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Tag Archives: Scottish Independence
Marriage Made in Hell Leads to Divorce Shocker!
Happy now? Everyone in the UK outside of Scotland, London, Northern Ireland, Liverpool and Manchester? I say the UK but it’s hardly going to be a united kingdom for much longer now – that’s for sure. In the last day … Continue reading
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Tagged Boris Johnson, Brexit, Brexiters, Britain leaving EU, Conservative party, David Cameron, Edinburgh, EU Referendum, Gisela Stuart, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, Leave, Michael Gove, Nicola Sturgeon, Nigel Farage, Remain, Scotland, Scotland leaving UL, Scottish Independence, The European Union, UK leaving EU, Why did UK leave the EU
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Game of thrown-ups!
What should Alex Salmond get for Christmas? I would say a large reality check with a good measure of humility on the side. In his mind, however, he already has the second-best present on his list ticked off. As well … Continue reading
Posted in Politics - the girl who kicked the ballot box
Tagged Aberdeen, Alex Salmond, BP, Ed Miliband, falling oil prices, Game of Thrones, Nicola Sturgeon, oil price crash, peoples politcal movements, political revolution, Russell Brand, Scotland, Scottish Independence, Scottish Labour, Scottish politics, SNP, UK politics
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A wake-up call for us all
So that’s it, eh? All over. Half of Scotland relieved and half with broken dreams. Well, slightly more than half and slightly less than half respectively. It’s strange though – even though I believe the vote went the right way … Continue reading
Never Mind the Ballots – a parable
A while ago, in an attempt to give a friend a few words of big-sisterly-like pre-wedding advice, I came up with the following – ‘a few years down the line you might look around and think you can do better … Continue reading
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Tagged Better Together, celebrity endorsement, divorce, freedom of expression, Madame Bovary, No campaign, politics, Scottish Arts Scene, Scottish Independence, Scottish Referendum, self determination, Yes campaign
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Selling Scotland by the Pound/Euro/Groat…
Let’s forget about the currency debate for a while – well those riding on a wave of nationalistic nirvana don’t seem to think that’s very important after all… Let’s imagine what a country desperately ‘open for business’ would bring. How … Continue reading
A Hero For These Times…
Let me introduce you to Fraser – former Bros lookalike from Stornoway who came to Edinburgh hoping the elegant Georgian streets would be paved with gold. But now – fourteen years later – all he has to show is a … Continue reading
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Tagged Edinburgh, Edinburied, gay pride, LGBT, No campaign, Pride Scotia, Scottish Independence, Scottish Referendum, Yes campaign
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