Monthly Archives: September 2016

To ‘Proud’ Brit-Scots

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Grouse Beater

When you catch a British nationalist’s argument to inspect its worth all you get is a cold handful of nothing. You boast of being an inhabitant of two lands, a Scot and a Brit, but it is self-delusion. You are not … Continue reading →

Posted in Scottish Politics | 27 Comments

An Act of Self-Interest

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Grouse Beater

The tenets the 1707 Act of Union are as plain as the nose on your face – admittedly part of your anatomy difficult to see from where your eyes sit, unless viewed in a mirror. The Act states unequivocally….. “Two Nations” It does … Continue reading →

Posted in Scottish Independence Referendum | 88 Comments

Clipped Wings

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Grouse Beater

Illusory free speech Wings Over Scotland, the “low grade propagandist” site, (according to Michael White of the illiberal Guardian) got into a spot of bother. It had its Twitter account suspended all of a day and a night. (By whom I’ll name … Continue reading →

Posted in Scottish Politics | 12 Comments

A Company Above the Law

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Grouse Beater

What a to-do! The legal team of Volkswagen has walked out of an Irish court after the judge ruled that the case, which involves a motorist suing the company following the emissions scandal, is legally fit to proceed. Imagine if … Continue reading →

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Hell and High Water – a review

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Grouse Beater

There’s a moment late in the film when Jeff Bridges, playing a curmudgeonly Texas Ranger, sits down on a homestead porch to discuss the case he and his partner, a Comanche, had worked on. He crosses his legs, and places … Continue reading →

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Car News: Apple’s iCar

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Grouse Beater

A look at all that’s rotten in the automobile industry plus some good bits Reports of an Apple iCar are bouncing around auto business Twitter lines. What evidence is there to suggest it’s Apple’s next logical product? Gordon Murray is … Continue reading →

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Café Society – a review

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Grouse Beater

  It’s that time again – a Woody Allen film hits town. Two things cross your mind: will it be as funny and clever as his best, and what in hell made him think it was okay to seduce and … Continue reading →

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It’s Just My Opinion

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Grouse Beater

I am beginning to notice a healthy air of justified impatience creeping into the ripostes and replies individuals dispense to the enemies of Scotland’s democracy. Reading for the umpteenth time Scotland is an economic basket case, and of no importance to humanity, … Continue reading →

Posted in Scottish Independence Referendum | 12 Comments

Worming the Apple

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Grouse Beater

Here is more evidence of one law for the rich another for the rest of us. The EU has told Apple Corporation to pay real taxes to Ireland, not pretend taxes. Apple claims it has, and that retrospective action is … Continue reading →

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