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April 01, 2013 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
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- on The Flip: ““People died” Naw, you’ve taken that one too far. Why is it that on Wings BTL, even the better posts…” Jun 2, 06:45
- on The Flip: “Well said IM We need to stop tying ourselves in knots, the punters switch off. Keep it simple.” Jun 2, 03:02
- on The Flip: “Effigy, I’m not sure a voter can, in this moment in time, realistically show that their main focus is independence,…” Jun 2, 00:17
- on The Flip: “So if you say voting Alba is a waste of time how does a voter show that their main focus…” Jun 1, 22:18
- on The Flip: “Interesting poll comparison but should maybe come as no surprise. The SNP are not an independence party. They once were…” Jun 1, 22:11
- on The Flip: “@ Rookiescot: Who do you suppose is going to take back control of the SNP? The independence-supporting membership have all…” Jun 1, 21:43
- on The Flip: “@ Ian: It doesn’t matter whether the SNP is or was fundamentalist or gradualist, they are now nothing but colonial…” Jun 1, 21:30
- on The Flip: “You think? Well, if the trade-offs are anything like the trade-offs to date, they will be handed over for no…” Jun 1, 20:40
- on The Flip: “Trump has brought hundreds of millions of investment into Scotland, while our own politicians have done little but take anything…” Jun 1, 20:10
- on The Flip: “PS. I hope you enjoyed commenting on here today. If Herr Sturgeon got her/it’s way then Wings would be kapute.…” Jun 1, 19:34
- on The Flip: ““They won’t win but your vote is never wasted if it goes to what you believe in.” This is two…” Jun 1, 19:29
- on The Flip: “Herr Sturgeon found no difficulty silencing her enemies. Salmond was to be airbrushed from history along with the concept of…” Jun 1, 19:22
- on The Flip: ““they must have a clearly defined procedure in place” A majority of seats and votes for independence will result in…” Jun 1, 19:18
- on The Flip: ““We need to take back control of the SNP.” That will NEVER, EVER happen. They will NEVER, EVER allow it.…” Jun 1, 18:33
- on The Flip: “Ian, “If the SNP has been irreversibly changed for the worse”. If? Seriously? Folk still ask this ‘if’ question? I…” Jun 1, 18:24
- on The Flip: “Stu H, I’m just going to rudely interject at THIS point, and be quite rude too, please don’t take it…” Jun 1, 18:10
- on The Flip: “It’s my fault and I accept full responsibility for the misunderstanding. I was trying to make light of a serious…” Jun 1, 18:09
- on The Flip: “There’s a saying widely accepted by online debaters about what resorting to comparisons with that certain guy indicates. “Rookie” Scot…” Jun 1, 18:07
- on The Flip: “Alf, surely they would need to have a step-by-step PRACTICAL process in hand in order to do this? Magical ideas…” Jun 1, 17:54
- on The Flip: “I’ll be voting Alba and only Alba. They won’t win but your vote is never wasted if it goes to…” Jun 1, 17:51
- on The Flip: ““If support for Reform is rising, that to me is eventual majority support for the old status-quo of central UK…” Jun 1, 17:37
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I’ve no laughed so hard in ages – is CC whining like a wee incel? “But the half-dozen usual…” Jun 1, 17:30 - on The Flip: “What it does is highlight ignorance of leaders’ actions. The polls in the USA are tighter. Even his negative rating…” Jun 1, 17:28
- on The Flip: “We have only one option. We need to take back control of the SNP. Sadly ALBA is not going to…” Jun 1, 17:22
- on The Flip: “Northcode: A bit harsh. As much as I agree with many/most/all? of your posts, I think you’ve misunderstood the MAIN…” Jun 1, 17:19
- on The Flip: “MSM reporting 40 Orc bombers destroyed. Rare for me to indulge in a glass of red on the sabbath!” Jun 1, 17:06
- on The Flip: “If the SNP up to 2014 had two main elements to it – the fundamentalists (independence asap) and the gradualists…” Jun 1, 16:50
- on The Flip: “Ah, dear Northcode. It’s a massive gamble to assume that your certainty that staying at home represents “voting for Scotland”…” Jun 1, 16:49
A tall tale
Wee Books
Video
Probably a robbery
Transphobia
Life in Bedlam
Seriously, listen to the loathsome little reptile:
link to telegraph.co.uk
I regret to announce that we’ve had to stop the podcast due to outside pressures…
link to michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com
The English grocer swung it for me.
Michael Greenwell says:
1 April, 2013 at 11:10 am
I regret to announce that we’ve had to stop the podcast due to outside pressures…
Listening now with a big grin on my face
And I wonder how many spare rooms, or should I say “spare houses” the average MP holds, courtesy of the taxpayer. Of course, these pillars of society are far more deserving than the poor people they claim to represent.
“Of course, these pillars of society are far more deserving than the poor people scroungers they claim to represent.”
Fixed that for you.
I’d like to see that **** **** queueing for his bargain beans and horse meat burgers, whilst wondering if he can pay the rent or leccy bills.
18th September 2014 – Let’s get rid.
Here’s another one of the Tories new Poster boy re workfare
link to docs.google.com
To be fair to IDS, he probably could live off £53 per week – he’d just put everything on his expenses.
O/T
I commented on the Herald’s piece re Ruth Babes “Scotland First” viz.
“Surely its not the First of April?”
Not published.
Why do I bother? No sense of humour at all the Moderators at the herald..
link to change.org
IDS said he could live on £53 a week. Please sign the linked petition which calls for him to do just this for at least one year.
Kind regards
It’s so bad it’s almost like they are doing a self-parody. I can imagine going back in time a few years and people would think I was a mad, paranoid liar if I told them what was going on in today’s world.
Recent Topic off screen
Of possible interest to some who work in that general field.
In the oil topic recently I mentioned concerns over hydraulic fracturing ‘fracking’ at Airth near Falkirk and posted a link to a recent FOI. Coincidentally there is a new article on the subject in NNS (link below). I have posted the FOI link to their comments section.
link to newsnetscotland.com
Have also posted in the said ‘oil for busy people’ thread.
@Robert Kerr, they probably don’t want you giving the game away. It was a rather obvious April Fool and I was surprised at even the few responses they got.
I’m dubious that this loathesome arrogant evil little man can survive on £53 a week, after all £53 would barely cover the cost of TWO breakfasts for this greedy troughing MUPPET!
@Arbroath1320,
Portilo tried it in the ’80s and found it tough – it changed his mind and I think he did it in summer so didn’t have to keep warm when the outside temperatures were below 0 degrees as they often are during a Scottish winter.
I predict (and I am not joking here) that there will be a “son of bedroom tax” which will decree that a single person living alone needs only the facilities of a bed-sit – one room, sofa bed and shared toilet and food-prep areas. If such a person, in receipt of housing benefit, has a home with a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom all to themselves they will be deemed to be getting an unnecessary rooms subsidy and have their benefit cut.
Also, I won’t be surprised if the 25% discount on council tax, water and sewerage charges, for single occupants is declared “unfair”, and is ended.