Monthly Archives: June 2018

An Auld Sang Still Sung

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Grouse Beater

Murray Foote former Daily Record editor – 3-times Newspaper of the Year Truculence is a lovely word. I have other favourites such as somnambulant and wind – not the intestinal kind – and confluence, words that slide off the tongue. ‘Truculence’ … Continue reading →

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Sicario 2 – a review

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Grouse Beater

I chose the publicity still above because the image gives a good impression of the look to the follow-up of the superb Sicario of 2015. The cold evening light on a day’s desert heat silhouettes the dusty figure of a hired … Continue reading →

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Car News: “No Brexit Dividend”

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Grouse Beater

A weekly guide to all that’s rotten about car ownership, plus a few good bits Another car giant complains Brexit will break it. BMW says it will be forced to close its production sites in the UK, putting 8,000 jobs … Continue reading →

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Western – a review

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Grouse Beater

Western – a title meant to be symbolic – reminds me in some ways of the Polish workers I have around me as I write this review, grouped to assist with the heavy construction work recreating a Roman garden. They chatter … Continue reading →

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Car News: Boss Arrested

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Grouse Beater

Your weekly guide to all that’s rotten about car ownership, plus some good bits The chief executive of Audi has been arrested at his home, the most senior Volkswagen official to be taken into custody over the emissions cheating scandal. … Continue reading →

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Hereditary – a review

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Grouse Beater

Choosing a film depends a lot on one’s mood on the day. I glimpse at headlines as a kind of insurance that the choice of film I want to see will be half-decent at worst and I won’t feel cheated … Continue reading →

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Car News: Spare Part Prices

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Grouse Beater

A weekly guide to all that’s rotten in the auto industry, plus some good bits All of us are forced to buy a spare part for our car at some time in its life, usually at its annual service or just … Continue reading →

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Scotland – a Colony Once More

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Grouse Beater

The Tories make clear they have no respect for the Scottish Parliament. Never again will the line that Scotland is an equal partner in Westminster system be believed. The decision to act without our consent, and the manner of doing … Continue reading →

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Jurassic World – a review

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Grouse Beater

On my first visit to a Hollywood studio to pitch a project the executives were sufficiently impressed with the computer requirements in one project to have an employee show me around the premises and meet staff. One of the places I … Continue reading →

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Once We Were Anglos

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Grouse Beater

When Anglophiles proclaim they’re British and Scots, meaning not really proud to be Scots but wish they were English, I get an image of a Prawn announcing it’s proud to be a Crustacean and a Prawn. Secretly, the Prawn wants to … Continue reading →

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