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According to Help Guide studies have found a strong link between social media abuse (using it too much) and mental health issues. You are more likely to suffer from depression,…
Thursday April 15
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How to spot a…
Before I learned what narcissism meant, the only person I could think of was someone like Tony Stark as I did not fully understand the concept of it until recently. That original perception was naïve to think…
Tuesday March 30
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Most popular drugs used…
How do drugs and alcohol affect mental health? From taking drugs and drinking alcohol recreationally to using it for self-medication purposes, everyone has their reasons for indulging. If using it…
Tuesday March 30
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Rarest forms of mental…
Rarest forms of mental health issues Did you know that one in four people will experience a mental health issue of some kind each year? According to Mind charity, one in six…
Tuesday March 30
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Positive tips on to…
1. Exercise Can be any form of sport as long as you're putting in the effort to get a sweat. My preference is cycling as it increases self-esteem and reduces…
Tuesday March 30
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Top 3 talking points…
1. How many trophies will The Rangers win? The Rangers have impressed many this season by not only winning their first-ever SPFL trophy but have the opportunity to finish the…
Monday March 29
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My Scotland squad for…
Substitutes: Gordon, Robertson, Dykes, Fraser, Armstrong, McKenna, McGregor, O'Donnell, Forrest, Shinnie, McLean Do you agree with this line-up? Is it too defensive? Who would you replace? Please let us know…
Monday March 29
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Fact file: Alba Party
With the Scottish elections fast approaching this May, we as voters have to think about which party to vote for. SNP, the Conservative Party, Labour, Green Party, Liberal Democrats, and…
Wednesday March 31
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Supporting Independent Scottish Media
With all the goings on just now with the BBC and alleged copyrighted videos being the cause of the removal of a couple of independence supporter's accounts on youtube. I wonder what , or who is next? So it is important to show support for the Scottish independent media.
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Wings Over Scotland
10 May 2021
The world's most-read Scottish politics website-
The Taking Of Holyrood 129
So here’s your majority: And we know because they told us. It only took a matter of hours for two...
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Dawn Of The Imbeciles
The SNP collected slightly over 1 million list votes in Thursday’s election, which nevertheless...
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What you voted for
We apologise for our post of earlier today. It looks like 2026 was much too optimistic an estimate.
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The Day Nothing Changed
Our sincerest congratulations go to The National on what by our count is their 250th “INDY IS...
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Contact with the enemy
We are, as always, absolutely enthralled at the prospect of discovering from James Kelly what our...
SCOT goes POP!
10 May 2021
A pro-independence blog by James Kelly - voted one of Scotland's top 10 political websites.-
Serious questions for the Electoral Commission tonight as inexplicable ruling appears to have robbed the Greens (and thus the pro-independence camp) of two seats they should have won
Pro-independence parties have won 72 of the 129 seats in the new Scottish Parliament, which is a...
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FINAL RESULTS: The SNP gain one seat overall, will *not* be a minority govt as long as there's an opposition Presiding Officer - and pro-independence parties win majority of the popular vote on the list
I haven't calculated the national popular vote on the list yet, but John Curtice stated that the...
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BBC projects pro-independence parties will have 56% of the seats in the new Scottish Parliament - up from 53% last time
BBC forecast:
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Scot Goes Popcast: Reflections on the first day of election results
For a very short Episode 8 of the Popcast, I recorded some thoughts on the election results so
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A weary response to yet another personal attack from Wings Over Scotland
I was going to wait until the election was done and dusted before replying to my Somerset
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Wee Ginger Dug
10 May 2021
Biting the hand of Project Fear
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Getting back on the horse
Well first things first. Despite the spin you’ll hear in the media from anti-independence...
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Stepping back from the fray
This election campaign has been the nastiest, the most unpleasant and the most vitriolic that it...
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The suspicious case of the vanishing blog
Whenever some think tank or other produces a report claiming that an independent Scotland would be...
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A significant force or RISE 2.0
Yesterday saw the publication of the first full scale opinion poll since the launch of the Alba...
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The question the BBC and the Tories don’t want to answer
Because I must have masochistic streak a mile wide, last night I watched what the BBC served up to...
Random Public Journal
10 May 2021
News, opinion and analysis on the things that matter to you.
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Will You Stand and Be Counted…
Luckily, we have a chance to make a change but it is one chance and we have to take it. If we miss...
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Welcome to Foucault World Suckers!
Foucault, often viewed as the father of the Queer Theory which underpins the issues around gender...
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Midges
That cannot happen by a mantra of ‘BothVotesSNP.’ The more you have on the constituency, the less...
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Three Thousand Tyrants
Paul Kavanagh has written an article explaining to his readers why he will be stepping back from...
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The Spirit of 2014
It should be obvious that we must use every avenue at our disposal to win independence. One such...