Monthly Archives: August 2014

The Spirit of Independence

Posted on August 27, 2014 by auldacquaintance

The Spirit of Independence is on the road We’ve fixed her up and given her a new coat She once seemed done and past it All her best days left long behind But now look at her in her majesty … Continue reading →

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Feel the Love

Posted on August 26, 2014 by auldacquaintance

After last nights second and final tv debate before the referendum, it was announced by the pollsters and just about everybody else that has commented that Alex Salmond clearly won it. It wasn’t so much as a win as a … Continue reading →

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To Live in the Days of a Better Nation

Posted on August 22, 2014 by auldacquaintance

Today I have the pleasure of handing over Auld Acquaintance to a very good acquaintance of mine, Murray Calder. Murray has very kindly given me permission to reproduce here something he wrote recently. Given all the activity on Twitter over … Continue reading →

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Just Say Naw tae the Can’ts

Posted on August 20, 2014 by auldacquaintance

Are you fed up with the Project Fear scaremongering? Are you peed off with the media not giving you the proper facts? Are you mega scunnered at the BBC propaganda machine? Are you fed up being told that we cannae … Continue reading →

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DOOMED!!

Posted on August 20, 2014 by auldacquaintance

As the Independence Referendum debate(can you really call it that?) heads into its last few weeks, the headlines and the attacks are getting ever more frantic. Why on earth is this, aren’t the Say Naws winning this? The polls tell … Continue reading →

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VOTE NO

Posted on August 19, 2014 by auldacquaintance

VOTE NO If you are a bigot If you are a racist If you are a homophobe If you are a Lord If you are a UK newspaper editor If you are a BBC executive If you are a UK … Continue reading →

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Sell By Date

Posted on August 15, 2014 by auldacquaintance

The sell by date for the union is 17th September 2014….Do not buy after this date, as you never know what nasty virus you will catch from it. 18th September 2014, sees the launch of a brand new updated product, … Continue reading →

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Beep Beep Boop

Posted on August 14, 2014 by auldacquaintance

An undecided voter surprised me today by producing the Scotland Votes pamphlet produced by the Electoral Commission who are overseeing the voting in the referendum and have been distributing this pamphlet to all the households in the land, with the … Continue reading →

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A Very Disunited Unequal Kingdom

Posted on August 13, 2014 by auldacquaintance

Before I head off into my main topic today, I would just like to express my sadness at the tragic passing of Robin Williams. It was with a sense of shock and unreality that I heard the news of his … Continue reading →

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Farthings Groats and Unicorns

Posted on August 11, 2014 by auldacquaintance

What a fuss there has been about Plan B, but can someone explain to me why monetary union should exercise the people? For most people thinking about the referendum and Independence, at least those I have spoken to, don’t really … Continue reading →

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