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We’d actually planned to leave Chris Cairns’ fabulous cartoon at the top of the front page all day today, but this post is important so we’re putting it in here again (no, Chris, you don’t get paid twice) so we can say this.

Because no matter how much you hate the Unionist parties or certain of their individual MSPs, if you want Alba MSPs elected today there are several seats where you really, really can’t afford to vote SNP on the constituency ballot.

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    • Captain Caveman on The Cost Of Truth: “Oh, I’m just returning the favour, Chief. As for “unwarranted”, I think not. (You’ll note that I only do this…Dec 18, 13:31
    • Zander Tait on The Cost Of Truth: “Hello Grendel Initiating unwarranted personal abuse yet again. It must be a Yoon thing.Dec 18, 13:29
    • Mark Beggan on The Cost Of Truth: “For the last decade Scottish politicians have done nothing but upset the ‘ southerners’ and at the same time doing…Dec 18, 13:26
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    • 100%Yes on The Cost Of Truth: “Peter Bell party isn’t going to field any candidates in the up and coming Holyrood election in 2026, so I…Dec 18, 13:00
    • Zander Tait on The Cost Of Truth: “Delighted to Aidan. My point is this: The UK does not consist of 4 “constituent countries” as you falsely claim.…Dec 18, 12:59
    • Aidan on The Cost Of Truth: ““Legal tender” is constantly misunderstood. All it describes is the means by which creditors must accept payment for a debt.…Dec 18, 12:57
    • 100%Yes on The Cost Of Truth: “That why its important to have the Scottish pound make legal tender NOW not tomorrow or the day after we…Dec 18, 12:50
    • Aidan on The Cost Of Truth: “Perhaps you consider asking the same question twice as some clever form of rhetorical device. Let me dispel that notion.…Dec 18, 12:42
    • Zander Tait on The Cost Of Truth: “No it doesn’t Aidan. The UK does not consist of 4 “constituent countries”. Does it?Dec 18, 12:36
    • Aidan on The Cost Of Truth: “The currency issue is not about whether an independent country could issue its own currency, obviously it could. It’s what…Dec 18, 12:25
    • Aidan on The Cost Of Truth: “It does, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. There are also overseas territories if we want to start getting pedantic,…Dec 18, 12:19
    • James on The Cost Of Truth: “Extreme Left wing? When was that? Did I miss it?Dec 18, 12:10
    • sarah on The Cost Of Truth: “See Barrhead Boy’s article today, 100% Yes. Independents for Independence would answer your “new party” call, I think. And there’s…Dec 18, 11:58
    • Gordoz on The Cost Of Truth: “Wowser – truth enough laid bare of the contagious poisin spread in the Sturgeon era by the useless cohort attracted…Dec 18, 11:50
    • James on The Cost Of Truth: “Utter bollocks. Yet again. But it’s all you know.Dec 18, 11:37
    • Zander Tait on The Cost Of Truth: “The UK does not consist of 4 “constituent countries” Aidan. Does it?Dec 18, 11:30
    • 100%Yes on The Cost Of Truth: “  Today every single Scot pay their taxes and send it to England who in return use it as legal…Dec 18, 11:19
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    • sarah on The Cost Of Truth: “www.indy4indy.scot. Roddy McLeod, Barrhead Boy, is trying to get the Yes movement going again – all those separate local groups…Dec 18, 11:01
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    • 100%Yes on The Cost Of Truth: “MSM has no interest in mentioning the Alex Salmond case, Sturgeon very early on paid tax payers money to the…Dec 18, 10:30
    • sarah on The Cost Of Truth: “Wouldn’t it be useful, as well as fun, if the police acted as complainer against COPFS/Scot Gov for… to start…Dec 18, 10:29
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