It'll be because they're named after one of eight points on the compass, three of which are or begin with North, three with South, whereas East and West are evidently only one each. We have… (View Post)

To be absolutely fair, a visionary leader and statesman with the combined talents of William Gladstone, Abraham Lincoln, Robert the Bruce and the Emperor Augustus would struggle to rescue Scottish Un… (View Post)

The problem is, of course, that if you're going to oppose this particular tax to pay for old people to have their arses wiped, then what do you do instead? Do you (a) raise a different tax inste… (View Post)

62% of the Scottish population answered the national identity question in the 2011 census as "Scottish only" and the number will only have moved in one direction in the subsequent decade. I… (View Post)

I came into this discussion thinking that the legacy UK parties were permafucked and the SNP would simply romp to yet another victory. However, I granted our guest authors the courtesy of reading the… (View Post)