tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.comments2024-01-15T09:38:57.188+00:00Dispatches from PaisleyAllanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13574173214924437278noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-76191619589825990942024-01-15T09:38:57.188+00:002024-01-15T09:38:57.188+00:00Helloo mate nice postHelloo mate nice postAndrew Pittmanhttps://andrewpittman.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-53317348644012166792023-05-18T13:13:24.602+01:002023-05-18T13:13:24.602+01:00This is a ggreat post thanksThis is a ggreat post thanksMacarons Recipeshttps://www.macaron-recipes.com/macarons/chocolate_vanilla_macarons_5577212246.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-41799504440970498542022-08-21T08:55:18.753+01:002022-08-21T08:55:18.753+01:00Great reading yourr blog postGreat reading yourr blog postNorth Miami Beach Vacuum Repairhttps://www.vacuum-repairs.com/us/vacuum-cleaner-repair-florida/north-miami-beach-vacuum-repair.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-45556181007742596342021-12-11T05:25:19.542+00:002021-12-11T05:25:19.542+00:00Great bllog you haveGreat bllog you haveHaleyhttps://www.haleywoods.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-37330752423214938702020-05-21T18:08:23.342+01:002020-05-21T18:08:23.342+01:00Enjoy the live scores and coverage of your favorit...Enjoy the live scores and coverage of your favorite cricket tournaments on <a href="https://t20worldcuplivescore.com/live-streaming-channel/" rel="nofollow"> T20 World Cup 2020 Live Streaming Channel </a> without missing anything. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-4391056873548821332020-05-08T19:25:59.094+01:002020-05-08T19:25:59.094+01:00Corporation Tax is that tax payable by a company o...Corporation Tax is that tax payable by a company on its taxable profit in the company's accounting year. <br /><br /><a href="https://issacqureshi.co.uk/london-tax-specialist/" rel="nofollow">Tax Specialist in London</a>Alex kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07295354966241785684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-74773654616487299442019-06-14T08:04:29.048+01:002019-06-14T08:04:29.048+01:00Thank you very much for the information provided! ...Thank you very much for the information provided! I was looking for this data for a long time, but I was not able to find the trusted source.. <br /><a href="http://www.pain-institute.com/complex-regional-pain-syndrome-crps/" title="Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)" rel="nofollow">Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)</a><br />Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881470711322375468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-77087469194828912022017-08-02T11:08:38.436+01:002017-08-02T11:08:38.436+01:00"That Campbell has form for being misogynisti..."That Campbell has form for being misogynistic and homophobic seems to have bypassed the chimps in their rush to attempt to defend the indefensible."<br /><br />I'd be really awfully careful about what you say, Wolfie.RevStuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03915111503712807257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-83675471799890322142017-08-01T15:08:18.819+01:002017-08-01T15:08:18.819+01:00The inevitable factionalism. Generalissimo Franco ...The inevitable factionalism. Generalissimo Franco will be smirking in his grave. Independence first,surely. Then Boyd, and whomever, can jump into the post independence political fray from out of their bag of hammers. kailyard ruleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729972072880403259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-1718633240740432492017-08-01T11:15:32.207+01:002017-08-01T11:15:32.207+01:00...and a couple of posts by James Kelly and Stuart......and a couple of posts by James Kelly and Stuart Campbell (not even an SNP member) are an 'end of indy' suicide note? Just a teeny wee bit over the top? Wishful thinking Allan?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542947307892168154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-88914689073087945642017-08-01T11:09:08.931+01:002017-08-01T11:09:08.931+01:00Well: there is always a certain wave like nature t...Well: there is always a certain wave like nature to SNP / independence support.<br />That said - before the referendum support for independence was 'stuck' on c. 30%, now it is 'stuck' at c. 45%<br />In addition the political landscape is changing: there are now pro-indy but SNP-leery green and left movements.<br />The Tories are still Yoon of course - but every time May, Boris or Gove open their mouths the one-nation Sunday Post conservatives cringe.<br />Will Ruth take the pressure off by distancing herself from the strange Nasty Party in Westminster? Independence for the Scottish Tories as a first step to pro indy small c conservatives?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542947307892168154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-14184234853638509802017-03-13T11:12:57.250+00:002017-03-13T11:12:57.250+00:00Get all the news off ipl primer league live score ...Get all the news off ipl primer league live score ball by ball commentary.About ipl primer league 2017.<a href="http://ipl.ccl5.com/schedule/" rel="nofollow">ipl 2017 schedule</a><br /><a href="http://ipl.ccl5.com/royal-challengers-bangalore-team-squad-2017/" rel="nofollow">Royal Challengers Banglore RCB Team squad 2017</a><br /><a href="http://ipl.ccl5.com/kings-xi-punjab-team-squad-2017/" rel="nofollow">Kings XI Punjab team squad 2017</a><br /><a href="http://ipl.ccl5.com/" rel="nofollow"> Indian premier league ipl 2017</a><br /><a href="http://ipl.ccl5.com/delhi-daredevils-team-squad-2017/" rel="nofollow">Delhi Daredevils team squad 2017</a><br /><a href="http://ipl.ccl5.com/" rel="nofollow">2017 Indian Premier League</a><br /><a href="http://ipl.ccl5.com/gujarat-lions-team-squad-2017/" rel="nofollow"> Gujrati Lions Squad 2017 </a><br />khizihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971515951377302261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-9455293357011927082017-03-05T22:36:41.001+00:002017-03-05T22:36:41.001+00:00An interesting analysis. I think we have to consid...An interesting analysis. I think we have to consider Brexit's role in the downfall of the party - we are living in peculiar political times, and there has never been a time where we have been faced with this kind of bleak political outlook. Particularly in Copeland, there was a direct transfer of voters from UKIP to Tory, in which case Labour didn't stand a chance. The candidate selected in Copeland was also useless. <br /><br />What happened to this influx of new members? We need to mobilise and organise them to win internal selections. There is a plethora of untapped potential out there and it's because of this I have a lot more faith in the Labour Party than you do...call me naive...<br /><br />With regards to the local Labour Party in Paisley - well, that's another discussion for another time. They are pretty useless. I remember meetings when I used to live in Paisley. We used to spend more time discussing putting up missing posters of Mhari Black than we did having any kind of critical self reflection as to why we were sitting in a wee room on a Friday night with ever dwindling numbers. If Neil Bibby and Mark McMillan are the creme de la creme, then it's no wonder Paisley is now an "SNP Town" rather than the "Labour town" it had been for fifty years or so previously. Unless there's a draining of the swamp and new blood brought through, then the Labour Party WILL die. The problem with the Paisley Labour Party is that they are completely unwilling to accept thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-72549526952155610062017-01-22T23:52:01.075+00:002017-01-22T23:52:01.075+00:00Thank you very much Stuart. Not really sure about...Thank you very much Stuart. Not really sure about being lonely, but certainly can be dispiriting. Then again, maybe watching so called 'professional' political commentators say things you think 'that's rubbish' kinda acts as inspiration. And there's certainly a lot of inspiration at the moment in watching certain commentators talk about 'material change' when no such a thing has happened.<br /><br />Have you never thought of picking up the laptop again? :-)Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13574173214924437278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-14887593739490974082017-01-20T20:46:22.897+00:002017-01-20T20:46:22.897+00:00Congratulations on the 10th birthday, Allan. Some ...Congratulations on the 10th birthday, Allan. Some great posts, some I disagree with, and to be honest your Westminster focus doesn't really chime with my own these days, in fact I've to a large degree given up on Holyrood politics as well!<br /><br />But as someone who blogged in a fairly low-profile way for several years I know how 'lonely' and dispiriting it can be at times, particularly for someone who's not particularly partisan, and thus of less potential interest to the more zealous online political zeitgeist.<br /><br />So although I haven't necessarily agreed with a lot of what you've said, particular congratulations on the fortitude to keep going for a decade!Stuart Wintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02772436419630464325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-46801926547210613652016-12-06T17:01:16.170+00:002016-12-06T17:01:16.170+00:00It seems to me that the so called drop is notable ...It seems to me that the so called drop is notable and well without the standard margin of error but given that any future campaign would be expected to increase that percentage with Yes2 (busy gearing up for the fray across the board) as the driving force and the SNP/Greens as the political vehicle for implementing the outcome of the referendum there is cause for optimism. See Wings over Scotland for an interesting commentary on the relevant survey and its, possibly substantial, shortcomings.<br /><br />The key is to a large extent related to those willing to vote for independence tomorrow and those who have previously voted for independence but moved to NO. The latter probably may return to the fold once they see some indication of the problems raised by Brexit and the policies likely to be implemented by May's government and their impact on Scots. I don't think as yet we have any real indication of how these are going to work out. Problematical policies are unlikely to attract anyone other than died in the wool Unionists.<br /><br />The main 'battleground' will be the over 65's. If they can be reassured regarding their pensions and ability to pass on an inheritance (if any) to their children and be convinced that a Westminster led country is 'going to the dogs' then, again, a sizeable proportion may prefer an independent Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-90627849235076628192016-06-23T05:48:47.711+01:002016-06-23T05:48:47.711+01:00Can only agree with everything you've said her...Can only agree with everything you've said here ;0)<br /><br />And one thing that's perhaps been forgotten (and apropos the paradox) is that the SNP were desperate for the indyref (obviously) while they didn't want a vote on the EU at all.Stuart Wintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02772436419630464325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-13910701972021194992016-03-08T23:19:12.637+00:002016-03-08T23:19:12.637+00:00I understand that this concept might be a wee bit ...I understand that this concept might be a wee bit difficult for you Neepheid, so I'll make this as simple for you as possible.<br /><br />Read the post, because, you know, the Thatcherite hegemony doesn't stop at Dover. <br /><br />Where do you think Osborne got his ideas about turning the UK into a tax haven within the UK? Why, it'll be your party's chum (might be wrong here but I assume you're an SNP voter) Jean Claude Junker.Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13574173214924437278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-34608180023866284222016-03-01T14:05:33.847+00:002016-03-01T14:05:33.847+00:00Enjoy your life in a Tory hegemony, Toryboy. What ...Enjoy your life in a Tory hegemony, Toryboy. What you really want is to be ruled by English Tories, and so it's No to an independent Scotland, Yes to leaving the EU. You oppose anything that might stand in the way of a 1000 year Tory Reich. You are fooling nobody.neepheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774722822580154060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-69007735352126321322015-09-19T12:54:17.012+01:002015-09-19T12:54:17.012+01:00I often wonder about sturgeon and salmond , two pe...I often wonder about sturgeon and salmond , two people who speak about the future of scotland ,when they have no investment in it! ie childless!robbonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-63545776870006143662015-05-11T13:18:16.468+01:002015-05-11T13:18:16.468+01:00From Zero Contracts to zero, so to speak. Quite h...From Zero Contracts to zero, so to speak. Quite how Labour sorts itself out we do not know but it is going to be rough, and likely roughest in Scotland.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-89271556704701575552015-05-11T13:18:16.234+01:002015-05-11T13:18:16.234+01:00From Zero Contracts to zero, so to speak. Quite h...From Zero Contracts to zero, so to speak. Quite how Labour sorts itself out we do not know but it is going to be rough, and likely roughest in Scotland.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-58091705339894306832015-02-17T22:50:00.221+00:002015-02-17T22:50:00.221+00:00Thing is though if the SNP do swing through the re...Thing is though if the SNP do swing through the red Torry , sorry labour heartlands would that not force labour to react? I think that your right labour wouldn't want to join with the SNP but I think if they lost their Scottish base they would be faced with a choice of moving back to the left or ignoring Scotland. In which case the SNP win longer term or labour actually become socialist again.George Waddellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-38208089319047024802014-09-21T15:05:52.933+01:002014-09-21T15:05:52.933+01:00Spot on - and in particular "What was interes...Spot on - and in particular "What was interesting about the whole “Project Fear” episode was that, save for a few tweaks here an there, most of it will be re-run next year by Cameron & the Conservatives trying to repel Milliband from power." Yip. For me that was the most galling experience. To be battered and despised and ridiculed by former Labour comrades intent on clubbing Yes (and me) to death with the economic-Armageddon-to-come arguments; with articles from The Telegraph and Daily Mail and even Breitbart. <br />Just as surely as I know I'll never ever be able to vote Tory, I know I'll never put a X against Labour's man or wummin again.<br />I'm done with Fear. sansserifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445280597626572292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738845518977466560.post-9214488065887971782014-09-20T15:32:28.810+01:002014-09-20T15:32:28.810+01:00Dear Allan
You said this:
"His prediction i...Dear Allan<br /><br />You said this:<br /><br />"His prediction is that Alex Salmond has announced the date of his “political death” with the date of the referendum. While I think it highly likely that Scotland will vote no, Salmond’s political career will survive into 2015 and beyond thanks to one person".<br /><br />George Laird right again.<br /><br />And you were way off the mark about 2015.<br /><br />That is why the SNP read my blog. <br /><br />Yours sincerely<br /><br />George Laird<br />The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow UniversityG Lairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07634338820731652821noreply@blogger.com