Monday 31 October 2016

The Lockerbie Case: The “true Lockerbie bomber”

The Lockerbie Case: The “true Lockerbie bomber”: [What follows is an item that was originally posted on this blog on this date in 2009. It prompted a spirited debate in the below-the-line...

Saturday 29 October 2016

SCOT goes POP!: Support for independence stands at 47% in new Poll...

SCOT goes POP!: Support for independence stands at 47% in new Poll...: An otherwise surprisingly fair piece in the Economist about the prospects for Scottish independence is slightly tarnished at the start with...

Tommy Ball's Blog: Only two things have changed since Indyref1

Tommy Ball's Blog: Only two things have changed since Indyref1: 1. Everything we said has turned out to be true. 2. Everything the Unionists promised turned out to be a lie, and everything they didn&#39...

Tommy Ball's Blog: Union, union, über alles

Tommy Ball's Blog: Union, union, über alles: Scottish Labour types like to imagine themselves as the defenders of European social democracy, standing fast and firm against the Conserva...

SCOT goes POP!: Siobhan McFadyen and "hitting the nail on the head...

SCOT goes POP!: Siobhan McFadyen and "hitting the nail on the head...: As shockingly documented by Wings Over Scotland today, Siobhan McFadyen of the Express is one of the most cynical, disreputable and disho...

Friday 28 October 2016

SCOT goes POP!: Throw Scotland out! Take your blasted oil away! ...

SCOT goes POP!: Throw Scotland out! Take your blasted oil away! ...: Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new article on the TalkRadio website, about the epic pleasures of the #ThrowScotlandOut hash...

Wednesday 19 October 2016

Tuesday 18 October 2016

Saturday 15 October 2016

SCOT goes POP!: Sensational BMG poll reveals that 45% of Scots ins...

SCOT goes POP!: Sensational BMG poll reveals that 45% of Scots ins...: I'm almost embarrassed for BMG Research.  For extremely good reasons, it's become the industry standard to ask the actual 2014 refer...

Tarff Advertiser: End game

Tarff Advertiser: End game: It is March 2018 and only a year to go before the UK exits the EU, dragging Scotland with it, against the considered will of the people of ...

Friday 14 October 2016

Tommy Ball's Blog: Brexit: the consequences for Scotland

Tommy Ball's Blog: Brexit: the consequences for Scotland: It's now quite clear that the British prime minister is now determined to push on with a hard Brexit, entirely regardless of the lack o...

Tommy Ball's Blog: Only two things have changed since Indyref1

Tommy Ball's Blog: Only two things have changed since Indyref1: 1. Everything we said has turned out to be true. 2. Everything the Unionists promised turned out to be a lie, and everything they didn&#39...

jrbrownlie: Theresa May or may not?Is it not a bit of an anoma...

jrbrownlie: Theresa May or may not?Is it not a bit of an anoma...: Theresa May or may not? Is it not a bit of an anomaly that Theresa May who backed the Remain Campaign will now have to go to the EU to tr...

SCOT goes POP!: A 'Hard Brexit' means a second independence refere...

SCOT goes POP!: A 'Hard Brexit' means a second independence refere...: Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new article at the International Business Times about what we learned from Nicola Sturgeon&...

Thursday 13 October 2016

Tarff Advertiser: Confused of Galloway

Tarff Advertiser: Confused of Galloway: Dear British Constitutional experts, Please excuse me for being a bit ignorant but I do not understand how there can be a ' British &...

Sunday 9 October 2016

Friday 7 October 2016

SCOT goes POP!: GAIN! Gallus SNP gallop to greatness in gorgeous ...

SCOT goes POP!: GAIN! Gallus SNP gallop to greatness in gorgeous ...: The exact result from the Garscadden and Scotstounhill by-election hasn't been published anywhere yet as far as I can see, but if Twitte...

Thursday 6 October 2016

The Long Tweets: FMQS 6 October

The Long Tweets: FMQS 6 October: Before FMQS kicked off today Nicola made a direct attack on Ruth Davidson in the Parliament. She said that Ruth should be ashamed of herself...

SCOT goes POP!: Theresa May and her Little Empire of Leftovers

SCOT goes POP!: Theresa May and her Little Empire of Leftovers: Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new article on the TalkRadio website about Theresa May's new (and doomed) imperial zeal...