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Posted on March 14, 2018 by

For Jim – one of the greats – and for us, for now. RIP.

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    • TURABDIN on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “THE WORLD of do as you Please. https://nypost.com/2026/08/17/us-news/trump-warns-us-will-bomb-the-s-t-out-of-oman-if-they-interfere-in-strait-of-hormuz-conflict/ Greenland is safe….for the moment. «If you don’t have justice as a…Aug 17, 14:23
    • Northcode on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “The Dean of Faculty tells us that he believes the crime of embezzlement has been committed in the case of…Aug 17, 14:19
    • McDuff on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “Quite agree. I find it just a tad strange that when questions were being asked about the missing Indy Ref…Aug 17, 14:17
    • robertkknight on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “The only conclusion to draw is that Swinney’s weasel worded 100-second confession had previously been given in private to Police…Aug 17, 14:15
    • desimond on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “Apropos of nothing… How much has Scottish Police budget increased in last 12 years: In cash terms, the policing budget…Aug 17, 14:04
    • Hatey McHateface on Believers In The Ruins: “As always, sam, lack of demographic analysis of the respondents answers renders these statistics meaningless. As always, sam, you know…Aug 17, 14:02
    • macdonut69 on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: ““It [Wings previous letter] does not identify any significant new information that was not available to investigators at the time”…Aug 17, 13:51
    • Hatey McHateface on Believers In The Ruins: “So Trump did the medievalist women haters a big favour by topping the stale, male beardies? I’ll monitor events with…Aug 17, 13:47
    • Knuckle_Heid on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: ““It also does not identify any significant new information that was not available to investigators at the time” WTF?! What…Aug 17, 13:45
    • Hatey McHateface on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: ““so many Scots vote for them and therefore endorse this corrupt behaviour” Precisely. There’s very little of this that wasn’t…Aug 17, 13:41
    • Morgatron on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “They appear to just want to keep digging their trench deeper and deeper thinking they can just keep fobbing off…Aug 17, 13:40
    • Hatey McHateface on Believers In The Ruins: “Posting Wally W. Talking is something else. Ask yer maw.Aug 17, 13:32
    • Hatey McHateface on Believers In The Ruins: ““It’s certainly far from a victimless crime” Precisely. What are people gonna be pushing next, I wonder: DEI quotas for…Aug 17, 13:25
    • Karen on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “Scotgov hold the purse strings. They threaten to cut any services that don’t comply with their diktat. It’s as simple…Aug 17, 13:22
    • J Robertson on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: ““The land of do as you please “ – only because so many Scots vote for them and therefore endorse…Aug 17, 13:16
    • 100%Yes on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “Both the Crown & Police Scotland’s have been told by a higher authority to close this down.Aug 17, 13:14
    • Andrew Morton on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “It may be that our lack of independence is the root of the corruption. Who, ultimately, does the Crown Office/…Aug 17, 13:11
    • 100%Yes on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “I have to ask why does the UKG want to lose the opportunity to bring down the SNP and to…Aug 17, 13:11
    • Marie on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: ““there is nothing worth fighting for”. Correct. Has been my opinion for a very long time.Aug 17, 13:08
    • robertkknight on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “Oops… Almost forgot, Corrupt Press – they should be all over this like white on rice, but no. It’s left…Aug 17, 13:03
    • 100%Yes on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “I’m now wondering Why go to the pretense of jailing Murrel? Because its obvious at leased to me that this…Aug 17, 13:03
    • Graf Midgehunter on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “If only we could rise up to the status of a Banana Republic, that would be an improvement.Aug 17, 12:59
    • robertkknight on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “Corrupt Police. Corrupt Judiciary. Corrupt Government. Did I miss anything/anyone?Aug 17, 12:48
    • Keith B on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “Every day. Every sodding day I read something online that turns me (a normally calm and very reasonable person) into…Aug 17, 12:45
    • Effijy on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “This corrupt and inadequate system masquerading as Law & Order in Scotland has itself got to be brought to justice.…Aug 17, 12:36
    • Lyn Middleton on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “Your last sentence above Stuart is Spot on!Aug 17, 12:24
    • BLMac on The Land Of Do-As-You-Please: “It’s plainly obvious the gender benders are still in control of the Scottish Govt and the top levels of the…Aug 17, 12:22
    • TURABDIN on Believers In The Ruins: “this is an article on the perils of gerontocracy https://archive.is/mD86N Scotland’s governance is not exactly «gerontocratic», although it does act…Aug 17, 12:20
    • sam on Believers In The Ruins: “Polling by Demos suggests that there is still pride within Britain for the communities where people live but not in…Aug 17, 12:09
    • James on Believers In The Ruins: “Talking to yourself again, SP. Bad sign, that.Aug 17, 12:00
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