Monthly Archives: January 2017

The gift that just keeps giving and giving and giving. 

As a special tribute to Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, and Theresa May, Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, getting it on this weekend I wondered what they are listening to and came up … Continue reading →

In the first independence referendum 16 and 17 year olds were allowed to take part, as were EU/Others living in Scotland and anyone eligible to vote from Wales, England and Northern Ireland and living in Scotland. It was assumed by … Continue reading →

Many of us yesterday were not surprised by the decision of the Supreme Court in London regarding the triggering of the United Kingdoms exit from the EU but I found myself feeling increasingly frustrated and angry as the day went … Continue reading →

BBC Scotland Regional Office very rarely open up comments on any political story unless it is pretty much a guaranteed yoon fest, and an SNP/Nicola Sturgeon hate fest by the good and glorious of the union. Today is such a … Continue reading →

Is it just me or was it a bit quiet this weekend? We did learn that the Royal Navy Test Fired a Trident Nuclear Missile at the West Coast of Africa, however the missile headed for Florida. No a nuclear … Continue reading →

Murdo Fraser, Conservative MSP, again said today on Good Morning Scotland that Scotland had not faced budget cuts but it had increased in real terms. While Derek MacKay, SNP Finance Secretary, argues it had fallen by 9.2% in real terms, … Continue reading →

I was thinking about something the other day and I wondered if it’s really independence that we are after. Now I might be being a little pedantic with this post but sometimes when I think about independence now I tend … Continue reading →

We all remember the headlines starting in 2013, and still going strong last year around the tax avoidance controversies of various wealthy people and very wealthy companies. I blogged about tax avoidance at the time when the story broke about … Continue reading →

Irony – a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. Taking the piss – taking the piss out of, which is an expression meaning to … Continue reading →