independista
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Thanks for saving me the trouble.
If the SNP is ever going to convince a settled majority to vote for independence, a leader who can charm and persuade instinctive opponents is required. That leader patently isn’t Nicola Sturgeon. The gist of @alexmassie in @SundayTimesSco
thetimes.co.uk/article/b1893…
Derek Bateman retweeted
As @Ianblackford_MP stands down after five years at the helm, his colleagues are united in praising his hard work, good humour and grit. It’s a tough gig, made tougher still by his long weekly commute. Sending Ian and Ann every good wish. thenational.scot/news/231629…
What a mess Angus Robertson made of the BBC interviewer this lunchtime. He had her squirming in all directions trying to justify the denial of democracy.
Have I heard this before? theguardian.com/politics/202…
They’re getting the nutty propaganda in early this time. Referendum imminent?
Military shipbuilding in Scotland will end if the country becomes independent, MPs have been told.
thetimes.co.uk/article/854c9…
Andrew Cotter at kick off: This game is moving beyond Scotland,
Andrew Cotter at full time: This game is moving beyond Scotland.
Andrew Cotter for the the 80 minutes in between: Er…Er…
I don’t care what currency we use if it means saving asylum seekers from being treated like animals and their children raped. Non SNP voting Scots need to wake up. theguardian.com/uk-news/2022…
Sadly for our Unionist correspondent, there is no comparison between Scotland and the economic clusterf**k being created at Westminster where our wealth is wasted, banking is corrupted and the rich get richer. (Even the Chancellor is a multi millionaire). How desperate is he?
1/ Fascinating archive footage. @NicolaSturgeon & @AndrewWilson wince as they recall embarrassing incident during 1999 election campaign when the SNP published an economic plan for independence, but struggled with the fiscal forecasts at a press conference… (Part 1 of video)
Yet I seem to recall Matt Giteau missing a last minute kick to beat Scotland at Murrayfield - and missing.
From my 45 years in papers the plan was always to get the news fast, first if possible. Digital meant getting the news at any time of day or night. Judging from today’s National the new plan is at best to get it at least a day late.
He was one of the rural characters who not only wrote about farming, but was * of* the farming community. His obit of his dad would make a prize bull weep. How he dealt with his life’s deepest tragedy, no one can ever. knows.
Very sad to hear Fordyce Maxwell has died. I was his editor when he wrote a column for Scotland on Sunday and his pieces were always full of warmth and wisdom. Also, the cleanest copy it was ever my pleasure to edit.
Fordyce Maxwell obituary
thetimes.co.uk/article/85274…
Don’t know if Wee Liz plans to take her £100,000 retirement bonus but I’d like to know how much she cost the national economy during her few weeks in office…