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9 January 2004
2004 IS THE YEAR FOR SCOTLAND TO FIND HER PLACE IN THE WORLD, FAN MAIL, BALLAST = STABILITY??, JACK THE CABARET, POLICY POSTCARDS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SAID AND DONE. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

16 January 2004
PRINTER FRIENDLY, PRINTER UNFRIENDLY, HOW WILL IT TURNOUT?, JUST ‘COS (With apologies to Paul Sinclair), POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

23 January 2004
Ian Goldie, A Couple of Thoughts Inspired by Norway, Boost for Ferry Link, Another Straw in the Wind, Scotland¹s Quality Newspaper¹ a Mere Pawn in the Game, London Behaviour, Two Front-page Headlines, Three Books and a Website, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

30 January 2004
RIKKI FULTON, FOCUS ON WESTMINSTER, THE HUTTON REPORT, THE SNP PUBLISH THEIR NEW DRAFT PARTY CONSTITUTION, LONDON AND THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Allison Hunter.

6 February 2004
NEW ROUTINES, ADVERTISING, NOT GUILTY M’LUD, M’LUD IS GUILTY AS CHARGED, Scotland’s Voice in Brussels, European Legislation, POLICY POSTCARDS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

13 February 2004
LABOUR CHALLENGED ON FREE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY, NOW IS THE TIME……………..?, THE TRAIN NOW STANDING…………., THIS TIME LAST YEAR, ON A FRIEND, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Allison Hunter.

20 February 2004
Vogts of Confidence, Council Tax, Sewell Motions, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

27 February 2004
Never Start with an Apology!, We¹ve Bought Butter!, Phone a Friend for St Andrew!, And Another Thing, It Begins with an H and ends with a Y!, Big Spenders, 1000 New Spies - You Know it Makes Sense!, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

5 March 2004
BACK IN HARNESS, SEWEL JEWELS, EQUIVOCAL LIBERALS, DEVIOUS BUGGERS, DEWAR’S FOLLY- A PIG IN A POKE, SCOTLAND’S GOLDEN AGE, BBC CHARTER RENEWAL, POLICY POSTCARDS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

12 March 2004
SNP LAUNCH RADICAL INCOME TAX PLAN, THE RETURN OF STAR WARS, HOME OFFICE MUST RE-THINK, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Allison Hunter.

19 March 2004
NO REST FOR THE WICKED, BUDGET DAY, JUST A THOUGHT, SPANISH ELECTIONS, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, HARDY AND INTREPID, NO SMOKE, OBJECTIVITY, THE HEART BLEEDS - HENRY, POLICY POSTCARDS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

26th March 2004
Who’ll play with Tony?, Budget Blues, Positive Discrimination and Other Oxymorons, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

2nd April 2004
Getting Back to Basics, Nice One, Alex, What Kind of a Country are we, Mr Blair, Two Cheers for PR, St Andrews Screaming Jets, Congrats, Iain and Betsy!, You Scratch my Back, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

9th April 2004
TARTAN DAY TRIBUTE 2004,
TARTAN “WEEK” IN THE UNITED STATES, SNP MPs SPEAKING UP FOR SCOTLAND, ONLY TWO MONTHS TO GO, NO NEW NUKES, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Allison Hunter.

16th April 2004
THE BBC's MAN IN SCOTLAND?, WE ALL GO FORWARD TOGETHER, PAYING THE PIPER - AN UPDATE, THE GOLDEN AGE REMEMBERED, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

23rd April 2004
Euro-Referendum Breaking News, It¹s all about Democracy, Have I Got News for You!!, Are Scots Anti-English? - A Discussion, Executive Packages Rise by more than 12 times Inflation - Herald , Burying Bad News - Three Government Examples, Statistics Corner, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

30th April 2004
LATIN TAGS, SPRING IN THE AIR, SNP INTERNATIONAL, THE COPYCAT - AGAIN, GEOGRAPHY 0 - HISTORY 0, POLICY POSTCARDS, DON’T PAY NEW LABOUR, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

7th May 2004
Why not Scotland?, RELIANCE, EC to probe DU pollution, YOUR VOTE WILL COUNT, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Allison Hunter.

14th May 2004
A Minor Niggle at Lennoxlove House, Get Writing to those Local Rags, Are We Talking about the Right Things?, Poor Wee Country!, Another Book, Events, Dear Boy, Events!, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

21st May 2004
A Message from John Swinney, Why I joined the SNP, Euro Campaign Launch, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

28th May 2004
FOUR YEARS ON, DRAGON’S TEETH II, FOR WHOSE EYES ONLY?, A CRACKING VENEER, SCOTLAND TOMORROW, EUROPEAN ELECTIONS, THE TEN NEW FULL EU MEMBER STATES, POLICY POSTCARDS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

4th June 2004
KNEES BEND, ARMS STRETCH, TALES FROM THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN, STOP THE WORLD, SCOTLAND WANTS TO GET ON, THE COD CRUSADERS - GUTTED, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Allison Hunter.

11th June 2004
£3.60 A GALLON, BUT DOES TONY GIVE A TRUCK?, ON THE FRINGES OF EUROPE, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

18th June 2004
STATUS QUO, SNP AND EUROPE, THE SNP LEADER, NO SMOKE, COD CRUSADERS PETITION, STOP THE WORLD, POLICY POSTCARDS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

25th June 2004
Thank You, John, A Second Thought, See You, Jimmy, Two Great Graces, Watch It!, Wonderful Wonderful Copenhagen, It¹s All about Teamwork, STOP PRESS, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

2nd July 2004
SNP LEADERSHIP ELECTION, CONTENDERS FOR LEADERSHIP, CONTENDERS FOR DEPUTE LEADER, THERE MAY BE MORE NOMINATIONS, SECRETIVE GOVERNMENT WMD PLANS, RELIANCE – AN ONGOING FARCE, The emblem of Scotland, DUNGAVEL, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Allison Hunter.

9th July 2004
Greece… is the word, A shameless plug, Cometh the hour, cometh the women…, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

16th July 2004
Breaking Breaking News, Breaking News - What Lord Butler Saw (1), What Lord Butler Saw (2), It is Great to be Liked! , BBC Report Equals Government Spin, Scotland 2012, Message from Nova Scotia, Book Corner, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

23rd July 2004
GRECIAN 2004, THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING - OR QUEEN?, I WILL GO, POLICY POSTCARDS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

30th July 2004
SNP LEADERSHIP ELECTION, THE SNP’S HEADLINE DEBT, PROJECT ISOLUS, KEEP DEATH OFF THE ROADS, PREPARING FOR AN EMERGENCY, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Allison Hunter.

6th August 2004
DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON, ALI ABBASI, BOGUS TERROR ALERTS, POLICY POSTCARDS, SNP LEADERSHIP ELECTION, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

13th August 2004
NEW SCOTS INDEPENDENT, THE LEADERSHIP RACE, PUTTING THE CASE, PRIVY COUNCIL, NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE?, POLICY POSTCARDS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

20th August 2004
American Views on Scotland, Those Canadians Again!, Let¹s Hear it for Independence!, An Interesting Letter on the Olympics, Freddy and the Liberal Dreamers, How Devolution¹s Failures the SNP, Letters to the Press - Again!, Thoughts on a Canadian Visit, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

27th August 2004
SNP LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS, GET WELL SOON, COUNCIL MATTERS, THE BIG BLOCKADE, IT’S NO JOKE!, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Allison Hunter.

3rd September 2004
YOU’LL HAVE HAD YOUR ‘SCOTTISH SIX’, THEN?, BACK OFF BERTI , IN YOUR OWN TIME, MIKE MURGATROYD, Policy Postcard, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

10th September 2004
TRIPLE YEAR, DYNAMIC EARTH - DYNAMIC DUO, WHERE TO NOW?, THE NEW PARLIAMENT, MIKE MURGATROYD, PERCY HOLTON, POLICY POSTCARDS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

17th September 2004
The Fraser Report - First Reaction, How Ignorant People Can Be!, This Will Drive You Wild!, Just How Dumb Are They?, A Marvellous Singer, Thanks to all our Correspondents, Writing Letters, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

24th September 2004
AULD CLAES & PARRITCH, SNP 70TH CONFERENCE, THE FRASER REPORT, OUR OTHER FLAG, GRAMMATICAL NIGGLE, POLICY POSTCARDS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

1st October 2004
POLITICAL GLOSSARY, ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2004, SCOTS INDEPENDENT LAUNCH, ENGLISH LABOUR CONFERENCE, THE SCOTSMAN, POLICY POSTCARDS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

8th October 2004
PROLIER THAN THOU?, TASTE OR TURMOIL AT ‘TENKO TOWERS’?, Policy Postcard, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

15th October 2004
AN AUSPICIOUS RESTART, SIR SEAN CONNERY’S VIEW, LIFE OF AN MSP, SALTIRE SULLIED, WINNIE EWING HONOUR FOR VI DONALDSON, POLICY POSTCARDS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

22nd October 2004
The Rudest Man in England, The Scotsman, Caroline, Countess of Minto, And Talking of Waste of Money ..., Stats Corner, Scotland and the Olympics, Bill of Responsibilities, So Where Exactly Did Robert the Bruce Die?, A North American Disagreement!, An Interesting Aphorism, Next Month, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

29th October 2004
PLUS CA CHANGE?, POSTSCRIPT, La CREME de la CREME, BOOT BOY, PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS , EXPOSING UNIONIST IRRATIONALITY by Bob Purdie, IN YOUR OWN TIME, A BLAST FROM THE PAST, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Lachie Munro

5th November 2004
REMEMBER, REMEMBER THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER, ELECTIONS ACROSS THE OCEAN, A VOICE FROM THE PRO SMOKING LOBBY, FORTRESS SCOTLAND, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Allison Hunter.

12th November 2004
JUST WHY ARE THEY EMBARRASSED?, DANGERS OF DEVOLUTION, ROCCO ROCKED, WHY AMERICANS DIE YOUNG, A J C KERR,
AMERICAN CORNER, Next Month, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

19th November 2004
US ELECTIONS - POSTSCRIPT, THE NORTH EAST REFERENDUM - IMPLICATIONS FOR SCOTLAND, Nannie K Wells - by Dr. Bob Purdie, LEST WE FORGET by Lachie Munro, Policy Postcard, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

26th November 2004
THE HAPPIEST DAYS, CIVILIAN DEATHS IN IRAQ, SNP PREVIEW QUEEN’S SPEECH - SALMOND SETS OUT PRIORITIES, SNP SAYS “KEEP THE NHS LOCAL”, THE ROAD AND THE MILES, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Allison Hunter.

3rd December 2004
DODGING THE COLUMN , AWESOME, GREEN TO RED, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

10th December 2004
Worries About the European Union (1), Nice One, George, A Bizarre Case, Blair¹s Place in History, EU Worries (2), New Press View of Devolution?, Macwhirter Again, American Corner, Policy Postcard, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

17th December 2004
SO, FAREWELL THEN, AT THE HEART OF EUROPE, Policy Postcard, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

24th December 2004
HAPPY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS LORD STEEL, CASINO NOT SO ROYALE, THE SHORTEST DAY, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

31st December 2004
HACKLES RAISED, UNFINISHED BUSINESS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS, Compiled by Jim Lynch.

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