Monthly Archives: June 2019

Desecrating Loch Lomond

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Grouse Beater

Though Scot and English share a common humanity, the similarities end there. The claim Scots are British is the signature of a colonial mentality. In almost all things, language, accents, religion, the great majority of political ideals, the clan system, … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Scottish Politics | 9 Comments

Robert the Bruce – a review

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Grouse Beater

This review begins with the obvious, the one aspect film critics will miss if ignorant of reality in Scotland, or own a mind set against Scotland’s political ambitions. Angus Macfadyen’s pursuit of this project, well over a decade from inception … Continue reading →

Posted in Film review | 13 Comments

Car News: Boris’ Clatty Car

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Grouse Beater

A weekly look at all that sucks in the automotive world, and some good bits The photographs of Boris the Boor’s clatty car – as shambolic as its owner, indeed, as his hair style – got me wondering if both … Continue reading →

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Toy Story 4 – a review

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Grouse Beater

Pixar’s genius, the brains behind the outfit, is their gift of equipping inanimate objects with all the quirks, failings, hopes and aspirations of humans, none more so than in their highly successful Toy Story franchise. The marvel was to see … Continue reading →

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Car News: Cycling Granny

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Grouse Beater

A weekly look at all that sucks in the automotive world, plus some good bits A pleasant news story tops the bill this week – a revoltingly healthy and enterprising  grandmother is cycling the length of Britain in memory of … Continue reading →

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Car News: Jaguar’s Hero

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Grouse Beater

A weekly look at all that sucks in the auto industry, and some good bits Dumfries born Ian Callum CBE FRSE steps down from his 20 year post as Jaguar Cars chief designer. He was trained by the industrial design department of … Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation | 3 Comments

Patrick Matthew on Origins

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Grouse Beater

An occasional series on eminent Scots unjustly ignored or forgotten From the minute we were entranced by a bug on a rug, or wondered why blackbirds are black and gulls are white and live by the sea, we were told … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Scots, Scottish Independence Referendum, Scottish Politics | 34 Comments

Collaborators

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Grouse Beater

There is a lot of clearing up to be done when a nation throws off its colonial masters, banishing traces of the old order from Indigenous institutions, reopening old mysteries, firing the inept. One among many tasks is to organise … Continue reading →

Posted in Scottish Independence Referendum, Scottish Politics | 24 Comments