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The British Isles? I think you are forgetting that is actually the two countries of the UK and the Republic of Ireland?

I didn't vote Yes last time round, I will next time. And I'm not alone - we were sold a lie regards EU membership. The whole Brexit process has underlined how little the Tories and Labour care about the contribution of the devolved governments to the whole process. If anything you need to ask yourself why the so-called unionist parties are acting the way they are towards devolved governments? As far as I can see they are the ones who have damaged the Union and undermined any notion of a working union.

She really should have went on the attack and asked why the Tories and Labour supported Pips for P1 but not the new (similar) assessments for P1. This is political opportunism at its worst by the unionists.

Computer testing is pretty much the norm though - the new tests for P1, P4, P7 and S3 are devised by CEM at Durham University who ran the old old Pips/Incas/Midyis/Sosca testing - all run on computers. Going by the idiotic reaction of some parents and primary teachers you would never have guessed that Pips (for P1s) ran for almost 10 years - you'd think there had been no assessment before the new tests if you listened to their moans.

This. The last campaign showed how soft the No vote really is - I think there's still a soft underbelly if their promises last time round are put under close scrutiny. The demographic split of the Yes-No vote also means, to put it bluntly, that there will be more dead No voters than dead Yes voters.

It isn't testing - and that's what most people don't understand. It's assessment to give a baseline to measure progress.

I accept that there needs to be a commercial aspect to developments - it's just at the moment the building looks horrendous - a glass, concrete and steel box. I hope it looks better once it is finished.

Almost all my Dundee mates want us to get thrashed in this if it meant McCann was gone by the Hamilton game. If Hibs win just 1-0 or 2-0 he'll still be in charge. If we somehow win or draw it will just paper over the cracks.

Most over-rated player in world football. Odious little c**t.

Lol Spurs woes continue. [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Even the Russians said it was the Syrians but can't directly blame them because they are seen as allies. Seems to be two points to the blaming the Israelis which looks to be utter nonsense. Firstly, that the Israeli jets used the radar signature of the Russian Ilyushin to mask their own signature - very doubtful given that the Israeli F-16s are a hare to the Ilyushin's tortoise. Secondly, that the Israelis only gave a minute's notice of the Israeli raid - given that the IAF has Russian-speaking air traffic controllers this should not have been a major issue - a minute is an eternity to manoeuver safely out of the way. What's odd is that the Syrians should have known the Russian plane was coming in irrespective of the Israelis bring there or not. Looks like a f**k up on the part of the Syrians which they and the Russians can't admit to for political reasons. No surprise that you jumped on it like a shot given your previous.

It's Jim McDonald so it is.

Just all day? Found it funny that his other thread gained a grand total of zero responses.

Any smidgeon of credibility you ever had went down the Swanee with Northern Rock.