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A natural progression 215

Posted on July 16, 2015 by

sa1

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Come and get it 129

Posted on July 15, 2015 by

hamishfox

They think we forget 56

Posted on July 12, 2015 by

The insulting thing is that they think it so soon.

burnhammug

Just two things 167

Posted on July 09, 2015 by

Last year:

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The voice of tolerance 153

Posted on July 06, 2015 by

The website of the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland says:

“The Protestant ethic is one of tolerance of other faiths and ideals. It is this tolerance and liberty that the Orange Order promotes and defends.”

So who’d like to see the Order tolerating and defending other people’s ideals in a double-page spread from the latest edition of their house journal, The Orange Torch?

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Scotland’s Embarrassment 127

Posted on July 02, 2015 by

The Daily Record has a major editorial in today’s edition bleating piteously about the way David Mundell and the Conservative government have – to everyone’s complete and utter astonishment, except not so much – ignored the wishes of almost all the MPs elected by the Scottish people just two months ago and blocked every single amendment to the Scotland Bill.

marty

The picture above, by alert reader Neil Hepburn, seems to sum the situation up.

Are you now or have you ever been? 260

Posted on June 26, 2015 by

No hiding place.

natvan1

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Sometimes it’s just a spade 189

Posted on June 13, 2015 by

On the day Jim Murphy stands down as leader of the Labour Party North Britain branch office, we’d like to take this opportunity to offer our humble, heartfelt tribute to both him and the insightful political commentariat of Scotland.

imjm

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Michael White’s Moustache 150

Posted on May 27, 2015 by

Hats off to the Daily Reckless:

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Pouring oil on troubled waters 254

Posted on May 26, 2015 by

“Just go on the radio, play it all with a dead bat, fob them off with some bland waffle and kill the story”, the Lib Dems will have said to Sir Malcolm Bruce this morning.

brucetimes

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World Of Hubris 155

Posted on May 08, 2015 by

hubris1

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No (“Kidding” – Ed), Sherlock 190

Posted on May 06, 2015 by

From our latest Panelbase poll.

uktone

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