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Together on tour 213

Posted on August 04, 2013 by

After a reader revealed that the lonely lady staffing the “Better Together” stall in Dundee yesterday was from the north-east of England, we did a little digging and discovered that she’s so dedicated to the No cause she’s been touring the whole of the UK (and even some farther-flung places) espousing the positive case for the Union.

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It took some Euan McColm-esque sleuthing to track down all the evidence, but Wings Over Scotland stops at nothing to bring its readers the news that really matters.

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Together alone 78

Posted on August 03, 2013 by

The “Better Together” stall at Baxter Park, Dundee earlier today.

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Aw. If we’d been there we might even have gone and helped. We’re not made of stone.

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The Red Scare 43

Posted on August 03, 2013 by

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Please give generously 54

Posted on July 31, 2013 by

Some people in Britain can’t afford to eat and are having to go to foodbanks to survive.

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So open your heart (and wallet) for this hungry little ginger fella. There’s only so far an expense account will stretch when you’re on a tightly-controlled public sector salary.

Peaking too soon 35

Posted on July 28, 2013 by

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Scottish and British 127

Posted on July 25, 2013 by

Looks like someone had this problem at the online flag shop.

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Remind us again why it’s “cybernats” we’re meant to be ashamed of.

Down with this sort of thing 72

Posted on July 23, 2013 by

We’re still mentally paralysed from this morning’s horrific TV, sorry. So here’s a wee screenshot that we took while setting up yesterday’s ludicrously successful fundraiser.

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Vote Yes to stop this happening in the future, folks.

Stag night 75

Posted on July 22, 2013 by

Our hardworking and still-undiscovered mole at “Better Together” HQ reveals the extent to which the No campaign is becoming demoralised and irritable over the Scottish media’s increasing weariness – and sometimes outright mockery – of “Project Fear”.

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(Five bonus points if you spot what’s extra-special about this one.)

Some areas still cloudy 15

Posted on July 20, 2013 by

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Picture/caption synergy 83

Posted on July 17, 2013 by

From Russia Today.

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“…sends in dispensable penal battalion first.”

Bring it on 23

Posted on July 13, 2013 by

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A helping hand 90

Posted on July 11, 2013 by

You’re not too late to catch Alistair Darling’s latest unveiling of “the positive case for the Union” via a live webcast on the “Better Together” website this morning. As we write he’s 10 minutes late, and the audience is rocketing towards triple figures.

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We’re all playing bingo. Come and join us.

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