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Derek Mackay and the Sun
This was first posted on Facebook on 6th February 2020, with support from my Ko-Fi network. Derek Mackay has been MSP for Renfrewshire North and West since 2011: he came out as gay in 2013, and also...
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Make Good Legislation: Gender Recognition Act Reform
If you weren’t aware; the Scottish Government’s consultation on GRA reform ends on 17th March. Anyone in Scotland – indeed, anyone in the UK (or anywhere in the world) can respond. More weight will be...
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Brexit and the break-up of the UK
This was first posted on Facebook on 7th September 2020, with support from my Ko-Fi network. Every time I tried to begin a post here about politics, since Thursday, I kept thinking “But David Graeber...
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Looking at independence through Brexit
This was first posted on Facebook on 25th January 2021, with support from my Ko-Fi network. Twenty-five days ago Brexit happened, and a few days ago I listened to a Byline news video of a fisherman...
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Scottish Labour Leaders
This was first posted on Facebook on 15th January 2021, with support from my Ko-Fi network. Richard Leonard, the leader of Scottish Labour, resigned today: his deputy, Jackie Baillie, will take over to...
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Alex Salmond: Blink
This was first posted on Facebook on 27th February 2021, with support from my Ko-Fi network. The Scottish Parliament has been in existence since 1999: Nicola Sturgeon is the present First Minister, and...
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Nicola Sturgeon: Eight Hours
This was first posted on Facebook on 3rd March 2021, with support from my Ko-Fi network. Nicola Sturgeon has spent all day today at the Scottish Parliament in the large committee room, giving her...
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Scotland in ice
This was first posted on Facebook on 6th March 2021, with support from my Ko-Fi network. “…well, imagine a person standing on a block of ice, planning and planning and planning. Planning ways to get...
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Immigrants get the job done: the Hamilton Report
This was first posted on Facebook on 22nd March 2021, with support from my Ko-Fi network. (James Hamilton is not an immigrant, but I regret to say I couldn’t resist the quote.) The question for the...
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Vote Of Nasty Conservatives
This was first posted on Facebook on 23rd March 2021, with support from my Ko-Fi network. A few things that occur to me after listening to the no-confidence vote debate in the Scottish Parliament this...
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