Tag Archives: BBC

Fear Factor 10

Posted on October 16, 2016 by

Well there we have it, the SNP conference is at an end for another year. Unless you were actually there,which I wasn’t, (not being a member) , then you would have been very lucky to actually know much of what … Continue reading →

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The Bottom Line

Posted on September 22, 2016 by

Newspapers and Online media all use headlines which are supposed to convey whatever the article happens to be about. On the newspaper stands across the country on any given day, you will find racks of newspapers with their front page … Continue reading →

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Naming and Shaming

Posted on July 30, 2016 by

Oscar Wilde wrote: “In old days men had the rack. Now they have the Press. That is an improvement certainly. But still it is very bad, and wrong, and demoralizing. Somebody — was it Burke? — called journalism the fourth … Continue reading →

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YES2 GAME ON, IT HAS BEGUN

Posted on July 1, 2016 by

Indyref 2 has begun. With all the mayhem and media concentration on the blood letting In Westminster over the past week, and The Tories and Labour leadership ripping into each other after the Euro Ref result, in a manner resembling … Continue reading →

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The Lunatics have broken out of the Asylum

Posted on June 27, 2016 by

I haven’t made any real comments on any forum during the course of the EU debate, instead I have simply watched and listened as events unfolded. However, having spent a good part of the last year touring all around England,It … Continue reading →

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You WILL do as we tell you

Posted on March 28, 2016 by

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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Ok I give in…Scottish Independence is a dead duck

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

After a period of time and much reflection, I have decided after many many years to give up on Scottish independence…..we had our chance and we blew it… Subsequently I am giving up any further interest in politics too. I … Continue reading →

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