“Firstly, there is no hierarchy of courts. Parliament is answerable, equally, to every court in these lands.”
Grounds For Divorce
A Tale of Two Parliaments
“I’ve felt for some time that Scotland has two parliaments: one which broadly represents its best interests, and one whose raison d’etre is to work against them.”
Orkney’s Norwegian Constitution Day 2019
Why does Orkney celebrate Norwegian Constitution Day? John Mowat Secretary of the Orkney Norway Friendship Association explains the reasons for Norway’s Constitution Day and Orkney’s celebration of it.
Last Chance Saloon
Some thoughts on whisky…..
Thoughts on Being an Independent Part of a Collective
“It took a while for anyone to notice, then Prof. Colin Richards noticed, that the types of stone used at the Ring of Brodgar, were different, as you work your way round the circle. “
Farming Matters:Signposts and Weathervanes
“If you vote against the very parliament – and the very country – in which you sit and whose people you represent from the proceeds of their taxes: what, pray, is the point of you? And why are you still here?”
Rebirth of Freedom
Today Catalans are remembering both the loss of their freedom in 1714 and actively working to implement the republic peacefully
The Economics of Delusion
At every election since 2008 the public have been asked to accept the austerity measures inflicted upon them.
Farming Matters: Driving with the Brakes On
“If God gives you nothing but lemons, then make some lemonade”.
Sporting Matters: Full Time
“here we are, living the line from the Proclaimers song and begging for a piece of what’s already ours.”
