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Wagging the dog 98

Posted on May 24, 2014 by

wagging

Their master’s voice 126

Posted on May 17, 2014 by

puppets

Stripped bare 88

Posted on May 10, 2014 by

We apologise on all sorts of levels.

thenakedtuba

Russian standards 89

Posted on May 03, 2014 by

camvlad

You’ll never fool me again 191

Posted on April 27, 2014 by

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One broken promise too many 76

Posted on April 26, 2014 by

hamishlabour

(See also here.)

The sunshine coach 64

Posted on April 12, 2014 by

thesunshinecoach

Shifting the blame 71

Posted on April 05, 2014 by

carcrash

No way back 188

Posted on March 29, 2014 by

racebot

Left out in the rain 83

Posted on March 22, 2014 by

johannsponge1

A Family Of Nations 57

Posted on March 15, 2014 by

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Down the drain 41

Posted on March 15, 2014 by

hamishoil

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    • James Cheyne on A Stitch In Timing: “The laws changing Scotlands laws have evolved over the years and centuries into double triple layers of laws, from different…Feb 6, 11:12
    • sydthesnake on The Marshalling Plan: “Sometimes you need to hold your nose, and act to get rid of the smell. SNP are the biggest obstacle…Feb 6, 11:08
    • ALANM on A Stitch In Timing: “Many of the problems we face stem from the fact that our politicians are low calibre individuals who are completely…Feb 6, 11:04
    • diabloandco on A Stitch In Timing: “Nail on the head Lorna.Feb 6, 10:57
    • Alf Baird on A Stitch In Timing: ““pushing a certain mindset that brooks no dissent” Which, in a colonial society can only be a ‘colonial mindset’, because…Feb 6, 10:36
    • Willie on A Stitch In Timing: “Yes Barely Bare how could very substantial damages be paid in the failed Rangers prosecution but denied tp Mark Hirst.…Feb 6, 10:29
    • Alf Baird on The Marshalling Plan: “As Fanon wrote: “We have seen that inside the nationalist parties, the will to break colonialism is linked with another…Feb 6, 10:18
    • TURABDIN on A Stitch In Timing: “INDEED all a matter of timing…Swinney was a guest of Mandelson, oops! If Starmer gets the shove so must Swinney,…Feb 6, 09:51
    • Hatey McHateface on A Stitch In Timing: ““we need UN or other international observers here in Scotland. Judges are it seems, like political masters, rotten to the…Feb 6, 09:26
    • Hatey McHateface on A Stitch In Timing: “It’s all mystifying. Mr Dangerfield could see himself, prior to starting the action, that the Lord Advocate’s immunity to prosecution…Feb 6, 09:11
    • DaveL on A Stitch In Timing: “I was put in mind of ex Lord Advocate James Wolfe and his malicious prosecutions concerning the football people too.…Feb 6, 03:38
    • Cynicus on The Marshalling Plan: “‘On 16 March John Swinney will give a keynote address followed by a panel with Kate Forbes and “networking with…Feb 6, 01:42
    • Cynicus on A Stitch In Timing: “barelybare says: 5 February, 2026 at 10:24 pm “Is Gordon Dangerfield still the solicitor?” =========== “I would like to offer…Feb 6, 01:24
    • willie on A Stitch In Timing: “Sold a bummer by the judiciary it seems. Or was it more the case that the assurance that Section 170…Feb 6, 00:24
    • barelybare on A Stitch In Timing: “I am having trouble understanding how Section 170’s imprisonment condition could cause Mark Hirst’s action to be thrown put, but…Feb 5, 23:56
    • Jay on A Stitch In Timing: “Re-read Rev. Stu’s article. Think i have the answer.Feb 5, 22:54
    • Jay on A Stitch In Timing: “Is ‘The.Ciminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995’ legislation prepared and passed by the Parliament in Westminster? Which Parliament can enact amendments…Feb 5, 22:31
    • barelybare on A Stitch In Timing: “Is Gordon Dangerfield still the solicitor? This blog post https://gordondangerfield.com/2022/02/27/mark-hirst-v-chief-constable-and-lord-advocate/ nearly 4 years old(!) suggests he felt assured that Section…Feb 5, 22:24
    • William G Walker on A Stitch In Timing: “I also completely agree with Lorna!Feb 5, 22:19
    • GM on A Stitch In Timing: “I agree with with everything you wrote there Lorna. (Although It is just plain wrong that the legal process can…Feb 5, 22:14
    • ALANM on A Stitch In Timing: “The treatment of Enoch Burke at the hands of the Irish State is evidence enough for me that Scotland had…Feb 5, 21:22
    • Campbell Clansman on The Marshalling Plan: “THIS is the real SNP–shaking down people who want to do business in Scotland. At £750 per person: “The SNP’s…Feb 5, 21:10
    • Campbell Clansman on A Stitch In Timing: “Mark Hirst HAS been punished. Not with imprisonment, but with the malicious prosecution itself, and the 4-year legal fight (undoubtedly…Feb 5, 21:05
    • J Robertson on A Stitch In Timing: “Completely agree LornaFeb 5, 20:52
    • Young Lochinvar on A Stitch In Timing: “The Royalty, Scottish nobility, the Church of Scotland and the Scottish legal community; the main players in 1707 of ensuring…Feb 5, 20:33
    • Lorna Campbell on A Stitch In Timing: “Dear Lord, will people stop trying to blame everything on England and take responsibility for what is happening in Scotland?…Feb 5, 20:32
    • Hatey McHateface on A Stitch In Timing: ““It’s like someone committing a vile and vicious murder and then when found guilty the judge says there is nothing…Feb 5, 20:28
    • J Robertson on A Stitch In Timing: “If it has taken in excess of 4 years to bring a case for malicious prosecution to court this is…Feb 5, 20:16
    • PC Foster on The Marshalling Plan: “So heartening to see the EHRC intervene in the way that they have.Feb 5, 19:34
    • Hatey McHateface on The Marshalling Plan: “Here’s one you can write on the side of a bus, BB: “Just 3 months left to save our NHS”…Feb 5, 19:08
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