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Posted on March 14, 2018 by

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    • agent x on The Envious Heart: “Fascinating – thank you for that.” Aug 14, 20:06
    • Nae Need! on The Envious Heart: “You might like this one too, it’s about renewable energy and windfarms: https://dearscotland.substack.com/p/swinney-tells-40-citizen-groups-across?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-restack-comment&r=3jn5wq&triedRedirect=true I particularly love Leah’s accurate description of…” Aug 14, 20:06
    • agent x on The Envious Heart: “That is an accurate damning assessment of Sturgeon. Thanks for the link.” Aug 14, 19:56
    • Lorn on The Envious Heart: “I remember well meeting Nicola Sturgeon for the very first time when she stood on the co-leadership platform with Mr…” Aug 14, 19:55
    • Stuart on The Envious Heart: “Hmmm talking of money spinners how a T shirt with selected quotes from Professor Baird, on colonialism? It’ll be a…” Aug 14, 19:50
    • Lorn on The Envious Heart: “Indeed, Marie. Moira and the rest of his family have maintained a dignified silence that speaks volumes.” Aug 14, 19:32
    • Nae Need! on The Envious Heart: “AnneMarie Ward writes a piece today that, I feel, reads very well alongside Stu’s excellent article. Both articles are about…” Aug 14, 19:30
    • agent x on The Envious Heart: ““Dan says: 14 August, 2025 at 6:32 pm Okay, rather evasive response there. So if you think here shouldn’t be…” Aug 14, 19:11
    • BigJay on The Envious Heart: ““Dan says @ 6:32 pm 14 August, 2025: Okay, rather evasive response there. So if you think here shouldn’t be…” Aug 14, 19:06
    • Dan on The Envious Heart: “Test” Aug 14, 18:44
    • Dan on The Envious Heart: “Hmm, who to believe… Part of the political class that the public don’t have trust in churning out endless often…” Aug 14, 18:43
    • Callum on The Envious Heart: “Brilliantly put.” Aug 14, 18:39
    • Dan on The Envious Heart: “Okay, rather evasive response there. So if you think here shouldn’t be any malicious prosecutions, what’s your views on why…” Aug 14, 18:32
    • Hatey McHateface on The Envious Heart: “Calm doon TH. Scotland has not been destroyed. It would be nice to think that the trusting gullibility of many…” Aug 14, 18:24
    • agent x on The Envious Heart: “Money!” Aug 14, 18:23
    • agent x on The Envious Heart: “Maybe some of you did but I never voted for Sturgeon/SNP.” Aug 14, 18:21
    • Mark Beggan on The Envious Heart: “On a lighter note. Scotlands financial black hole is so big that Star Trek Voyager has been sighted over Leith.” Aug 14, 18:18
    • Hatey McHateface on The Envious Heart: ““the Scottish Government’s Cabinet consists of a majority of women” Do they actually make that claim using these words? If…” Aug 14, 18:16
    • twathater on The Envious Heart: “To think that we elected this psychotic self obsessed narcissist to destroy our beautiful country and cause such division with…” Aug 14, 18:12
    • MaryB on The Envious Heart: “Nicola would be remembered here with more respect if she’d gone quietly. Or, at least, written a respectful memoir. But…” Aug 14, 18:10
    • GM on The Envious Heart: “You missed oot a court case.” Aug 14, 18:04
    • agent x on The Envious Heart: “Wholeheartedly agree – it has done her no good whatsoever.” Aug 14, 18:01
    • agent x on The Envious Heart: “” Dan says: Can you elucidate a bit more on the subject, seeing as it’s clear there have been prosecutions…” Aug 14, 17:59
    • agent x on The Envious Heart: “They will stop very very soon. Of course she will then have panic attacks, bouts of self doubt and depression,…” Aug 14, 17:50
    • Mark Beggan on The Envious Heart: “I don’t know who’s selling them but hats off. £20 a wip probably cost a 50 pence each. The Lefty’s…” Aug 14, 17:48
    • Dan on The Envious Heart: “That’s a quick* and short response. Can you elucidate a bit more on the subject, seeing as it’s clear there…” Aug 14, 17:42
    • agent x on The Envious Heart: ““Dan says: What’s your views on it?” ————————————- Simple – I don’t think there should be any malicious prosecutions.” Aug 14, 17:22
    • diabloandco on The Envious Heart: “How many ruddy programmes and media comments is this effin’ book going to get ? Are there still those starstruck…” Aug 14, 17:16
    • Callum on The Envious Heart: “Frankly has been a disaster for Sturgeon. Friends and foes are disgusted by its contents.” Aug 14, 17:15
    • agent x on The Envious Heart: “Is it The National that are selling them?” Aug 14, 17:11

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