Monthly Archives: November 2014

The Myth Commission

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Grouse Beater

  After a number of weeks discussing in camera the contents of sandwiches and vol-au-vents delivered to their conference room, the members of the Myth Commission have arrived at unanimity. They are all agreed an OBE, if not an MBE, … Continue reading →

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Alex Salmond – an Appreciation

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Grouse Beater

Salmond, not Hawking, expanded our universe I stopped admiring Scotland’s Labour party when I saw how they kissed each other on the cheeks but took a body swerve to avoid poor in the street, and refused to live among their … Continue reading →

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A Flag Party

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Grouse Beater

  The cute young man astride broad shoulders is Ethan, among the crowded fluster and flutter of proud Saltires outside BBC Scotland’s hubristic, stupefying-ly dull yet massively expensive mausoleum of a headquarters, state broadcaster for the UK not so much for Scotland. It was a … Continue reading →

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Mr. Turner – a review

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Grouse Beater

A warning for readers: I touch upon the ending of this well-publicised movie; those yet to see it might wish to stop reading now. Writer or collaborator? Mr. Turner comes from the stable of English director, Mike Leigh. In his latest … Continue reading →

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Ditherers and Switherers

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Grouse Beater

  I try to avoid dry statistics in my essays, mainly because they are bureaucratic tools easy to falsify, and difficult to refute unless one has all the facts researched immediately at one’s fingertips. Above all, in terms of Scotland’s … Continue reading →

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