Dancing To UKIP’s Tune
April 5, 2014
Despite having only ever lost their deposit in Scotland, Nigel Farage's grisly hobgoblins continue to be the driving force in UK politics. (First published at Newsnet Scotland.)
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The “Thrilling” Case For The UK
March 29, 2014
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says the case for the UK should be as "thrilling" as the case for independence. Here he explains how his party plans to lead the way in the thrills department. (First published at BBC Scotlandshire.)
Untied With Labour
March 22, 2014
It’s conference time and Ed miliband promotes the Labour initiative to save the union, unaware that a minor typographic error has him inadvertently promoting independence instead. Meanwhile, Greg has commandeered the teleprompter. (First published at Bella Caledonia.)
A Family Of Nations
March 15, 2014
At the Scottish Conservatives conference, David Cameron introduces a little 'fresh blood' to show what we all have to look forward to after a 'No' vote. (First published at Wings Over Scotland.)
Aberdeen City Council: The Nation’s Hindquarters
March 8, 2014
Just as in the anatomy of man, every nation has its hindquarters. So continues the sorry saga of spectacularly dysfunctional Aberdeen City Council. Greg is indebted to American painter Robert Indiana (b. 1928). Not for the visuals, obviously. (First published at A Thousand Flowers.)
Blair McDougall Introduces The National Collective Zine
March 1, 2014
Better Together chief Blair McDougall orders a copy of the National Collective Zine expecting it to be 'full of the usual wish trees and Icelandic Goat-herders'..
Ground Control To Major Tom
February 22, 2014
The Thin White Duke relays a message from his home in New York urging Scots to 'stay with us', and Greg has a reverie about the closing section of Space Oddity.
A Very Odd Chancellor
February 15, 2014
“It would be a very odd chancellor of any UK government that insisted on a course of action that cost their own businesses hundreds of millions of pounds, that blew a massive hole in their balance of payments and, because assets and liabilities go hand in hand, would potentially leave the rest of the UK shouldering the entirety of UK debt.” – Nicola Sturgeon.
David Cameron Appeals To Scotland. Or Not.
February 8, 2014
in order to avoid bumping into ‘that awful salmond chap’, David Cameron chooses - where else - the Olympic Park in East London as the venue for a desperate plea to save the union. Thanks to Peter Curran. Apologies to Jenny Lindsay.
Wee Things With Johann Lamont
February 1, 2014
Johann describes the control of nuclear weapons, bedroom tax, foreign policy, childcare, minimum wage and a huge raft of economic levers as "wee things" offered by independence. Here, Greg invites the leader of the labour party in Scotland to extrapolate further..