Monthly Archives: January 2020

Car Culture: Dumb Motorways

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Grouse Beater

A weekly look at all that sucks in car culture, plus some good bits There are no ‘Smart’ motorways in Scotland, probably because there are few motorways. Considering they are a death trap, this is a good thing. Scots tend … Continue reading →

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Nandyism Scotched

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Grouse Beater

It is not often I publish another’s writing in full on this site, in fact, not at all, but I am delighted to make an exception for this letter that appeared in a blog written by Mark Frankland, a man … Continue reading →

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Car Culture: The Future

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Grouse Beater

A weekly look at all that sucks in car culture, and some good bits Readers, myself included, have arrived at a point in our lives where the long delayed design revolution of cars is taking place. Without sounding morbid, I … Continue reading →

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1917 – a review

Posted on January 18, 2020 by Grouse Beater

There is no avoiding it. In the face of five star glowing reports, this review of 1917 must bite the bullet, if I can put it that way. Sam Mendes’ latest effort as a co-writer-director amounts to a fail, from … Continue reading →

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Car Culture: Cancelling VAT

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Grouse Beater

A weekly look at all that sucks in car culture, plus some good bits There are lots of topics on transport I want to write about, but for the moment here’s one more on electric cars, the future of car … Continue reading →

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Rise of Skywalker – a review

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Grouse Beater

For over thirty years, probably longer, the once considered Saturday afternoon children’s fair has dominated mainstream cinema to the detriment of adult movies. Kid’s films moved from cheap sets and worse acting to phenomenal blockbusters. The junk we were fed … Continue reading →

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England Admiring Fascism

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Grouse Beater

Fascism and the art of appeasement By failing to secure its constitutional right to reinstate autonomy, forfeited in 2014, Scotland is confronted by the predictable backlash from the British state, administered by the most far-right English administration in living memory. … Continue reading →

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Car Culture: Cheats

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Grouse Beater

A weekly look at all that sucks in car culture, plus some good bits The UK is out of the EU, to all intents and purposes is now out bar the stamp on the sealing wax, and that means in … Continue reading →

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