Peter A Bell: SNP: Give Scotland power over minimum wage

Peter A Bell: SNP: Give Scotland power over minimum wage: THE SNP is to campaign for the minimum wage, income tax personal allowance and more benefits to be transferred to Holyrood in its general ...

SCOT goes POP!: Early straw in the wind suggests SNP's support has...

SCOT goes POP!: Early straw in the wind suggests SNP's support has...: It's still very early days, but it looks possible that the Labour wind-up merchant who graced us with his presence yesterday is going to...

Peter A Bell: Brian Wilson: Blame game over for Nicola Sturgeon

Peter A Bell: Brian Wilson: Blame game over for Nicola Sturgeon: POWERS and accountability offered by Smith make it impossible for SNP to duck responsibility, writes Brian Wilson. Peter A Bell 's ...

Tarff Advertiser: The Smith Commission - delivering Scottish Indepen...

Tarff Advertiser: The Smith Commission - delivering Scottish Indepen...: The SNP have played a blinder, exposing the small mindedness of the three 'main' Westminster parties when it comes to democracy and...

SCOT goes POP!: 15% of British voters would prefer the SNP as a co...

SCOT goes POP!: 15% of British voters would prefer the SNP as a co...: I overlooked a fascinating supplementary question in one of the two Britain-wide YouGov polls on Sunday. Respondents were asked which one o...

Peter A Bell: Carmichael warns SNP: don't aim for Indyref 2 beca...

Peter A Bell: Carmichael warns SNP: don't aim for Indyref 2 beca...: The SNP must stop manoeuvring for a second independence referendum “that implies people were too stupid to get the answer right the first ...

SCOT goes POP!: An incomplete list?

SCOT goes POP!: An incomplete list?: Perhaps to prove to myself that the Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup weren't the only chances to see top-class international spor...

Peter A Bell: Battle looms as Brown to stand down

Peter A Bell: Battle looms as Brown to stand down: GORDON Brown is expected to stand down as an MP at the next General Election after 32 years in politics. Peter A Bell 's insight: ...

SCOT goes POP!: Heads I win, tails you're a Liberal Democrat

SCOT goes POP!: Heads I win, tails you're a Liberal Democrat: There's a very curious article on Reuters , which has a perfectly sound basic premise (that the UK is fast becoming Europe's most po...

Munguin's Republic: RANDOM THOUGHTS ON LABOUR, AND THEIR NEW BBC SPONS...

Munguin's Republic: RANDOM THOUGHTS ON LABOUR, AND THEIR NEW BBC SPONS...: Apparently this egg man has more likes on his Facebook page than the pother Eggman. The Scotch Egg Remember when Labour was a wor...

Munguin's Republic: GOOD QUESTION... DON'T BREAK THE LAW, BUT DON'T PA...

Munguin's Republic: GOOD QUESTION... DON'T BREAK THE LAW, BUT DON'T PA...: Laughable: The British authorities couldn't cope with more than 3 or 4...But they can elsewhere... Fortunately for democracy, not eve...

Tommy Ball's Blog: It's all about talent

Tommy Ball's Blog: It's all about talent: There's some debate about whether the present crisis engulfing the Labour Party in Scotland is a product of a lack of political talent ...

Tommy Ball's Blog: Last Orders for Socialism in Labour

Tommy Ball's Blog: Last Orders for Socialism in Labour: It’s hard to believe it was only a few short weeks ago that Scottish Labour activists fondly laboured under the misapprehension that the Be...

Peter A Bell: Alex Salmond is a paranoid loser, says former BBC ...

Peter A Bell: Alex Salmond is a paranoid loser, says former BBC ...: Sir Christopher Bland Peter A Bell 's insight: What Sir Christopher Bland remains stubbornly blind to is the fact that the BBC’s ...

SCOT goes POP!: Should Scotland seek self-governing Crown Dependen...

SCOT goes POP!: Should Scotland seek self-governing Crown Dependen...: A guest post by Gavin Falconer One of the results of the independence referendum is that it makes all of us, whether we like it or not, gr...

Tarff Advertiser: Paws for thought

Tarff Advertiser: Paws for thought: Mr Cameron comments, on a regular basis, that British traditions of care for each other are bound in its Christian beliefs. By Christian b...

SCOT goes POP!: SNP rocket to Westminster vote of 46% in stupendou...

SCOT goes POP!: SNP rocket to Westminster vote of 46% in stupendou...: As was exclusively revealed here a few hours ago (well, after a fashion) there is a stonkingly brilliant new poll of Westminster voting inte...

Monday, 17 November 2014

SCOT goes POP!: Cameron's "it's all over" narrative falls apart as...

SCOT goes POP!: Cameron's "it's all over" narrative falls apart as...: Ignore the utterly desperate spin Davie Clegg of the Record is putting on the new Survation poll his paper commissioned - the results are n...

SCOT goes POP!: The alternative referendum

SCOT goes POP!: The alternative referendum: We're not there yet, because for now the only game in town is using next year's general election to hold Westminster's feet to t...

Peter A Bell: Findlay in pledge to campaign against Trident

Peter A Bell: Findlay in pledge to campaign against Trident: NEIL Findlay has promised to put Scottish Labour at the heart of the campaign against renewing Britain’s nuclear deterrent if he wins the ...

SCOT goes POP!: The Bell tolls for originality at the Guardian

SCOT goes POP!: The Bell tolls for originality at the Guardian: I see that the Guardian 's resident cartoonist Steve Bell (famed for sparkling, thought-provoking wit such as "Scotland should go f...

Politics, Journalism etc: Because he's worth it

Politics, Journalism etc: Because he's worth it: AS the First Minister nears the end of his seven and a half year term in office, he must be wondering what the future holds.   Sh...

Munguin's Republic: Vive la construction navale ... en France

Munguin's Republic: Vive la construction navale ... en France: This is another one of these situations where reality is stranger than fiction. I mean, if I'd ever come up with a script for a pla...

SCOT goes POP!: SNP soar to a Britain-wide vote of 8% in astoundin...

SCOT goes POP!: SNP soar to a Britain-wide vote of 8% in astoundin...: This afternoon has seen the publication of one of the most remarkable Britain-wide polls for many a year.  Ipsos-Mori are now showing the SN...

ENLLAÇATS PER LA LLENGUA: El sindicat Stei-i vol fixar una presència mínima ...

ENLLAÇATS PER LA LLENGUA: El sindicat Stei-i vol fixar una presència mínima ...: Notícia del Diari de Balears El sindicat contradiu Educació i considera el Decret de Mínims plenament vigent El sindicat STEI-i h...

The Misssy M Misssives: Still Working

The Misssy M Misssives: Still Working: I never write about my work. It's tremendously interesting and I have loads of funny stories but I lecture and it's off limit...

Tocasaid: Peace. Likes.

Tocasaid: Peace. Likes.:   Can't we remember without the hypocrisy of glorifying our martial present? Here's a wee tune by a working-class guy from ...

Peter A Bell: Scottish Independence Will Happen in 20 Years Says...

Peter A Bell: Scottish Independence Will Happen in 20 Years Says...: See on Scoop.it - SNP Perth River Tay Some 55% Scots voted against independence in the 18 September referendum this year. See on ibti...

Tocasaid: Back in the DDR

Tocasaid: Back in the DDR: The former East Germany is a Cool Place. It's so cool that even the 'Wessies' are discovering the attributes of the their fo...

Peter A Bell: Campaign for Scottish Home Rule

Peter A Bell: Campaign for Scottish Home Rule: by Jennifer Dempsie If like me, as a frustrated independence supporter, have been trying to get your head round what Home Rule for Scotlan...

Peter A Bell: Sturgeon won’t rule out SNP and Labour coalition

Peter A Bell: Sturgeon won’t rule out SNP and Labour coalition: NICOLA Sturgeon has signalled that the SNP would be prepared to prop up Ed Miliband at Westminster if there is a hung parliament after nex...

Peter A Bell: Revealed: just how many members does Labour really...

Peter A Bell: Revealed: just how many members does Labour really...: THE scale of the challenge facing Scottish Labour can be revealed after it emerged the party has one-sixth of the membership of the SNP. ...

SCOT goes POP!: OK, this is merely the second-best comedy moment o...

SCOT goes POP!: OK, this is merely the second-best comedy moment o...: I haven't laughed so much since...oooh, since the last time Political Betting delighted us all by imparting their "wisdom" on...

Tarff Advertiser: A UK Media in Denial

Tarff Advertiser: A UK Media in Denial: Oh dear - the old SNP lost ... how can they be winning, trope? Across the media this weekend the London movers and shakers from the Times ...

Peter A Bell: Sturgeon urges Labour voters to back SNP at genera...

Peter A Bell: Sturgeon urges Labour voters to back SNP at genera...: LABOUR’S days of “holding back Scotland” must be brought to an end at the 2015 General Election, according to First Minister-in-waiting Ni...

Peter A Bell: Debate will not fade as unionists had hoped

Peter A Bell: Debate will not fade as unionists had hoped: THE road to the referendum was marked by milestones - a year to go, the last 100 days, the final month - when we took stock, assessed the ca...

Peter A Bell: Debate will not fade as unionists had hoped

Peter A Bell: Debate will not fade as unionists had hoped: THE road to the referendum was marked by milestones - a year to go, the last 100 days, the final month - when we took stock, assessed the ca...

SCOT goes POP!: Extraordinary : Channel 4 openly oppose Scottish s...

SCOT goes POP!: Extraordinary : Channel 4 openly oppose Scottish s...: Just out of curiosity, I started browsing through some of the published submissions to the Smith Commission, and my eye was immediately draw...

Tarff Advertiser: Plenty of Nothing ...

Tarff Advertiser: Plenty of Nothing ...: I came in from Sunday golf (played not bad as you ask, one heavy shower at the start but ended up in shirt sleeves) and started to do my da...

Sunday, 9 November 2014

Peter A Bell: Murphy's £10,000 donor also gave money to Tories

Peter A Bell: Murphy's £10,000 donor also gave money to Tories: LABOUR leadership favourite Jim Murphy is under fire after benefiting from a £10,000 donation from a one-time Conservative donor. Peter...

Saturday, 8 November 2014

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2014: Johann Lamont’s resignation–reflections

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2014: Johann Lamont’s resignation–reflections: Johann Lamont has resigned as leader. Inevitable, and maybe overdue, given the flak she has taken from her own party. I wish her well, desp...

SCOT goes POP!: It's official - the SNP are projected to be the th...

SCOT goes POP!: It's official - the SNP are projected to be the th...: Here is the current forecast for next year's general election result from the UK-Elect website - Labour 291 Conservatives 265 SNP 3...

Saturday, 1 November 2014

The Calum Maclean Project: Duncan MacDonald’s Life Story – V [After Marriage]...

The Calum Maclean Project: Duncan MacDonald’s Life Story – V [After Marriage]...: A previous blog offered a summary of Duncan MacDonald ’s life story. It may be divided into a few sections of varying lengths. Here i...