Category Archives: YES2

Now comes the Winter of our Discontent

Posted on September 9, 2017 by auldacquaintance

From the Nightmares of Summer to the Winter of our discontent. How short a time it seems since early summer, and how much has happened since. To begin with we had the vote and the announcement in the Scottish Parliament … Continue reading →

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To Live in the early days of a Better Nation

Posted on September 7, 2017 by auldacquaintance

The plan for government introduced by the First Minister yesterday caught everybody by surprise, both her detractors and her supporters. Nobody but nobody was expecting it,and it caught everyone on the hop with its vision, its breadth of intent, its … Continue reading →

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The Right to challenge

Posted on August 25, 2017 by auldacquaintance

Alex Salmond ruffled some sensitive journalistic feathers the other day in his UnCut fringe show when he suggested that he knew only 6 good decent Scottish Journalists worth their salt. “The press are largely despised, not just because of what … Continue reading →

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NOW IS THE TIME AND NOW IS THE HOUR

Posted on August 3, 2017 by auldacquaintance

Well? What are you waiting for? Some magical independence fairy to come along and wave a magic wand, or the Ghosts of Bruce and Wallace and Calgacus to appear among us and drive us on? It is not going to … Continue reading →

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I Defend My Right To Be Offended

Posted on July 30, 2017 by auldacquaintance

You really couldn’t make it up, well actually you could, but it wouldn’t be half as much fun as the the real thing. It’s an absolute twitter storm gone completely out of control which has now spread out into the … Continue reading →

Posted in #Scotref, Brexit, freedom, General Election, Human Rights, independence, politics, scotland, Twitter, Wings over Scotland, YES, YES2 | Tagged , , , , | 17 Comments

INDY WARS

Posted on July 24, 2017 by auldacquaintance

I may not have written anything recently on this blog, given that I have been focussed entirely on writing my book “The Thistle,The Lion and The Unicorn” , but that doesn’t mean to say that I haven’t also been following … Continue reading →

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Spitting Yoonatics

Posted on February 28, 2017 by auldacquaintance

  Oh to see Spitting Image back on our screens again today and see them depict the Yoonionist Yoonatics for what they are. The madness and MAYhem of 2016 has no signs of abating in 2017. In fact by all … Continue reading →

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Only One Argument for Independence

Posted on February 13, 2017 by auldacquaintance

Over much of the coming year in amongst all the hoo ha over Brexit and the many debates surrounding a second Independence referendum, Including when it will be called and when it will take place, there really is only one … Continue reading →

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ODE TO JOY ….IndyRef2 GAME ON!

Posted on February 9, 2017 by auldacquaintance

Bill reported, without amendment (Standing Order No. 83D(6)). Alex Salmond (Gordon) (SNP)  Share this contribution On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Government’s refusal to accept a single amendment means there will be no Report stage. The programme … Continue reading →

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EU shouldn’t bank on it

Posted on February 4, 2017 by auldacquaintance

The SNP do not have a mandate to call another Independence referendum, and should not even consider doing so! The reason that they don’t have a mandate to call one is quite simply because they have lost their majority in … Continue reading →

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