Monthly Archives: March 2016

Losing the will to live

Posted on March 30, 2016 by auldacquaintance

I belatedly watched the #scotdebates on STV tonight…..and my conclusion and summary of it are as follows: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ I was getting so bored I was dozing off. What I did manage to glean out of it was this: Willie Rennie: … Continue reading →

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You WILL do as we tell you

Posted on March 28, 2016 by auldacquaintance

Back in the days of the 1970’s when I was a mere teenager, it was common knowledge which newspapers promoted certain parties. The Express was a Tory paper, the Record was a Labour paper , and these 2 papers carried … Continue reading →

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Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Vexatious Statement

Posted on March 25, 2016 by auldacquaintance

Further to the stooshie caused by the discovery that the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust had granted the lying MP and former Secretary of State for Scotland, Alastair Carmichael £34,000 towards his legal fees, we now discover in the response statement … Continue reading →

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If It Smells….It has to be a Carmichael

Posted on March 24, 2016 by auldacquaintance

Just when we thought the Carmichael affair couldn’t get any murkier…Another Woopsie has occurred……And this time he has brought the whole Liberal Democrat Party with him. And not only them, but the previously well regarded Joseph Rowntree Foundation too. Carmichael … Continue reading →

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Clowns to the left of me,Jokers to the right

Posted on March 21, 2016 by auldacquaintance

Trying to make some sense of it all, But I can see that it makes no sense at all, Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor, ‘Cause I don’t think that I can take anymore Clowns to … Continue reading →

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The IDS of March

Posted on March 20, 2016 by auldacquaintance

Much has been made of Iain Duncan Smith and his sudden resignation these past few days. As the Tory Leadership seems to be having some sort of meltdown over George Osbornes intended budget smash and grab on the disabled, it … Continue reading →

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