Scottish Politics Thread

[Auld-Yin]

Just where is a Duke of Cumberland when you need one?

You just keep your Germans!

 

[Fang_Farrier]

Oh, come now. Quoting Boris? Whatever next? Don't tell us you'll be stopping passing your dram over yon side glass of water during the loyal toast, the wee scamp that ya are.

How dare you, I never have water.

 

[Fang_Farrier]

Just where is a Duke of Cumberland when you need one?

Deprived of their title during WW1.

 

[HCL]

How dare you, I never have water.

Bet you always pick 15 and 45 for the lottery though.

 

[Auld-Yin]

Bet you always pick 15 and 45 for the lottery though.

Better off with 1, 21 & 25. Or to put it another way I, XXI, & XXV!

 

[HCL]

Better off with 1, 21 & 25. Or to put it another way I, XXI, & XXV!

You'll no be over the water yourself then?

 

[Dredd]

Devolution for England next perhaps. Then all four regions have devolution but revise how responsibilities are devolved? Try and get the best parts of it to work and reduce the need for so many SNP etc to visit London and lecture everyone else while failing at their primary responsibilities?

That's a brilliant idea - they could call it something funky. Like, perhaps, a Federation?

 

[Fang_Farrier]

Bet you always pick 15 and 45 for the lottery though.

Sorry to disappoint you but family history has us on the winning side in both those uprisings.

 

[Auld-Yin]

You'll no be over the water yourself then?

Like BPC I was born over the water (albeit several thousand miles further on). I too returned to Scotland but unlike BPC, I stayed! And yes my Regiment was one fighting for King and Country, not for the Young Pretender.

 

[TamH70]

Sorry to disappoint you but family history has us on the winning side in both those uprisings.

And both sides of mine were still trotting bogs in the South of Ireland. Or picking potatoes or the like. To be honest, I don't care anymore about the history before they saw sense and crossed the Irish Sea. Or else my childhood would have been nastier than it already was.

 

[single malt]

Like BPC I was born over the water (albeit several thousand miles further on). I too returned to Scotland but unlike BPC, I stayed! And yes my Regiment was one fighting for King and Country, not for the Young Pretender.

Surely at your age it's The old Pretender

 

[Auld-Yin]

Surely at your age it's The old Pretender

Yet another strike from the Christmas Card list!

 

[single malt]

Yet another strike from the Christmas Card list!

Jist think o awe the money ye will save

 

[offog]

Yet another strike from the Christmas Card list!

Are they still on wax or have you moved to parchment.

 

[TamH70]

Are they still on wax or have you moved to parchment.

Fake noos.

Slate tablets etched with a proper lead stylus.

 

[Lifeboat21]

So, do we get a referendum on cancelling devolution?

Easy there tiger.

The English are still due a referendum on Scottish independence I believe...

 

[Gabion Groyne]

Probably because it was released 3days ago so has already been discussed as whether news worthy or not.

Letter from CDL to Michael Russell MSP

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove, has written to Michael Russell MSP

www.gov.uk

In fact you can read many such letters

Letters from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to Jeremy Miles MS and Michael Russell MSP

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove, has written to Jeremy Miles MS and Michael Russell MSP.

www.gov.uk

Both sides of the spectrum publish them

Letter to Michael Gove MP from Michael Russell MSP: 24 January 2020 - gov.scot

Letter to Michael Gove MP from Michael Russell MSP.

www.gov.scot

Seems rather surprising it hasn't featured as Gove more or less accuses the Nats of acting like fifth columnists. Unless it was on 'The Nine' (which I've never watched) I'm not aware al Beeb discussed it, or for that matter the general MsM, given that it was Gove (grrr) making the accusation.

 

[Auld-Yin]

Jist think o awe the money ye will save

Are they still on wax or have you moved to parchment.

Fake noos.

Slate tablets etched with a proper lead stylus.

You are all being soooo beastly to me!

Where is my Person-of-no-colour Knight to protect me?

 

[wrinklyone]

Don't take any notice Auld-Yin, I would suggest sending a strong message to the Medieval Times by carrier pigeon in protest.

 

[single malt]

You are all being soooo beastly to me!

Where is my Person-of-no-colour Knight to protect me?

Sir Laughalot will be along shortly hang in there