This will probably be the last thing I write on Scottish Independence this side of polling day as I’m off to Cardiff tomorrow. Firstly, a group of 60 Scottish scientists have hit out at the SNP. We should remember that the Scottish Enlightenment was very much a product of the Union. A generation of outward… Continue reading (Probably) final thoughts on Scottish Independence
Tag: nationalism
Fork an Iguana for Queen and Country!
Respect is due to Hot Ginger And Dynamite’s post rant about St George’s Day. For the record, I’d love it to be a bank holiday as we don’t have nearly enough of them compared to the continentals. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to start waving a bloody flag all of a sudden, just as… Continue reading Fork an Iguana for Queen and Country!
He forgot the woad…
Either I’m psychic or Alex Salmond reads this blog and just does things to wind me up. Six weeks after being castigated for stating that Salmond launched his 2005 General Election campaign by standing in front of that ridiculous statue of Mel Gibson in Stirling on 6 April to mark the Declaration of Arbroath. I… Continue reading He forgot the woad…