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I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said – “Two vast and powerless boats of steel Stand by a river … Near them, on the quay, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and … Continue reading
In which I venture (delicately) into the area of Scottish trans issues
Many years ago BBC’s Radio 4 show The Food Programme had a feature on a new way to preserve and enhance the flavour of herbs. It included a visit their reporter made to a Dutch company that used an innovative … Continue reading
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Tagged legislation, news, Scotland, Sturgeon, trans rights, womens rights
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Ms Sturgeon congratulates Emmanuel Macron on his re-election. What could go wrong?
Always a pleasure when a nationalist politician gets things wrong. Here’s our first minister doing it yesterday: Most Scottish nationalists will approve 100% of her sending this message. I needn’t remind most readers why, but if you genuinely don’t know, … Continue reading
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Tagged Corsica, European Free Alliance, France, Macron, nationalism, SNP, Sturgeon
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The ‘No Thanks!’ blog Top Ten posts of 2021
My regular annual round-up for your edification of the ten most-read posts on the ‘No Thanks!’ blog. As well as a link to the original article, each entry here includes a few words of comment or update to, I hope, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021, Britain, nationalism, news, Scotland, SNP, Sturgeon, top ten
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Who will replace Nicola Sturgeon? Front runners, also rans and a guess at the odds
Despite her vehement denials, there is an increasing sense in Scottish politics that Nicola Sturgeon’s time as first minister is drawing to a close in the not too distant future. Her popularity has plummeted from its historic high and speculation … Continue reading
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Tagged Angus Robertson, first minister, Kate Forbes, leadership, leadership election, news, SNP, Sturgeon
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Hiding in plain sight – the perennial problem of Scottish nationalism
Have you ever witnessed a dam break? A lake of foetid water is pent up behind an apparently solid barrier until the pressure can hold no longer. A filthy mess spews forth, sweeping all before it. The last few days … Continue reading
There ain’t half been some clever b*stards (but sometimes not clever enough)
To Ian Dury’s list of Noel Coward, Van Gogh and Einstein, we have to add the nameless civil servants and/or SNP types who advise Scotland’s First Minister on publicity and public relations. Clever b*stards all. In a typical ploy, she … Continue reading
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Tagged first minister, Johnson, news, politics, prime minister, Sturgeon
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Guest post by the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP, with a statistical note
In a first, and last, guest post by Ms Sturgeon, she provides the words for today’s brief article. By 26 July, we expect to have given second doses to all 40 to 49-year-olds (Holyrood 22 June 2021). What I was … Continue reading
Who wants Sturgeon gone, why, and what might the consequences be if she goes?
This is written in the days before two reports are to be published about how the Scottish government handled the complaints against Alex Salmond and whether Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code. It’s a reminder that the first minister’s and … Continue reading
Covid and a tale of two tweeters – Boris vs Nicola
There’s been a flurry of concern recently about Nicola Sturgeon’s use of her personal and official government Twitter accounts, @NicolaSturgeon and @ScotGovFM respectively. The short version is that many official government announcements appear only on her personal account where she … Continue reading
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