Category Archives: Politics

The link between the Charlie Hebdo massacre & Ched Evans, did I get it right?

Posted on 04/02/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’ve been asking myself that one more than usual since I wrote this article, in which I linked the futile attitudes and beliefs that motivated the imbeciles who committed the Charlie Hebdo massacre to those who are actively trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Austerity is a lie, Being right, Being wrong, Charlie Hebdo, Ched Evans, Fracking, George Orwell, I'm with stupid, Intolerance, Me being all pious again, Not very modest am I?, Our culture of self-delusion, Politics, Rapists, SNP, Stupidity, Terrorism | Leave a comment

What do the Charlie Hebdo killers and Ched Evans hounders have in common? Intolerance, and stupidity.

Posted on 14/01/2015 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

We live in interesting times, and this last week’s events have only served to reaffirm two central truths, namely that same people, too many people – okay me too – are now taking themselves and their beliefs too seriously, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Anders Breivik, Branding, Cartoonists, Charlie Hebdo, Ched Evans, Intolerance, Islam, Islamists, Islamists are stupid, Mocking, Stupidity, Terrorism | 2 Comments

Labourites are shite.

Posted on 07/12/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Being as I am, I always try to look for the best in folks, or in anything, before the evidence to the contrary makes that an impossibility. You could imagine Hitler and Stalin being decent company, especially if you had … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Better Together, Chancers, Cowboy builders, Ed Miliband, General Election 2015, Gordon Brown, Hypocrisy, Jim Murphy, Labour, Labourites are shite, Mediocrity, Myopia, Parasites, Thatcher, The Wire, Tories, UKIP, Westminster malaise | 1 Comment

The aftermath of the independence referendum.

Posted on 28/09/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’m ready to embrace the challenges ahead that independence will bring. The only remaining question is do enough of us want to write our future? That would be No. Currently I’m reading Blood Meridian by Cormack McCarthy. Every engrossing page … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Aftermath, Alex Salmond, Better Together, Blood Meridian, Cormack McCarthy, David Cameron, Douglas Carswell, Ed Miliband, George Orwell, Glenda Jackson, Gordon Brown, Great Britain, Groupthink, Holyrood, Independence referendum, Jim Murphy, Johann Lamont, Labour, Mark Reckless, Nazi Salutes, NHS, No Thanks, Orange Order, Russell Brand, Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Scottish Indepedence, Scottish Nationalist Party, Scottish Socialist Party, Thatcherism, Tories, UKIP, Unionist scum, Westminster, Yes | Leave a comment

Why I’m voting Yes.

Posted on 15/09/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

I’ve been writing steadily for about seven years now. Not for one second do I think I’m good, or even average at it. It can be hard to offer an honest, objective appraisal of one’s own work, and really, being … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Alan Bennett, Alex Salmond, Better Together, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Edinburgh, George Galloway, George Monbiot, Glasgow, Gordon Brown, I'm voting Yes, Imperial masters, Labour, LibLabCon, London, Nigel Farage, No Thanks, NuLabour, Scottish Greens, Scottish Independence, Scottish Socialists, SNP, Star Wars, Vote Yes, Westminster, Yes, Yes campaign, Yes for Scotland | 2 Comments