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Nuclear Chain Reaction could Break up Britain

2006-12-19T05:13:00.000-08:00

Opposition to Trident could trigger a win for the SNP, which in turn could generate a push for independence and the euro.

John Palmer (Comment is Free - Guardian)

The increasingly desperate-sounding calls from Labour leaders to the party faithful in Scotland to prepare for a life-or-death struggle against the Scottish National party comes on the heels of the cabinet's decision - come hell or

Scotland's Strong Independence Movement is Hardly a 'Faint Blip'

2006-12-18T05:16:00.000-08:00

I don't have a subscription to the Wall Street Journal unfortunately however this article certainly begins on a very positive note:

Scotland's Strong Independence Movement Is Hardly a 'Faint Blip'
Word Count: 629

Scottish and English readers were probably surprised to read Quentin Letts's assertion that Scottish independence is a "faint blip" on the political radar ("Scot Free," editorial page,

Scotland's destiny is in our own hands

2006-12-11T19:38:00.000-08:00

Letter to the Editor
11/12/2006

Dear Sir,

Not many people realise it but after the treaty of union Scotland's official designation was North Britain, and people used to write NB at the bottom of a letter rather than Scotland.

We know that this upset some of our historic contemporaries like Robert Louis Stevenson who complains in a letter to a friend "Don't put `NB' on your paper, put Scotland

MCCONNELL 'HAS MIND MADE UP FOR HIM' ON TRIDENT

2006-12-08T08:23:00.000-08:00

[Excellent attacking stuff by Sturgeon. JOE]

First Minister Jack McConnell today came under fire from the SNP and his Liberal Democrat coalition allies for backing plans to keep Britain's nuclear deterrent. In clashes at Question Time, SNP Holyrood leader Nicola Sturgeon accusedhim of being out of touch with the majority of Scots on the issue - and with the majority of his own party.

The

Former Herald Editor Signs up For Independence

2006-12-08T08:19:00.000-08:00

A former editor of The Herald newspaper has joined a campaign calling for a referendum on Scottish independence. Harry Reid, author of a recently-published history of the Scottish press, Deadline, has signed up with the Scottish Independence Convention, saying: “I’ve been a ‘fellow traveller’ for a year or so now, yet somehow I’ve never quite faced up to what both my heart and my head have been

Smearing Drivel on the Daily Record Forum

2006-12-06T19:21:00.000-08:00

This appeared on the daily Record (moderated) forum: You should grow up and be less of a bigot again. The only reason the bigots and
Ayattollahs at the SNP are riding high in the polls is because Blair's social
policies are a disgrace. The SNP should depart to Iran or Syria etc given thier
love for Islamic fundamentalism. We dont need racists here [plus other rubbish].
I replied:

What on earth

Poll predicts Labour council wipe-out (Ha ha ha!)

2006-12-06T18:28:00.000-08:00

SCOTTISH LABOUR are set to lose almost half of their councillors as well as the control of 12 local authorities next year, according to a new opinion poll. If the figures are reflected in May's council elections, First Minister Jack McConnell's party would only have a majority of seats in North Lanarkshire.

It would be Labour's worst result in a local authority election and signal the end of the

SAME NONSENSE BY BLIAR FOR WALES

2006-12-05T05:06:00.000-08:00

Blair: Independence is backward

INDEPENDENCE for Wales and Scotland would be an old-fashioned backward step, Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday - while claiming his own legacy was to make Britain a more modern place.

[A backward step? More like a necessary step which every former colony of the British Empire has made and none have regretted! Independence is not 'backward' for Wales or

STICK TRIDENT TONY - SCOTLAND DOES NOT WANT IT

2006-12-04T14:46:00.000-08:00

So Tony has decided, yes Britain needs it's nuclear deterrent so it can play big man on campus. His friends in the US will be very happy to receive a £20 Billion order for an unusable nuclear defence system.

Despite the fact Britain can hardly equip it's troops in the current US instigated wars, Tony thinks that a new missile system is a snip. "No madman can blow us up, if he did we'll blow him