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A tale of two camps

30 Jan 2012   The Scottish Government yesterday launched their defining consultation: ‘Your Scotland Your Referendum’. It has been a bumpy ride over the last few weeks for the unionist parties and by all accounts they still don't appear to have organised themselves into a lean... read more

Sweet Rockall

25 Jan 2012   Those old enough to remember the satirical TV show  That Was the Week That Was will remember the concluding song which referred to … Malta, Gibraltar and sweet Rockall. The song reflected the decline in Britain's place in the world with these... read more

Taken in by made up names

9 Jan 2012   Shortly before Christmas we were told that people queuing to see Edinburgh Zoo's two new giant pandas had been treated to liberal helpings of  poo being dropped on them by the neighbouring Rockhopper Penguins. This was soberly reported in most media... read more