A couple of weeks ago, I was castigated for saying that nationalism was an ugly thing, citing the example of “Scottish Nationalists chucking faeces through English people’s letterboxes“. I later apologised for capitalising the en in Nationalist (I never meant to imply I thought it was SNP policy), but insisted (and insist) that it is… Continue reading Poo to nationalism
Month: March 2007
Doctorin’ the Companions
Daniel Martin has listed his five favourite – and five worst – Doctor Who companions. In doing so he exposes himself as a member of that odd bunch of people: Doctor Who fans who liked Ace. There’s a lot of them, but I’d love to know why. As an attempt to make the companion a… Continue reading Doctorin’ the Companions
Polls, the SNP and the Tories
Two interesting polls today. Times/Populus suggests that the SNP is well ahead in Scotland, but that support for independence has plummeted. I don’t doubt either trend, but combined they do suggest that the Scots still aren’t actively engaging with the election to the extent that this accurately predicts how they are likely to vote. I… Continue reading Polls, the SNP and the Tories