Daibhidh: March 2016

Thursday, 31 March 2016

Peter A Bell: Killing politics: I am 65 years old. In the, slightly more than, half a century that I have been politically aware, I cannot recall a time when ‘we’ were not...

Fingers and Thumbs /

Wings Over Scotland | The subject of ruin

BBC TV Licence Collection Agents on Livestream

Fewer than one in five over 60s plan to vote Scottish Labour, says poll | Holyrood Magazine

Hares to the Slaughter | Lenathehyena's Blog

THE TRUTH ABOUT THOSE £300 MILLION A WEEK BREXIT SAVINGS - Scot Buzz

Afro-Gaelic History: Intersections and Fellowships – The Virtual Gael

Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Thieves Afflicted With Foot & Mouth – An interpretaion of the Scottish Conservative Party Name – There is no Escape From the Truth | caltonjock

'How dare they use Moira's murder for political gain?' Vote leave slammed by Bea Jones | News | The National

Opportunity is always knocking « Wee Ginger Dug

Common Space - The Scottish Right: Facing a new dawn or trapped in the Union?

Salmond: "Boris Is Melting Like An Ice Cream Under Heat" | LBC

‘C.R.U.I.S.E spells WWIII’ – 1980s peace campaigners in pictures | World news | The Guardian

Scots sell up and move south to escape the SNP | The Times

More Labour supporters like Nicola Sturgeon than Kezia Dugdale poll finds - Press and Journal

Solidarity in turmoil as former Sheridan allies allege bullying and fraud | A Thousand Flowers

BBC Radio Scotland - Good Morning Scotland, 29/03/2016, Scottish Elections 2016 | Nicola Sturgeon

BBC Radio Scotland - Good Morning Scotland, 30/03/2016, Scottish Elections 2016 | Kezia Dugdale

SCOT goes POP!: Sensational Ipsos-Mori poll confirms that Remain's...

SCOT goes POP!: Sensational Ipsos-Mori poll confirms that Remain's...: As you might remember, I had difficulty knowing what to make of the ORB telephone poll showing Leave in the lead, and the succession of ComR...

SCOT goes POP!: BMG bonanza for Bullingdon bore Boris as new poll ...

SCOT goes POP!: BMG bonanza for Bullingdon bore Boris as new poll ...: Last night saw another potentially significant development in polling for the EU referendum, as the second poll to be conducted since the Br...

Wings Over Scotland | The Hateful 88

Scottish Labour 'drops' £100 income tax rebate plan - BBC News

JOHN CURTIS PREDICTS "SCOTTISH" LABOUR'S WORST ELECTION RESULT IN HISTOR...

Elections 2016 and Scottish Labour's chances: John Curtice, Daily Pol...

Leaders debate - Sturgeon v Dugdale

Kezia Dugdale can't explain her rebate

Wings Over Scotland | Hindsight in reverse

It’s easy to sneer at US fringe politics, but the crackpots are gaining ground in the UK too | Rafael Behr | Opinion | The Guardian

Wings Over Scotland | The last four minutes

Tuesday, 29 March 2016

REALPOLITIK FOR SLOW LEARNERS by Donal Kennedy

REALPOLITIK FOR SLOW LEARNERS by Donal Kennedy: A few years ago on TV Seamus Mallon recalled asking Tony Blair why he was talking to Republicans and how he was scandalised, shocked and traumatised when Blair explained that Republicans had guns. A lesson, if ever there was one, of Realpolitik for Slow Learners. Perhaps Mallon thought then and still believes that James ll fled …

A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES by Michael J Cummings

A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES by Michael J Cummings: March 28, 2016 Letters Editor NEW YORK TIMES 620 8th Avenue New York, New York 10018 Dear Editor: In “Martyrs With Guns…” (3/27) the views of Mr. Downes and Fr. Murphy S. J. on the Easter Rising are inaccurate and misleading. Daniel O’Connell didn’t work for Irish freedom. He championed Catholic civil and political rights …

Media Watch special: The Doc presents the reporting story so far... - Newsnet.scot

Holyrood 2016 Predictions | Grumpy Scottish Man

Not Merely Free But Gaelic 1916-2016 – An Sionnach Fionn

Evidence Of The Biggest Battle Known From Bronze Age Europe – An Sionnach Fionn

An Edinburgh Woman | Grouse Beater

Losing the will to live | Auld Acquaintance

The Brexit Referendum: Provincial England Versus London And The Celts

The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over.(1968)

Wings Over Scotland | Live No Viewers

No respect for the people

Wings Over Scotland | Your voice counts for nothing

Field Commander of the Desert Falcons: "We Thank Putin for the Liberation of Palmyra" - Fort Russ

The Jam - Thick As Thieves - YouTube

STV Watch Live

The UK – A Diminishing Empire of Glass

The UK – A Diminishing Empire of Glass: Pro independence rallies, a common sight in Glasgow's George Square prior to the 2014 referendum Last week should have seen Scotland become an independent nation. the people of Scotland should now all be working together to build a better Scotland, one where more people have access to opportunity

You WILL do as we tell you | Auld Acquaintance

Peter A Bell: Alarms!

Peter A Bell: Alarms!: For thinking individuals, alarm bells should be ringing as soon as they recognise the involvement in the debate about Named Persons of prati...

SCOT goes POP!: Hubristic Hothersall's hopes for happy Easter left...

SCOT goes POP!: Hubristic Hothersall's hopes for happy Easter left...: Constituency ballot (pensioners only) : SNP 43% Conservatives 28% Labour 19% Liberal Democrats 6% Regional list ballot (pensioners only...

Monday, 28 March 2016

Quaker trust used as "honey pot" by Lib Dems to get cash, says leading member of faith | Politics | The National

Bella Caledonia it's time to get above ourselves

Hypothetically – What next? « Wee Ginger Dug

A Soldier’s Tale | Grouse Beater

Wings Over Scotland | The one hundred and ten

Sunday, 27 March 2016

Writer Barry Kennerk Replies To His Critics – An Sionnach Fionn

‘Seeing Beyond 1916′ By Randall Stephen Hall

‘Seeing Beyond 1916′ By Randall Stephen Hall: Song attachment “The Green and Blue” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-P7AljltBw I grew up in North Belfast during the Troubles. I was about 11 when the Troubles broke out in 1969. From then until now I’ve learned and seen many things living in Northern Ireland and reaching the age of 58. The divided nature of our …

100 years since 1916: Time for England to apologize to Ireland — RT Op-Edge

Tommy Ball's Blog: "Never Again" - Scots give their opinion on Scotti...

Tommy Ball's Blog: "Never Again" - Scots give their opinion on Scotti...: There's an interesting poll in today's Sunday Post, taken by Survation, which - amongst other things - reveals that the majority of...

Tommy Sheridan’s Solidarity party is set for collapse after a mass exodus of senior figures | News | The National

Ruth Davidson's deafening silence on disability...

"History's a whore". - Jude Collins

Sean O’Casey: counter-revolutionary

Sean O’Casey: counter-revolutionary: As I write this I’m listening to Diarmuid Ferriter on Raidio Uladh/Radio Ulster, talking about Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars. It stirs memories in me. I first discovered Sean O’Casey in 1964 – two years before the fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising. I was studying in UCD for my Master’s in English, …

Scottish! Not British! | Scotto Voce

A Few Words On Welfare | Grouse Beater

Tory MP slammed for "pathetic line" about Scottish independence - Press and Journal

Tories propose end of retirement, scrapping pensions and volunteers to replace NHS doctors | Pride's Purge

Wings Over Scotland | Proud Scot Of The Week

Saturday, 26 March 2016

Cat Stevens - Moon Shadow (1970)

CAT STEVENS - "Morning Has Broken"

The Sarwar Dynasty in Glasgow – If you Thought it Had Been Brought Down by the Voters – Think Again – Anas is Back and Top of the Glasgow Labour List for Election to Holyrood | caltonjock

The Blue Nile - Tinseltown In The Rain (1984)

Timing is everything « Wee Ginger Dug

Tarff Advertiser: When they were up, they were up ...

Tarff Advertiser: When they were up, they were up ...: ".. and when they were down, they were down but when they were only half way up, they were neither up nor down!" The children&#...

Flag Up Scotland Jamaica | Inform, Strengthen & Encourage

Bella Caledonia it's time to get above ourselves

Wings Over Scotland | Pack up, don’t stray

Wings Over Scotland Meetup on Livestream

Wings Over Scotland | The Not-So-Great Dictator

Was IDS' Easterhouse epiphany the real deal? (From Herald Scotland)

Mundell says true cost of fiscal deal to RUK will be made public but declines to say if IFS £900m estimate is accurate (From Herald Scotland)

Wings Over Scotland | One day

'They should donate money to the people of Orkney and Shetland - not a self-confessed liar' | News | The National

Friday, 25 March 2016

St Patrick: the grim truth

St Patrick: the grim truth: Some saints you can’t avoid, no matter where you are, and St Patrick is one of them. He’s said to have died on 17 March 460 AD, and pretty well ever since we’ve been celebrating, at least in Ireland. The St Patrick’s Day parade, though, that’s a relatively modern invention – it began in America, …

The New York Times Argues That The Irish Are Actually British – An Sionnach Fionn

Why KRAV Maga/'Self Defense' DOESN'T work in STREET FIGHTS! Must SEE!

End a Fight in 3 Seconds | Krav Maga

6 Life Saving Rules to Survive a Serious Fight | Doug Marcaida

PR boss – arrested for inciting racial hatred – ran campaign for Sky News presenter | Pride's Purge

Scotland a Nation Again in 2020 -Advisory Briefing | caltonjock

Canada's Forgotten Prohibition Plebiscite of 1898 - Brilliant Maps

How many Scotlands fit inside England? - Brilliant Maps

Wings Over Scotland | The state we’re in

Wings Over Scotland | At Easter the prophet rose again

Thursday, 24 March 2016

'We can't go on like this': Labour MP urges colleagues to rally against Jeremy Corbyn - John Woodcock - Mirror Online

Paid agent of Swedish security services implicated in second disinformation campaign against Assange | The PROFESSORS' BLOG – Science, Culture & Human Rights For All

Lest We Forget… The Clydebank Blitz | The Babel Fish

Bardic Visions in North Dakota – The Virtual Gael

Jameson Caskmates: A Guide – Potstilled

Two Irish Fantasy Writers On The 1916 Easter Rising – An Sionnach Fionn

Sunrise? | Quintin Jardine's blog

Tomorrow could have been | Grumpy Scottish Man

Poll suggests many Scots want to stay in EU, leave UK | WSOC-TV

Scots lawmakers see UK becoming more detached from EU, regardless of vote result | Reuters

Improvised Armour, From The British Army 1916 To The Islamic State 2016 – An Sionnach Fionn

SCOT goes POP!: Leave campaign receive big boost in landmark ComRe...

SCOT goes POP!: Leave campaign receive big boost in landmark ComRe...: As you'll remember, the Leave campaign took the lead in a telephone poll last week. That was a genuinely sensational result, because al...

It’s Always Blackest Before The Dawn | A Wilderness of Peace

Wings Over Scotland | The Wee Black Book

If It Smells….It has to be a Carmichael | Auld Acquaintance

Fiona Hyslop in the clear over controversial T in the Park grant (From Herald Scotland)

Wings Over Scotland | The £5bn miracle

Tata Steel mills deal finalised with Liberty House

This could have been… « Wee Ginger Dug

Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Deep Purple - Woman from Tokyo

Motion of Thanks - Scottish Parliament: 23rd March 2016

First Minister's Questions - Scottish Parliament: 23rd March 2016

INDY ON THE HORIZON

A RENNIE THAT GIVES YOU HEARTBURN

The Alex Salmond Phone-In: 23rd March 2016 - YouTube

The Alex Salmond Phone-In: 23rd March 2016

John Pilger: Why Hillary Clinton Is More Dangerous Than Donald Trump - New Matilda

Former SNP leader Alex Salmond wants new currency argument - BBC News

Wings Over Scotland | Yesterday, when they were mad

Wings Over Scotland | All bad things to everyone

Wings Over Scotland | The little guy

Tuesday, 22 March 2016

Video: Outlander's Gaelic coach Àdhamh Ó Broin gives you another lesson in the beautiful language - Scotland Now

Scotland Bill nears completion and marks exciting new era in Scottish politics, says Mundell (From Herald Scotland)

The End of Al Jazeera America: How Documentaries Will be | Indiewire

Patience is a virtue (definitely) part 2 « Wee Ginger Dug

RAMONES - 7-11

Government minister is lost for words, as she sees how the budget will hit the poor (VIDEO) | The Canary

NICKY MORGAN ON TORY WELFARE ROW - BBC Newsnight

Wings Over Scotland | A failure to communicate

Capercaillie at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2008 Set 1

Breabach at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards 2008 Set 1

the corries- ye jacobites by name

The Corries A' The Blue Bonnets

Old Blind Dogs ~ Come A' Ye Kincardine Lads

Treacherous Orchestra - Hounds

Peter A Bell: The blinkered Brit

The Corries --- Wild Rover

The Corries Will Ye Go Lassie Go {Wild Mountain Thyme}

The Corries~ the Bonny Lass Of Fyvie-o

The Corries --- Bonnie Dundee

The Corries Jock o' Hazeldean

Tannahill Weavers - The Trooper and the Maid/The Sound of Sleat

Wings Over Scotland | First off the mark

Wings Over Scotland | Something to do

Monday, 21 March 2016

Clowns to the left of me,Jokers to the right | Auld Acquaintance

JOHN CURTIS PREDICTS "SCOTTISH" LABOUR'S WORST ELECTION RESULT IN HISTOR...

Talks to save Scottish steel mills happening at ‘breakneck speed’ | Business | The Guardian - Linkis.com

THE CIVIL WARS IN THE UK PARTIES | petewishart

Irish And Celtic Origins In The Late Bronze Age – An Sionnach Fionn

Tarff Advertiser: A discussion we need to have in Scotland

Tarff Advertiser: A discussion we need to have in Scotland: While the big news is the split in the Conservative Party over the EU is now a chasm with the slithering Duncan-Smith resigning and blaming...

Devolution gone mad | Scotto Voce

Vern Cotter hits out at Six Nations game schedule - The Scotsman

Last surviving child of executed 1916 leader awarded Freedom of Dublin

VIDEO: Alex Salmond says 'full scale civil war is well and truly underway' - Press and Journal

The Scottish Government Backs BBC Alba In The Wake Of Tory Budget Cuts – An Sionnach Fionn

Iain Duncan Smith shafts Osborne, plunges Tory cabinet into chaos on eve of EU referendum. | Iain Macwhirter

Dugdale dumps on doctors | Scotto Voce

Spinning an exit « Wee Ginger Dug

Wings Over Scotland | The other kind of soaring

SCOT goes POP!: Bungling Sunday Express left red-faced after catas...

SCOT goes POP!: Bungling Sunday Express left red-faced after catas...: As long-term readers of this blog will know, the Scottish Social Attitudes Survey generally shows much lower support for independence than s...

Sunday, 20 March 2016

Budget for the already Wealthy | Grumpy Scottish Man

Ruth (the Golden Child) Davidson – Farming Subsidies – Liars and Figures | caltonjock

Tommy Ball's Blog: Why a delay in Indyref 2 may be unwise

Tommy Ball's Blog: Why a delay in Indyref 2 may be unwise: Many people who wavered during the 2014 referendum and subsequently plumped for No did so on the basis of assurances and promises made by t...

Tommy Ball's Blog: Scottish Labour: pining for the fjords

Tommy Ball's Blog: Scottish Labour: pining for the fjords: Today is the Scottish Labour conference. Bravely, they are holding their special day in the Yes City of Glasgow - a city which dealt a cons...

The IDS of March | Auld Acquaintance

'The Vow' A Promise Broken

2015 B4FTA (Before & After) Awards (Short Version)

Peter A Bell: BLiSsful ignorance

Peter A Bell: BLiSsful ignorance: If you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperilled in every single battle There are many reasons why British Labour...

Shady past of Labour’s ‘colourful’ new hopeful | UK | News | Daily Express

The Ramones - I Wanna Live

Motörhead - R.A.M.O.N.E.S. Live Full-HD

The Girls of the Ramones

Editorial: A resignation over Brexit, but who’s next? | Generation Europe

Being irrelevant | Scotto Voce

Wings Over Scotland | Blood and soil socialism

Frozen in Time: Casts of Pompeii Reveal Last Moments of Volcano Victims | Ancient Origins

Robin Willims - Golf (full version)

Ramones-Blitzkrieg Bop

Matt Bianco-More than I can bear

We are the Robots « Wee Ginger Dug

Saturday, 19 March 2016

I Did It My Way

Spitting Image: I've never met a nice South African

Republica - Ready to Go

Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now • TopPop

Stephen Crabb to replace IDS after resignation blow to Government - AOL News UK

'Westminster is worse than I feared' | Owen Jones meets Mhairi Black

Bella Caledonia it's time to get above ourselves

Wings Over Scotland | Funny how things come around

Bella Caledonia it's time to get above ourselves

SCOT goes POP!: Doomsday dawns for distraught Dugdale as splendidl...

SCOT goes POP!: Doomsday dawns for distraught Dugdale as splendidl...: The latest poll in Survation's monthly series for Cleggy and the Vow-Meisters is now out, and it shows Labour slumping to joint all-time...

Wings Over Scotland | Funny how things come around

Top 10 Sexiest Accents

Best Scottish Accent Ever! Kevin Patterson with Tweedswood

Scottish accent vs Irish accent (funny)

The Empire Files: Understanding Marxism and Socialism with Richard Wolff

Dover caller tells former SNP leader Alex Salmond on LBC: 'I wish I was Scottish' | Dover Express

Nadine Dorries slams Iain Duncan Smith for begging her to vote for disability cuts before resigning - Mirror Online

Scotland home to 7,400 tonne nuke sub | News | The National

George Osborne set for humiliating U-turn over disability cuts - Mirror Online

Osborne distracts Britain with his budget, then drops this utter bombshell | The Canary

Peter A Bell: Processes and tipping points

Peter A Bell: Processes and tipping points: What John Swinney suggests regarding a Scottish Chancellor makes perfect sense. Unless you are ideologically opposed to the power of the W...

FMQs sketch: Baaa humbug (From Herald Scotland)

Iain Duncan Smith's resignation letter in full - ITV News

IDS loses legal challenge to keep Universal Credit problems secret

Scratch. One. Tory. — Mosquito Ridge — Medium

Ministers 'to rethink' disability cuts - BBC News

Iain Duncan Smith left speechless by protester "We'll see the end of you...

Bad Week for Unionists | Grouse Beater

Iain Duncan Smith - Worst Ever Party Leader?

5 Benefit Changes Iain Duncan Smith Didn't Resign Over - BuzzFeed News

Lallands Peat Worrier: Nicola's new appeal to self-interest

Lallands Peat Worrier: Nicola's new appeal to self-interest: I've got out of the habit of watching First Minister's Questions, but I tuned in with interest this afternoon to see how the pa...

Lallands Peat Worrier: Notes from "Middle Scotland"

Lallands Peat Worrier: Notes from "Middle Scotland": Who are Scotland's "squeezed middle", and what, precisely, are they supposed to be in the "middle" of? The right ...

Wings Over Scotland | The new middle

Wings Over Scotland | The wheels come off

Friday, 18 March 2016

A cunning plan? « Wee Ginger Dug

Thursday, 17 March 2016

The Kinks 'Lola' Live.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Throw Away Your Television - Live at Slane Castle

Osborne’s Budget: Austerity to the Max – Daisy Collins

SCOT goes POP!: Drama as Leave take the lead for the first time in...

SCOT goes POP!: Drama as Leave take the lead for the first time in...: In spite of the lavish coverage of Lynton Crosby's grandiose musings on yesterday's EU referendum poll from ORB, I didn't actual...

Bella Caledonia it's time to get above ourselves

Electoral Fraud Destorys Scotland Independence Dream

WOW! Salmond Says Westminster Gang TRICKED Scottish "No" Voters But Fail...

Best Video Scottish Vote Rigging by MI5

Bateman: Hypocrisy on debt from the whooping baboons of our political class - Newsnet.scot

Peter A Bell: Perpetual lies!

Peter A Bell: Perpetual lies!: Following hard on the heels of the lying headlines from The Herald and The Scotsman , here we have another example of dishonest British est...

Don’t look over here… « Wee Ginger Dug

How to appear stupid | Scotto Voce

Gallas

Wings Over Scotland | With a straight face

Wednesday, 16 March 2016

Scottish Tories – A Party of Political Eunuchs Managed By Mundell and Davidson – Left in Place By Cameron to Watch Over Rebellious Scots part 1 | caltonjock

Sturgeon to reject Osborne's budget boost for higher earners in Scotland | UK news | The Guardian

Osborne’s budget is “smoke and mirrors” and “kindergarten economics” : Business for Scotland.

Budget 2016: Osborne's giveaways 'mask £56bn black hole' | UK news | The Guardian

BREAKING: Disgusted Tory quits and sabotages own party's website, leaving this damning message | The Canary

Jeremy Corbyn is cowardly backing away from fighting for Scotland - Telegraph

2014 – Scottish Referendum – State Subversion Denied Scots Their Freedom – Next Time We Will Be Wiser | caltonjock

Wings Over Scotland | The short farewell

Goodbye from him

The Ponsonby Post - BBC Scotland, Question Time and Kaye Adams

The Mo' Flo' Mojo: Echo chamber tourism: questions every unionist sho...

The Mo' Flo' Mojo: Echo chamber tourism: questions every unionist sho...: The Scottish Independence debate is currently characterised by rather polarised opinion, with different entrenched points of view being repe...

Danny Bhoy live at the Sydney Opera house (2007)

danny bhoy drinking in america vs scotland

SNP Abstention on IPBill | #talkingmince

The Week in Review - Edition 22 — Alex Salmond

Wings Over Scotland | The murder of words

Tuesday, 15 March 2016

On the fast track out of the Union « Wee Ginger Dug

The National View: Transparency about ownership is vital to our land reform | Comment | The National

Let’s talk about independence | Scotto Voce

Tony and Cherie Blair's property empire worth estimated £27m | Money | The Guardian

Wings Over Scotland | Double and nothing

Monday, 14 March 2016

Nicola Sturgeon slams ‘ridiculous’ claims over Scotland’s economy - Politics / News / The Courier

Top public sculptor picked to commemorate Battle of Stirling Bridge - Newsnet.scot

Bella Caledonia independence – self-determination – autonomy

Wings Over Scotland | The technical plural

The Sun Always Shines on Dundee - The National

SNP Spring Conference: The Call of Hope – Daisy Collins

Scotland's Bastille Photo by chicmac | Photobucket

Wings Over Scotland | Welfare for the wealthy

Andrew Neil exposes Nicola Sturgeon’s economic plan in a car crash inter...

Scottish seaplane firm launches London-Essex route | World news | The Guardian

Scotland Bill – Fiscal Matters – Sterling – Independence – Scots Need to Heed the Advice of one of the UK’s Greatest Chancellors – Have Courage | caltonjock

Tuesday, 8 March 2016

'Black day for disabled' Lord Low on ESA allowance cuts

Screw this for a gemme o sodgies « Wee Ginger Dug

Bernie Sanders pulls off stunning victory in Michigan to keep presidential hopes alive | US elections | News | The Independent

Crisis for Tories as Conservative Party now seen as more divided than Labour | Pride's Purge

SCOT goes POP!: Will Europe make a "big and generous offer" to Sco...

SCOT goes POP!: Will Europe make a "big and generous offer" to Sco...: It's been a long time since I last braved the unparallelled horrors of the comments section at Stormfront Lite , but for some reason I d...