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Black Snake Mone 186

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

It’s always nice to see Michelle Mone in the news again, especially when the Tory peer crowbars an attempted intervention into Scottish politics into everything she does.

And since there’s not much else going on, it seemed like a good excuse to have a wee delve into what she’s been up to lately.

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    • Alf Baird on A matter of class: ““Call it institutional bias, ideological capture, or just the law doing its job” My contention is that the public persecution…Dec 29, 12:41
    • James Cheyne on A matter of class: “The voluntary union is another one of those social Contracts that has been sold as a white elephant. Binding on…Dec 29, 12:30
    • Mark Beggan on A matter of class: “If it has been debated in Westminster then why are you going on about it? Do you think that repeating…Dec 29, 12:26
    • Aidan on A matter of class: “In a turn of events everyone expected those figures are wrong; – GDP per capita in Scotland is about $53,000…Dec 29, 12:24
    • Northcode on A matter of class: ““…invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany.” A temporary invasion lasting a haunfu o years is not colonization. The Scots were…Dec 29, 12:02
    • Aidan on A matter of class: “I’m glad to hear that you must go, please don’t feel like you need to come back later.Dec 29, 11:55
    • Alf Baird on A matter of class: ““public spending to GDP % ratio in the U.K. is not dissimilar to Norway” Aye, which also explains why public…Dec 29, 11:48
    • James Cheyne on A matter of class: “Mark beggan, You obviously did not read it, just made a silly derogative comment, I do not get payed for…Dec 29, 11:45
    • Northcode on A matter of class: ““…someone who claims to be a slave…” I’m a house slave and have managed to figure out my English master’s…Dec 29, 11:43
    • Mark Beggan on A matter of class: “It pays to feed the wee birds. Just seen a Great spotted woodpecker in the garden. That’s my day made.Dec 29, 11:42
    • James Cheyne on A matter of class: “Here in the land of reality called Scotland , we are already dealing with the first White elephant we were…Dec 29, 11:37
    • James Cheyne on A matter of class: “As a salesman for the new world of civic Society and Social Contracts you will have prove it works for…Dec 29, 11:33
    • Tinto Chiel on Off-topic: “Hi, Ian and Marie. Yes, to absent friends, of whom there are now too many. Life is but a melon…Dec 29, 11:28
    • Northcode on A matter of class: ““…it’s essential to compare oranges with oranges.” Agreed… although in AI Dan’s latest incomprehensible collection of internet generated word dribblings…Dec 29, 11:26
    • Aidan on A matter of class: “For someone who claims to be a slave you seem to spend a disproportionate amount of time posting drivel on…Dec 29, 11:24
    • Marie on A matter of class: “They want the blood of our children for their upcoming wars. Give them nothing.Dec 29, 11:23
    • Aidan on A matter of class: “The other thing is that the public spending to GDP % ratio in the U.K. is not dissimilar to Norway/Sweden/Denmark…Dec 29, 11:21
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    • James Cheyne on A matter of class: “So unable to retire with as I should be able to, I keep posting to let everyone know the errors,…Dec 29, 11:03
    • Northcode on A matter of class: ““One of the biggest differences compared to the U.K. and continental Europe is that Scandinavia didn’t industrialise…” One of the…Dec 29, 11:00
    • Captain Caveman on A matter of class: “Yes, very good points Aidan. Fundamentally, in any comparative discussion such as this, it’s essential to compare oranges with oranges.…Dec 29, 10:57
    • Marie Clark on Off-topic: “Good to hear from you Ian. Time to raise a glass to missing friends indeed. CheersDec 29, 10:51
    • Aidan on A matter of class: “Of course most of those nations joyfully celebrating their liberation are significantly worse off than Scotland by almost every metric,…Dec 29, 10:42
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    • James Cheyne on A matter of class: “Social contracts? They appear to be selective and non binding nowadays, Listening to the debates in Westminster over women not…Dec 29, 10:20
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