There will be a hard Brexit there is no other possible outcome, let me remind you what Theresa May and her Tory Government said on the border issue in Ireland. The prime minister’s phase one of the EU agreement promised unreservedly no hard border, “including any physical infrastructure or related checks and controls.” There is Read more about Which Union is it to be?[…]

We know that no matter what the SNP Government propose or enact the unionists en bloc will decry it,complain,do everything they can to demonize the Party and Self Determination. In a recent blog I highlighted the achievements of the Atlee Government of 1945-51. They gave us the Welfare State and ever since that day the Read more about The Power Grab.[…]

I was going to write a piece about the nonsense from Alex Cole-Hamilton and the foreign owned press hysteria regarding the SNP PPB however others more eloquent than me have covered this already,none more so than the very talented WGD. Being deafened by the “silenced” This is the classic unionist cringe strategy to protect the Read more about Victors write the History.[…]

I don’t know what infuriates me more,the actions of the elite,the Tories in particular or the complacency of the British people. Someone far more eloquent than me the other day likened the slow boiling frog story to what is happening to Scottish Devolution. Just in case anyone is not aware,the premise is that if a Read more about Fight Back or Boil?[…]

These are the two great passions in my life now that my family are grown up and gone and these now take up most of my time. I have noticed some startling similarities in these two Scottish phenomenons both have devoted followers, both are Scottish, both are nominally British too. They both attract virulent attacks Read more about Rangers & The SNP[…]

I think too often we hold back on things that need saying in case we possibly upset some Unionists that may or may not vote yes next time. I have had fellow Yessers trying to ask me to be nice to the Scottish Journos,or propagandists as I prefer to call them,the theory being they might Read more about Time to go![…]

From the outset let me make it perfectly clear,every last word,opinion and comment is my own,no spin doctor from the SNP,Greens,SSP are involved in my blog. No Christmas box of spun propaganda for me,it may not be Pulitzer Prize stuff,however it is all my own efforts. The only person living overseas with influence in what Read more about The Awards Blog.[…]

We can all agree that during their 8 year tenure in Government at Holyrood SLAB got one thing right,The Smoking in the Workplace Bill . What isn’t as well known is that Stewart Maxwell SNP had produced a virtually similar proposal earlier than SLAB,in true ‘Willie Bain Principle’ they rejected it,renamed it and took the Read more about Quitting Smoking & Voting Unionist.[…]

I am fortunate enough to live in a beautiful house in an idyllic location of the world,halfway between Barcelona and Tarragona in Catalonia,it is a lovely villa 1 1/2 kil. up in the hills with a panoramic view of the Mediterranean. I have this very unusual vista which all of the visitors to our home Read more about There is No Tory Government and Scotland is already Independent.[…]

A happy new year to you and yours,may you know only joy and good health this coming year. I hope you all had a great festive season and that Santa brought you everything you wanted. While the rest of us were winding down the year and getting ready to relax over at WOS, Stu Campbell Read more about The Scotland In Union Farce[…]