30 November 2017 What’s on in December or what will you find in the News? by AGGro FRI 1st World AIDS Day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning those who have died of the disease. 75 years ago: WW2 – The cruiser US Northampton… Continue reading Issue 131: 2017 11 30: What’s on in December(AGGro)
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Issue 107: 2017 06 01: General elections 2017 – Scottish version (Antoninus)
01 June 2017 General Election 2017 – Scottish Version A view from north of the border. By Antoninus It scarcely seems yesterday (it was 12 January – Ed.) that Antoninus wished his Shaw Sheet readers a ‘Happy Hogmanay’ and offered a forecast for Scottish politics for the year ahead, confidently assuming that the call to… Continue reading Issue 107: 2017 06 01: General elections 2017 – Scottish version (Antoninus)
Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Broad Kilts (J R Thomas)
20 October 2016 Broad Kilts Storm clouds over the Scottish Highlands? by J R Thomas This is a wonderful time to be in the Scottish Highlands. The heather is black and brown now, so even in October sunshine the hills are dark shaded, but the leaves are turning gold on the beech trees in the… Continue reading Issue 76: 2016 10 20: Broad Kilts (J R Thomas)
Issue 36: 2016 01 14: The Scot Nats in Westminster (Antoninus)
14 January 2016 The Scot Nats in Westminster by Antoninus Are you getting used to our group of 56 (but see below) SNP MPs in the Commons? You better had. Barring death or defection they’re going to be there until the next general election in 2020. You may have noticed they’re the third largest political… Continue reading Issue 36: 2016 01 14: The Scot Nats in Westminster (Antoninus)
Issue 34: 2014 12 24: Pass On The Right
24 December 2015 Pass On The Right by J R Thomas The more astonishing the remark, the more offensive the comment, the more the voters seem to love him. It could only be The Donald of course; who, having managed to get more than half a million names on a petition to ban him from… Continue reading Issue 34: 2014 12 24: Pass On The Right
Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Notes from North of The Wall
10 September 2015 Notes from North of The Wall by Antoninus ‘If the Scots want independence, let them go.’ How many saloon bar conversations have included this glib judgement over the last few years? The truth is, notwithstanding the unremitting noise of Scottish nationalists, most Scots have never said they want to leave the Union.… Continue reading Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Notes from North of The Wall
