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Posted on August 23, 2010 by

These are really quite something.

Posted mainly as an excuse to link to Newsnet Scotland, which is vital ongoing reading for anyone with any interest in events in North Britain generally, in the case of the "Lockerbie bomber", or simply in the BBC's increasingly open disregard of the impartiality laws which are supposed to govern its conduct.

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  1. Irish Al says:
    23 August, 2010 at 5:41 pm

    Remarkable. It's like a mini Dennis Healey.

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