Wings Over Scotland

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• Lorna Campbell on Governing For Beginners: “I agree, Sarah, direct democracy as happens in Switzerland, with local referendums on anything of note. None (one hopes) of…” Jan 13, 16:36
• Nae Need! on Governing For Beginners: “Excellent article, Alf. “keeping an oppressive elite in place” aye, rather than keeping them in THEIR place.” Jan 13, 16:30
• Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Governing For Beginners: “FEY CASE O DR JEKYLL AN MR HYDE By Robert Louis Stevenson, translated into North-East Scots by Sheena Blackhall First…” Jan 13, 16:29
• DaveL on Governing For Beginners: “…and you’re no comedian but I’m still laughing at you…’son’.” Jan 13, 16:11
• Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Governing For Beginners: “Hopefully this link to Referendum campaign footage is direct: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX1hNW_bzAI” Jan 13, 16:09
• Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Governing For Beginners: “THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson 1. STORY OF THE DOOR « Mr.…” Jan 13, 15:50
• Insider on Governing For Beginners: ““DaveL” Give up son ! Your attempts at trolling are pathetic !” Jan 13, 15:30
• Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Governing For Beginners: “More on NORMAND LESTER… Interspersed in this 2013 archive footage from our 2014 Referendum campaign is portentous feedback from two…” Jan 13, 15:26
• DaveL on Governing For Beginners: “Unable? It could be she chooses for whatever reason not to engage. What research have you undertaken that makes you…” Jan 13, 15:01
• Northcode on Governing For Beginners: “Caledonian Antisyzygy (from Greek, syzygy meaning alignment), or the “Scottish disjunction”, is a term coined by the Scottish literary critic…” Jan 13, 13:59
• Northcode on Governing For Beginners: ““The World would be a far better place without any religion.” Aye, maybe so, but judging by world events it…” Jan 13, 13:55
• factchecker on Governing For Beginners: “In reply to my question for Sarah, DaveL says: 13 January, 2026 at 11:51 am Here you go again, you’re…” Jan 13, 13:54
• The Flying Iron of Doom on Governing For Beginners: “There is always emulation, this being the best way to use your telly now that they only broadcast pish. Why…” Jan 13, 13:46
• A2 on Governing For Beginners: “Did you say Helicopter or book deals?” Jan 13, 13:26
• TURABDIN on Governing For Beginners: “ça se cache en pleine vue….on s’y accoutume drôlement vite. hides in plain sight, odd how quickly you get used…” Jan 13, 13:17
• Chas on Governing For Beginners: “The esteemed Professor peddling his pish on yet another blog. Religion in the western world has had it’s day. People…” Jan 13, 13:12
• Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Governing For Beginners: “NOTE RE PODCAST: Clicking on the small speech bubble “quotation mark” symbol at bottom right of the podcast screen activates…” Jan 13, 13:01
• TURABDIN on Governing For Beginners: “Thanks…i use a spell checker for my English….definitely has a mind of its own…should be reign…choose…quha My latest musing is…” Jan 13, 13:00
• TURABDIN on Governing For Beginners: “Hmmmm….Once there was a «Universal Church» and then there appeared national forms of the thing which then set about oppressing…” Jan 13, 12:49
• Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Governing For Beginners: “Québec commentator Normand Lester has an audio podcast series tracing the endemic focus on violence in American culture. In this…” Jan 13, 12:40
• Aidan on Governing For Beginners: “Yes because that’s how it works Dave, someone makes an outlandish and unevidenced claim and it’s other people’s responsibility to…” Jan 13, 12:07
• DaveL on Governing For Beginners: “Here you go again, you’re the grandly named ‘factchecker’, go and fucking check! If you find nothing strap some balls…” Jan 13, 11:51
• DaveL on Governing For Beginners: “Aye the BBC, a beacon of truth and light…they tell us your mates are winning too. You’ll be pleased.” Jan 13, 11:45
• aLurker on Governing For Beginners: “I posted a reply to Sarah yesterday: https://wingsoverscotland.com/governing-for-beginners/#comment-3167128 but it has not appeared. It was not controversial. It contained only…” Jan 13, 11:33
• Northcode on Governing For Beginners: ““to seek a worthier vision of Scotland… without which we perish as a nation” – Rev William Storrar. Indeed, Alf.…” Jan 13, 11:18
• Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Governing For Beginners: “TURABDIN. Excellent. Rich texture of reference. Please do keep posting with confidence.” Jan 13, 10:43
• Aidan on Governing For Beginners: “She’ll be back, it’s only those protesting against the regime that are getting hurt.” Jan 13, 10:40
• Alf Baird on Governing For Beginners: “One wonders where the nation’s religious leaders are in the Rev’s revolutionary framework; more often than not to be seen…” Jan 13, 10:40
• Captain Caveman on Governing For Beginners: “Frankly speaking, I “fkn” miss “Geri” about as much as piles. Her continued, protracted absence from posting 10+ items per…” Jan 13, 09:59
• TURABDIN on Governing For Beginners: “@ ALF BAIRD @ FEARGHAS MAC FHIONNLAIGH & others SCOTLAND is immeasurably greater than the sum of its disparate, often…” Jan 13, 09:40