Monthly Archives: March 2019

Taking Umbrage

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Grouse Beater

At what stage does fair comment cross the line to defamation? What constitutes deliberate, malicious, concentrated attack on an individual’s integrity and honesty, carried out to such an extent it imperils or degrades that individual’s reputation? The verdict in this … Continue reading →

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Car News: All-electric Fiat 500

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Grouse Beater

A weekly look at all that sucks in the automobile industry and some good bits Car companies resurrecting past glories because nothing they produce now is as popular leave me in two minds. A case in point is Ford Mustang, … Continue reading →

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How to Train Your Dragon – a review

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Grouse Beater

Normally I don’t go to cinemas to see children’s movies, though I once did when a practising teacher. I will make an effort to see the latest Pixar animation for its adult content worrying as one does, the story-lines might … Continue reading →

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Twilight of the Imperium

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Grouse Beater

A small country How entertaining to watch England make its self smaller and weaker while attempting to recreate patriotic feelings of grandeur and conquest. At the rate its leaders are throwing off international friends as if old socks, it will … Continue reading →

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Car News: Venal VW

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Grouse Beater

A look at all that’s rotten in the automobile industry plus some good bits United States regulators have charged Volkswagen and its former chief executive Martin Winterkorn with defrauding investors during its massive diesel emissions scandal. Ouch! Car News has … Continue reading →

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In the Mold of Sturgeon

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Grouse Beater

Regular readers will know I rarely lose an opportunity to compare Scotland with existing states if there are obvious comparisons or parallels. Studying how other nations govern themselves, or are governed by those they wish gone, is good practice. You … Continue reading →

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Fighting With My Family – a review

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Grouse Beater

Fighting for My family is what’s categorised in the business as ‘feel good’ film, but as this one aims for comedy, at least, that’s how it is promoted, you could describe it as a ‘Feel Goofy Movie’. In that ambition, … Continue reading →

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Car News: Dominant Company

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Grouse Beater

A weekly look at all that sucks in the car industry and some good bits Asked why I include articles on the automobile industry on a political website, I usually reply that the car lobby is one of the biggest … Continue reading →

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Buster Scruggs – a review

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Grouse Beater

I try not to miss a Coen Brother movie. This one missed when it was in cinemas. Netflix gives its projects a week out so they become eligible for Oscars and then onto its television streaming list, a sore point … Continue reading →

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Car News: Geneva Motor Show

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Grouse Beater

A weekly look at all that sucks in the car industry, plus some good bits The Geneva motor Show is upon us again, or rather it is on those pesky foreigners who live in Eeyouland. We don’t have to attend … Continue reading →

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