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    • George Ferguson on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@Bilbo There is no reply button on your post for me to press. I am not an advocate for Reform.…Mar 28, 22:31
    • Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “40 years ago this year the Chernobyl rain fell on Scotland.Mar 28, 21:49
    • Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “We demand George’s best post gets reposted. I really want to read it now.Mar 28, 21:48
    • Sven on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Northcode @ 20.02. Ah my respected friend Northy, if only you could comprehend this “incomprehensible language” in which you post,…Mar 28, 21:42
    • Campbell Clansman on Protest But Don’t Survive: ““I don’t think that the movement has been captured, only the politicians.” In the real world, “Movements” are ALWAYS “captured…Mar 28, 21:33
    • George Ferguson on Protest But Don’t Survive: “I am not doing something right here. A double post on the last thread will be met with hammers. My…Mar 28, 21:33
    • Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Did you know that a society is at its most collective during times of war.Mar 28, 21:27
    • Bilbo on Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off: “Unless they really go for nuclear, Net Zero can only work if they carpet the whole island with battery storage…Mar 28, 21:24
    • Bilbo on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@ George Ferguson I was going to comment about that Reform ‘homophobic’ joke on the previous post but it’s more…Mar 28, 21:16
    • Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Bummer. Maybe it’s on its way.Mar 28, 21:15
    • Rev. Stuart Campbell on Protest But Don’t Survive: “So you can’t tell, but you can tell?Mar 28, 21:09
    • Frank Waring on Protest But Don’t Survive: “This may be the last chance in any of our lifetimes to put down the dead weight of UK history…Mar 28, 20:45
    • George Ferguson on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@Mark Beggan Another one of my post meets the axe.I thought this was a free speech blog. I answered your…Mar 28, 20:45
    • DavidT on Protest But Don’t Survive: “On a bright and sunny day?!? The wind chill was absolutely perishing, mind.Mar 28, 20:28
    • Geri on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Whatever happened to being a Collective? We don’t all have to like each other.Mar 28, 20:23
    • Northcode on Protest But Don’t Survive: ““The irony of citing Goebbels to prove a point had not escaped me…” I agree… the irony you refer to…Mar 28, 20:02
    • George Ferguson on Protest But Don’t Survive: “@Sarah There is no movement. None of the people you mentioned will get elected. Even Stu with his legendary supporters…Mar 28, 19:43
    • Mark Beggan on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Protect and Survive how chilling was that. The 4 minute warning. That was a real fear. Not made up on…Mar 28, 19:40
    • George Ferguson on Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off: “The 18th ranked side beat the 40th ranked side one nil. What did I learn?. Conway is a good utility…Mar 28, 19:28
    • George Ferguson on Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off: “The 18th ranked side beat the 40th ranked side one nil. What did I learn?. Conway is a good utility…Mar 28, 19:27
    • Sven on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Can’t help feeling that Brian Cox’s account of how deeply he feels for Scotland would have resonated more deeply if…Mar 28, 19:11
    • sarah on Protest But Don’t Survive: “I don’t think that the movement has been captured, only the politicians. The Rev wouldn’t be alone. Independence Forum Scotland,…Mar 28, 18:51
    • Sven on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Agentx @ 18.21. The irony of citing Goebbels to prove a point had not escaped me, x. However that’s Picts…Mar 28, 18:49
    • sarah on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Jim Sillars said much the same recently. I think there are many with the courage to continue – they are…Mar 28, 18:25
    • agentx on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Maybe Northcode will be along soon to quote some Goebbels to prove you wrong!Mar 28, 18:21
    • Captain Caveman on Protest But Don’t Survive: “That’s what happens when you have no (costed) plan, have provided no detail on pretty much anything – from currency,…Mar 28, 18:19
    • duncanio on Protest But Don’t Survive: “The inane cheerleading “Swinn-eeeeh, Swinn-eeeeh etc” chant has to be the all time arse-clenching moment in the entire history of…Mar 28, 18:16
    • Frank Gillougley on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Brilliant! So, so sad! There must’ve been some folk in that crowd (judging by the looks on their faces) who…Mar 28, 18:15
    • agentx on Protest But Don’t Survive: “Sarah – will all those who contributed to the various GoFund me pages you advertised for so long get their…Mar 28, 17:54
    • Sven on Protest But Don’t Survive: ““Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill. How many…Mar 28, 17:52
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