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  1. Me too, in some bizarre church league in the late 70s. ( Feel free to apply the adjective to the simple or complex noun, as suits. )
  2. Steve Archibald moves from Clyde to Aberdeen, featuring Craig Brown with hair.
  3. 2. It makes sense if you are blind to the idea that NHS waiting lists and the existence of private health care are related. Do you think the agency staff, surgeons, consultants etc only work in one or the other? I imagine you would also argue that the existence of private schools does not impede the educational entitlement and aspirations of all children. Leaving that aside, you are confusing "choice" with ability to pay. While it's easily argued that this is just about acceptable in some areas of life - where to go on holiday; which car to buy - this doesn't work for fundemental rights or needs.
  4. 2. It makes sense if you are blind to the idea that NHS waiting lists and the existence of private health care are related. Do you think the agency staff, surgeons, consultants etc only work in one or the other? I imagine you would also argue that the existence of private schools does not impede the educational entitlement and aspirations of all children. Leaving that aside, you are confusing "choice" with ability to pay. While it's easily argued that this is just about acceptable in some areas of life - where to go on holiday; which car to buy - this doesn't work for fundemental rights or needs.
  5. Apologies. I thought you were referring to 1979 when, following the "defeat" in the first devolution referendum, the SNP voted with Thatcher's Tories in the vote of no confidence in James Callaghan's Labour Government. As a result the motion was carried by one vote, a general election was called - and we know what happened next!
  6. I think I see what you're doing here. It was a shameful episode, but the party is quite different now, from grassroots to the leadership.
  7. Guessing the latter, as quoting multiple posts probably beyond Mr. Cowan.
  8. That's enterprising reporting for BBC Scotland, as they could easier take to the streets of Govan - I suspect they don't as the natives have hammered at the gates a few times. In the days of the old HQ, it was rare to see a vox pop that didn't have the building in QM Drive as a backdrop.
  9. Likewise. Can still remember the relief that an ageing Santillana was starting for Spain, rather than the emerging Butrogueño. And, of course, a Scottish appearance by Goikoetxea, The Butcher of Bilbao, who had recently broken Maradona's ankle..
  10. In the interests of research, I thought I'd have a look, something I have always avoided. Just read the opening (ahem) paragraphs : Peter Kay tells lots of jokes about his childhood; Jamie Oliver goes on a bit; Gregg Wallace has a bit of a hit for himself. Such wit, insight and erudition!
  11. As a fellow campervan ( nae doot his will be a "motorhome" ) owner, I am strangely drawn to it, if only to confirm what I had thought, that he goes to the most unimaginative campsites and destinations there are.
  12. All funghi are edible; it's just that some will kill you! The first photo looks like clouded agaric. If so, like many wild mushrooms, it is tasty and absolutely fine for most people but others will get terrible stomach pain. Best left alone. If tempted to try any wild mushroom you think you have identified as fine, always take a very small amount the first time and see how it goes, because even the most common ones upset some folk. Pretty hard to even guess at the second one. It's always a good idea to photograph stems and gills/pores to help with identification. I have been picking and eating funghi for about 20 years but still only take the varieties of which I'm certain. Just not worth the risk otherwise. Also, best to learn by going out with someone who knows, as pictures in books rarely tell the whole story. Cf the much quoted case of Nicolas Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer, and his mates. And he was supposedly experienced! https://www.scotsman.com/news/we-all-fell-sick-and-when-i-checked-mushroom-book-it-said-deadly-1705876 Sorry for going on but thought your question worth a proper response.
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