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    • Alf Baird on A Stitch In Timing: ““a devolved administration” That’s what the colonizer calls it. To the colonized it is always a colonial administration.Feb 6, 13:47
    • Marie Clark on A Stitch In Timing: “Well said LornaFeb 6, 13:43
    • TURABDIN on A Stitch In Timing: “@ALANM. AIDAN, HATEY All true, the political classes, not just in Scotland & England, seem stacked with those who couldn’t…Feb 6, 13:28
    • Sven on A Stitch In Timing: “James Cheyne @ 12.59. Only initially renamed a ‘Parliament’ over a weekend owing to the vanity of Mr Salmond, “James”,…Feb 6, 13:18
    • James Cheyne on A Stitch In Timing: “If the parliament in Scotland today was a real Scottish parliament it would not have reserved matters restrictions placed on…Feb 6, 12:59
    • James Cheyne on A Stitch In Timing: “Define Scottish Government, from…Governance sent to Scotland from the Westminster of England- Ireland parliament since the dissolved parliament of Great…Feb 6, 12:50
    • James Cheyne on A Stitch In Timing: “I wonder whom you do blame when Scotland made no 1707 treaty with the parliament of Great Britain nor with…Feb 6, 12:43
    • James Cheyne on A Stitch In Timing: “The Westminster parliament ( Scotland ) act 1995 was passed by the Anglo- Irish united kingdom parliament. Which Scotland has…Feb 6, 12:38
    • James on The Marshalling Plan: “Name fits.Feb 6, 12:35
    • Hatey McHateface on A Stitch In Timing: ““Section 170 dates from 1995 and has not been amended. It would now be within the powers of the Scottish…Feb 6, 12:02
    • Hatey McHateface on A Stitch In Timing: “Excellent post, Southernbystander. Another side effect of the eternal “it wisnae us cos we’re bound hand and foot” attitude is…Feb 6, 11:56
    • Cynicus on A Stitch In Timing: ““…the Scottish Government is in court trying to defend its policy of letting male murderers be housed in women’s prisons…Feb 6, 11:55
    • gerry parker on A Stitch In Timing: “Thank you for reaching out – we do not intend to respond.Feb 6, 11:49
    • Hatey McHateface on A Stitch In Timing: “@TURABDIN It may be quicker and easier to compile a list of those in public life with no links to…Feb 6, 11:46
    • am firinn on A Stitch In Timing: “The 1995 Act was originally passed by our dear friends who are always looking out for our interests, at Westminster.…Feb 6, 11:43
    • am firinn on A Stitch In Timing: “The reason is that s170 of the 1995 Act applies to summary proceedings, such as the case against Mr Hirst,…Feb 6, 11:29
    • Aidan on A Stitch In Timing: “Yeah I mean Ross Greer is co-leader of a political party that was in government recently, the mind boggles. I’m…Feb 6, 11:25
    • Southernbystander 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 6, 11:16
    • 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
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