Hubris: A Warning From History by qwertyfan January 17, 2020 0 We had a brief but enlightening debate on Twitter with some daft young idiot from Scottish Labour this morning, which culminated... Read more
Government officials worried that tree deal with Shell was “greenwashing” by qwertyfan January 16, 2020 0 Senior Scottish Government forestry officials feared that a £5 million tree-planting deal with the oil giant, Shell, could be... Read more
The twin cheek of the twin cheeks by qwertyfan January 16, 2020 0 “Now is the time to look outwards, paint with broad strokes and set up an international commission, led by and... Read more
UK tried “diplomatic blackmail” to force Mandela to buy Scottish warships by qwertyfan January 16, 2020 0 Newly-released government documents show that in 1995 the UK Conservative government threatened to cut back naval co-operation with Nelson... Read more
The Broken Buckle by qwertyfan January 15, 2020 0 He’s a busy man and talented man is Callum Baird. When he’s not editing The National, editing the Glasgow Evening... Read more
The stick to beat the bully by qwertyfan January 15, 2020 0 There’s been a bit of discussion recently about how to circumvent the refusal of the UK government to concede to... Read more
The “no legal shortcuts to independence” article relies as much on political arguments as legal ones – and those political arguments are deeply flawed by qwertyfan January 15, 2020 0 You might have seen the other day that a couple of SNP MPs tweeted a piece by the constitutional law... Read more
Prisoners of time by qwertyfan January 15, 2020 0 So we’ve got a couple of weeks to wait to find out what the SNP’s grand plan that they should... Read more
FUNDRAISER: Help Scot Goes Pop commission a post-election poll on independence by qwertyfan January 14, 2020 0 It was suggested to me earlier today that the time may now be right for Scot Goes Pop to crowdfund... Read more
Boris Johnson’s contemptuous letter drops all the pretence: London’s rule in Scotland is now officially a dictatorship by qwertyfan January 14, 2020 0 Your letter contains a downright lie. Neither Mr Salmond nor Ms Sturgeon ever made a "personal promise" - Mr Salmond... Read more