Wednesday 31 December 2014

fazzledown: Driving Nationalist Tendencies.

fazzledown: Driving Nationalist Tendencies.: I was hoping to finish the year on a positive note but then I came to my senses - there isn't much that separates Christmas and New Year...

Tuesday 30 December 2014

Sunday 28 December 2014

Munguin's Republic: GO FIGURE...

Munguin's Republic: GO FIGURE...: If someone can find a rational explanation for this choice, given some of the amazing people in these islands, then please feel free poin...

Munguin's Republic: WE ARE ALL IN IT TOGETHER

Munguin's Republic: WE ARE ALL IN IT TOGETHER: I wonder how much that would fetch melted down for scrap? I'm happy to dob them in It seems that HRH went off the colours she...

Thursday 25 December 2014

SCOT goes POP!: A Queen-sized error of judgement

SCOT goes POP!: A Queen-sized error of judgement: I didn't watch the Queen's speech today (I haven't bothered with it for years - paint dries in a more entertaining manner), but ...

Tuesday 23 December 2014

Saturday 13 December 2014

Friday 12 December 2014

Munguin's Republic: THE SCOTTISH EVENING NEWS

Munguin's Republic: THE SCOTTISH EVENING NEWS: Ahead of the launch of the Scottish Evening news in  Spring 2015, the people behind the project have released some examples of what the n...

Thursday 11 December 2014

Tuesday 9 December 2014

Munguin's Republic: POOR BRITAIN

Munguin's Republic: POOR BRITAIN: “Fuel prices rose by an inflation-busting seven per cent in 2013, pushing more people into fuel poverty. The fact that this is happening i...

Saturday 6 December 2014

Wednesday 3 December 2014

Saturday 15 November 2014

Sunday 9 November 2014

Spectator: Vote SNP - And Get Labour!

Spectator: Vote SNP - And Get Labour!: If there is still a place for such a thing as "Emergency Resolutions" on the agenda of the SNP Annual Conference this month, there...

Saturday 8 November 2014

Munguin's Republic: WOW!

Munguin's Republic: WOW!: We were privileged last night to attend Nicola Sturgeon's speech and question and answer session in Dundee's Caird Hall. The ha...

Tuesday 4 November 2014

Munguin's Republic: More random thoughts...

Munguin's Republic: More random thoughts...: A real prime minister. An unreal prime minister A real socialist A real two faced bastard (not you Annabel) A Labour heal...

Wednesday 29 October 2014

Saturday 25 October 2014

Witterings of a Weegiewarbler: TV Political Debates; Conundrum or Not?

Witterings of a Weegiewarbler: TV Political Debates; Conundrum or Not?: I’ve watched with interest as the SNP have been once again excluded from the General Election debates. It’s actually been with a great deal ...

Wednesday 22 October 2014

Tuesday 21 October 2014

Munguin's Republic: EFFING TORIES....

Munguin's Republic: EFFING TORIES....: A guest post by Panda Paws Channel 4 recently broadcast “The Mill” a drama based on the true stories of mill workers in Cheshire in ...

Sunday 19 October 2014

Munguin's Republic: LABOUR'S PLIGHT

Munguin's Republic: LABOUR'S PLIGHT: 1. Labour begs Gordo to take over from Jola (and someone at the Daily Fail has a go at Nicola because of her clothes and hairstyle. How i...

Thursday 16 October 2014

Munguin's Republic: Fotos for Friday

Munguin's Republic: Fotos for Friday: You certainly did, Gordon. Still Slab wants you to follow on in the footsteps of such luminaries as Iain Gray and Johann Lamont. They...

Monday 13 October 2014

Monday 6 October 2014

Munguin's Republic: SEEMS THE BEST WAY FORWARD...

Munguin's Republic: SEEMS THE BEST WAY FORWARD...: It's the democratic thing to do It seems to me that faced with defeat for their "in or out" stance, Cameron, Miliband, an...

Tuesday 30 September 2014

Sunday 28 September 2014

Tuesday 23 September 2014

Monday 22 September 2014

Munguin's Republic: A PERSONAL VIEW

Munguin's Republic: A PERSONAL VIEW: Photo Tris took opposite one of the polling  stations on Thursday. We must nurture this political energy. By Tommy Sheridan Over ...

Wednesday 17 September 2014

Munguin's Republic: 'Jist dae it Scotland'

Munguin's Republic: 'Jist dae it Scotland': Munguin reader, Alan, is clearly even better connected than the wee furry beastie himself. For he got an email from Nicola Sturgeon aski...

Tuesday 16 September 2014

Sunday 7 September 2014

Munguin's Republic: TWO FOR £10...BETTER TOGETHER WITH UKIP

Munguin's Republic: TWO FOR £10...BETTER TOGETHER WITH UKIP: Just so as you are absolutely clear about this, it is NOT a photograph of the Liberal's Danny Alexander campaigning at a Better Toget...

Friday 5 September 2014

Monday 1 September 2014

Munguin's Republic: STOP IT BT; IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE

Munguin's Republic: STOP IT BT; IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE: SCOTTISH POLICE FEDERATION 5 Woodside Place, Glasgow, G3 7QF MEDIA RELEASE The Scottish Police Federation represents all police o...

Sunday 24 August 2014

Witterings of a Weegiewarbler: The shame of NO

Witterings of a Weegiewarbler: The shame of NO: I was asked recently what my reaction would be to a ‘No Vote’. The reality, no matter how I look at the various responses, there’s only one ...

Thursday 21 August 2014

Munguin's Republic: FOTOS FOR FRIDAY

Munguin's Republic: FOTOS FOR FRIDAY: Outings for the workers. Labour hasn't changed a bit On Twitter I asked her if she could account for this. She didn't. I p...

Tuesday 12 August 2014

Munguin's Republic: OH DEAR DARLING, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THIS?

Munguin's Republic: OH DEAR DARLING, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THIS?: In a press release from the Adam Smith Institute, champion of liberal capitalism and no friend to the Social Democracy favoured by Scots...

Sunday 10 August 2014

Tarff Advertiser: Dear 200 Lovies ....

Tarff Advertiser: Dear 200 Lovies ....: Dear 200 'Lovies', Thanks for your heartfelt, if poorly thought through, concerns for poor, wee, stupid Scotland. The Scots will vo...

Friday 8 August 2014

Sign for Scotland: FREEDOM (of information)!

Sign for Scotland: FREEDOM (of information)!: We at Sign for Scotland have been busy making our first freedom of information request. On the 5th of July we sent a message to the Scotlan...

Munguin's Republic: RESOLUTION ON SCOTLAND IN CONGRESS SUPPORTED BY AR...

Munguin's Republic: RESOLUTION ON SCOTLAND IN CONGRESS SUPPORTED BY AR...: The Herald has published a report about a resolution in the House of Representatives in Washington DC. The heading points out that the...

JIm Murphy 100 streets in Nairn 5th August 2014

Munguin's Republic: THE JOB CENTRE HAS GOT TARGETS FOR SANCTIONS

Munguin's Republic: THE JOB CENTRE HAS GOT TARGETS FOR SANCTIONS: Action this day Mr Duncan Snuff. A bloke on my Facebook feed has just got a job. it's only a part time one. it was all that there ...

Munguin's Republic: LETTER FROM ABROAD...

Munguin's Republic: LETTER FROM ABROAD...: The following people have signed a letter to ask us to stay  in the UK.  I've no idea who most of them are, but I am wondering how ma...

Saturday 2 August 2014

Friday 1 August 2014

MAKING CLAY: You can't ... can you?

MAKING CLAY: You can't ... can you?:     How can you believe Scotland is a country and vote No? If you vote No you are condemning Scotland to being a region for evermore...

Wednesday 30 July 2014

Monday 28 July 2014

Munguin's Republic: THIS AND THAT

Munguin's Republic: THIS AND THAT: 'SCOTTISH Secretary Alistair Carmichael has said maintaining a strong UK Government presence north of the Border in the event of a...

Monday 21 July 2014

Munguin's Republic: SOME OF LABOUR'S DREADED "FOREIGNERS" APPEAR TO TH...

Munguin's Republic: SOME OF LABOUR'S DREADED "FOREIGNERS" APPEAR TO TH...: The Labour Party, from the much loved and highly respected socialist, Tony Benn, to erm... Maggie "Stairheid" Currant, who is....

SCOT goes POP!: A-list, at last

SCOT goes POP!: A-list, at last: You might remember that a few months ago, the ex-fascist Daily Mail newspaper started running a series of sinister articles that "named...

Sunday 20 July 2014

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY NIGHT

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY NIGHT: So it is going to be "starve the poor" no matter which one of the Tory parties get in. Says the arch unionist. Says it ...

Friday 18 July 2014

Munguin's Republic: FOTOS ON FRIDAY AND SOME BONNIE MUSIC

Munguin's Republic: FOTOS ON FRIDAY AND SOME BONNIE MUSIC: For those of you who missed it on the post a couple of days ago this is an unmissable version of Caledonia. Seriously, give it a listen ...

Monday 14 July 2014

Wednesday 9 July 2014

Sunday 6 July 2014

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY: See, that's how easy it is to change things. Thanks Denmark, we will look forward to that. Yessing in Dundee. You can t...

Thursday 3 July 2014

Monday 30 June 2014

Munguin's Republic: THANK HEAVENS FOR A PROPER LABOUR MP... AND SAVE U...

Munguin's Republic: THANK HEAVENS FOR A PROPER LABOUR MP... AND SAVE U...: It's noted that Iain Duncan Smith seems to be amused and smirks though the speech like the pompous, unthinking, unfeeling monster he...

Munguin's Republic: BRITISH PENSIONS THE WORST IN EUROPE: AND MOST WON...

Munguin's Republic: BRITISH PENSIONS THE WORST IN EUROPE: AND MOST WON...: The British state pension at a maximum £110.15 a week is the most miserable in Europe. Compared to average income, even Hungary and Slo...

Nebulous Nebula: Why I'm a feminist Wings Over Scotland fan

Nebulous Nebula: Why I'm a feminist Wings Over Scotland fan: To be honest, I started writing this post a couple of months ago but I didn't have the guts to finish it until I read this amazing blog ...

Nebulous Nebula: Why I'm a feminist Wings Over Scotland fan

Nebulous Nebula: Why I'm a feminist Wings Over Scotland fan: To be honest, I started writing this post a couple of months ago but I didn't have the guts to finish it until I read this amazing blog ...

Saturday 28 June 2014

Munguin's Republic: Random Thoughts...

Munguin's Republic: Random Thoughts...: His Nobleness the Baron Young of Somewhere or Other, Who Cares,  has decided to put his 2p worth into the independence debate. It migh...

Sign for Scotland: BBC special

Sign for Scotland: BBC special: The BBC is biased against Scottish Independence. We have academic studies (and here ) which confirm this, we have motive in the form of th...

Monday 23 June 2014

The Misssy M Misssives: Hands off Our Melissa, Daily Mail!

The Misssy M Misssives: Hands off Our Melissa, Daily Mail!: This is Melissa. I've been pals on twitter with her for the last year or so. I am going to meet her at last when our art exhibit...

Friday 13 June 2014

Munguin's Republic: INSULTS AND THREATS MORE LIKELY TO BE FROM UNIONIS...

Munguin's Republic: INSULTS AND THREATS MORE LIKELY TO BE FROM UNIONIS...: Today Stuart Campbell has been defamed in the Scotsman . Stuart, as we all know, is perfectly capable of taking care of himself. He ha...

Munguin's Republic: INSULTS AND THREATS MORE LIKELY TO BE FROM UNIONIS...

Munguin's Republic: INSULTS AND THREATS MORE LIKELY TO BE FROM UNIONIS...: Today Stuart Campbell has been defamed in the Scotsman . Stuart, as we all know, is perfectly capable of taking care of himself. He ha...

To September And Beyond: It All Gets Messy

To September And Beyond: It All Gets Messy: Wednesday.  98 days of campaigning to go… If you gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many “bleedin’ obvious Unionists” as possible,...

Wednesday 11 June 2014

Sign for Scotland: Not in the News - Early June edition

Sign for Scotland: Not in the News - Early June edition: Welcome to the sixth of our bi-monthly series looking back at the stories which the main stream media in Scotland didn't offer mu...

Sunday 8 June 2014

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY: SOME GREAT POSITIVES IN OUR CAMPAIGN FOR INDEPENDENCE No Alistair, it's not all going to run out in 2017 Otherwise they wouldn'...

Saturday 7 June 2014

Monday 2 June 2014

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY (ON MONDAY)

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY (ON MONDAY): OK, it's a day late, so shoot me. Munguin had me on spring cleaning Munguin Towers yesterday... and he's a fussy little furry ani...

Sunday 1 June 2014

Reporting the Referendum: Pensions: a well-informed, impartial man quietly e...

Reporting the Referendum: Pensions: a well-informed, impartial man quietly e...: Anyone who is worried about their pension, or that of anyone they know, in an independent Scotland owes it to themselves (and, frankly,...

Munguin's Republic: THIS IS THE STORY OF THE ENGLISH HEALTH SERVICE

Munguin's Republic: THIS IS THE STORY OF THE ENGLISH HEALTH SERVICE: If we choose dependence in September our NHS will continue to be, as it has always been, completely independent of and separate from the...

Sign for Scotland: Winds of Change

Sign for Scotland: Winds of Change: Whilst being out and about gaining signatures for Yes Scotland, I have come across on a number of occasions the phrase ‘I support independe...

Saturday 31 May 2014

Munguin's Republic: BIASED BROADCASTING CORPORATION DOES IT AGAIN

Munguin's Republic: BIASED BROADCASTING CORPORATION DOES IT AGAIN: According to the Herald, the new BBC late night politics show for the referendum, billed as “cheeky and fun”, has so far been a bit of a ...

Tuesday 27 May 2014

Munguin's Republic: STOP LYING, JACKIE

Munguin's Republic: STOP LYING, JACKIE: Alex Salmond: "Our vision of an independent Scotland is one of a country engaging fully with the EU and the broader international com...

Friday 23 May 2014

Munguin's Republic: OPEN LETTER FROM MR POLLOCK TO MS BAILLIE

Munguin's Republic: OPEN LETTER FROM MR POLLOCK TO MS BAILLIE: I saw this piece on this excellent and very amusing blog (which you may have noticed, joined the blogroll some time ago). It's an e...

Munguin's Republic: Random Thoughts...

Munguin's Republic: Random Thoughts...: ********** Leading economist and former Standard Life Chief Economic Adviser Professor David Simpson has said that we are “poorer toget...

Wednesday 21 May 2014

Tuesday 20 May 2014

Logic's Rock: Wag the Nob

Logic's Rock: Wag the Nob: If you've never seen Wag the Dog, do use all the guile of the interweb to see it. It's even worth buying the DVD if you're a tr...

Monday 19 May 2014

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY NIGHT...

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY NIGHT...: The words frying pan and fire come to mind... The words door, hit and arse come to mind... When and with whom WILL they debate? ...

Sunday 11 May 2014

Saturday 3 May 2014

Munguin's Republic: TEMPER TEMPER

Munguin's Republic: TEMPER TEMPER: Why, oh why, do these people not do their homework? I mean first of all she should have read the interview in question and she would h...

Tuesday 29 April 2014

Munguin's Republic: THE THINGS THEY SAY...

Munguin's Republic: THE THINGS THEY SAY...: Well... actually, I think we are pretty good to you too. Take for example, the HS2 Project... Now, that is a pretty big give from a l...

Thursday 24 April 2014

SCOT goes POP!: The mad, mad world of Rory Stewart MP

SCOT goes POP!: The mad, mad world of Rory Stewart MP: You've really got to hand it to Rory Stewart, the half-Scottish Tory MP for Penrith.  There aren't many 41-year-olds from these pa...

Tuesday 22 April 2014

SNmr: Choices

SNmr: Choices: Gordon Brown is not a stupid man. He knows that what he is saying today on pensions is nonsense and he has specifically selected his statist...

Munguin's Republic: WITH HIS USUAL FLAIR FOR INEPTUTUDE GORDON CHOOSES...

Munguin's Republic: WITH HIS USUAL FLAIR FOR INEPTUTUDE GORDON CHOOSES...: Thanks to Cynical Highlander for pointing out the two different headlines in the Daily Express and their Scottish edition. Thank you Exp...

Tuesday 15 April 2014

Munguin's Republic: As ye sew, Mr Evans, so shall ye reap!

Munguin's Republic: As ye sew, Mr Evans, so shall ye reap!: This is absolutely typical of the Tories. Nigel Evans was recently cleared of several very serious charges of sexual impropriety. ...

Sunday 13 April 2014

Friday 11 April 2014

Wednesday 9 April 2014

Munguin's Republic: NOTE TO BETTER TOGETHER...

Munguin's Republic: NOTE TO BETTER TOGETHER...: click to enlarge You haven't done pestilence, drought, floods, famine or volcanic eruptions yet. Probably best to get them out pr...

Saturday 5 April 2014

Peter A Bell: The Cybernat Diversion

Peter A Bell: The Cybernat Diversion: CyberBrit abuse? Project Fear's tactics are not subtle. It's propaganda techniques are pretty crude. The very phrase, "Bet...

Friday 4 April 2014

Munguin's Republic: DO SAVAGES LIKE THIS DESERVE A SIRHOOD?

Munguin's Republic: DO SAVAGES LIKE THIS DESERVE A SIRHOOD?: The good guy lost this particular battle; the savage won. Pity. This is Millionaire Banker, Tory Advisor and member and supporter of ...

Saturday 29 March 2014

Munguin's Republic: SONG FOR SATURDAY

Munguin's Republic: SONG FOR SATURDAY: I thought as it was the weekend we might enjoy together the scathing report of FMQs from the Labour and Unionist supporting paper The Her...

Tuesday 25 March 2014

Tuesday 18 March 2014

Sunday 16 March 2014

Sign for Scotland: Which wars, Mr Cameron?

Sign for Scotland: Which wars, Mr Cameron?: On Friday, the 14th of March, Prime Minister David Cameron gave a speech to the Scottish front of the Conservative Party.   He spoke...

Thursday 13 March 2014

Munguin's Republic: HE'S BACK...

Munguin's Republic: HE'S BACK...: Big Beast. The Liberal ex-Chief Whip When the London government replaced Michael Moore as Scottish Secretary with a man they called a ...

Wednesday 12 March 2014

Munguin's Republic: GRIEVE WON'T GIVE UP ON CHARLIE'S LETTERS

Munguin's Republic: GRIEVE WON'T GIVE UP ON CHARLIE'S LETTERS: Dom with his silly hat on Dominic Grieve’s  has had his refusal to allow the public see letters between the Prince of Wales and  gover...

Tuesday 25 February 2014

fazzledown: Day trip to Aberdeen.

fazzledown: Day trip to Aberdeen.: I'm not a huge fan of pasting Cameron's face up and expecting those voting no to be so repelled they'd change to voting yes. ...

Sunday 23 February 2014

Logic's Rock: There Really is Only One Answer to BBC Bias

Logic's Rock: There Really is Only One Answer to BBC Bias: I can't even be bothered to fisk this litany of disproven indyref canards penned by Roger Scruton for the BBC. Even on a dreich day li...

Saturday 22 February 2014

Friday 21 February 2014

Munguin's Republic: WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE LABOUR?

Munguin's Republic: WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE LABOUR?: THE leader of Scotland’s trade union movement has said that his members are “more attracted” to the pro-independence campaign. Grahame S...

Thursday 20 February 2014

Tarff Advertiser: Dear Mr Kettle of the Guardian:

Tarff Advertiser: Dear Mr Kettle of the Guardian:: Dear Mr Kettle, - Having read your article , do you understand the psychological phenomenon called ' projection '? From where ...

Tuesday 18 February 2014

The Scottish Scaremonger: The Big Book of Scares

The Scottish Scaremonger: The Big Book of Scares: A new edition of our ever popular manual of indy scares More than 100 everyday scares to give your friends and family the fright of the...

Monday 17 February 2014

Munguin's Republic: MORE STUFF RATTLING DOWN...

Munguin's Republic: MORE STUFF RATTLING DOWN...: This in the Guardian! The European Commission has clarified today (Monday) that its president, Jose Manuel Barroso , "did not w...

Munguin's Republic: GIDEON: INEPTITUDE PERSONIFIED

Munguin's Republic: GIDEON: INEPTITUDE PERSONIFIED: Why does anyone care what this idiot says? Look at the mess he's made. In  case any of you have missed James's hilarious post ...

Sunday 16 February 2014

Saturday 15 February 2014

Sunday 9 February 2014

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS ON SUNDAY: Ah Yes... the blokey from BP made a personal statement, not on behalf of BP, saying that he would worry about doing business in an inde...

Saturday 8 February 2014

Thursday 6 February 2014

jrbrownlie: Oxymoron

jrbrownlie: Oxymoron: A lady buys a top of the range Rolls Royce but took it back to the dealer the next day because the radio did not work.  The dealer explained...

Wednesday 5 February 2014

Munguin's Republic: THIS IS WHAT WE ARE UP AGAINST...

Munguin's Republic: THIS IS WHAT WE ARE UP AGAINST...: I don't make a habit of knocking anyone's religion. I'm not religious, but I respect people who are, regardless of what that ...

Thursday 30 January 2014

Monday 27 January 2014

Sunday 26 January 2014

Saturday 25 January 2014

Tuesday 21 January 2014

Saturday 18 January 2014

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS FOR SATURDAY

Munguin's Republic: SNAPS FOR SATURDAY: Who wouldn't want rid of him forever? Will we ever know of all the evil  that woman was responsible for? Watch out, she proba...

Friday 17 January 2014

Wednesday 15 January 2014

Saturday 11 January 2014

Wednesday 8 January 2014

Munguin's Republic: SHOULD CILLA BLACK GET A BUS PASS?

Munguin's Republic: SHOULD CILLA BLACK GET A BUS PASS?: Following on from the post yesterday about Labour voting against Free School Meals, I thought it worth adding this editorial piece from th...

Wednesday 1 January 2014