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Hold your nerve…

Posted on 19/06/2017 by

It’s taken over a week for me to come to grips with what is going on with politics in the UK as well as Scotland.  I do apologise for this, however, here goes. Let’s get one thing straight right now; … Continue reading →

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Here we go…

Posted on 14/03/2017 by

Well she did it.  Stealing thunder from Theresa Mayhem’s expected announcement on triggering Article 50, Nicola Sturgeon has announced that she will be seeking Holyrood’s permission to hold a second referendum for Scottish independence. So what now? The first thing … Continue reading →

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Two battles

Posted on 24/02/2017 by

I have long maintained that we actually have two campaigns to fight. there is, obviously, the campaign to bring Scotland’s government home. But before we can do that we have to win the battle to affirm and defend our right … Continue reading →

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The new fight

Posted on 22/02/2017 by

“…both the Unionist and Nationalist camps are girding themselves for a rematch of 2014.” British nationalists my be “girding themselves for a rematch”, but rest assured that the “Nationalist camp” is not. The entire Yes movement is very well aware … Continue reading →

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Beware the wolf in sheep’s clothing!

Posted on 16/02/2017 by

Suppose someone were to tell you that, in the coming local elections, there would be people going around wearing Yes badges but urging folk to vote for a unionist party. What would your reaction be? What would your attitude be … Continue reading →

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The state of this…

Posted on 14/02/2017 by

Dear @NicolaSturgeon We had an #indyref in 2014. Scotland said No. Accept it. Move on. Get back to the day job. — Maurice Golden MSP (@mgoldenmsp) 13 February 2017 The Scottish Tories are full of no marks, this one is … Continue reading →

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A union by any other name…

Posted on 08/02/2017 by

The recent debates in Parliament over Article 50 were disgraceful and yet, left me feeling much happier about the SNP MP’s sitting in Westminster. When I heard Mr Hoyle stating that he had been generous by ‘allowing’ the SNP to … Continue reading →

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