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Still,... 20 points behind hearts!

It seems it's not just the nationalists who are obsessed with union v independence. On another front: Only federalism can now save the Union. http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2015/02/andy-maciver-as-scottish-conservatives-gather-for-their-conference-a-stark-message-for-cameron-only-federalism-can-now-save-the-union.html

Argyll & Bute - 4-way marginal as described in FT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e56ce036-b915-11e4-b8e6-00144feab7de.html#axzz3SNk82C00

Cameron just said "A vote for the SNP is a vote for Labour in government." http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/david-cameron-labour-and-snp-coalition-an-ultimate-nightmare-scenario-10060756.html

Guardian article reporting on people switching from Lab and Lib to SNP and Green http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/20/swinging-for-victory-how-the-political-landscape-in-scotland-is-changing

10:31 minutes On You Tube you can scroll down comments, someone posted the lyrics (171 lines)

Thanks for these replies. So we could only use the nukes in a 'coalition of the willing' scenario.

Heseltine just said it would be dreadful if France was the only European nuclear power. Can anyone think of a better candidate? Would it be good for Germany to have nuclear weapons? If you believe in multilateral disarmament, would it matter if Germany took on nuclear weapons instead of UK renewing them? Presumably it's not seen as a good idea for non-nuclear countries to start having nuclear weapons... Would it be OK for the EU to have nuclear weapons instead of France and UK holding them 'independently'? So instead of UK renewing our Trident alone, we take on the next generation of nuclear weapons on an EU wide basis.... they are hosted on the Clyde but paid for by any/all EU nations wishing to contribute... Or is it not OK to have nuclear weapons on the Clyde controlled from Europe but it's OK if it's Westminster - or under the influence of the US? To what extent is UK's nuclear deterrent independent anyway? Could UK use it without US consent? Why didn't the deterrent deter Argentina from invading the Falklands? Because they didn't think the UK would use it, or because they didn't think the US would let them use it? What's the point of having Trident on the Clyde if the UK can't use it unilaterally?

The BBC tend to take care to give a reasonably balanced panel when it's in Scotland when people are paying attention to balance. The other 90% of the time they can have 80% or 100% unionist panelists when no one outside of Scotland is counting.

Interesting to see how closely the three main UK parties singing from the same hymn sheet. Nice to see Tarzan warmly congratulating Flint on Labour ditching its anti nuclear past. Flint I think looking uncomfortable Sturgeon enjoying it I think.

http://www.gov.scot/ Story at http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/02/18/scottish_government_declares_independence_online/

So a sarnie is insufficiently TC (Tartanly Correct)?

OK then If you mean best slightly odd unusual combination you might make yourself, anyone remember M&S used to do cottage cheese with prawns? Spread thickly on thick white bread. Not to everyone's taste presumably so they discontinued it. But you can still buy the ingredients! Or anyone remember O'Briens uses to do a "sandwich sandwich"? Or maybe it was 'just' a triple-decker. But if you mean serious stuff, how about the the classic Tunisian sandwich - tuna & chilli, with variants packed with other ingredients - capers, maybe egg, etc. http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Tunisian-Tuna-Sandwich or http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2012/07/a-sandwich-a-day-the-tunisian-sandwich-at-bal.html The last page links to a "Sandwich a Day" (from rice burger to goat sandwich) http://newyork.seriouseats.com/tags/A+Sandwich+a+Day What did we do before the internet?

I'm not a right-on tree-hugger, but... Surely the issue of skin lightening is completely different. The equivalent of palefaces getting themselves a nice tan. But it's nothing to do with parodying another race.

Yes, though the Standard article reckoned a likeliness of 3.5/5 if Tories largest party. But who would be deputy PM, if Clegg lost his seat? Cable? Danny Alexander? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/nick-clegg/11397746/Nick-Clegg-on-course-to-lose-his-seat-Ashcroft-poll-finds.html or if you don't want to visit the Torygraph, how about http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/02/07/nick-clegg-could-lose-his-seat-two-polls-suggest/

A tad harsh? Even for the loveliest and cuddliest of bunnies?

The article in today's paper does actually suggest a scenario (Con-Lib coalition) which would promote a platform for another independence referendum

I've no idea and in one sense it doesn't matter. At least one person in the audience felt that Galloway's previous rhetoric was harmful and I assume referring to freedom of movement and being 'not welcome' in a part of the UK. You wouldn't need to be either Jewish or Israeli to think Galloway might deserve to have the "feel unwelcome" attitude thrown back at him, in turning up in north London (why did the BBC invite him to this show and not one in Yorkshire?). Maybe a liitle bit like some Scots activists wanted to make Farage feel unwelcome in Edinburgh. They ended up being called the intolerant thugs...

Rudi Vis was Labour MP from 1997 to 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finchley_and_Golders_Green_(UK_Parliament_constituency) The constituency including Finchley became Finchley and Golders Green - as I said there are boundary changes - but the bottom line is that Vis was Finchley's MP.

I suppose the acid test is: would you as a black person feel comfortable in a pub/restaurant and a bunch of blacked-up white guys come in? As a black person would you feel comfortable settling or growing up in a society where this was seen as normal? Would you rather they didn't do it? Would you be reassured if the university or football club said it was unacceptable or would you be dismayed it made the news?

The original story is now at: http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/in-bed-with-david-cameron-and-ed-miliband-who-will-coalesce-with-whom-after-the-election-9927655.html This covers: 1. Lab-Lib 2. Con-Lib 3. Lab-Nat 4. Con-Kip And Nicola about to kiss Ed...

More coalition/hung parliament scenarios http://www.scotsman.com/news/tom-peterkin-scots-general-election-influence-1-3683665 This time: 1. Lab-Lib 2. Lab-Nat 3. Con minority (inc unionist, UKIP...) 4. Con-Lib

THE Scots language should be heard on radio and television as part of mainstream programming and not confined to comedy shows, an award-winning broadcaster has said. http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/arts/news/broadcaster-calls-on-bbc-to-rescue-scots-language-1-3683668

Maybe someone who thinks it is could explain?

Scotland-supporting white middle class protestant (probably male) soldiers choking on their cornflakes this morning...