Wings Over Scotland

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• Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The same old tricks: “Thanks Mia. And for all your own very helpful and encouraging contributions. I would add that, since I can no…” Jan 19, 00:29
• sarah on Poisoning The Unwell: “I couldn’t find that article by the search button. Could you remember which year it was so that I can…” Jan 18, 23:22
• sarah on Poisoning The Unwell: “I missed that bit about the registering of judges’ interests being stopped by Sturgeon. Now why would she do that?…” Jan 18, 23:07
• Mia on Poisoning The Unwell: “Thank you Sarah. The grousebeater article is most interesting. Mmm. 1996/97 is quite close to the devolution referendum for comfort,…” Jan 18, 22:59
• Aidan on The same old tricks: “The two parliaments who enacted the treaty no longer exist, and haven’t existed for hundreds of years, so the problem…” Jan 18, 22:47
• Mia on The same old tricks: ““but in your fantasy, there is no way of amending the UK’s constitutional structure to give effect to that termination”…” Jan 18, 22:32
• Aidan on The same old tricks: “GERS provides figures for oil and gas revenues on both an illustrative geographic share and a population share basis. Why…” Jan 18, 22:24
• Dan on The same old tricks: “May be a helpful explanation of the asymmetry within the union. https://consoc.org.uk/the-constitution-explained/devolution/ I used to have an article bookmarked but…” Jan 18, 22:16
• sarah on Poisoning The Unwell: “Hard to believe, isn’t it? LOL” Jan 18, 22:10
• Aidan on The same old tricks: “That should read “administrative structures of the EU”” Jan 18, 21:55
• Aidan on The same old tricks: “Treaties can be terminated for the purposes of international law (I note that is one legal principal that you do…” Jan 18, 21:36
• G m on Poisoning The Unwell: “‘It is interesting why they thought they could get away with acting like this..’. Aye, It is something that has…” Jan 18, 21:10
• Mia on The same old tricks: “Cynical as I am, I have always thought that this is how England retains control over the entire UK and…” Jan 18, 21:10
• Dan on The same old tricks: “@muscleguy If climate change and resultant rising sea level is gonnae make Carnoustie underwater, does this mean the new Star…” Jan 18, 21:04
• McDuff on Poisoning The Unwell: “Another great one Chris.” Jan 18, 21:04
• sarah on Poisoning The Unwell: “Chris, have you ever thought of setting up as a portrait painter? You have her build, her dress sense and…” Jan 18, 20:53
• Dan on The same old tricks: “Another of Xaracen’s posts I bookmarked to save them retyping so often. https://wingsoverscotland.com/at-the-seven-eleven/comment-page-1/#comment-2802136” Jan 18, 20:44
• Marie on Poisoning The Unwell: “Sturgeon playing fast and loose with a case of a woman’s safety????? Surely not????? Feminist to her fingertips etc etc…” Jan 18, 20:30
• Dan on The same old tricks: “https://wingsoverscotland.com/square-one/#comment-2862113” Jan 18, 20:27
• Dan on The same old tricks: “And a wee bump for the utter totes in yer face aspect that the “equal” union has been anything but…” Jan 18, 20:21
• Mia on The same old tricks: “Thank you for these two posts, Fearghas. They are most interesting and useful. With your permission, I am going to…” Jan 18, 19:56
• sarah on Poisoning The Unwell: “1996/97 per the Grouse Beater article that Dan has given a link to. The article has some interesting things to…” Jan 18, 19:55
• Dan on The same old tricks: “Aye, The Kingdom of England doesn’t even have its own Parliament. It simply hijacks the UK Parliament for its own…” Jan 18, 19:53
• Mia on The same old tricks: “Absolutely. I always thought that this “asymmetric” devolution of powers between Scotland and England was unlawful under the conditions of…” Jan 18, 19:45
• Mia on Poisoning The Unwell: “I am not familiar at all with the circumstances of the case, so just out of curiosity, can I ask…” Jan 18, 19:40
• Dan on The same old tricks: “And as the terms of the treaty of union in certain matters pertaining to law are either reserved or devolved…” Jan 18, 19:38
• Mia on The same old tricks: ““Indeed, and that proves that the terms of the Treaty of Union cannot have primacy over all other forms of…” Jan 18, 19:16
• Dan on Poisoning The Unwell: ““Any decent journalist”… That’s the overriding issue though isn’t it Ian. Scotland doesn’t have a media. It has a bunch…” Jan 18, 19:12
• PhilM on Poisoning The Unwell: “Just to be clear about what exactly happened (as I understand it). Roddy Dunlop QC (as he was then) and…” Jan 18, 19:11
• Dan on The same old tricks: “Hud oan a fuckin’ momento. Aren’t you talkin’ aboot “ancient guff” here. Franchise Fanny says that sort of shizzle ain’t…” Jan 18, 18:56