish independence: Constitution ‘like framing picture that hasn’t been painted’ - Top stories - Scotsman.com

Power-struggle police chiefs hire top lawyers at taxpayers’ expense - Top stories - Scotsman.com

Power-struggle police chiefs hire top lawyers at taxpayers’ expense - Top stories - Scotsman.com

Joyce McMillan: No answer came the stern reply - Comment - Scotsman.com

Joyce McMillan: No answer came the stern reply - Comment - Scotsman.com

Monday 14 January 2013

SUBROSA: Scotland's Aid Budget Will Make Scotland 'A World Leader"

SUBROSA: Scotland's Aid Budget Will Make Scotland 'A World Leader"

Scottish independence: Pension rights pledge by Sturgeon - Politics - Scotsman.com

Scottish independence: Pension rights pledge by Sturgeon - Politics - Scotsman.com

SCOT goes POP!: Angus Reid subsample : SNP in joint lead for Westm...

SCOT goes POP!: Angus Reid subsample : SNP in joint lead for Westm...: As long-term readers will know, I regard Angus Reid's Scottish subsamples as being of slightly more interest than those of other pollsters, ...

Frankly: A Guid New Year

Frankly: A Guid New Year:               First Minister Alex Salmond delivering his New Year message         In his New Year message the pr...

George Kerevan: Washington wary of a fragmented Europe - News - Scotsman.com

George Kerevan: Washington wary of a fragmented Europe - News - Scotsman.com

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY: Under Instruction From London

Munguin's Republic: LABOUR'S SOCIAL SECURITY POLICY MYSTERY

Munguin's Republic: LABOUR'S SOCIAL SECURITY POLICY MYSTERY: Does anyone know what Labour's policy is on benefits? I ask because last week they voted against the changes proposed by the Liberals an...

Saturday 12 January 2013

Lallands Peat Worrier: "I'm issuing an injunction!"

Lallands Peat Worrier: "I'm issuing an injunction!": I'm always interested in the representations of law you find in popular culture. That needn't just mean fictional portrayals of courts an...

Thursday 3 January 2013

Gauging Govan: The Curious Geographic Anomalies of the Independen...

Gauging Govan: The Curious Geographic Anomalies of the Independen...: For which I'm sure there's a perfectly simple explanation.  Can you think of one?  I can.

Dispatches from Paisley: 2012: The Year Of The Omnishambles

Dispatches from Paisley: 2012: The Year Of The Omnishambles

Joyce McMillan: Political nit-picking serves no-one - News - Scotsman.com

Joyce McMillan: Political nit-picking serves no-one - News - Scotsman.com

We’ll do everything to safeguard the Falkland Islands, pledges No10 - Top stories - Scotsman.com

We’ll do everything to safeguard the Falkland Islands, pledges No10 - Top stories - Scotsman.com

Thousands fewer soldiers will be based in Scotland than promised, reveals general - Top stories - Scotsman.com

Thousands fewer soldiers will be based in Scotland than promised, reveals general - Top stories - Scotsman.com

Michael Kelly: Confident Labour to decide referendum result - Comment - Scotsman.com

Michael Kelly: Confident Labour to decide referendum result - Comment - Scotsman.com

“Wiping Countries Off the Map”: Who’s Failing the “Failed States”

“Wiping Countries Off the Map”: Who’s Failing the “Failed States”