15 Aug
Ah diddums, Jeremy Paxman has upset the Scots again.
In an introduction Paxo has written for the Chambers Dictionary he describes Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns, as “a king of sentimental doggerel”.
The editor of the Chambers Dictionary, who is a Scot, said that they know Paxo likes to poke fun at the Scots and they weren’t [...]
Posted in BBC, Scotland by: wonkotsane
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15 Aug
This letter was in yesterday’s Daily Express …
Denying us cancer drugs reveals anti-English bias
So, access to drugs is generally worse in England that in Scotland and Wales, particularly if you are a cancer patient, (“Get NHS priorities right”, August 11).
This situation further highlights the discrimination that people in England suffer, as we continue to pay, [...]
Posted in Health by: wonkotsane
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15 Aug
This letter was in the Shropshire Star on Wednesday night. The title wasn’t my idea …
Why can’t we all just be Brits
Great Britain won its first gold medal of the Olympics on Sunday. The BBC were beside themselves and delighted in telling the world that the medal winner was Welsh and it was [...]
Posted in Sport by: wonkotsane
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