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The power of the people
Just occasionally the Great British Public’s voice is heard above the political and diplomatic babble. We don’t want to fire another shot from the hip at another Arab despot whose behaviour we can’t...
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That was the satire that was
I can still hear Millicent Martin belting out the intro, almost fitting her take on the week’s news into the theme tune (just like JW!). 50 years later we say goodbye to one of its leading...
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Welcome , Marvin, to our world!
Sing along to the tune of Walzing Matilda Boadicea’s Chariot, Boadicea’s Chariot Cyberspace’s answer to Baden Powell’s brigade! We’ve got cubs and we’ve got brownies And growed-up scouts – and...
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No nicotine in the nick
I’m sure some cherished colleagues have diplomatically mild views on how best to punish criminals. But HMGov has come up with a humdinger – taking the fags away from the 80% of inmates who smoke....
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The UN explained for Marvin
I like Kofi, you like Ki We both like se-cur-i-tee! Light blue hats at border posts They’re the troops we love the most! When the shells begin to fly They’re off home – no fond good-bye! I like Kofi,...
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North Britain’s future
It’s not long until the Scots decide whether to cast themselves off in an open boat from the Big Ship. Less than a year in fact. And, yes, it does affect me, because all my pension income arrives here...
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It’s hard to make a comeback when you haven’t been anywhere
I took the summer off, basically. Well, if you can call doing two jobs, managing the house and garden and going through a family bereavement ‘taking time off’. It was however time off from blogging....
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Scots wha hae!
There is indeed light at the end of the Fat Contoller’s tunnel, and yes! it is a juggernaut coming the other way! Getting out from under the oppressive attentions of Downing Street looks like costing...
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A Sassenach’s view
Backside reminds me that from time to time we’d all like to be independent of those who control us – gubmint, school, bank, parent, child – and do our own thing; voluntarily cast away as rulers of rich...
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Vive la difference!
No, this is not about sex. (Sorry, reader.) It’s about political independence. The mainly Russian denizens of the Crimea want to go it alone, as some Scots seem to as well. But that is about the only...
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Good news, bad news – by post
An interesting viewpoint from the Beeb: that English postal costs will be a lot less if Scotland secedes. So far so true. No more outlying crofts and islands to service for the price of a UK stamp. But...
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Another Bourbon?
If you thought King Carl Gustav of Sweden was a bit of a rogue, then you’ll be forgiven for viewing soon-to-be-ex-King Juan Carlos of Spain in a similar light. And you won’t be surprised that our own...
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Scottish pet
Sometimes some delicious humour escapes from Westminster. The Commons Scottish Affairs committee has described Alex Salmond’s currency union plan as a dead parrot....
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The Pied Piper of Alba?
The excellent Merriam Webster defines him as: a charismatic person who attracts followers one that offers strong but delusive enticement a leader who makes irresponsible promises Need one say more?
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Don’t rock the boat
A quarter of non-Scottish Brits ‘don’t know’ whether they approve of Scottish independence or not. Three-quarters of those with an opinion are against it. Ah yes, you ask, but why? Well, here’s my...
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Alba in NATO
The dour Scotsman reports that wee Alba will be welcome in NATO. That means that Fatty will have to muster a militia. Any idea who’ll do that for him?...
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OK, it’s war!
Backside didn’t mind the damned Scotties playing around with their faux-historical independence, all kilt and no knickers. But now it’s serious. My (not their) beloved Pound is taking a serious hit,...
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