Monthly Archives: November 2023

Constitutionally Inept

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Grouse Beater

Lady Dorrian without her judge’s wig to show she is… erm, just as stern as when wearing it Lady Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk, the same judge who presided over the Salmond political show trial, a case propelled by faked evidence … Continue reading →

Posted in Scottish Law | 11 Comments

Indy Support at 54%

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Grouse Beater

November 2023: An Ipsos Mori poll shows that Scotland’s mass movement for greater civil and constitutional rights is too far down the road to the ideal to wither away and go home for tea. At this time last year it … Continue reading →

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Monarchy Gossip

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Grouse Beater

 Charles, William, Kate, Meghan and Harry, Sandringham, 2018. Photo: Joe Giddens There is no doubting affection for the Monarchy has taken a sharp downturn. Even the great tactitian Alex Salmond has made public that he wants to see Scotland a republic … Continue reading →

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The English Class System

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Grouse Beater

Patriotic Millionaires Tax our wealth’ on the Bank of England, 21 Oct. Photo: PM.UK If ever there was an acute example of how Scotland contracts financial syphilus from England’s economic priorities, it is seen in the way England’s elite – bought … Continue reading →

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A Scottish Prism

Posted on November 26, 2023 by Grouse Beater

Click on this link: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1gqxvQmqgoeJB International readers may be interested to see (reminded a second time because of the Salmond Action) a weekly accessed video, a discussion on political news entitled Through a Scottish Prism. Chaired by the robust nationalist … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu the Destroyer

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Grouse Beater

Benjamin ‘Bibi’ Netanyahu, once a right-wing extremist, always a right-wing extremist ‘I am old enough to remember,’ the saying goes, and in this study of a madman it’s true; I recall when Benjamin Netanyahu was the Tommy Robinson of Israel. … Continue reading →

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Napoleon – a review

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Grouse Beater

 Joaquin Phoenix, a dumpy, grumpy, mumbly Napoleon. Photo: Sony This film has one stand-out breath-taking thing in its favour – the battle sequences. They are filmed as if cameras were invented, there to record the action. The rest is Ridley Scott … Continue reading →

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Salmond Takes Accusers to Court

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Grouse Beater

The Right Honorable Alex Salmond, ALBA Party leader At long last Alex Salmond has launched a much anticipated and justified legal action against ScotGov over the concoction of a litany of false allegations of misconduct. It has taken time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Scots, Uncategorized | 6 Comments

Broken England

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Grouse Beater

Floods surround homes, Ironbridge, Shropshire. Photo: Christopher Furlong This is No 23 in our Climate Change series of articles gathered from around the globe. This week it is the turn of environmental activist George Monbiot. Unthinking, he titled his article ‘Broken … Continue reading →

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Those Damn Ferries Again

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Grouse Beater

The Ferry contractors ignoring ScotGov’s strict instruction NOT to pay vast bonuses to themselves while the price of two docked ships reach and surpass Ben Nevis heights, proving Humza Yousaf’s administration is effectively a dead horse, without authority, unable to … Continue reading →

Posted in Scotland's Economy | 4 Comments