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    • Stevie on Still Time To Save Her: “I despise the SNP : of coursee they/them will agree John Swinney “Oct 8 My duty as First Minister is…” Oct 10, 23:30
    • sarah on Still Time To Save Her: “O/T: openletter.earth has An Open Letter Regarding the Principle of Popular Sovereignty and the Right of Self-determination. It was written…” Oct 10, 22:19
    • Dan on Still Time To Save Her: “Ooh, or maybe those taxpayer funded well renumerated folk in positions of power and influence near the top of organisations…” Oct 10, 18:14
    • Aidan on Still Time To Save Her: “Have you been on the bubbly this morning?” Oct 10, 16:07
    • TURABDIN on Still Time To Save Her: “GREAT GRAPHIX!” Oct 10, 14:38
    • sarah on Still Time To Save Her: “Rev, I think I’ve had a brainwave on who could fund the remaining £370,000. I’m putting it on here in…” Oct 10, 11:57
    • Alf Baird on Still Time To Save Her: “As Prof John Mearsheimer stated: “The primary goal of states is to survive and this drives and structures its actions”.…” Oct 10, 11:32
    • Bea on Still Time To Save Her: “Looks as if others have also had this, although maybe not accidentally followed a link. While of course possible we…” Oct 10, 11:16
    • robertkknight on Still Time To Save Her: “It’s straightforward really. If, to preserve their anonymity, a covert agent or source attached to a state agency must engage…” Oct 10, 09:21
    • Mike on Still Time To Save Her: “Even if Murrell is forced to pay the money back, he’s entitled to 50% of that house. Plus he has…” Oct 10, 08:51
    • PhilM on Still Time To Save Her: “We’re talking about different things by the sound of it. So what are YOU saying exactly with the words ‘would…” Oct 10, 03:31
    • robertkknight on Still Time To Save Her: “cont. The wording of the Act is as follows: 84. In respect of Scotland, national security is a reserved matter,…” Oct 10, 00:53
    • robertkknight on Still Time To Save Her: “You’re wrong, sorry… “Because national security and core intelligence powers are reserved, the UK legislation still takes effect in Scotland…” Oct 10, 00:25
    • Alan Scott on Still Time To Save Her: “Where’s Franz Fanon when you need him? We could achieve true liberation through revolutionary decolonisation if he was amongst us…” Oct 10, 00:25
    • Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Still Time To Save Her: “Issue related to this site. Scrambled small blue text entirely filling the screen. Have encountered it a few times spread…” Oct 9, 23:41
    • PhilM on Still Time To Save Her: “No. A few people on this forum in the last few years have misunderstood this bill and its application to…” Oct 9, 23:24
    • sarah on Still Time To Save Her: “I too got that blue/black area on my laptop this evening. I closed and tried again but still there. The…” Oct 9, 22:59
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    • Southernbystander on There May Be Justice: “Hm, I think the general opinion is that Burnham’s victory was not decisive enough to warrant an early GE. Despite…” Oct 9, 22:38
    • Bea on Still Time To Save Her: “Cntd (in case of use) … From browsing history, links seem to have been to (or redirected through): goldfishouncereburial dot…” Oct 9, 22:22
    • Bea on Still Time To Save Her: “Apologies if someone has already commented and for being off-topic, but wings main page seems to be hacked/hijacked in some…” Oct 9, 21:32
    • Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Still Time To Save Her: “DAVE: Open the pod bay doors, please, HAL. Open the pod bay doors, please, HAL. Hello, HAL, do you read…” Oct 9, 21:30
    • Steve Ashton on Still Time To Save Her: “Cca global,,,, setting the standard in customer operations….!!!???” Oct 9, 21:27
    • Alf Baird on Still Time To Save Her: ““It’s Shite living in a Colony !” Hopefully mony mair Scots are starting to realise the fact that colonialism is…” Oct 9, 20:32
    • David G on Still Time To Save Her: “I hope Stu is suitably appreciative that he is being blown off and given the runaround by a CCA Accredited…” Oct 9, 20:05
    • Willie on Still Time To Save Her: “Just more of the toilet that is Police Scotland and the COPFS. Scotland’s arms of the state is rotten and…” Oct 9, 19:43
    • robertkknight on Still Time To Save Her: “Perhaps due consideration should be directed towards… Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act 2021 “The Covert Human Intelligence Sources…” Oct 9, 19:27
    • Dan on Still Time To Save Her: “Aye, and folk should also remember that a remarkably similar modus of dubious activities and procedures by certain organs of…” Oct 9, 19:23
    • BigJay on Still Time To Save Her: “Something that has always piqued my interest was the resignation of then Chief Constable of Police Scotland, Sir Iain Livingstone.…” Oct 9, 19:08
    • sarah on Still Time To Save Her: “Rev, is there any idea from your legal team as to the likely timescale for the Protected Costs procedure? It…” Oct 9, 18:43
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