Hertsscot
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Flora - in the North maybe. The Republic remained neutral in WWII.
True but many born in the Republic still joined up in the fight against fascism
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It will be interesting to see how European govts deal with it as well. It's freedom w/end, remembering those who gave their lives for freedom, 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall...So I expect that there will be absolute silence particualry from WM after all we don't want to give people any ideas, do we?
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Maybe not the best cover ever but topical. Eric Bogle's original version is pretty damn good, this one is edgier and Joss Stone's is just not very good as well as completely gutting the sentiment of the song by missing out the last verse or so. Song begins at 1.10
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Of course the Vow made a difference. The fact that it was a panic measure is evidenced by the mess afterwards and Tory and Labour MPs getting all uppity about it because they thought their English constituencies would loose out with Scotland getting increased powers (aka a fair deal). The No vote was ot convinving and all this talk about settled will of Scotish voters is garbage. Only 1 in 11 No voters needed to take the bait for BT to win. It would have allowed some of these at least the excuse to hide behind and some probaly genuinely felt FFA/home Rule/Devo Max was on the table but weren't prepared to cut the apron strings to rUK. I think there is a question whether the three amigos intervention broke purdah but that is not goign to be delat with so the big remaining question is who is to blame the DR or those who put their signatures to it. Seems to me they're all trying to weasel their way out of it.
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Just brought my daughter back from a local display. Lewes not the only place where Salmond effigy got burned. Though in fairness Farage Milliband Cameron and Clegg all got the same treatment
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He's right though eddard you always find some way of apologising for anti scottish shit. Whether it's the English or your hunn brethren, there's always a limp excuse from you.
The problem is the double standards, we know exactly the abuse and accusations from MSM if this were a unionist politician on a Scottish bonfire. And okay if you're burning an effigy of a politician that's one thing but when you start bringing in other Scottish symbols that broadens it and makes it something else. Though hey Eddard some of your unionist friends like setting fire to the emblems of Scotland if my memory serves me right about the post referendum events in George Square.
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They burn people who have made the news regularly in the previous year. They did Chris Hoy recently, I think...
According to the EBC "Another society is to burn an effigy of former European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso.
An effigy of David Cameron holding a "puppet Nick Clegg" was burned in Lewes in 2010. Other past effigies built and burnt in Lewes include Osama Bin Laden, Tony and Cherie Blair, Gordon Brown, Edwina Currie, John Prescott, Mario Balotelli, Wayne Rooney, Lance Armstrong, Russell Brand, Katie Price, Jacques Chirac and Saddam Hussein."
Strange times we live in, I dare say if for a laugh you emailed, texted or tweeted that one of the above should be burnt you'd be in trouble with the police but burning an effigy of them in public is perfectly acceptable. It woyuld certianly be on the front pag of the Daily Mail or the record if images of Unionist MPs were being publicly burned.
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It's not just you, seems to be a real murphy love in going on.
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"Just like a driving test."
Hope not it took me three times!
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Funny how two-thirds of Scots appear to want another referendum within 10.years.
And according to the same poll 58% would support a vote within five years! Seems, contrary to Alan, that most people are far from tired of it. Yes voters possibly more hardline (eg witness massive growth in membership of Greens and SNP) and one or to no voters possibly hacked off with events since the 18th.
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I know Nicola Sturgeon raised the issue but it strikes me it's a good question to pose to any wannabe leaders of SLAB, is it okay to take Scotland out of Europe even against the wishes of the Scottish electorate?
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Spot the difference competition?
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Torky was on Newsnight earlier have a Labour love-in with Laura Keunnnsssberg.
He seems to be backing Broon for the job...
Crichton's busy, he was on BBC 5 live earlier today, sees Lamont's resignation as renewal of SLAB, mentioned loads of candidates, Murphy, Brown, Sarwar etc. Also seemed to be spend quite a lot of time metioning his rag maybe in a desperate and forlorn bid to address falling sales figures. Shame the BBC presenter didn't take the opportunity to quiz him about his papers role in the Vow.
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Put my submission in last night - I am sure they will agree with everything i have said!
I've put in my tuppenceworth as well. I guess it might have been similar to yours, at least they'l know how we feel - assuming they're not just filed in the big 'circular filing cabinet'
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Any ideas how Visit Scotland should mark that? A nice blue plaque? Visitor centre?
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Even if you don't read the newspapers don't underestimate the impact that newspaper headliens have, not just physically where every headline in the shop is screaming doom and gloom but also when tv and radio deveote time to recycling newspaper headlines by commenting on those headlines. Newspaper influence is undoubtely waning but not dead yet particularly amongst the older generation.
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£300,000 down the drain. That's if the deposit is still £500, and I reckon there are close to 600 seats outwith Scotland.
We can do a lot more with that kind of money that throw it away.
Presumably wouldn't have to stand in every constituency. Anyhow thanks to the growth in membershp it would only be £3 each.
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Looks like Deila's job is safe for the time being unless there's a Staggies comeback
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Who gives a phuqq. We had our chance and blew it.
We had a chance. We didn't take it. Plenty of people still give a phuqq and aren't walking away. Remember he WM elite and their buddies in the media would want nothing better, don't give them that satisfaction.
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Whilst I'm pretty left wing (certainly compared with the present Labour party) I think you're right. Surely there is just the plain old fashioned economic argument that Scotland would have been better off if independent.What is the shock? That 1 in 5 Scots are Tories? At least!
Or that by going down this route:
Vote for independence and never get a Tory government
Rather than this route:
Vote for independence and only ever get the government that Scotland votes for
Raised the bar for getting a Yes vote to 62.5% of the 4 in 5 non Tories?
Would have loved to hear the honest assertion during the campaign that eventually an independent Scotland would one day elect into government the Tories, the proper progressive one nation 50s style Tories that remain popular in parts of Scotland. That might have swayed some of the traditional small c conservatives that vote SNP or liberal outside of the cities.
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What it doesn't show is whether No voters were more reliant on old style media, I suspect they were Eddthus the need for some alternative voices on tv,radio or on the newspaper stand.
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What a shame it's tucked away on the inner pages of a paper of such limited circulation in Scotland.
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You'd think our media would be champing at the bit to highlight the unfairnes of all this. Hey where's Scotland's champion when you need it? Where are all the investigative journos? Good work to you guys though, should be widely publicised.
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We'll take that point and run with it. We can cause them problems in Glasgow.
I must not be the only one who thinks Hutton is starting to fizzle out at this level ?
Great save from big Marsh too.
I thought Hutton played well on Saturday, okay his crossing might not have been great but looked good every time he ran at them. I just think we have to accept he's not the greatest defender in the world. The fact is there is not an obvious replacement for him (Whittaker, no thanks), Bardsley is the nearest to a quality replacement and his continued omission is puzzling to say the least.
I didn't see the game tonight but seems that the substitutions were fairly negative as against Georgia. I felt even on Saturday that an injection of pace would have worried tiring opponents, looking at the subs we haven't got masses of that but Burke might have been worth a shout.
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Agreed. Remembrance Day is that a 'day', not a season and you're absolutely right about the bunny rabbits