It Would Drive You to Drink

I wrote here and here about proposals to impose a minimum charge per unit of alcohol sold.
I see that the Labour party is to oppose the SNP’s bill on the subject in the Scottish parliament. Mind you they’re pretty open about the fact it’s purely a political opposition “We just don’t think it’s being done [...]

Deal or No Deal?

Unfortunately I don’t have a lot of time this morning. However I have had a look at the correspondence and papers relating to the Megrahi case both from the UK and Scottish governments.
The Guardian very helpfully puts the links all on the one page CLICK HERE to view them.
So, did Megrahi receive any guarantees that [...]

Bill Wilson – What a Tumshie!

He wants supermarkets to label fruit and veg in the Scots language.
The West of Scotland MSP, a long-time campaigner for Scots to be given equal status as a recognised language, raised the issue with Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
I’ve written before about people who feel the need to talk as if they were acting out a [...]

The Far Wrong

The Euro election results should be a wake up call not just for the Labour party but for society.
The increase in vote for reactionary far right lunatics is alarming and I’m not only talking here about the Conservative Party.
The contrast between Scotland and the rest of the UK could not be more sharply focussed. Here [...]

Number Crunching

35%  – Expected turnout for Euro elections in Scotland.
35% – Expected share from total of SNP VOTE (a 15% increase on 2004)
0% – The number of voters in Scotland given an opportunity to reject vote on the EU Constitution Lisbon Treaty.

Independently Minded

The Scotland I grew up in had a fairly simple political landscape. In those days it wasn’t just TV that was in black and white. Politics, religion and class were strictly monochrome.
Were you one of us or one of them? (which had more than one meaning!)
The Conservative party vied with Labour to be the [...]

Scottish Latest!

Get Real

I had a pretty busy day yesterday but did manage to scan some of the Sunday papers. Some stories in particular were heavilly featured in the Scottish press, chief amongst them, the afterglow of the Obama victory in the States.
The burden of expectation on Obama is becoming heavier by the day. What has happened in [...]

Has the SNP Bubble Burst?

Hardly the most imaginative headline I suppose but the question has to be asked after Labour held Glenrothes with more than a 6,000 majority.

Glenrothes is the neighbouring constituency to Gordon Brown’s and his position will be consolidated by the result.
The Tories were in third place nearly 12,000 votes behind the SNP.
To attempt to answer [...]

Gordon Brown’s Downfall In Glasgow East

Politically incorrect, bad (foul) language and absolutely puerile. Not to mention pretty anti-Scots. I dare you not to laugh.