Category Archives: Politics

Want a better idea of the state of Scotland’s referendum on independence? Ignore the news and look at the windaes.

Posted on 24/08/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Look around. What do you see? For a while what I was seeing confused me. I saw windae after windae with ‘Yes’ signs, and they’re only increasing in frequency, yet I saw no ‘Better Together’ or ‘No Thanks’ signs, until … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Better Together, David Cameron, David Icke, Duck Billed Platypus, Ignore the polls, Iguana, Independence, No Thanks, Scottish Independence, Tony Abbott, Wings Over Scotland, Yes campaign, Yes for Scotland, Yes windaes | 1 Comment

The bombing of Gaza must stop, but so should the pornographication of the victims.

Posted on 29/07/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

When it comes to Israel indiscriminately killing Palestinian civilians in Gaza, there are times when doing nothing is more constructive than doing something. I’ll preface this article by saying that my knowledge of the tension and conflicts that have occurred … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, BNP, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Nazism, Palestine, Pornographication of victims, Protesting, Twitter, UKIP, Zionism | Leave a comment

UKIP’s rise? We’re all to blame.

Posted on 08/06/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I voted in the European Elections at my local polling station, the Gairbraid Church Hall in Maryhill. Having never been in it before I fully expected the interior to be transformed into a sparse state of temporary surrogacy, the mildly … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged BNP, Britain First, David Cameron, David Coburn, Ed Milliband, European Elections, General Election, Labour, Nick Clegg, Nigel Farage, Politics, Question Time, Scottish Independence, Thatcher, Thatcherism, The BBC, Tories, UKIP | Leave a comment

Does leafleting work?

Posted on 11/05/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’ve been getting quite a few leaflets from various political parties through my letterbox recently, more than seems normal. I’ll concede that my sense of what constitutes a normal quota of leaflets is completely notional. Leafleting is a habitual element … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Alex Salmond, BNP, Green, Labour, Leaflets, Scottish Conservatives, Scottisn Independence, UKIP | Leave a comment

Why the Scottish inferiority complex should not play any part in debating the merits of voting Yes.

Posted on 14/04/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

The saying goes that there are only two certainties in life – death and taxes. Well I’d amend that to include a third – that in life nothing is certain. As a Yes voter the certainties, or should I say … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Better Together, Scottish Art, Scottish Independence, Scottish Nationalism, Vote Yes For Scotland, Yes | 1 Comment