by Stendahl | Jan 19, 2023 | People Who Are Wrong
DOUGLAS ROSS IS WRONG. In a recent article in The National, Douglas Ross proposesing that Holyrood have an Upper House, a House of Lairds in response to “a succession of bad laws passed in Holyrood”. Actually isn’t so bad in theory. Numerous democracies around...
by Stendahl | Jan 9, 2023 | Uncategorised
AGAINST UNITY Part One – SNP’s Apparent Self Sabotage An editorial position of Salvo is not to engage in gratuitous “SNP-bad” journalism. And I support it. We welcome honest SNP voters. Salvo belongs to you too. This is not an attack on anybody’s...
by Stendahl | Dec 23, 2022 | Uncategorised
A TINY OVERSIGHT One of the purposes of this blog is to protect you from people who are wrong. These people exist and many of them are on the internet. I know. It’s true. But don’t worry. I am here, to protect you from their wrongness. I have this argument now and...
by Stendahl | Dec 21, 2022 | People Who Are Wrong
Resolve When I was a kid, my parents took me to a department store in Glasgow. There was a Santa’s grotto in the toy section. We could meet him in person. At these events, a special ritual is enacted across the Western world. The parents introduce the child to...
by Stendahl | Dec 19, 2022 | People Who Are Wrong
Random Bar Fights : A Gentleman’s GuideAfter many years here in Tokyo, I have only met a handful of Scots. My theory is that while Tokyo is mired in obstinate peacefulness, Scots need debate and disagreement. And anger. They spend months trying to have a decent...
