Tuesday 26 December 2017

Saturday 23 December 2017

Friday 22 December 2017

Sunday 10 December 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Ruth Davidson set for "future of demeaning irrelev...

SCOT goes POP!: Ruth Davidson set for "future of demeaning irrelev...: Stuart Campbell of Wings has tweeted the following Survation polling figures, which appear to be from a new full-scale Scottish poll.  I c...

Saturday 9 December 2017

SCOT goes POP!: It's IMPOSSIBLE for a devolved parliament to have ...

SCOT goes POP!: It's IMPOSSIBLE for a devolved parliament to have ...: In my last blogpost, I posed the question: given the entrenched positions of the DUP, the Irish government and anti-European Tory MPs, how w...

Tuesday 21 November 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Hothersall faces bushtucker trial of the soul as e...

SCOT goes POP!: Hothersall faces bushtucker trial of the soul as e...: Fate has dealt Duncan Hothersall a cruel hand over the last eighteen hours or so.  Deep down, he probably always anticipated that mystery ma...

Friday 3 November 2017

Tuesday 31 October 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Spanish democracy : doubleplusgood

SCOT goes POP!: Spanish democracy : doubleplusgood: I wanted to vote but Big Brother told me it was illegal. I went to the polling station, and Big Brother's police smashed me in the face...

Monday 23 October 2017

Franco-Scottish alliance against England one of longest in history

Franco-Scottish alliance against England one of longest in history: A University of Manchester historian has uncovered evidence which shows how a defensive alliance against England between Scotland and France might never have formally ended – potentially making it the longest in history.

In a paper to be published next year, Dr Siobhan Talbott argues the Franco-Scottish Auld Alliance of 1295 survived centurie...

Sunday 22 October 2017

MILLFLATS MERCURY-formerly the Tarff Advertiser: How was your week?

MILLFLATS MERCURY-formerly the Tarff Advertiser: How was your week?: I will come straight to the point for me it was just depressing, to the point of becoming clinical. Who can have watched any Tory respons...

Saturday 21 October 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Europe is being slow to realise that it needs Spai...

SCOT goes POP!: Europe is being slow to realise that it needs Spai...: Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new article at the TalkRadio website, about what Nicola Sturgeon is likely to say and do in ...

SCOT goes POP!: It's getting close to unspoofable now

SCOT goes POP!: It's getting close to unspoofable now: Another day, another ill-judged analysis of Scottish politics from Stormfront Lite 's Bedfordshire-based editor Mike Smithson, known fon...

Tuesday 10 October 2017

Tuesday 3 October 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Homage to Catalonia

SCOT goes POP!: Homage to Catalonia: So I was just doing some basic sums.  A little under 92% of Catalan voters who turned out yesterday voted in favour of independence.  The ov...

Sunday 1 October 2017

Catalan police in tears as they shield referendum voters from Civil Guard (VIDEOS)

Catalan police in tears as they shield referendum voters from Civil Guard (VIDEOS): Catalan police have been forced into multiple standoffs with Spain’s Guardia Civil after widespread and often brutal violence against voters at polling stations Sunday. Local support for the Mossos d’Esquadra has even brought the police to tears.

Friday 29 September 2017

Monday 18 September 2017

Saturday 16 September 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Massive boost for Sturgeon as Survation confirm SN...

SCOT goes POP!: Massive boost for Sturgeon as Survation confirm SN...: Hot on the heels of Panelbase's first Scottish Parliament poll in an eternity comes the same from Survation.  The findings of the two po...

Friday 8 September 2017

Wednesday 6 September 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Deny a shared language, deny a shared history, den...

SCOT goes POP!: Deny a shared language, deny a shared history, den...: A guest post by Edward Freeman I feel I must chime in on the subject of Scots language deniers, who are, I think, usually in that group of ...

Thursday 31 August 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Kezia Dugdale's electoral record is mostly grim

SCOT goes POP!: Kezia Dugdale's electoral record is mostly grim: There's a tiresome article on LabourList which can basically be summarised as: "Kezia Dugdale is a woman, so if you were critical o...

Monday 28 August 2017

Tuesday 22 August 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Dark day for Dugdale as Opinium subsample puts SNP...

SCOT goes POP!: Dark day for Dugdale as Opinium subsample puts SNP...: Right on cue, here's the perfect antidote to the BMG subsample a few days ago that some people lost all sense of perspective over.  Far ...

Wednesday 16 August 2017

SCOT goes POP!: So what *is* a mid-spectrum blogger?

SCOT goes POP!: So what *is* a mid-spectrum blogger?: The world hasn't seen a debate as fierce as this since the fateful day Donald Trump first uttered the word "covfefe".  Up and ...

Tuesday 15 August 2017

Sunday 13 August 2017

Ana Navarro detonates on Trump: ‘He doesn’t have the spine or the guts to call out white supremacists’

Ana Navarro detonates on Trump: ‘He doesn’t have the spine or the guts to call out white supremacists’: CNN’s Ana Navarro went on an epic tear Saturday in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, VA that killed one anti-racist protester and left dozens injured. Navarro told anchor Ana Cabre…

Wednesday 9 August 2017

Monday 7 August 2017

Tuesday 1 August 2017

SCOT goes POP!: But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning...

SCOT goes POP!: But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning...: I'm indebted to a certain controversial rapper, because if I hadn't randomly followed a link in one of his tweets, I would be unawar...

Sunday 30 July 2017

SCOT goes POP!: The easily distracted

SCOT goes POP!: The easily distracted: Angela Haggerty is well within her rights to use her Sunday Herald column to further exacerbate the feud between CommonSpace and Wings Ove...

Saturday 29 July 2017

Wednesday 26 July 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Has Colonel Ruth FALLEN OFF HER TANK? Another day...

SCOT goes POP!: Has Colonel Ruth FALLEN OFF HER TANK? Another day...: In the continued absence of any full-scale Scottish polling, arguably the most meaningful guide to the state of play is the Scottish subsamp...

Saturday 22 July 2017

No. 10 shuts down access to PM May for Scottish leader Sturgeon

No. 10 shuts down access to PM May for Scottish leader Sturgeon: No. 10 has withdrawn Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon’s right to demand meetings with UK Prime Minister Theresa May in a move meant to downgrade the first minister’s status.

Wednesday 19 July 2017

Saturday 15 July 2017

MEPs: We'll veto Brexit deal if citizens' rights not improved

MEPs: We'll veto Brexit deal if citizens' rights not improved: The leaders of five political groups said that the UK's offer on citizens' rights was a “damp squib” that risks “creating second-class citizenship”.

Flights to EU at risk if no Brexit deal, airlines warn

Flights to EU at risk if no Brexit deal, airlines warn: British people trying to book holidays to Europe could see disruptions as early as next year if there is no Brexit aviation deal, airlines have warned.

SCOT goes POP!: Relearning the oldest truth : voting Tory doesn't ...

SCOT goes POP!: Relearning the oldest truth : voting Tory doesn't ...: I've been having my latest technological meltdown, but 24 hours late, here's a quick note to let you know I have a new article on th...

SCOT goes POP!: Colonel says "Phew"! Huge scare for Ruth as SNP ru...

SCOT goes POP!: Colonel says "Phew"! Huge scare for Ruth as SNP ru...: It always looked fairly predictable that the Tories would win yesterday's Elgin North by-election.  They had won the popular vote in the...

Brexiters are as thick as fuck

Brexiters are as thick as fuck

Friday 14 July 2017

Britain finally accepts it must pay Brexit bill on leaving EU

Britain finally accepts it must pay Brexit bill on leaving EU: Britain has acknowledged for the first time it faces financial obligations to the EU after Brexit, in what appears to be a major concession to Brussels.

Saturday 1 July 2017

SCOT goes POP!: And this is why Indyref 2 is not going away...

SCOT goes POP!: And this is why Indyref 2 is not going away...: As you may have seen, the House of Commons has just voted on an amendment to the Queen's Speech, tabled by Labour MP Chuka Umunna, calli...

Thursday 29 June 2017

Tuesday 27 June 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Boost for SNP in massive Panelbase poll

SCOT goes POP!: Boost for SNP in massive Panelbase poll: My concern for the SNP over the last couple of weeks has been the risk they might slip to second place in Westminster voting intentions - no...

Sunday 25 June 2017

TerryEntoure: Everybody In The Labour Party (I Hate)

TerryEntoure: Everybody In The Labour Party (I Hate):  I'm not usually stuck for words but I find myself completely lacking the vocabulary to express my anger at the current state of Brexit....

TerryEntoure: The State That We Are In

TerryEntoure: The State That We Are In: The moment we've all been dreading has finally arrived.  That's right, we're sending David Davis and his cohorts to begin negoti...

Sunday 18 June 2017

HISTORICAL DISTORTIONISTS by Donal Kennedy - Jude Collins

HISTORICAL DISTORTIONISTS by Donal Kennedy - Jude Collins: When President Obama visited Ireland in 2011 he was briefed by distortionists . Those who wrote or heard his speeches may  have imagined that Daniel O’Connell was the only Irishman supporting the rights of black people. But  from  the United Irishmen and women in the 1790s through John Boyle O’Reilly* in the 19th Century to …

On being British and neutral - Jude Collins

On being British and neutral - Jude Collins: British politicians like to be balanced in their approach to things Northern Ireland. Their argument is that for generations Northern Irish Protestants and Catholics have been fighting each other, and it’s Britain’s destiny to try to get them to work together peacefully . Having cast themselves in that role  for decades, you’d think British politicians would …

SCOT goes POP!: Survation poll gives the lie to the notion that pe...

SCOT goes POP!: Survation poll gives the lie to the notion that pe...: Anyone who buys into the theory that people have just had enough of voting (and of referendums in particular) ought to take heed of the rece...

Thursday 15 June 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Of course the SNP will vote to bring down the Tori...

SCOT goes POP!: Of course the SNP will vote to bring down the Tori...: Over at Stormfront Lite , Alastair Meeks has mused that an early general election is unlikely to happen, and that part of the reason is that...

Wednesday 7 June 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Is the WRITING on the WALL for Retoxified Ruth? N...

SCOT goes POP!: Is the WRITING on the WALL for Retoxified Ruth? N...: You might remember that at the weekend, I mentioned that Scottish data from the YouGov projection model had been revealed on Twitter, and it...

SCOT goes POP!: Will you be needing a new leader to INTERVIEW, Rut...

SCOT goes POP!: Will you be needing a new leader to INTERVIEW, Rut...: As I noted in my blogpost this morning, a consensus is emerging among the commentariat that the Tories are coasting to victory, and that som...

Monday 5 June 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Mixed news from YouGov

SCOT goes POP!: Mixed news from YouGov: There's good news and bad news from the latest update of YouGov's projection model.  At UK-wide level the model continues to defy th...

SCOT goes POP!: Could this be CURTAINS for Ruth? New blow for the...

SCOT goes POP!: Could this be CURTAINS for Ruth? New blow for the...: They say that looking into the night sky is a glimpse into the distant past - some of the stars you see no longer even exist, because the li...

SCOT goes POP!: Could this be CURTAINS for Ruth? New blow for the...

SCOT goes POP!: Could this be CURTAINS for Ruth? New blow for the...: They say that looking into the night sky is a glimpse into the distant past - some of the stars you see no longer even exist, because the li...

SCOT goes POP!: Lib Dem blogger Mike Smithson hits new low as he p...

SCOT goes POP!: Lib Dem blogger Mike Smithson hits new low as he p...: As long-term readers of this blog know, nothing ever surprises me about the antics of the Bedfordshire-based Liberal Democrat blogger Mike ...

SCOT goes POP!: YouGov contradicts Survation by suggesting the SNP...

SCOT goes POP!: YouGov contradicts Survation by suggesting the SNP...: The YouGov projection model isn't being updated today because of the tragedy in London, but our regular commenter 'Unknown' poin...

The dark money driving the Scottish Tory surge | openDemocracy

The dark money driving the Scottish Tory surge | openDemocracy

Saturday 3 June 2017

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Glaswegians march for Scottish independence (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Glaswegians march for Scottish independence (PHOTOS, VIDEO): Thousands have taken to the streets of Glasgow to march for Scottish independence, as political uncertainty looms over the upcoming UK general election.

SCOT goes POP!: Is it cos she is TYRANNICAL? Theresa rocked as Ip...

SCOT goes POP!: Is it cos she is TYRANNICAL? Theresa rocked as Ip...: You know the drill by now, folks. *puts on Canadian accent* It's another terrrrr -ible afternoon for the Conservative party. Brita...

The Highland Times - Davidson Skewered Over Brexit Sell Out

The Highland Times - Davidson Skewered Over Brexit Sell Out

SNP to retain nearly all their seats because 60% of Scots would never vote for the Tories, Ruth Davidson’s satisfaction rates have collapsed and even Scottish Labour are sharing in the â€˜Jezzasurge’

SNP to retain nearly all their seats because 60% of Scots would never vote for the Tories, Ruth Davidson’s satisfaction rates have collapsed and even Scottish Labour are sharing in the â€˜Jezzasurge’

Friday 2 June 2017

Wednesday 31 May 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Massive boost for the SNP as Ipsos-Mori phone poll...

SCOT goes POP!: Massive boost for the SNP as Ipsos-Mori phone poll...: Who can now believe that we used to dread the arrival of Ipsos-Mori's quarterly "Hi, I'm John MacKay" poll for STV?  Recen...

'The British Government: Blackmailing The Unionists' by Donal Lavery - Jude Collins

'The British Government: Blackmailing The Unionists' by Donal Lavery - Jude Collins: The recent film about Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness, like all historical films, is littered with historical inaccuracies – anyone with a faint hint of knowledge about the Saint Andrew’s era agreement will know that. But what surprised me about it was the tenacity with which it propagates the narrative that somehow the DUP leader …

i-David: Let them have it...

i-David: Let them have it...: I am sitting here on the other end of a computer staring at a screen and I feel angry, no, make  that...really angry.  Why?  Well, in all...

Tuesday 30 May 2017

Monday 29 May 2017

Sunday 28 May 2017

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Thursday 25 May 2017

Tuesday 23 May 2017

SCOT goes POP!: It's more important than ever that pro-independenc...

SCOT goes POP!: It's more important than ever that pro-independenc...: First of all, a quick note to let you know that I have a new article at the TalkRadio website, which was inspired by an exchange I saw on Tw...

Monday 22 May 2017

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Sunday 21 May 2017

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

SCOT goes POP!: Never forget that more than 42% of Moray voters ba...

SCOT goes POP!: Never forget that more than 42% of Moray voters ba...: Matt Singh of Number Cruncher Politics has drawn attention to the fact that the SNP (at least according to the latest YouGov poll) have lost...

England’s youth ‘worst at literacy & basic math’ in developed world – report

England’s youth ‘worst at literacy & basic math’ in developed world – report: Literacy rates among young people in England are the lowest in the developed world, with many students graduating high school with only a basic grasp of English and math.

Saturday 20 May 2017

Meet the Scottish Tory behind the £425,000 DUP Brexit donation | openDemocracy

Meet the Scottish Tory behind the £425,000 DUP Brexit donation | openDemocracy

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Refuelling station launched as Aberdeen leads the way in hydrogen technology

Refuelling station launched as Aberdeen leads the way in hydrogen technology: Aberdeen’s second hydrogen refuelling station was officially opened today [Monday, 27 February] along with the launch of a fleet of 10 hydrogen fuelled Toyota Mirai cars.

Aberdeen City Council’s lead member for hydrogen, Councillor Barney Crockett was joined by Toyota GB President and Managing Director - Paul Van Der Burgh, and Hydrogenics CE...

SCOT goes POP!: YouGov poll : Labour's current voters are less hos...

SCOT goes POP!: YouGov poll : Labour's current voters are less hos...: Since my last post I've had a chance to look at the YouGov datasets, and I was particularly interested in seeing what has happened to SN...

SCOT goes POP!: Finally the election explodes into life as YouGov ...

SCOT goes POP!: Finally the election explodes into life as YouGov ...: Whenever you see a Britain-wide poll showing a huge Tory lead (which has basically been every single poll in this campaign so far), it's...

Friday 19 May 2017

Tory manifesto pledges England will choose if Scotland can have indyref2 - Autonomy Scotland

Tory manifesto pledges England will choose if Scotland can have indyref2 - Autonomy Scotland

Life, the Universe and Everything

Life, the Universe and Everything: The Babel Fish Weekly by Derek Stewart Macpherson

TerryEntoure: (Tory) Experiment in Terror

TerryEntoure: (Tory) Experiment in Terror: Count to ten, breath deeply. Count to ten, breath deeply. Count to ten, br...... Ah, sorry, you caught me right in the middle of my calming ...

Morse Code Translator

Morse Code Translator

SCOT goes POP!: SNP vote increases in "heartening" full-scale Scot...

SCOT goes POP!: SNP vote increases in "heartening" full-scale Scot...: After an insanely long wait of several weeks, we finally have the fourth bona fide full-scale Scottish poll of this campaign, and it comes f...

i-David: Well it would seem that in Scotland, politically a...

i-David: Well it would seem that in Scotland, politically a...: Well it would seem that in Scotland, politically at least, the SNP have become the great unwashed. No-one wants to work with them.  Arguabl...

Thursday 18 May 2017

Wednesday 17 May 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Latest subsample average suggests SNP have a huge ...

SCOT goes POP!: Latest subsample average suggests SNP have a huge ...: We may simply have had a run of good results by complete chance, but it has to be said that the last week of Scottish subsamples has made fo...

Blair prosecuted for Iraq War? Ex-PM’s legal immunity challenged in court

Blair prosecuted for Iraq War? Ex-PM’s legal immunity challenged in court: The first steps towards overturning a legal ban on prosecuting former Prime Minister Tony Blair over the Iraq War will be considered by the High Court on Tuesday.

Sunday 14 May 2017

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

SCOT goes POP!: "Remarkable" Scottish poll incoming?

SCOT goes POP!: "Remarkable" Scottish poll incoming?: Probably the less said about my Eurovision prediction the better, although I've got a few crumbs of comfort to cling to - I was correct ...

SCOT goes POP!: "Remarkable" Scottish poll incoming?

SCOT goes POP!: "Remarkable" Scottish poll incoming?: Probably the less said about my Eurovision prediction the better, although I've got a few crumbs of comfort to cling to - I was correct ...

SCOT goes POP!: Subsample average fails to find any post-locals mo...

SCOT goes POP!: Subsample average fails to find any post-locals mo...: Well, the "remarkable" poll in the Sunday Times did turn out to be an anti-climax, not for either of the reasons I speculated las...

Friday 12 May 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Take a bow, SNP voters of Irvine Valley - you vote...

SCOT goes POP!: Take a bow, SNP voters of Irvine Valley - you vote...: I know that some people are looking for reassurance that the "vote till you boak" message didn't go totally unheeded on Thursd...

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

'A letter to the Irish Times' by Donal Kennedy - Jude Collins

'A letter to the Irish Times' by Donal Kennedy - Jude Collins

The Tory strategy of making all votes about #indyref2 will fail - Autonomy Scotland

The Tory strategy of making all votes about #indyref2 will fail - Autonomy Scotland

The news that made Mundell and Murray turn Green - Autonomy Scotland

The news that made Mundell and Murray turn Green - Autonomy Scotland

Life, the Universe and Everything

Life, the Universe and Everything: The Babel Fish Weekly by Derek Stewart Macpherson

Thursday 11 May 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Subsample average puts SNP on 45%

SCOT goes POP!: Subsample average puts SNP on 45%: You may have heard a rumour today that Panelbase's latest Scottish subsample puts the Conservatives in the lead, but that's not actu...

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

dj.womble Daily

dj.womble Daily: Radical independence news by Stewart Lochhead

How the Daily Mail reacts differently when Theresa May and Ed Miliband propose the same thing

How the Daily Mail reacts differently when Theresa May and Ed Miliband propose the same thing: This was how the Daily Mail reacted when Ed Miliband, the then Labour leader, suggested a price cap on energy companies back in 2013. And this was how it reacted when Theresa May, during the current election campaign, suggested the very same thing. Spot the difference? TODAY: We change our mind on controlling energy prices …

Scottish Labour's Sturgeon Slump explained: There wasn't one. - Autonomy Scotland

Scottish Labour's Sturgeon Slump explained: There wasn't one. - Autonomy Scotland

Why Corbyn is right to increase corporation tax

Why Corbyn is right to increase corporation tax

Tuesday 9 May 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Popular vote totals revealed : the over-hyped Scot...

SCOT goes POP!: Popular vote totals revealed : the over-hyped Scot...: So, three days later than we might have hoped, we finally have the popular vote figures for the Scottish local elections.  Both of the predi...

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Saturday 6 May 2017

SCOT goes POP!: The vastly over-hyped Scottish Tory surge

SCOT goes POP!: The vastly over-hyped Scottish Tory surge: Just a quick note to let you know that I have new article in The National , which takes a look at the SNP's local election victory, poin...

SCOT goes POP!: SNP soar to best ever result in local elections

SCOT goes POP!: SNP soar to best ever result in local elections: As the BBC are busily misleading their viewers by claiming that the SNP have "lost seven seats since 2012", I thought it might be ...

Monday 1 May 2017

Saturday 29 April 2017

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

SCOT goes POP!: Your anti-Tory tactical voting guide for the 59 Sc...

SCOT goes POP!: Your anti-Tory tactical voting guide for the 59 Sc...: As Marcia has pointed out, a lot of tactical voting at the forthcoming general election will be aimed at keeping the Tories out, or at least...

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

dj.womble Daily

dj.womble Daily: Radical independence news by Stewart Lochhead

SCOT goes POP!: Support for independence shoots back up in crucial...

SCOT goes POP!: Support for independence shoots back up in crucial...: Tonight brings word of YouGov's first full-scale Scottish poll since Theresa May called the snap general election, and it provides treme...

SCOT goes POP!: The ghost of #Pounds4McDougallGate

SCOT goes POP!: The ghost of #Pounds4McDougallGate: I must admit I burst out laughing when I heard that Blair McDougall is going to be Labour's general election candidate in East Renfrewsh...

Tuesday 25 April 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Nostalgia night as TNS reverts to being an extreme...

SCOT goes POP!: Nostalgia night as TNS reverts to being an extreme...: You might remember that throughout much of the long campaign leading up to the 2014 independence referendum, TNS was one of the group of No-...

Saturday 22 April 2017

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Tarff Advertiser: A Scotch Coo

Tarff Advertiser: A Scotch Coo: So the big message from the Yoonistas to Scotchland, in June's forth coming Generial Infection is: " We know better than you, so...

'Don't back me,' says Tory SIC 'paper candidate' for Lerwick North - The Shetland Times

'Don't back me,' says Tory SIC 'paper candidate' for Lerwick North - The Shetland Times: One of the candidates in next month’s council elections has pleaded for constituents not to vote for him, calling his appearance on the ballot papers a “co

'Don't back me,' says Tory SIC 'paper candidate' for Lerwick North - The Shetland Times

'Don't back me,' says Tory SIC 'paper candidate' for Lerwick North - The Shetland Times: One of the candidates in next month’s council elections has pleaded for constituents not to vote for him, calling his appearance on the ballot papers a “co

Thursday 20 April 2017

See Me | MSP Speaks About the Importance of Talking About Depression

See Me | MSP Speaks About the Importance of Talking About Depression: See Me is led by a partnership of SAMH and MHF Scotland and is funded by the Scottish Government and Comic Relief.

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

There’s one issue in Scotland: Indyref2

There’s one issue in Scotland: Indyref2: In calling the UK general election on June 8 Theresa May is playing into the separatist dreams of Nicola Sturgeon

The Conservatives have been the biggest borrowers over the last 70 years

The Conservatives have been the biggest borrowers over the last 70 years

SCOT goes POP!: Tyrannical Theresa is snapping Scotland out of it

SCOT goes POP!: Tyrannical Theresa is snapping Scotland out of it: A second 'quick note' of the day, this time to let you know that I have a new article at the International Business Times , about th...

SCOT goes POP!: Your STV questions answered

SCOT goes POP!: Your STV questions answered: Over the last few days, I've received a number of emails asking for clarification on various aspects of the Single Transferable Vote sys...

Wednesday 19 April 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Radio interview on independence

SCOT goes POP!: Radio interview on independence: As I mentioned earlier, I took part in a discussion on independence this afternoon on the London-based radio station Voice of Islam.  Natura...

SCOT goes POP!: Snap!

SCOT goes POP!: Snap!: Apologies for not having posted anything about the snap election yet - I've had a few things on today, including a live interview on the...

SCOT goes POP!: Don't let people con you into thinking that using ...

SCOT goes POP!: Don't let people con you into thinking that using ...: I've been dipping into some of the discussion on Facebook about whether voters should use their lower rankings in the local elections, a...

dj.womble Daily

dj.womble Daily: Radical independence news by Stewart Lochhead

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Saturday 15 April 2017

White supremacist caught on video sucker-punching woman Berkeley protester faces calls for arrest

White supremacist caught on video sucker-punching woman Berkeley protester faces calls for arrest

How Jeff Sessions Is Laying the Groundwork for an Authoritarian State @alternet

How Jeff Sessions Is Laying the Groundwork for an Authoritarian State @alternet: The attorney general is courting law enforcement by reducing accountability and renewing a war on people of color. With Donald Trump appearing to be on the verge of blowing up the world, it stands to reason that people might not be paying attention to his attorney general’s attempt to consolidate support for the administration among local law enforcement by selling off the rights of the American people.

SCOT goes POP!: A guide to the local election voting system

SCOT goes POP!: A guide to the local election voting system: Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new article in The National , about the Single Transferable Vote system that will be used to...

Thursday 13 April 2017

‘Don’t you dare insult Russia!’: Moscow envoy chides UK counterpart at UNSC meeting

‘Don’t you dare insult Russia!’: Moscow envoy chides UK counterpart at UNSC meeting: Moscow’s representative at the UN Security Council launched an extraordinary attack on his British counterpart, using some decidedly undiplomatic language, at a tense session ahead of a vote on a Syria resolution.

Wednesday 12 April 2017

Maltese MEP backs opening EU doors to Scotland

Maltese MEP backs opening EU doors to Scotland

The DUP: standing firm on the wrong side of history (again)?

The DUP: standing firm on the wrong side of history (again)?: It’s interesting that Nigel Dodds is the person fronting up the DUP addresses to the press and media these days. The assumption must be that if they let Arlene loose, she may come out with another alligator allegation or otherwise put the DUP on the back foot. Not that they’re not there already. But you …

Tarff Advertiser: There are fibs, lies, deceits and then there is UK...

Tarff Advertiser: There are fibs, lies, deceits and then there is UK...: So what do you know .... it turns out after weeks of every media outlet pumping out just how brilliantly Ruth the Mooth was doing, how she ...

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

SCOT goes POP!: Local Election Misinformation

SCOT goes POP!: Local Election Misinformation: I'm getting to the point where I almost despair of our chances of clearing up the misunderstandings about how the STV voting system work...

Saturday 8 April 2017

Tarff Advertiser: "A SMALL EXPANDING SUN"

Tarff Advertiser: "A SMALL EXPANDING SUN": On Tuesday I sat in the cafe of the Nagasaki Nuclear Bomb museum pondering what sort of person takes human ingenuity and turns it into a we...

Friday 7 April 2017

‘No Borders, No Barriers No Brexit’ by Joe McVeigh

‘No Borders, No Barriers No Brexit’ by Joe McVeigh

AAV: When did Britain turn into a huge national self-pi...

AAV: When did Britain turn into a huge national self-pi...: In this article I'm going to be careful to avoid generalising about all Brexit voters. If you're a Leave voter there are only two...

Noam Chomsky: If Trump Falters with Supporters, Don't Put 'Aside the Possibility' of a 'Staged or Alleged Terrorist Attack' @alternet

Noam Chomsky: If Trump Falters with Supporters, Don't Put 'Aside the Possibility' of a 'Staged or Alleged Terrorist Attack' @alternet

‘Sorry seems to be the hardest word’ by Catherine Kelly

‘Sorry seems to be the hardest word’ by Catherine Kelly: In the days following the death of Sinn Fein Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, political punditry and commentary became focused on the concept of apology and the deceased man’s lack thereof. Even fine Christians were seeking repentance from a deceased man – fine people who have no idea what is in any man’s heart or …

Sturgeon's address at Stanford: Scotland's place in the world - Autonomy Scotland

Sturgeon's address at Stanford: Scotland's place in the world - Autonomy Scotland

The true Spanish veto hints at why May will sideline indyref2 - Autonomy Scotland

The true Spanish veto hints at why May will sideline indyref2 - Autonomy Scotland

Life, the Universe and Everything

Life, the Universe and Everything: The Babel Fish Weekly by Derek Stewart Macpherson

Thursday 6 April 2017

‘Can you BELIEVE what Ken Livingstone just said?’

‘Can you BELIEVE what Ken Livingstone just said?’: It’s always interesting to watch people who see themselves as ‘fair-minded’ or ‘right-thinking’ struggle with stuff they don’t like. Usually it’s not much of a struggle because they insist that the ground on which they stand is reasonable and rational, whereas those who disagree with them are at best trouble-makers and at worst irrational. I’ve …

Friday 31 March 2017

AAV: "Suicide's an option" - UKIP's Neil Hamilton

AAV: "Suicide's an option" - UKIP's Neil Hamilton: In May 2016 the disgraced former Tory MP Neil "cash for questions" Hamilton was handed a lifeline back into politics by the 2...

Wednesday 29 March 2017

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Tuesday 28 March 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Should a national list be top of the list?

SCOT goes POP!: Should a national list be top of the list?: Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new article at The National , pondering what the effect might be if the Holyrood regional l...

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Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Wednesday 22 March 2017

Witterings of a Weegiewarbler: Brexit Pie - Recipe For Disaster.

Witterings of a Weegiewarbler: Brexit Pie - Recipe For Disaster.: Why did Sterling plummet following Brexit? Perhaps it’s simply because the markets themselves and the fiscal powerhouses that quietly dr...

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Tuesday 21 March 2017

Monday 20 March 2017

Sunday 19 March 2017

NATIONAL RIGHTS DENIED AS TORIES ASSERT ENGLISH RULE - Irish Republican News - Fri, Mar 17, 2017

NATIONAL RIGHTS DENIED AS TORIES ASSERT ENGLISH RULE - Irish Republican News - Fri, Mar 17, 2017

SCOT goes POP!: The Tories simply cannot win on the "mandate" poin...

SCOT goes POP!: The Tories simply cannot win on the "mandate" poin...: It's been obvious for some time that the Tories' number one objective is to push back the timetable for the independence referendum,...

SCOT goes POP!: YouGov produce bizarre outlier poll putting the Ye...

SCOT goes POP!: YouGov produce bizarre outlier poll putting the Ye...: After a sequence of polls from other firms strongly suggesting that support for independence has increased over the last few weeks, YouGov ...

SCOT goes POP!: Independence support hits all-time high in your su...

SCOT goes POP!: Independence support hits all-time high in your su...: For almost twenty years, the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey has been asking an annual question on constitutional preferences for Scotland ...

SCOT goes POP!: Significant Survation survey puts Yes on a solid 4...

SCOT goes POP!: Significant Survation survey puts Yes on a solid 4...: For the love of God, will you give me a chance to draw breath, chaps?  This is the third poll in the space of an hour!  The Survation one is...

SCOT goes POP!: YouGov poll : Hammerblow for Theresa May as Scotti...

SCOT goes POP!: YouGov poll : Hammerblow for Theresa May as Scotti...: The datasets for last night's downright weird YouGov poll are now out, and there is actually some good news to be found in them.  (Most...

SCOT goes POP!: This is now a hostage situation - Theresa May atte...

SCOT goes POP!: This is now a hostage situation - Theresa May atte...: If the 'sources' chatter from journalists is correct, Theresa May will this afternoon reverse decades of British government policy a...

SCOT goes POP!: What are Nicola Sturgeon's options for holding a v...

SCOT goes POP!: What are Nicola Sturgeon's options for holding a v...: Nicola Sturgeon said tonight she was determined to hold a vote on Scotland's future on the reasonable timescale she has already set out,...

SCOT goes POP!: Theresa is tanking : blow for autocrat PM as YouGo...

SCOT goes POP!: Theresa is tanking : blow for autocrat PM as YouGo...: I have to say I find it pretty incredible that a YouGov poll in which the headline Yes vote was unusually low has been so good for us in a v...

SCOT goes POP!: HALF of Scottish public want an independence refer...

SCOT goes POP!: HALF of Scottish public want an independence refer...: Today brings word of the first full-scale Scottish poll to be wholly conducted since Nicola Sturgeon fired the starting-gun for a second ind...

Saturday 18 March 2017

Friday 17 March 2017

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Brexit Special: Former Colonies Reject Theresa May Proposal For “Special Partnership”, Say Britain Betrayed Them In The Past

Brexit Special: Former Colonies Reject Theresa May Proposal For “Special Partnership”, Say Britain Betrayed Them In The Past

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

‘Right-Wing Extremism: The Loyalists Fanatics & Israel’ by Donal Lavery

‘Right-Wing Extremism: The Loyalists Fanatics & Israel’ by Donal Lavery

‘An All-Island Economy-the only hope’ by Joe McVeigh

‘An All-Island Economy-the only hope’ by Joe McVeigh

Thursday 16 March 2017

Ruth Davidson & her blatant indyref u-turn - Autonomy Scotland

Ruth Davidson & her blatant indyref u-turn - Autonomy Scotland

The Past Bastard: Scottish Rite Tensions Come to a Head Over Social ...

The Past Bastard: Scottish Rite Tensions Come to a Head Over Social ...: Saint Louis, MO - In the recent wake of widespread dissatisfaction arising out of the increasing disparity in social status at Scottish Ri...

Theresa May prepares ground for a Scottish power grab - Autonomy Scotland

Theresa May prepares ground for a Scottish power grab - Autonomy Scotland

Why Scottish Labour are a joke issue 234: Ian Murray MP - Autonomy Scotland

Why Scottish Labour are a joke issue 234: Ian Murray MP - Autonomy Scotland

Blood and soil and English supporters of Scottish independence - Autonomy Scotland

Blood and soil and English supporters of Scottish independence - Autonomy Scotland

A Sair Fecht: First and Worst. A Layman's Analysis...

A Sair Fecht: First and Worst. A Layman's Analysis...: Back in the mists of time, when I used to blog, I wrote a little about the supposed (at that time) £6 billion deficit in Scotland. Looking a...

Tarff Advertiser: Leaving on a Jet Plane

Tarff Advertiser: Leaving on a Jet Plane: I am sitting in Edinburgh Airport waiting for my flight to Amsterdam and onwards to Japan. Behind me Sky News are still trying to sell th...

Why economic data provided by London will not help the Scottish independence debate

Why economic data provided by London will not help the Scottish independence debate

Tuesday 14 March 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Final set. It's Nicola to throw first. The very ...

SCOT goes POP!: Final set. It's Nicola to throw first. The very ...: Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new article at the International Business Times , about the rather amusing irony of the day ...

Saturday 11 March 2017

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE AND ITS FRIENDS by Donal Kennedy

BRITISH INTELLIGENCE AND ITS FRIENDS by Donal Kennedy

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : Answering your questions about #TheSpanishVetoMyth...

A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : Answering your questions about #TheSpanishVetoMyth...: SNP willing to sacrifice its comradeship with the Catalans for the sake of pragmatism—avoiding Spanish veto in EU https://t.co/5Kkr3kFMt...

A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : The Spanish Veto Myth debunked #ScotlandinEurope #...

A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : The Spanish Veto Myth debunked #ScotlandinEurope #...: Video via WingsoverScotland.com Aparte da anécdota do video de Rajoy evitando preguntas en inglés, hai outro video que é importantís...

A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : Da anécdota de Rajoy ata as declaracións de Gonzál...

A ponte entre Galiza e Escocia // The bridge between Galiza and Scotland : Da anécdota de Rajoy ata as declaracións de Gonzál...

Friday 10 March 2017

SCOT goes POP!: A bit more about that Ipsos-Mori poll

SCOT goes POP!: A bit more about that Ipsos-Mori poll: A second 'quick note' of the night, the time to let you know that I have an analysis piece at The National about the remarkable new...

SCOT goes POP!: Theresa May's assault on devolution risks making h...

SCOT goes POP!: Theresa May's assault on devolution risks making h...: Just a quick note to let you know that I have a new article at the TalkRadio website about the unprecedented threat the Scottish Parliament ...

Tory activists sanguine about break-up of the Union: results of new survey

Tory activists sanguine about break-up of the Union: results of new survey

Twitter reacting to Katie Hopkins losing her Twitter libel trail will put a spring in your step

Twitter reacting to Katie Hopkins losing her Twitter libel trail will put a spring in your step: Time well wasted

Frankie Boyle on Boris Johnson: 'Like Oswald Moseley’s soul trapped in a Furby”

Frankie Boyle on Boris Johnson: 'Like Oswald Moseley’s soul trapped in a Furby”: Time well wasted

Thursday 9 March 2017

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Friday 3 March 2017

Tuesday 28 February 2017

SCOT goes POP!: "Respecting democracy", Yookay-style

SCOT goes POP!: "Respecting democracy", Yookay-style: At the weekend, the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn grotesquely urged the SNP to "respect democracy" by doing absolutely nothing while...

Monday 27 February 2017

AAV: Sadiq Khan's ill-judged intervention in Scottish p...

AAV: Sadiq Khan's ill-judged intervention in Scottish p...: The Labour Party in Scotland have suffered one of the most rapid declines in popularity in British political history, but it's absolu...

SCOT goes POP!: Memo to Corbyn : the most recent polls show an INC...

SCOT goes POP!: Memo to Corbyn : the most recent polls show an INC...: Jeremy Corbyn said a number of puzzling things in his dire speech to the Scottish Labour conference today (he surprised even himself by sayi...

Sunday 26 February 2017

SCOT goes POP!: Auntie Backwater?

SCOT goes POP!: Auntie Backwater?: Because the announcement of the new "BBC Scotland" channel was genuinely unexpected, I've been struggling to get my head aroun...

Friday 24 February 2017

This comment from a reader of the FT has gone viral because it nails the remainer/leaver Brexit row

This comment from a reader of the FT has gone viral because it nails the remainer/leaver Brexit row: @Duncancastles over on Twitter has spotted an interesting comment left on the FT that totally nails this interminable row that’s consumed everyone for months. Duncan Castles says, “From an @FT comments page. Seems a fair summary and tweet has gone viral with over 4000 retweets & likes, and here’s a full transcript so you can …

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XYZ Maps | Postcode Maps UK | World Wall Maps | Custom Maps

Tarff Advertiser: BBC - fool us once ...

Tarff Advertiser: BBC - fool us once ...: I note in today's National and commentators across the pro indy media have met the BBC's generous offering of a sop to Scotland wit...

Tuesday 21 February 2017

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Monday 20 February 2017

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Friday 17 February 2017

Britain eyes up share of EU assets as part of Brexit divorce

Britain eyes up share of EU assets as part of Brexit divorce: Britain will demand a substantial share of EU assets worth more than €150 billion in an attempt to soften the Brexit divorce bill.

SCOT goes POP!: Westminster rocked as majority of Scottish public ...

SCOT goes POP!: Westminster rocked as majority of Scottish public ...: As we've discussed on this blog a number of times, the recent Panelbase poll for the Sunday Times holds the world record for being more...

Thursday 16 February 2017

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

SCOT goes POP!: Valentine's vapourisation for doomed Dugdale after...

SCOT goes POP!: Valentine's vapourisation for doomed Dugdale after...: Someone said to me a couple of weeks ago that I'd be kept busy as May approaches, because of a flurry of opinion polls for the local ele...

Monday 13 February 2017

Friday 10 February 2017

SCOT goes POP!: *** AGRICULTURE IS ALREADY DEVOLVED ***

SCOT goes POP!: *** AGRICULTURE IS ALREADY DEVOLVED ***: Well, the title pretty much makes my point for me, but I'll expand on it just a little.  Three days ago, there was an Orwellian, black-i...

Wednesday 8 February 2017

Tuesday 7 February 2017

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin

Van Edenburgh's Back Green Bulletin: We know another Scotland is possible, Injustice in the end produces independence! by Van Edenburgh

Trump casually offers to ‘destroy’ Texas senator who dared to suggest law amendment (VIDEO)

Trump casually offers to ‘destroy’ Texas senator who dared to suggest law amendment (VIDEO): President Donald Trump casually threatened to “destroy” the career of a Texas state senator who suggested introducing a law that would require a suspected criminal’s conviction before having their assets seized.

SCOT goes POP!: Scotland will become independent, says 61% of publ...

SCOT goes POP!: Scotland will become independent, says 61% of publ...: Panelbase have updated their datasets, thus solving the mystery of yesterday's tweet from Jason Allardyce suggesting that the public bel...

Sunday 5 February 2017

Saturday 4 February 2017

Tarff Advertiser: The Bear and the Elephant's big day out

Tarff Advertiser: The Bear and the Elephant's big day out: So Donald and Mickey want to have a war with China, while Walt Disney ... Mr Putin has slipped his dogs of war in the ethnic Russian par...

SCOT goes POP!: A reminder of the Scottish Government's four main ...

SCOT goes POP!: A reminder of the Scottish Government's four main ...: Michael Fallon, who was probably just shooting his mouth off without his masters' knowledge, has walked back his "forget it" c...

Friday 3 February 2017

‘Become a suicide bomber!’: Trident whistleblower says artist’s spoof Navy ads are accurate

‘Become a suicide bomber!’: Trident whistleblower says artist’s spoof Navy ads are accurate: Spoof Royal Navy recruitment posters, which claim sailors on board Britain’s nuclear submarines are effectively suicide bombers, have won the approval of Trident safety and security whistleblower William McNeilly.

The Revenge of the Lower Classes and the Rise of American Fascism: Chris Hedges

The Revenge of the Lower Classes and the Rise of American Fascism: Chris Hedges: College-educated elites, on behalf of corporations, carried out the savage neoliberal assault on the working poor. Now these elites are being made to pay. Their duplicity has brought them—and the rest of us—Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
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