Scotland Moves Forward – While Ireland Goes Into Reverse
In Ireland a significant number of government departments and other public bodies, along with many public officials, have spent muchContinue Reading
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The Banality Of Discrimination
The most notable thing about discrimination, whether towards a race or an ethnicity, is the utter, petty banality of it all. In IrelandContinue Reading
Québec Independence – Only A Matter Of Time?
Two fascinating reports today on the independence movements in Québec and Scotland and the effect both are having on each other. The first articleContinue Reading
David Starkey And The Dark Side Of English Nationalism
Well, we’ve seen the SNP leader and Scotland’s First Minster, Alex Salmond, compared to the dictator Robert Mugabe by theContinue Reading
Wales, Scotland And Manifestations Of Greater England
Wales Online is reporting on what some critics are claiming was an attempt by a local branch of the BritishContinue Reading
Caithness – Its As Gaelic As Gallaibh!
As the SNP government encourages the growth and development of the Scottish language (Scots Gaelic) across Scotland one of the chief claims from anglophone opponents of the policy isContinue Reading
Boost For Scottish Medium Education In Glasgow
Scottish and Irish minsters have attended an event at Glasgow’s Scottish medium school, Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu, where it was announed that newContinue Reading
Everyone Loves The Scottish Language But The…
Yesterday I wrote about that tired old phenomenon of the self-hating Irishman and woman: a small but influential minority of theContinue Reading
Today, Scotland! Tomorrow, The World!
Are you looking for an example of dirty politics? Then look no further than the British Nationalist camp in ScotlandContinue Reading
GQ Magazine – Rebellious Scots To Crush!
Crikey, law’ luv-a-duck! The ‘nglish meadja establishment is so bloomin’ terrified of Alex Salmond an’ ‘is SNP stormtroopers that evenContinue Reading
More Parallels Between Québec, Scotland And Beyond
Some more lessons for Scotland and the SNP from the history of the independence movement in Québec? A Reuters report in theContinue Reading
Wales – Exit Stage Left?
There is a surprisingly sympathetic article looking at Welsh nationalism, Plaid Cymru and the Plaid leadership candidate Leanne Wood in the Guardian newspaper:Continue Reading
Independence, Devo-Max, Status Quo: 1, 2, 3
Back in December I wrote an article suggesting that the SNP should consider staging the forthcoming Scottish independence referendum (nowContinue Reading
Less The Bomb And Bullet, More The Pound And Pence
Vote Independence, get the dole? That seems to be the message from the Scottish entrepreneur Michelle Mone who’s threatened to closeContinue Reading
Latest Poll: 51% Favour Scottish Independence
According to a Sunday Express poll 51% of the voters in Scotland now support independence, the first time this percentage has beenContinue Reading
Scottish Troubles?
Two weeks ago I reported on calls by some politicians from the British (Unionist) minority in Ireland, notably former senior UUP leader John Taylor,Continue Reading
British Hacks Turn “Black And Tan” For 2014!
Is it me or have we finally seen the dropping of the British Unionist mask to reveal the English NationalismContinue Reading
The Partition Of Scotland?
Well, the Scottish leader Alex Salmond came to town for the Irish-British Council summit yesterday and hit all the right notesContinue Reading
Greater England Or Great Britain
Journalist Ed West has an interesting article in the (former?) British establishment newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, examining the controversy raging around the attempts byContinue Reading
The SNP, Scotland And The Ireland Scenario
Has the British Prime Minster David Cameron hit the self-destruct button on the so-called United Kingdom? The legalistic diktats fromContinue Reading
The SNP – Going For A Proportional Measure Of Freedom?
A new poll, reported in the Scotsman newspaper, shows an increase in the support for independence amongst voters, with the majority plumpingContinue Reading
The SNP And The EU – We Have The UK Surrounded
Just a quick post to note the latest – unprecedented – polling numbers for the SNP, reported in the Herald Scotland overContinue Reading
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