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    • Mia on A different school: ““Brexit was a necessary step on the true road to genuine Independence” Of for goodness sake. Here comes the gaslighting…Jun 23, 22:54
    • Morgatron on Anatomy Of A Lunatic: “Stu, we need a new party urgently to lead us out of the myre. Please consider it along with Robin.…Jun 23, 22:42
    • Insider on Anatomy Of A Lunatic: “As my dear old granny would have said.. Aye! He’s no the full shillin, that yin !Jun 23, 22:32
    • agent x on A different school: “In 2023 the number of households in Scotland was 2.5 million 10 doors per day – 2,500,000/10 = 250,000/340 days…Jun 23, 22:28
    • David on Anatomy Of A Lunatic: “Thanks for clearing that up. Former SNP member here. Dear, Scot Goes Pop. I’ll be listening to Stuart Campbell. As…Jun 23, 22:15
    • Lorn on A different school: “Yes, two sets of politicians from The Czech Republic and Slovakia decided that the two parts could no longer live…Jun 23, 22:12
    • Hatey McHateface on A different school: ““would only take 10 doors to be knocked on every day to get the message to every household in Scotland…Jun 23, 22:09
    • sarah on A different school: “Good question. Given that their candidate has made a public declaration about standing down to give Fergus a free run,…Jun 23, 22:06
    • Lorn on A different school: “Hatey: I take your point about the minority forcing independence on the majority, which is why I have always accepted…Jun 23, 22:00
    • McDuff on A different school: “Another great piece Rev where you once again expose the SNP for what they are, lying chancers drowning us in…Jun 23, 22:00
    • Lorn on A different school: “Aidan: it has nothing to do with creating a new legal order. The law is the law is the law.…Jun 23, 21:46
    • Xaracen on A different school: “You’ve never addressed the arguments I’ve made about the current legal order and its origin myths, Aidan; all you’ve ever…Jun 23, 21:44
    • agent x on A different school: “Has anyone asked if Fergus Ewing will stand as a Liberate Scotland umbrella candidate?Jun 23, 21:40
    • Lorn on A different school: “Which part of Eastern Europe are you talking about, Hatey? Ukraine? Was it inevitable that there would be war between…Jun 23, 21:38
    • Lorn on A different school: “Actually, Aidan, you could not be more wrong. Modern law stems from earliest times in both Scotland and England. It…Jun 23, 21:28
    • agent x on A different school: “@Mia Thankyou for listing the reasons why I have never voted SNP and never will.Jun 23, 21:28
    • sarah on A different school: “The question we should be discussing is “How is the word to be spread to the voters about the need…Jun 23, 21:20
    • Hatey McHateface on A different school: ““some may even reject their own liberation – i.e. Vote No” Some may develop schizophrenia. They will vote Yes for…Jun 23, 21:16
    • Sue Varley on A different school: “Sounds great in theory but you say: “Best case, we begin negotiations for our independence” and here is the problem.…Jun 23, 21:04
    • Hatey McHateface on A different school: ““L. A disgusting surrender to brexit” Brexit was a necessary step on the true road to genuine Independence. Your denial…Jun 23, 21:01
    • sarah on A different school: “I enjoyed that, Rattled – thanks for posting! It brought back memories of bonfire nights when I was little -…Jun 23, 20:54
    • Aidan on A different school: “You’re right, I don’t, but that’s because I don’t have dozens of people day after day trying to invent some…Jun 23, 20:41
    • Chas on A different school: “Good for you Sarah. No plan, forecasts or projections on anything. ‘It will all be fine’. Scotland will simply plunder…Jun 23, 20:39
    • WhoRattledYourCage on A different school: “Wee bit ay Scots poetry fir light relief: https://whorattledyourcage.blogspot.com/2025/06/darknight-lightshow.htmlJun 23, 20:35
    • James on A different school: “It’s Scots I’m mainly aiming at, Sven; we were regularly scolded and belted for speaking in oor ain tongue.Jun 23, 20:14
    • Insider on A different school: “Watch out, Hatey ! “Puir auld Alf” has his ouija board out again to talk to his deid pals. More…Jun 23, 20:12
    • Hatey McHateface on A different school: ““A language is a dialect with an army and navy” Uh oh! So that’s Scots fucked then. Or as we…Jun 23, 20:11
    • Callum on A different school: “Party before Country has been SNP’s position for the last decade. Indy supporters who intend to vote SNP in 2026…Jun 23, 20:09
    • Mia on A different school: ““The second group are those who want Scotland to be independent but do not vote. Some have never voted; some…Jun 23, 19:53
    • Andy Ellis on A different school: “The Danes tried to suppress the Faroese language for centuries. Given current circumstances I reckon most Scots would take a…Jun 23, 19:49
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