In other news Alex Salmond's defence counsel has got into hot water for some revealing comments. Various commentators up here contrasting the dignified comments of the disbelieved witnesses with Salm… (View Post)

On a brighter note - my first butterfly of the year (N Scotland). A very tatty peacock nectaring on a daisy. (View Post)

May be worth noting that Trump's ratings haven't sky-rocketed. In fact Macron and Boris have seen much bigger uplifts. A decent US President would probably have done much better. And this is before t… (View Post)

The "window" of what is politically possible has just shrunk dramatically. And it does not stretch to a massive constitutional upheaval like Scottish independence. And, even if bumbling Bor… (View Post)

The point is they fear independence won't happen at all. Coronavirus is a disaster for them as is Brexit. They represent huge barriers which did not exist in 2014 and Sturgeon is being blamed for let… (View Post)