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Budgetary constraints 239

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Return of the boat people 545

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The top table 353

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The Stoned Roses 578

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All show, no game 68

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    • Mia on The New Britain: “The only reason why I engage in debate with the colonial trolls is because other people may read the comments,…Dec 4, 20:23
    • Dave Hansell on The New Britain: ““a government with a finite income stream will have to cut funding for some things when it increases funding for…Dec 4, 20:23
    • Jay on The New Britain: “That is not a rhetorical question. I want to know what YOU mean by the terms. Evidently, I should have…Dec 4, 20:13
    • Mia on The New Britain: ““Do you reckon Scots will vote for poot?” I take your overt and childish go at whataboutery and deflection from…Dec 4, 20:12
    • gregor on The New Britain: “re. “Social equality and solidarity are deeply embedded in Scottish culture. It is part of who we are.” Yeah, we…Dec 4, 20:11
    • Hatey McHateface on The New Britain: “A quick look at HES shows it gets the bulk of its funding from ScotGov. Obviously the ScotGov choice to…Dec 4, 20:00
    • Meindevon on The New Britain: “This is really scary. I have been telling everyone here that Scotland will never vote Reform England, sorry U.K. And…Dec 4, 19:57
    • Hatey McHateface on The New Britain: “Do you have to be a Unionist to want that? Plenty of self-identifying so-called Indy supporters salivating at the thought…Dec 4, 19:47
    • Lorna Nicholson on The New Britain: “Oh dear Wings. It’s fine that Alba was called Alba. In a normal country that would be ok. You don’t…Dec 4, 19:47
    • Michael Laing on The New Britain: “Is that really the best you can do?Dec 4, 19:45
    • gregor on The New Britain: “re. “This hard lurch to the right is ongoing – it is but a snapshot in a still rapidly changing…Dec 4, 19:36
    • Hatey McHateface on The New Britain: “Mia is on record as hoping for victory for imperialist poot. CM is on record as hoping for victory for…Dec 4, 19:28
    • Hatey McHateface on The New Britain: ““deeply embedded” Fnarr, fnarr 🙂Dec 4, 19:19
    • sarah on The New Britain: “Why are you a Unionist? It seems odd to want one country to dominate another, remove all their powers and…Dec 4, 19:11
    • Campbell Clansman on The New Britain: “Mia’s admission of ignorance is believable. It rather confirms what everyone already knew.Dec 4, 19:09
    • sarah on The New Britain: “Completely O/T. Auchindrain township, a 28 acre area with authentic crofting buildings and fields owned by a charity, has had…Dec 4, 19:08
    • James on The New Britain: “.Dec 4, 19:05
    • gregor on The New Britain: “@PeteWishart has blocked you: “…We need to unite the movement in an organised convention but this will be impossible until…Dec 4, 18:57
    • James on The New Britain: “Dominic fcucking Cummings!? ROTFLMFAO!!!Dec 4, 18:53
    • James on The New Britain: “Well done, Sam. Thought as much. Never trust a bastarting Tory.Dec 4, 18:48
    • Robert Hughes on The New Britain: “WankDec 4, 18:48
    • Michael Laing on The New Britain: “What a load of pish. Social equality and solidarity are deeply embedded in Scottish culture. It is part of who…Dec 4, 18:35
    • Neil Singleton on The New Britain: “Starmer will introduce legislation to prevent Musk doing any such thing (although it was ok for Labour to accept a…Dec 4, 18:35
    • Mia on The New Britain: ““Your own personal reinterpretation of the law” What law? UK law? Would that be the same UK law that frequently…Dec 4, 18:32
    • Colin Alexander on The New Britain: “What’s immigration got to do with the colonial parliament at Holyrood? Immigration policy is reserved to the Westminster imperial parliament.Dec 4, 18:30
    • Colin Alexander on The New Britain: “There is no road to independence via sending MSPs to Holyrood. What you would be voting for is colonial administrators,…Dec 4, 18:28
    • Hatey McHateface on The New Britain: ““attainment level of a third world country” Ah yes, that reminds me. Maybe thirty years ago, a certain somebody predicted…Dec 4, 18:23
    • Michael Laing on The New Britain: “You’re wasting your time trying to talk sense to UKOK trolls like Bellend there, Mia. They’re not here to engage…Dec 4, 18:16
    • Hatey McHateface on The New Britain: “Nah, it’s the equivalent of saying that a government with a finite income stream will have to cut funding for…Dec 4, 18:11
    • Michael Laing on The New Britain: “It’s not a matter of how many votes this party or that personality gets, it’s about the fact that the…Dec 4, 18:07
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