Wings Over Scotland

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• 100%Yes on The same old tricks: “I’m 100%Sure Swinney meant monsoon, the guy is a moron. I’m absolutely in dread of next year elelction their becomes…” Jan 17, 20:32
• Alf Baird on The same old tricks: “Much of what we know as postcolonial theory was written from the 1950s and 60s onwards, which corresponded with the…” Jan 17, 19:32
• Mia on The same old tricks: ““that strategy had worked in 2012 with David Cameron” Actually no. From what I read, Mr Salmond never asked for…” Jan 17, 19:26
• Aidan on The same old tricks: “I’ll come back tomorrow as I’m out tonight, but for everyone’s benefit can you please highlight the section where Aidan…” Jan 17, 19:13
• sarah on The same old tricks: “Is anyone holding their breath? [I’m not.]” Jan 17, 19:11
• Aidan on The same old tricks: “Yes – and the effect of the treaty being implemented was to dissolve two states and create a new one.” Jan 17, 19:03
• Mia on The same old tricks: ““The international community would have ignored such a result, and so would Westminster” The international community recognised the division of…” Jan 17, 18:24
• Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The same old tricks: “Secondly, for detailed analysis of the contrasts between Scottish and English constitution heritages, Aidan O’Neill QC is excellent here, clarifying…” Jan 17, 18:15
• Chas on The same old tricks: “The nutters, there are a good few on here, are incapable of reason. They live in their own wee fantasy…” Jan 17, 18:13
• Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The same old tricks: “In support of Mia’s train of thought, here are two deeply relevant contributions by Aidan O’Neill QC (second link to…” Jan 17, 18:11
• Mia on The same old tricks: ““the effect of which was to merge the Scottish and the English parliaments and the Scottish and the English states…” Jan 17, 17:57
• Andy Ellis on The same old tricks: “Try interacting with what people actually say and write rather than what the voice in your head or at the…” Jan 17, 17:54
• twathater on The same old tricks: ““I wish Alf would realise how much harm his constant spamming of every discussion does to the Indy movement.” FFS…” Jan 17, 17:53
• agent X on The same old tricks: “Speaking in an interview with the Scottish Sun, John Swinney was asked: “When will Scotland next vote on independence?”He then responded:…” Jan 17, 17:46
• twathater on The same old tricks: ““The international community would have ignored such a result, and so would Westminster.” And as usual the FRANCHISE FANNY not…” Jan 17, 17:46
• Mia on The same old tricks: ““The idea of the U.K. as an entity formed of an international treaty between two sovereign states is complete nonsense”…” Jan 17, 17:18
• Insider on The same old tricks: “Well said Andy ! I wish Alf would realise how much harm his constant spamming of every discussion does to…” Jan 17, 17:13
• Mia on The same old tricks: ““That’s obviously nonsense” Remind me again what the response from Ms May was to the request? “Now is not the…” Jan 17, 17:01
• Andy Anderson on The same old tricks: “Sorry Aidan, what you say is not correct. There was no territorial union, there was no legal and judiciary union,…” Jan 17, 16:56
• Andy Ellis on The same old tricks: “If only you had any ideas of your own Alf rather than regurgitating inapplicable post colonial theory talking points like…” Jan 17, 16:42
• Alf Baird on The same old tricks: “The role of the colonizer ‘is to make any prospect of liberation for the native seem impossible’ (Memmi). Aye, yer…” Jan 17, 16:37
• Alf Baird on The same old tricks: ““The Treaty of Union agreed the terms for the union to be entered into” Thank you” Jan 17, 16:26
• Andy Ellis on The same old tricks: “The Germans have a history of Grand Coalitions though, so it won’t seem that outlandish to them. Parties representing 70%…” Jan 17, 16:02
• Andy Ellis on The same old tricks: “As we all know a majority of MP may not represent a majority of voters. 56 of 59 MPs represented…” Jan 17, 15:39
• Aidan on The same old tricks: “The Treaty of Union agreed the terms for the union to be entered into, and then the two parliaments both…” Jan 17, 15:32
• Alf Baird on The same old tricks: “How was the union of the English and Scottish kingdoms brought about if not by treaty? Did it just miraculously…” Jan 17, 15:24
• Aidan on The same old tricks: “Yes, you are technically right that the manifesto asked for a mandate to hold a second independence referendum, rather than…” Jan 17, 15:17
• Mia on The same old tricks: ““The 2015 election manifesto did not say that the SNP would use a majority of seats or votes as a…” Jan 17, 14:51
• Aidan on The same old tricks: “I’ll also specifically respond to the point about the demanding a S.30 strategy “going nowhere”. That’s obviously nonsense. Sturgeon had…” Jan 17, 14:30
• Aidan on The same old tricks: “It’s got everything to do with it, because the idea of the U.K. as an entity formed of an international…” Jan 17, 14:15