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  “Watching, we hear the mad gusts tugging on the wire, Like twitching agonies of men among its brambles.” —Wilfred Owen, 1917. “I saw that beautiful barbed wire going up. Beautiful sight.” —Donald Trump, 2018. #ArmisticeDay

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  One of those rare photos that makes you stop in your tracks and whisper, "Wow..." "Lochaber at Night" - wintry scene of Loch Linnhe, Caol Shore and Ben Nevis, taken from Corpach Pier by Mark Gillies.

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  I regret to report that writing books with opinions the UK Government doesn't like is now terrorism. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/14/sally-rooney-says-she-can-no-longer-sell-books-in-the-uk-because-of-palestine-action-support

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  As an antidote to the poison being thrown at the RNLI, I give you Bill Bryson: “I had never really stopped to consider what an extraordinary thing the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is. Think about it. A troubled ship calls for help, and eight people — teachers, plumbers, the guy who runs the pub — drop everything and put to sea, whatever the weather, asking no questions, imperilling their own lives, to try to help strangers. Is there anything more brave and noble than that?”

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  Well, over a century ago the Norwegian Parliament declared the union between Norway and its larger neighbour Sweden dissolved. Norway then went on to become one of the wealthiest nations in the world and a country that absolutely prioritises the well-being of its citizens. So I'd say - hell, yes.

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  Number 10 North, eh?

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  What's clear from today's election results is that three of the four constituent nations of the so-called United Kingdom have now elected political parties whose primary raison d'être is to bring an end to the United Kingdom. Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.

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  From the so-called "Scotsman" so-called "newspaper". What the - and I cannot stress this strongly enough - actual fuck? https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/why-reform-uks-malcolm-offord-is-the-leader-that-scotland-desperately-needs-8491762

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  If he's only got five cars, how does he get from his sixth house to his sixth yacht?

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  Well, he's not the only Orangeman who doesn't like the pope.

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  I see Farage's trip to Shetland went well.

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  A quote from Tom Johnston's book, "Our Scots Noble Families". It was first published in 1909 and caused a sensation. He later became wartime Secretary of State for Scotland and first chairman of the North of Scotland Hydro Board.

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  Still the most iconic Scottish weather picture, in my humble opinion.

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  The new goal of Trump's Iran War appears to be opening the Straight of Hormuz, which was open before the start of Trump's Iran War.

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  This story's currently being covered by The Times, Financial Times, The Guardian, The Herald, The Telegraph, Daily Express, The Sun, The Mirror, Daily Record, The Scotsman, The National, and many others. BBC Scotland? Not a peep. Radio silence. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/01/navy-captain-steps-back-from-duties-link-mp-husband-china-spy-claims

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  If Iran didn't want to be attacked they shouldn't have put their country right in the middle of all those US military bases.

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  I have no issue with Tony Blair expressing his opinion, other than the fact that he should be doing it from a dock in The Hague.

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  "When a lazy aristocrat from a dying dynasty uses a helicopter to travel seventeen miles, the edifice shakes. But when that same man rapes a 17-year-old and calls her a liar, it is the end of days." Utterly excoriating from Mr O'Hagan https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n05/andrew-o-hagan/stay-classy

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  Thanks to BBC Wales for reporting this. I'm sure BBC Scotland will also be all over it haha. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czj18zpr1lzo

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  Dutch urinals: disturbing.

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  I'm not a Green voter but well said, @ZackPolanski. About time we had a politician in the UK with the courage to articulate this fundamental, undeniable truth. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/18/basics-of-life-in-britain-have-been-sold-for-profit-says-polanski

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  US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: "To every American who wants peace through strength: may Almighty God bless our troops. Please pray for them every day on bended knee in the name of Jesus Christ." But it's Iran who are the religious nutters, apparently. https://www.war.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/4438625/secretary-of-war-pete-hegseth-and-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-air-force-gen-da/#:~:text=And%20I%20say%20the%20same,the%20name%20of%20Jesus%20Christ.

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  "Listen, don't mention Pearl Harbour. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it."

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  There's a small minority in Scotland (History Woman, Effie Deans, AgentP and their chums) who'll be wetting themselves at this prospect. Scotland back in its box and then bled dry. Independence is imperative. https://www.thenational.scot/news/25951063.reform-pledge-cut-size-scottish-parliament-review-devolution/

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  https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25965603.united-kingdom-catch-will-scotland/

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  The Iran war is such a clusterfuck Trump may need to release the Epstein files as a distraction.