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On Clarkson, Offence and Free Speech | Thinking Unpopular Thoughts
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A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. 8220;That line of attack isn’t working any more – quick, find another one”. On “Offensive Behaviour”. On Clarkson, Offence and Free Speech. December 8, 2011. You cannot be serious! Here’s some thinking which is sure to be unpopular: the right to not to be offended doesn’t exist. And were considering referring the matter to the police (under what law? While GMB are still planning to “organise a picket” against him. Here’s the full transcript. Frank...
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Andrew Page | Scots Gazette
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About The Scots Gazette. Author Archive Andrew Page. Independence Referendum announced – what Lib Dems should do next. January 14, 2012. This week Alex Salmond signalled his intention to give Scots the chance to vote on independence in Autumn 2014. This shouldn’t surprise anyone. What it means in practice is that we will have to wait almost three years which is positive in the sense that it allows more than sufficient time for a reasonable debate, [.]. Comments { 0 }. December 2, 2011. Comments { 0 }.
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Independence Referendum announced – what Lib Dems should do next | Scots Gazette
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About The Scots Gazette. Independence Referendum announced – what Lib Dems should do next. January 14, 2012. This week Alex Salmond signalled his intention to give Scots the chance to vote on independence in Autumn 2014. This shouldn’t surprise anyone. What it means in practice is that we will have to wait almost three years which is positive in the sense that it allows more than sufficient time for a reasonable debate, but is an unusually long time in which to plan and fight a campaign. Obvious one, isn...
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Gavin Hamilton | Scots Gazette
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About The Scots Gazette. Gavin Hamilton has been a Liberal and Liberal Democrat activist for nearly 30 years both north and south of the border. A former party agent, Gavin is now a LibDem blogger. After studying modern history he has pursued a career in financial services marketing and internal communications. Author Archive Gavin Hamilton. Europe – 10 things I think happened last week. December 12, 2011. Comments { 0 }. Edinburgh, London, Paris, Munich – everyone talk about – the Euro! December 6, 2011.
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A Sair Fecht: And Now, The News Where You Are
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Monday, 4 February 2013. And Now, The News Where You Are. The trouble with Scotland is that it's full of Scots.". Which is fine. People, after all, in democracies hold a whole range of views. I don't wish to see any of them suppressed. It may not be unfair to ask whether those who direct one of our revered national institutions agree with that view. Regularly, the comment facility was flooded with contributions from those that seemed to support independence for Scotland. Some imagined that this was in di...
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A Sair Fecht: Head Banging
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Monday, 21 January 2013. Some people have asked to be kept up to date with my efforts to get a response from every Scottish MP on whether they agree with Ian Davidson's infamous Bannockburn comments referred to here. Thus far the response has not been encouraging with only two SNP MPs making a proper response and one Labour MP making a half-hearted one. Dear Mr Adams,. Thank you for your recent e-mail to XXX XXXXXXXX MP. Of course, I was not going to let it lie there. There are no Parliamentary 'rules' t...
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A Sair Fecht: The SNP and Racism
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Monday, 21 January 2013. The SNP and Racism. Ask one hundred Scots what the best thing about Scotland is and while you're not likely to get one hundred different answers, it won't be a kick in the backside away from that. Home towns; mountains; coastline; wildlife; literature; the Enlightenment; family and friends; golf courses; whisky; her inventive past; her exciting future; and a multitude of other things. It is also clear from appearances on televised debates about the future referendum in Scotland, ...
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A Sair Fecht: March 2012
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Thursday, 29 March 2012. It’s one thing to be an unelected appointee to a similarly unelected body of toffs, bishops and party lackeys who have a say over legislation in a modern democracy. It’s quite another to pick up a tidy £300 per day just for turning up. It’s another again when you, frankly, take the piss out of the privilege. 8221; His latest rumblings betray that assumption though. Now he wants Whitehall departments to publish their assessments of what effects independence will have on the UK...
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A Sair Fecht: Scottish Labour's Petticoats Showing
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Sunday, 20 January 2013. Scottish Labour's Petticoats Showing. Politics can be a rough business. In Scotland, after the rise of the SNP challenged Labour's iron grip, it has become positively brutal. The death throes of an Empire often lead to its worst excesses. And, let's be clear, what we are seeing now in our nation are the final nervous twitches of the Scottish Labour Empire accompanied, of course, by the impotent rage and vitriolic bile of its leading figures. Neanderthals remain, clearly. No matte...
