On the wireless this morning, Jacob Rees-Mogg referred to the DUP as the guardians of all things British and said he would not abandon them during the coming parliamentary shenanigans. (more…)
Category: Politics
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Perfidious Albion #2
Article 50 of the treaty holding together the European Union was created by British exceptionalism.
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Perfidious Albion #1
At the time of writing, Wikipedia introduces its article thus:
Perfidious Albion is a pejorative phrase used within the context of international relations and diplomacy to refer to alleged acts of diplomatic sleights, duplicity, treachery and hence infidelity (with respect to perceived promises made to or alliances formed with other nation states) by monarchs or governments of the UK (or England prior to 1707) in their pursuit of self-interest.
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How much longer can we put up with this mess?
I have had enough now. The Wee Ginger Dug on the button as usual.
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Mountains, Messfam and Mindfulness
I have come to the conclusion that Mindfulness is probably a bit of a misnomer.
But more of that later.
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Treating Independentistas as Suspected Terrorists
I do not often reblog. But this piece stands out for me as extremely important. The writer is a not only a blogger, but also speaks in public and so he is a little more prominent. As my recent experience with the BBC has taught me, perhaps too the various organs of the British State are also becoming interested in those of us who only write. If this is the case, then we are entering extremely dangerous times indeed.
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The establishment, the cradle and the grave.
This site does not get very many visitors, but there are enough for me to believe that the effort of writing is worthwhile. (more…)
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Always living with(out) cancer
According to the eponymous tradition of Scottish philosophy, common sense refers to an ability to perceive the properties or qualities of objects using separate sensory modalities. The classic example used to demonstrate the principle is the fact of the cubeness of a cube being both a visual and a tactile experience – we can both see and feel that it is a cube. The common sense is that which makes it thus possible for vision to confirm touch and vice versa. It is the basis of learning directly to perceive higher orders of abstraction than raw sensory experience, and of using these to navigate about complex environments. (more…)
