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7th January 2005
HAPPY NEW YEAR,  TSUNAMI DISASTER, BEGGARS CAN’T BE CHOOSERS, I READ IT IN THE PAPER, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

14th January 2005
SHORTER VERSION, FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH,
KIRSTYGATE,  CATCHING UP, EU QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, POLICY POSTCARDS, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

21st January 2005
OLD PALS ACT, SMALL COUNTRY SYNDROME, A RIGHT ROYAL RUMPUS, POLICY POSTCARDS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

28th January 2005
SNP LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR THE WESTMINSTER ELECTION, THE CITIZEN’S PENSION, A FUND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING, A SCOTLAND THAT IS NUCLEAR FREE, LABOUR’S ID CARD FOLLY, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

4th February 2005
IT'S AN ILL WIND, THAT BLOWS NO GOOD?, THE RENEWABLE MONARCHY, WE LOOK AND DO NOT SEE, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

11th February 2005
NORWEGIAN OIL STORY, DAFT POLITICAL POSTERS (1), DAFT POLITICAL POSTERS (2), UNDER THE SEA TO ORKNEY?, ENLIGHTENED NATIONAL SELF-INTEREST, NO COMMENT!, THE MCDONALD ROAD GANG, SYNOPSIS. 
Compiled by Ian Goldie.

18th February 2005
CHANGE OF PLANS, THE SUNLIT UPLANDS, SCOTLAND'S ECONOMIC POSITION, THE ROYAL ROMANCE, IMPARTIAL OR PARTIAL?, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, THE MCDONALD ROAD GANG, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

25th February 2005
SPAIN VOTES YES TO EU, WHERE ARE THE STATS?, WHY ARE PEOPLE ANTI-INDEPENDENCE?, SECTARIAN STATISTICS, NO COMMENT!  THE ANSWERS, THE MCDONALD ROAD GANG, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

4th March 2005
ST DAVID'S DAY, SECOND HAND LIBERALS, IRRELIGIOUS DIVIDE, THE POLITICAL COMPASS, THE SCOTSMAN NEWSPAPER, COMMON FISHERIES POLICY - OUT OUT OUT, THE MCDONALD ROAD GANG, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

11th March 2005
PREVENTION OF TERRORISM BILL, AND WHERE WERE THE LIB DEMS?, PASSIONATE BRITON, IS LIFE WORTH LIVING?, NEWS FROM THE  STATES - THE LONG WALK, OUT ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL (1), STRANGE PERCEPTIONS - CAMPAIGN TRAIL (2), SAD GLASGOW (1), SAD GLASGOW (2), THE MCDONALD ROAD GANG, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

18th March 2005
ISSUE NO 250, THE SCOTTISH STANDARD, MAKE SCOTLAND MATTER, THE GATHERING PLACE, THE MCDONALD ROAD GANG, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS, Compiled by Jim Lynch.

25th March 2005
JUST KEEP THOSE COMMENTS COMING!, THE GATHERING PLACE, ARE YOU A REAL SCOT?, ANTI-ENGLISHNESS, STRANGE ATTITUDES, WASTED MONEY, THE MCDONALD ROAD GANG, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

1st April 2005
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTIE GRAHAME, THE ABORTION ISSUE, THE GATHERING PLACE II, DON'T BANK ON IT, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS, Compiled by Jim Lynch.

8th April 2005
POPE JOHN PAUL II, SO WE'RE OFF!, THEY'RE AFTER OUR GOLD!, POSTAL VOTING FRAUD, THE MCDONALD ROAD GANG, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

15th April 2005
ALL CHANGE OR NO CHANGE!, A TRUER PICTURE, MAJORITY OF SCOTS BACK INDEPENDENCE, THE COP OUT KIDS, DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY, BOSTON MARATHON PATRIOT'S DAY, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

22nd April 2005
OCHIL AND SOUTH PERTHSHIRE, ARE YOU PRINTING WHAT WE'RE THINKING, APPRECIATION, SNP MANIFESTO, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

29th April 2005
WELCOME JIMMY REID, ALLOA IN APRIL, MAKE SCOTLAND MATTER, DEATH OF GWYNFOR EVANS, SCOTTISH STANDARD, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

6th May 2005
AS TIME GOES BY, ONE MINUTE MANIFESTO, CAMPAIGN ONGOING, ON THE GROUND, SCOTTISH STANDARD - R.I.P., APPRECIATION, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

13th May 2005
MEA CULPA, OCHIL & SOUTH PERTHSHIRE III, THE HALF TIME SCORE, ALL CHANGE, Westminster Election, 5th May 2005 - After the Illegal War, the Illegal Election?, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

20th May 2005
ARGYLL & CLYDE, WATCH THIS SPACE, THE UNATTRIBUTED SENIORS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

27th May 2005
FIVE YEARS OLD, POLITICAL QUIZ, OLIVER BROWN AWARD, THE UNIONISTS, STEWART HOSIE MP, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

3rd June 2005
GETTING MY APOLOGIES IN FIRST, SO THE FRENCH SAY NO, STOP BEING BEASTLY TO THE LIBDEMS, STATISTICS CORNER, ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S QUIZ, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

10th June 2005
BACK TO NORMAL, ANGUS MACNEIL MP, AIR GUNS, MAKE POVERTY HISTORY AND THE G8 SUMMIT, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

17th June 2005
CORRECTION, AND ANOTHER ONE, OH LORD BUT IT’S HARD TO BE HUMBLE, COWBOYS NOT INDIANS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

24th June 2005
Bannockburn Day, Basqueing in the glory, The Westminster Elections,
Taxi for McLetchie?, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

1st July 2005
SCHOOL’S OUT, G8 COMES TO SCOTLAND, MAKE POVERTY HISTORY, A MESSAGE FROM SCOTTISH CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT (CND), IDENTITY CARDS, NEW NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

8th July 2005
HAVING BEEN ON HOLIDAY..., LATEST STATS ON AID, WHY ARE WE SO ASHAMED OF OUR HEROES?, LETTER TO THE HERALD, CELEBRATING TRAFALGAR, PITLOCHRY, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

15th July 2005
BACK TO WORK, MAKE POVERTY HISTORY, G8 PROTEST, G8 ACHIEVEMENT, TARGET LONDON, GRADUATE  CHEATING, DR GEORGE REID, PC, MSP, FAREWELL, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

22nd July 2005
Edward Heath - a view from Scotland, Fiscal Freedom-Come-A-Ye,
SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

29th July 2005
DAVID DAICHES, LONDON BOMBINGS, HOUSE OF LORDS - SHOULD WE BE IN OR OUT?, WHY NATIONALISM?, £30 BILLION DOWN THE DRAIN, VISIT TO LEWIS,
SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

5th August 2005
WILLIAM WALLACE; GUARDIAN OF SCOTLAND, NHS24, REMEMBER HIROSHIMA, SNP PRESIDENT, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

12th August 2005
OLD PILOTS AND BOLD PILOTS, ANOTHER MEA CULPA, CHEEK BY JOWELL, RURITANIA RULES, ROBIN COOK, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

19th August 2005
SNP SWEEP TO VICTORY IN HERBERTSHIRE BY-ELECTION, WE ARE THE FOLK SONG ARMY, GLASGOW 2014?,
SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

26th August 2005
MARGARET EWING TO RETIRE, SCOTTISH OLYMPIC TEAM (1), SCOTTISH OLYMPIC TEAM (2), WALLACE DAY, STATS CORNER, CROWDED?  NOT REALLY!, JUST GIVE US THE FACTS, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

2nd September 2005
CHANGE OF PROGRAMME, LIVINGSTON BY ELECTION, JOHN RUSSELL IRWIN, WILLIAM WALLACE – DECEASED?, THE RED FACES, NORWEGIAN EXAMPLE, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

9th September 2005
In the Drink as a Lord, The Wallace Memorial Stone, Lucky Jack – a Bedtime Story,
SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

16th September 2005
TWO BY ELECTIONS, CATHCART BY ELECTION, LIVINGSTON BY ELECTION, THE 30 YEAR ITCH, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

23rd September 2005
SIGN THIS E-PETITION NOW!,
AND YOU CAN SIGN UP FROM ABROAD TOO,  BOOST FOR FERRY, IGNORING WALLACE AT TATTOO ON ANNIVERSARY OF DEATH, THE BEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, CONSISTENCY OF VIEWPOINT, SO MUCH MORE TO SAY, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

30th September 2005
ONE NEAR  - ONE A BIT FURTHER AWAY,
SNP CONFERENCE NOSTALGIA, A NEW PRESIDENT, CONFERENCE MINUS NOSTALGIA, LIVINGSTON BY ELECTION, IT’S SCOTLAND’S OIL, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

7th October 2005
APROPOS NOTHING, SCOTSPIN PUBLICATIONS, LIVINGSTON POSTSCRIPT, CATHCART POSTSCRIPT, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

14th October 2005
McCrone’s Disease, Scotland in Surplus, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

21st October 2005
COUNTY MAYO ST ANDREWS DINNER, E-PETITION SUCCESS, COMMENTS ON BY-ELECTIONS, CANDIDATES COMPARED, WORRIES ABOUT OUR DEMOCRACY, LOANHEAD BY-ELECTION, STATS CORNER, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

28th October 2005
MURIEL GIBSON, LAST WORD ON THE SEPTEMBER BY-ELECTIONS, AIR GUN CONTROLS, EDINBURGH’S DEPUTY LORD PROVOST JOINS SNP, OFFICIAL PREDICTIONS SHOW POPULATION DECLINE, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

4th November 2005
UPDATE, SCOTTISH OLYMPIC TEAM, RESIGNED – AS WE ARE, MORE EXPENSES GONE WESTMINSTER, LT COLONEL MURIEL GIBSON, SNP PRESIDENT 1  -  EURO PRESIDENT’S POODLE 0, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

11th November 2005
McLutching at Straws – The not-so-strange death of Conservative Scotland, Terrorism Legislation, SYNOPSIS Compiled by Richard Thomson.

18th November 2005
SNP VICTORY IN LOANHEAD, POOR TONY!, IS SCOTLAND READY FOR 24 HOUR DRINKING?, BLUNDER OF OLYMPIC PROPORTIONS, LAUNCH OF INDEPENDENCE CONVENTION, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

25th November 2005
KEEP AN EYE ON THESE CHANGES, A STUNNING RESULT,
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS?, SIR WALTER SCOTT, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

2nd December 2005
SOME CHANGES
, DYNAMIC LAUNCH, ST ANDREW OF SCOTLAND, ST ANDREW’S DAY MESSAGE, POLITICIAN OF THE YEAR, RAISING THE STANDARD, PROFESSOR CHRIS HARVIE, CHANGE BUT NO CHANGE, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS, Rathaidean. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

9th December 2005
Devolution – The New Status Quo, Prelude to Tedium?, SYNOPSIS
Compiled by Richard Thomson.

16th December 2005
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS, AND NOT EVEN A WEEK, MEDIA EXCITEMENT,
FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

23rd December 2005
TORTURE FLIGHTS, SALMOND ISSUES TRIPLE CHALLENGE TO CAMERON, BOOZE CULTURE KILLS 40 SCOTS A WEEK, HAPPY CHRISTMAS, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

30th December 2005
LOCKED IN THE TOWER,
MISCELLANEOUS APHORISMS, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

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