‘Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me’. That’s what we were always told as kids and we had to learn to have a bit of a thick skin. If I said, ‘snipers and rockets will break your bones AND words will always harm you’. You would know exactly what I am talking about. Today…
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Accusing Corbyn of Antisemitism is a Hate Crime in itself
UNDERSTANDING ANTI-SEMITISM and JEREMY CORBYN As a proponent of Scottish Independence I have little in common with the Labour Party. However, the recent sustained attacks on Jeremy Corbyn as an anti-semitic because of his unwillingness to recognise specific examples of anti-semitism within the IHRA definition that effectively negates virtually all criticism of Israel leaves me very concerned. There can be…
A Fool English Bexitfast
My pub in London Smithfield was famous all over the world for the Full English Breakfast. That is behind me now but A Fool English Brexitfast is in front of me, in front of us all, especially all Scots. Why they bothered to include Scotland, Ireland and Wales in the EU referendum is beyond me. Let’s face it, what the…
Calling out the #unionistcult in Scotland
The walk-out of the SNP MPs at Westminster, regardless of whether or not it was staged has created a watershed in British politics. I am ‘Calling out the #unionistcult in Scotland’ who have promoted a desperate narrative that the SNP popularity had waned. Clearly it hadn’t and if it had then a big thanks are due to those #unionistcult members…