Wings Over Scotland

Swings and roundabouts

Posted on February 09, 2012 by Rev. Stuart Campbell

Credit to the Scotsman’s Eddie Barnes for finding this tremendous pic, which seems to have undeservedly escaped the attentions of a wider audience. On the left, we have the Scottish Sunday Express front page from 29th January 2012. On the right, the Scottish Daily Express front page from the following Tuesday, 31st January 2012.

Looks like the timing of the referendum will be even more crucial than we thought.

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Erchie

12 years ago

What it tells you, as I thought at the time is “Express Readers out of touch with Scottish opinion”

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