Illuminating the debate
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February 04, 2013 by
Chris Cairns
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Recent Comments
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “@Sarah Who was Liberate Scotland’s candidate at the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election please?” Jun 14, 19:26
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “It’s textbook leftist behaviour to attribute the failure of every half-baked plan and reality-denying policy to tractors. The Bolsheviks were…” Jun 14, 19:16
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “@Dan You seem to have a fairly weird view of party politics and dynamics. I’m just an ordinary member of…” Jun 14, 18:53
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Solid 24-carat gold pure Scottish Exceptionalism there, wullie. I submit as disproof of your ludicrously and hysterically over-the-top exaggeration, the…” Jun 14, 18:41
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Don’t knock it. If you turn up for the Oompah Mac Fucking Loompah gig, nobody else will get a look…” Jun 14, 18:32
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “For “once Scotland is recognised” read “if Scotland is recognised”. And, to repeat what I have said before – anybody…” Jun 14, 18:26
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “It seems to be holding yer Alba Party back though… Even with a very short and compromised campaign, Eva standing…” Jun 14, 18:02
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: ““Cap’n, I bet some of the more righteous progressives in the SNP would see the election of a Reform candidate…” Jun 14, 17:59
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “2025 is looking good for Yessers. We just need the 1,617,989 Yes voters to hear what is going on and…” Jun 14, 17:43
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “As a great man once said…. “…I notice at any mention of SALVO or Liberate Scotland the FRANCHISE fanny and…” Jun 14, 17:10
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “@Stuart 3.50pm Aye, that’ll be because you’re (checks notes) a unionist plant / 77th Brigade / not REALLY Scottish /…” Jun 14, 16:22
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Cap’n, I bet some of the more righteous progressives in the SNP would see the election of a Reform candidate…” Jun 14, 16:12
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “I think Mr Ellis is spot on re Salvo, not only are Salvo and it’s supporters engaging in magical thinking,…” Jun 14, 15:50
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “I could believe it : https://archive.ph/wip/as3Uc but let’s just have a bit of imperial propaganda to cheer us all up.…” Jun 14, 13:48
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “@Stuart 11.59am Well, I suppose you might argue that they weren’t solely responsible for the war. Of course this isn’t…” Jun 14, 12:39
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Yes please. Will enhance Reform’s chances of sinning some seats. Good work!” Jun 14, 12:06
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Aye Mr Ellis, nor did starting a civil war hold them back either…” Jun 14, 11:59
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “And your point is, caller….? Not having independence in their name – or indeed being Irish language – didn’t seem…” Jun 14, 11:11
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Another question asked from a position of ignorance – am I right in assuming that the only Scottish political party…” Jun 14, 10:58
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Who are “they” in this context? The SNP? The Scottish media? Scottish &/or British unionists? It all sounds a like…” Jun 14, 10:11
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Independence supporters should boycott next year’s Holyrood election.” Jun 14, 09:41
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Andy Ellis @ 4.32 pm I think they’re desperate that the SALVO UN work is kept from popular consciousness. Scotlands…” Jun 14, 09:16
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “As I recall, CC, Salmond and Sturgeon came as a package. He was going to team up with Ros Cunningham…” Jun 13, 23:42
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “I wouldn’t be surprised if the SNP party fiances isn’t being directly funded the British labour government, so in return…” Jun 13, 22:31
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Yes James, it’s notable that they recognised themselves.” Jun 13, 21:50
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “Agreed. No-one in power in the SNP seems to have anything in common with the long-time members or voters who…” Jun 13, 21:40
- on Let’s Not Make Some Plans: “I know i have droned on about this before but i still can`t believe there has not been a rebellion…” Jun 13, 21:22
A tall tale
Wee Books
Probably a robbery
Transphobia
Life in Bedlam
Video
In case anyone missed it, the context of today’s cartoon is this:
link to newsnetscotland.com
Loving the cartoons so far. I’d do some for this independence issue aswell, but the only things I can still draw are Sonic the Hedgehog, Bugs Bunny and Road Runner. I dunno why I can’t advance past them…
@Ray
well you could “Scottify them
Beacan Bunny
Sorcha hedgehog
Roan Runner
Alba gu bràth
The truth is funnier than fiction!
Keep them coming Chris they’re all bang on.
Investment opportunity. Start making cuddly mascots of this wee lion, he’s a stoater.
Love the image. Chris, was your inspiration for this one Andy Capp? He was pretty cheesed off with the politics of the day.
Now that’s commentary.
I think Hamish and his wee tartan tamie would do really well as a mascot.
Keep up the good work Chris, great stuff.
Quality cartoon, as brilliantly cutting as the previous ones.
Need to pick brains here –
Does anyone know of a source showing data about the Commonwealth countries which have claimed and won their independence since, say 1945? If we can show how these nations have fared in economic terms, it would be a useful tool.
Love the cartoon
One of the many things not reported would undoubtedly have been the First Minister inaugural Jimmy Reid Memorial lecture link to snp.org – a very interesting read. Just as interesting was the Reid Foundation take on the content of the speech and lengthy question and answer session which followed link to reidfoundation.org . Along with the fact that Unison decided not to jump on the latest Labour bandwagon regarding payments to public sector staff taking voluntary redundancy it seems that the “left” and the unions are moving at least to the undecided camp.
Love it.
Need to give the ‘wee lion’ a name – how about ‘Cally’?
Here’s a picture of ‘Roary Superscot’:
link to myspace.com
@ianbrotherhood
I know its wiki, but its a good place to start for further links.
link to en.wikipedia.org
@ ianbrotherhood
I am not sure how useful a comparative analysis of post-colonial success will prove to be. Working in conjunction, the World Bank and the IMF have pretty much fkd up most of the southern hemisphere. John Perkins goes in to this in much more detail, in his book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.
link to economichitman.com
@Macart – cheers. As Cameron B points out, might be a waste of time, but no harm having a look-see…I’m just curious as to why none of those who’ve left ever tried to get back in.
“Need to give the ‘wee lion’ a name – how about ‘Cally’?”
He’s called Hamish, as in the “hame-ish” joke, hence the “hamish” tag on all his appearances.
@Cameron B, Ian Brotherhood: The problem with comparing most CW countries now and in 1945 is that in 1945 they were so poor, underdeveloped and undergoverned that the data for 1945, and for many years afterwards, is so unreliable as to be meaningless. There’s a CIA paper about this issue which is worth a glance: link to cia.gov And it may be that things have not changed all that much today in some cases: link to sfu.ca Realistically, you’re going to end up with a list of former parts of the British Empire that goes “Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand”. All of those were effectively independent long before 1945.
@ ianbrotherhood
Lots of information from CIA.
link to cia.gov
Enjoy details about UK.
Chris, I love the lion, he is lovely, so cute and Scottish!
Gaun yersel, Chris…mair po’oer tae yer paw…!!
Beautiful Chris, when can we get Hamish on Tshirts?