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    • Alf Baird on The shifting sands of memory: “Yes, ‘banishment of the natives’ combined with ‘se**ler occupation’ are well established ‘colonial procedures’ (Memmi) resulting in mass population displacement,…May 23, 20:13
    • sarah on The shifting sands of memory: “Since we are now all talking about the key issue of restoring Scotland’s status, there’s another easy thing that may…May 23, 19:15
    • Dan on The shifting sands of memory: “Or alternatively… Why we shouldn’t listen to anybody who’s a climate Armageddon net zero zealot that gets taken in by…May 23, 19:00
    • sarah on The shifting sands of memory: “@ Tartanpigsy: I’m hoping for a zoom link for tomorrow’s AGM in which case I might see you!May 23, 18:53
    • sarah on The shifting sands of memory: “You’re not wrong, Mia!May 23, 18:48
    • David Holden on The shifting sands of memory: “This place smells a whole lot better since Yoon’s cum has left the building and a question over whether he…May 23, 18:25
    • twathater on The shifting sands of memory: “Yes Dan, Leah certainly provides information of the continuation of contempt that the Scottish administration inflict daily especially when there…May 23, 18:11
    • Dan on The shifting sands of memory: “Oh, that’ll be Norway that managed their oil and gas resources somewhat better than the UK’s incredibly bad shitshow of…May 23, 18:08
    • Northcode on The shifting sands of memory: “Mia @ 4:59 pm “I wonder if we will ever know what that political fraud Sturgeon got in exchange for…May 23, 17:50
    • Mia on The shifting sands of memory: ““plenty are getting a lot denser” Oh dear, are you having trouble keeping up with the pace and depth of…May 23, 17:38
    • Tartanpigsy on The shifting sands of memory: “Hmmm, there is certainly the smell of fear in the myriad unionist posts on this thread. The UN route is…May 23, 17:34
    • Northcode on The shifting sands of memory: “James Cheyne I could be wrong, James. But as far as I’m aware Denunciation is just a legal term for…May 23, 17:33
    • Bilbo on The shifting sands of memory: “The idea of independence has been irrevocably tarnished by the actions of Sturgeon and the SNP. Besides, what exactly is…May 23, 17:19
    • Mia on The shifting sands of memory: ““today I’ve seen a petition from people in Fife in 1701 asking for the removal of “the army of occupation”!”…May 23, 17:18
    • Mia on The shifting sands of memory: “If the ToU remains valid, then Scotland could have ended it at any time of its choosing. The problem is…May 23, 16:59
    • James Cheyne on The shifting sands of memory: “Northcode. I am interested on how denounciation would take effect and what strength it would have say compared to ending…May 23, 16:54
    • sarah on The shifting sands of memory: “@ Mia, Fearghas, Xaracen and Northcode: yeah, let’s focus on denouncing, ending the Union. This stand demonstrates that Scotland has…May 23, 16:36
    • Mia on The shifting sands of memory: ““The Monarchy is different, part of 1603 matters not 1707 so if the public will is there it can then…May 23, 16:27
    • Mia on The shifting sands of memory: “I like it. Question in the ballot: “Should Scotland end the union with England?” I think it is very clear.…May 23, 16:10
    • Northcode on The shifting sands of memory: “I believe bilateral treaties can be denounced. Legally, Denunciation is a unilateral act by which one party terminates its participation…May 23, 16:04
    • Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The shifting sands of memory: “Or a Proclaimers version: “UNION NO MORE!!”May 23, 15:52
    • Young Lochinvar on The shifting sands of memory: “Westminster is where it’s at, like it or not. Holyrood has been clarified by the so called Supreme Court as…May 23, 15:43
    • Xaracen on The shifting sands of memory: “Ending the Union, even.May 23, 15:31
    • Andy Wiltshire on The shifting sands of memory: “If the 1707 Act were declared null and void by a court decision, wouldn’t that mean that every law enacted…May 23, 15:18
    • sarah on The shifting sands of memory: “That sounds about right!May 23, 15:16
    • Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on The shifting sands of memory: ““Dissolving the Union”, perhaps?May 23, 15:09
    • Mia on The shifting sands of memory: “Further to my quotes above regarding the prizes received by the civil servants for ditching their expected political impartiality and…May 23, 15:04
    • sarah on The shifting sands of memory: “@ Northcode at 11.33 a.m.: “I do not favour the term “Scottish independence”. Agreed. That term suggests that Scotland has…May 23, 14:54
    • James Cheyne on The shifting sands of memory: “I suspect the paymasters bribed the head of the tribes gilded elite a long time ago in and for England,…May 23, 14:49
    • Mia on The shifting sands of memory: “@ Aidan You say “when your arguments get comprehensively debunked or disproven, you just start another insanely long rambling post…”…May 23, 14:39
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