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Why Scotland needs ‘No gods and precious few heroes!’

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Some ask why Scotland is the least into organised religion part of the UK. Here’s Dick Gaughan performing the words of the Brian Ernest Brown Mcneill and Hamish Henderson: No Gods & Precious Few Heroes I was listening to the news the other dayHeard a fat politician who had the nerve to sayHe was proud to be Scottish, by the wayWith the glories of our past to remember“Here’s tae us, wha’s like us”, listen to the cryNo surrender to the truth and here’s the reason whyThe power and the glory’s just another bloody lieThey use to keep us all in … Continue reading Why Scotland needs ‘No gods and precious few heroes!’

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Play this to those hesitating to vote. Let them see the words too

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Lyrics: We’ll be singing, we’ll be singing If we get out and vote for our own We’ll be singing, we’ll be singing When we remember all we’ve sown Pulling thousands out of poverty Sending the same to learn for free Offering a hand to the weak and the sick We begin the path to the Scotland we want We’ll be singing, we’ll be singing If we get out and vote for our own We’ll be singing, we’ll be singing When we remember all we’ve sown To each according to their need From each according to our abilities Paying that wee … Continue reading Play this to those hesitating to vote. Let them see the words too

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A Song for Holyrood 26 – please share

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Lyrics: We’ll be singing, we’ll be singing If we get out and vote for our own We’ll be singing, we’ll be singing When we remember all we’ve sown Pulling thousands out of poverty Sending the same to learn for free Offering a hand to the weak and the sick We begin the path to the Scotland we want We’ll be singing, we’ll be singing If we get out and vote for our own We’ll be singing, we’ll be singing When we remember all we’ve sown To each according to their need From each according to our abilities Paying that wee … Continue reading A Song for Holyrood 26 – please share

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Trump and Zelensky – What would Bob say?

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From stewartb, TuS Dylanology Correspondent of the Year Courtesy of Bob Dylan (1963): ‘With God on Our Side’. ‘Oh my name it ain’t nothin’My age it means lessThe country I come fromIs called the MidwestI was taught and brought up thereThe laws to abideAnd that land that I live inHas God on its side ‘Oh, the history books tell itThey tell it so wellThe cavalries chargedThe Indians fellThe cavalries chargedThe Indians diedOh, the country was youngWith God on its side ‘The Spanish-AmericanWar had its dayAnd the Civil War, tooWas soon laid awayAnd the names of the heroesI was made to memorizeWith … Continue reading Trump and Zelensky – What would Bob say?

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Hospital water supply infection – BBC Scotland refute accusation of fake news by the Humpty Dumpty reasoning of the master

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“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’ ’The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.” ― Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass When I saw their reasoning in a response to TuS friend AR, I immediately thought of Humpty Dumpty in the above quote from Alice in Wonderland. Here’s their excuse with my post which had inspired the complaint, below: No … Continue reading Hospital water supply infection – BBC Scotland refute accusation of fake news by the Humpty Dumpty reasoning of the master