Frankly: The Future Is Ours

Frankly: The Future Is Ours: César Chávez The art of political oration can hardly be said to be thriving in the UK . . . except in the autonomist and independenti...

DARK LOCHNAGAR: THE REAL ISRAEL AND THEIR GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE!

DARK LOCHNAGAR: THE REAL ISRAEL AND THEIR GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE!

Frankly: Breaking Away

Frankly: Breaking Away: The Scots and the Basques are the European nations which are most likely to break away from the states of which they are currently c...

Munguin's Republic: An sent Coe hamewart, tae think again

Munguin's Republic: An sent Coe hamewart, tae think again: So the good news is that Historic Scotland has said "no" to the preposterous idea of massive Olympic rings being placed on our castle. Ol...

Munguin's Republic: 'I'M ALRIGHT JACK', SAYS FRANCIS

Munguin's Republic: 'I'M ALRIGHT JACK', SAYS FRANCIS: Francis 'Big Society' Maude is the Cabinet Minister who is slashing away at the pensions of civil servants who, on average, get around £5,60...

Tocasaid: Some questions regarding sectarianism in Scotland

Tocasaid: Some questions regarding sectarianism in Scotland: Perhaps not unsurprisingly, the new figures showing an increase in sectarian or 'hate crimes' does little or nothing to give us a clear pic...

Black Swan

Easterton of Roseisle Stone

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: FMQs, sketch writers, and hounding the Wee Lord of...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: FMQs, sketch writers, and hounding the Wee Lord of...: Most newspapers carry as part of their political coverage a political sketch column. These are intended as a lighter note to the portentousl...

Munguin's Republic: EDINBURGH CASTLE STANDS UPON A ROCK.... AND THERE ...

Munguin's Republic: EDINBURGH CASTLE STANDS UPON A ROCK.... AND THERE ...: Subrosa had an article yesterday about Historic Scotland's application to Edinburgh Council for the right to erect massive Olympic Rings o...

Munguin's Republic: IT'S ALL EVERYONE'S FAULT ... EXCEPT THE BANKERS

Munguin's Republic: IT'S ALL EVERYONE'S FAULT ... EXCEPT THE BANKERS: I wonder just how much good Merv King is. I mean to say, he has got every single prediction he ever made wrong. He constantly downgrades ...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: Understanding the Unionist mind – and how professi...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: Understanding the Unionist mind – and how professi...: A key skill in negotiation, in diplomacy, in conflict resolution and in conflict itself is getting inside the head of the other party or pa...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: Referendum – legal matters and the relevance of Qu...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: Referendum – legal matters and the relevance of Qu...: What I try to do in my blog is discuss issues relating to Scotland’s governance and Scotland’s independence from the standpoint of an ordina...

Munguin's Republic: BBC DIRECTION ALL WRONG

Munguin's Republic: BBC DIRECTION ALL WRONG: The BBC's interpretation of "North West" I should be used to it by now. But tonight I watched the BBC news, and coverage of the debate on...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: Eejits out in force today–Herald Letters and Stark...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: Eejits out in force today–Herald Letters and Stark...: I mentioned in my last blog that among the most ridiculous suggestions by unionists as they tramped their sour grapes after the May election...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: The New Coalition – Labour Scots in league with th...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: The New Coalition – Labour Scots in league with th...: Today’s Scotsman has decided the issue for me. Accepting that Alex Salmond being named Politician of the Year is a Herald award, the fac...

Droppin' the ba'!

What is it with young laddies sticking their hand down the front of their trousers and standing/walking around like that? Am I just getting old or is this actually a strange,and kinda tasteless,thing to do?  Is it an insecurity thing i.e. they're feart it's going to fall off? I know we all have to adjust our tackle sometimes but I like to think most of us are discreet about it! Weird!

DARK LOCHNAGAR: THUGS!

DARK LOCHNAGAR: THUGS!

SCOT goes POP!: Devastation stalks the streets : the GB football t...

SCOT goes POP!: Devastation stalks the streets : the GB football t...: Nick Pearce writes in the Telegraph about the unveiling of the Great Britain football teams' fixture list for next year's Olympics - "As...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: The poppy and pro-war propaganda

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: The poppy and pro-war propaganda: I have written on the poppy and the war before, and most of what I say below I have said before. But it needs to be said again. These...

SCOT goes POP!: Poppy zealotry

SCOT goes POP!: Poppy zealotry: I'm glad a sensible compromise has been reached to allow the England football to display poppies, but some of the language used along the wa...

Frankly: A Doctor Writes

Frankly: A Doctor Writes: If you have been entertained, appalled, disgusted or merely intrigued by the attitude which now seems to be prevalent among many Engl...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: The Referendum eye chart tidied up – with thanks t...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: The Referendum eye chart tidied up – with thanks t...: REFERENDUM EYE CHART REFERENDUM SECONDHALFOFPARLIAMENT SCOTTISHVOTERSONLY CONSULTATIVEONLY NOTLEGALLYBINDING NEGOTIATIONFOLLOWS QUES...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: It's that Old Devil Called Devo Max Again! - The Q...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: It's that Old Devil Called Devo Max Again! - The Q...: “ The name’s Max – Devo Max , licensed to talk nonsense about independence: my number is 1707-2014 – give me a call sometime …” In moments...

Frankly: Unreconstructed

Frankly: Unreconstructed: Following the election of Ruth Davidson MSP as leader of the Tory Party in Scotland , the former leader's justice adviser, Paul McBr...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: The Ladybird Book of devo max – suitable for union...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: The Ladybird Book of devo max – suitable for union...: Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin … Once upon a time, there was an independent – that means free, child ren – nation called Sc...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: Ius naturale, independence and negotiation

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: Ius naturale, independence and negotiation: I made my living for many years as a negotiator, in employee relations, then as a consultant and trainer in negotiation and negotiating ski...

Sunset over The South Inch

Thursday

DARK LOCHNAGAR: GREECE HAS THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA ARMED FORCES IN ...

DARK LOCHNAGAR: GREECE HAS THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA ARMED FORCES IN ...: State Active Reserve Paramilitary Total of population Total per 1,000 capita United Kingdom 197,780 ...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: Citigroup – the company attacking Scotland’s refer...

Moridura - - - ©Copyright Peter Curran 2011: Citigroup – the company attacking Scotland’s refer...: David Cameron alighted on Citigroup’s investment advice to companies proposing to invest in Scotland like a fly on to a pile of shi t at P...

An Autumn morning looking across the South Inch from my living room window!