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    • Northcode on The Love Of Big Brother: “Either donations made to Craig Murray’s fundraiser before the US intervention were refunded or they went to his lawyers (unlikely).…” Oct 4, 17:22
    • Lee Floyd on In The Eyes Of The Law: “English, but strangely still committed to Fair Play. So I contributed. Good luck.” Oct 4, 17:17
    • sam on The Love Of Big Brother: ““The fairest conclusion is that the policy responds to a real problem but remains unproven as a mechanism. It is…” Oct 4, 17:02
    • sarah on The Love Of Big Brother: “Salvo’s facebook post today explains why they suggest that donations to their crowdfunder be made direct to Salvoscot Ltd’s bank…” Oct 4, 16:24
    • James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “It is of great importance wether there are two Countries parliaments in a union, in the parliament of Great Britain…” Oct 4, 16:12
    • Hatey Mchateface on The Love Of Big Brother: “Yeah, thanks for clarifying that, x. Is it possible to just send our money directly to Ir@n instead? Hack off…” Oct 4, 16:05
    • James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “Northcode. Whereas the parliament of England was never dissolved but simply transferred under Westminsters triennial act which ended in 1708,…” Oct 4, 16:02
    • James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “Northcode, There is one thing for sure I do like debating both sides of the coin. If the treaty of…” Oct 4, 15:46
    • Northcode on The Love Of Big Brother: “Thanks for that clarification. It’s always better to get the real story. So although Murray’s funds weren’t seized US policy…” Oct 4, 15:45
    • agentx on The Love Of Big Brother: “Craig Murray’s CrowdJustice fundraising campaign was taken down rather than literally seized by the government. The removal occurred because the…” Oct 4, 15:28
    • Hatey McHateface on The Love Of Big Brother: “Wheesht, Northy, you’re spoiling things for a lot of people.” Oct 4, 15:03
    • Hatey McHateface on The Love Of Big Brother: “More than harsh to pick out Northy for not providing evidence when hardly anybody else does. If BTL was moderated,…” Oct 4, 15:00
    • Northcode on The Love Of Big Brother: “I don’t think Murray’s CrowdJustice funds were seized – they were, however, temporarily frozen due to some procedural uncertainty. They…” Oct 4, 14:58
    • sarah on The Love Of Big Brother: “Thanks, sam. We need some good news. I was reading some of the tribunal action the other day (can’t remember…” Oct 4, 14:52
    • sam on The Love Of Big Brother: “Sarah: “Will Sandie Peggie win her tribunal case against the RCN? I’m not holding my breath.” I’ve been following the…” Oct 4, 14:26
    • PhilM on The Love Of Big Brother: “Like most online commentators these days you’ve provided a list of assertions without any examples to back up what you…” Oct 4, 14:15
    • agentx on The Love Of Big Brother: “The UK Labour government is restricting the practice of fire and rehire through the Employment Rights Act 2025, which makes…” Oct 4, 14:14
    • Northcode on The Love Of Big Brother: “I suspect you’re right, Hatey – few, if any, are listening. However, It’s good to know that you are listening…” Oct 4, 13:57
    • sarah on The Love Of Big Brother: “O/T: Rev’s crowdfunder has reached the £30,000 target in less than 3 days. The new target is £400,000. This is…” Oct 4, 13:56
    • Hatey McHateface on The Love Of Big Brother: “I’m astonished that as far as I am aware, nobody BTL has yet commented on this story: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/04/glasgow-council-workers-face-pay-cuts-in-fire-and-rehire-plan-after-union-talks-break-down” Oct 4, 13:40
    • Terry on The Love Of Big Brother: “£30,000 reached. Game on! Go get em, Stu.” Oct 4, 13:40
    • Hatey McHateface on The Love Of Big Brother: “I never got further than this: “Declaration of interests Public Health Scotland is funded by the Scottish Government. The studies…” Oct 4, 13:28
    • Hatey Mchateface on The Love Of Big Brother: “Sorry, Northy, but I don’t think anybody is listening 🙂 I rely totally on my inalienable rights as a Sovereign…” Oct 4, 13:15
    • willie on In The Eyes Of The Law: “At 12.30 lunchtime today after two days the appeal has broken £30,000. Great, great stuff folks, lets keep it up.…” Oct 4, 13:09
    • James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “Bilbo, I was not talking of using the SNP votes or any others politicians votes for that matter, I was…” Oct 4, 13:02
    • sam on The Love Of Big Brother: “There is some research on the effect of the minimum pricing of alcohol. Scotland’s minimum pricing policy was supported across…” Oct 4, 13:01
    • James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “That one article in the treaty of union covers many topics with regards to the private rights of Scots within…” Oct 4, 12:47
    • James Che on The Love Of Big Brother: “Taxes, Is that for the evident utility of the Subjects living within Scotland and private financial rights if we do…” Oct 4, 12:43
    • Northcode on The Love Of Big Brother: “The Treaty of Union is still extant only in the form of the Acts of Union 1706–1707, which remain part…” Oct 4, 12:43
    • Bilbo on The Love Of Big Brother: “The idea that these sort of policies are going to make the SNP unelecteable IMHO, doesn’t ring true. These types…” Oct 4, 12:26
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