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Illuminating the debate

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  1. Rev. Stuart Campbell says:
    4 February, 2013 at 9:39 am

    In case anyone missed it, the context of today’s cartoon is this:

    link to newsnetscotland.com

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  2. Ray says:
    4 February, 2013 at 9:51 am

    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…

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  3. Aplinal says:
    4 February, 2013 at 10:07 am

    @Ray
     
    well you could “Scottify them 😉
     
    Beacan Bunny
    Sorcha hedgehog
    Roan Runner
     
    Alba gu bràth
     

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  4. Boorach says:
    4 February, 2013 at 10:25 am

    The truth is funnier than fiction!

    Keep them coming Chris they’re all bang on. 

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  5. velofello says:
    4 February, 2013 at 10:30 am

    Investment opportunity. Start making cuddly mascots of this wee lion, he’s a stoater.

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  6. Cameron B says:
    4 February, 2013 at 10:36 am

    Love the image. Chris, was your inspiration for this one Andy Capp? He was pretty cheesed off with the politics of the day.

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  7. Macart says:
    4 February, 2013 at 10:48 am

    😀

    Now that’s commentary. 

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  8. Laura says:
    4 February, 2013 at 11:39 am

    I think Hamish and his wee tartan tamie would do really well as a mascot.

    Keep up the good work Chris, great stuff.  

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  9. uilleam_beag says:
    4 February, 2013 at 12:09 pm

    Quality cartoon, as brilliantly cutting as the previous ones.

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  10. ianbrotherhood says:
    4 February, 2013 at 12:19 pm

    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. 

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  11. Fiona says:
    4 February, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    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.

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  12. Jeannie says:
    4 February, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    Love it.

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  13. Ron says:
    4 February, 2013 at 12:28 pm

    Need to give the ‘wee lion’ a name – how about ‘Cally’?

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  14. ianbrotherhood says:
    4 February, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    Here’s a picture of ‘Roary Superscot’:

    link to myspace.com

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  15. Macart says:
    4 February, 2013 at 12:42 pm

    @ianbrotherhood

    I know its wiki, but its a good place to start for further links.

    link to en.wikipedia.org

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  16. Cameron B says:
    4 February, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    @ 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

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  17. ianbrotherhood says:
    4 February, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    @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.

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  18. Rev. Stuart Campbell says:
    4 February, 2013 at 2:12 pm

    “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.

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  19. Angus McLellan says:
    4 February, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    @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.

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  20. Robert Kerr says:
    4 February, 2013 at 6:33 pm

    @ ianbrotherhood

    Lots of information from CIA.

    link to cia.gov

    Enjoy details about UK. 

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  21. Jen says:
    4 February, 2013 at 9:33 pm

    Chris, I love the lion, he is lovely, so cute and Scottish!  

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  22. DanTDog says:
    4 February, 2013 at 10:08 pm

    Gaun yersel, Chris…mair po’oer tae yer paw…!!
     

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  23. K Mackay says:
    5 February, 2013 at 4:09 am

    Beautiful Chris, when can we get Hamish on Tshirts?

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