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Great news, readers! After years of requests, it’s now finally possible to possess and cherish your very own adorable cuddly toy version of Wings’ symbolic embodiment of benign and welcoming independence, Hamish the lion!

Admittedly you’ll have to buy some slacker’s book of cartoons to get one, but that’s surely a small price to pay.

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    • agent x on The shifting sands of memory: “No I am not Yoon Scum.May 22, 23:43
    • Oneliner on The shifting sands of memory: “Does England have a Navy? Yep the MOD – such a cracking good employer that we have to bail them…May 22, 22:58
    • Wullie B on The shifting sands of memory: “It was once said that the sun never set on the British empire, what they forgot to put was the…May 22, 22:56
    • James on The shifting sands of memory: ““Aidan” Mind and take yer Big Book of Unionist Myths with you in case you get stuck.May 22, 22:55
    • James on The shifting sands of memory: ““agent x” That you, Yoon Scum? Reads awfy similar….May 22, 22:51
    • Wullie B on The shifting sands of memory: “You do realise that no note over £5 whether printed in Scotland or England is legal tender dont youMay 22, 22:29
    • Aidan on The shifting sands of memory: “Great news – I’ll be in Estonia, but can you link me to where I can watch the hearing online,…May 22, 22:14
    • Alf Baird on The shifting sands of memory: “Thanks James, I recollect this aspect may be included in the ‘markers of colonialism’ but I will check to see…May 22, 22:02
    • robertkknight on The shifting sands of memory: “So tell me, Agent X, how many battered (second) wives do you recon have been warned against leaving their abusive…May 22, 21:46
    • sarah on The shifting sands of memory: “Well done, Salvo/Liberation.scot, and the SSRG team. Having a “big” legal eagle change his mind after 59 years will wake…May 22, 21:42
    • Hatey McHateface on The shifting sands of memory: ““after they clearly lost Indyref” Of course, Barbie, the Yes campaign won the Indy Referendum. The behaviour of the SNP…May 22, 21:05
    • Hatey McHateface on The shifting sands of memory: “The Romans were all gone from Britain, not just Scotland, by 410. The Scots started coming over from Ireland to…May 22, 20:39
    • Geri on The shifting sands of memory: “The massive fly in yer ointment is that the Union between Scotland & England wasn’t territorial. What Scotland entered the…May 22, 20:38
    • agent x on The shifting sands of memory: “Ah so Scotland is responsible for the evil British Empire. “The British Empire, at its peak, encompassed a vast network…May 22, 20:24
    • Anthem on The shifting sands of memory: “Fair point.May 22, 20:18
    • Scot Finlayson on The shifting sands of memory: “The English needed our soldiers to win themselves an Empire, the Scottish Highlander was known to be the greatest fighting…May 22, 20:06
    • Hatey McHateface on The shifting sands of memory: “Haud oan noo, Bob. The regulars on here don’t like “former states of the Soviet Union” “determining their own path”.…May 22, 19:34
    • Hatey McHateface on The shifting sands of memory: “According to that article, HMS Glasgow will be followed by another 7 Clyde-built ships of the same design. Looks like…May 22, 19:27
    • Marie on The shifting sands of memory: “Yep – merely crumbs off the table – kept to placate elite Scots in the day and used to hoodwink…May 22, 19:22
    • agent x on The shifting sands of memory: ““Did any of the above prevent the people of the Republic of Ireland determining their own path? I didn’t think…May 22, 19:18
    • James Jones on Just a couple more shots: “‘In law, people are either male or female.’ Also in real life, in nature. You can choose to play-act like…May 22, 19:04
    • Hatey McHateface on The shifting sands of memory: ““You have problems matey” Not as many or as serious as you have Barbie, if your post is anything to…May 22, 19:03
    • robertkknight on The shifting sands of memory: “Did any of the above prevent the people of the Republic of Ireland determining their own path? I didn’t think…May 22, 18:50
    • Aidan on The shifting sands of memory: “@Mia – there are many reasons why Scotland cannot qualify for NSGT status, but the most definitive one is the…May 22, 18:44
    • agent x on The shifting sands of memory: ““The Duchess of Rothesay officially named a new Royal Navy warship in Glasgow with a traditional statement – as she…May 22, 18:20
    • Mia on The shifting sands of memory: ““but this whole Salvo thing is a total dead end” If you are so convinced it is a dead end,…May 22, 18:08
    • James Cheyne on The shifting sands of memory: “Alf, Do you know if Salvo have copied the Statement by present Westminster parliament that a debate was held by…May 22, 18:01
    • Mia on The shifting sands of memory: ““In which case the people behind it will go silent on this particular initiative” Nonsense. There is absolute no reason…May 22, 17:53
    • agent x on The shifting sands of memory: “Can I just check something please? When Scotland decides to walk away from the Union on Monday morning will they…May 22, 17:34
    • Northcode on The shifting sands of memory: ““It does matter how it came about” I do believe you are correct, James. But how the last three centuries…May 22, 17:32
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