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6th January 2006
HAPPY NEW YEAR, THE TRUTH WILL OUT by Davie Hutchison, A SILVER LINING, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

13th January 2006
Et tu, Menzies?, The Last Refuge of the Scoundrels, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

20th January 2006
SNP ANNOUNCE DUNFERMLINE CANDIDATE, SALMOND DECLARES AN INTEREST IN GORDON, NUCLEAR MATTERS, “BRITISH DAY”, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

27th January 2006
Flying the Flag, Dunfermline and West Fife by Election, Dunfermline and West Fife Prospects, Foot in the Mouth Notes, Ceannaichibh taigh - faighibh peinnsean, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

3rd February 2006
It's Still Our Oil,
Dunfermline & West Fife – The Final Push, We’ll Be Coming…, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

10th February 2006
BACK TO HARD CAMPAIGNING, DUNFERMLINE AND WEST FIFE RESULT - 9 FEBRUARY 2006,
ANOTHER FASCINATING LETTER, OIL REVISITED WITH LORD HEALEY, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

17th February 2006
TRIDENT REPLACEMENT, GANG FIGHT, IDENTITY CARDS, DUNDEE’S COUNCIL TAX, THE LONG WAR
, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

24th February 2006
WATER WATER EVERYWHERE, PUBLIC INQUIRY OR NOT?, SNP VICTORIOUS IN GLASGOW BY-ELECTION, TREATY OF UNION, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS, Obair Fad Beatha.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

3rd March 2006
Modernising Scotland, The Business of Politics and the Politics of Business, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

10th March 2006
A BIT MORE INTERNATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS,
SETTING THE CAT ...., SEAN CONNERY AND THE WHINE, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

17th March 2006
NEPTUNE WARRIOR, SNOW PARALYSES SCOTLAND, ANNIVERSARY OF HALABJA, GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

24th March 2006
MARGARET EWING –NATIONALIST, MONEY MONEY MONEY, WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE, COMMONWEALTH GAMES SUCCESS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS,
Trioblaidean Dibhe.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

31st March 2006
Deep in the Brown Stuff, Peer Pressure, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

7th April 2006
LATEST NEWS, MARGARET AGAIN, ANOTHER ELECTION WIN, A NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM?, LABOUR WORRIES, SCOTS ABROAD WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

14th April 2006
SNP SPRING CONFERENCE, CROSS FREE WITH SNP, SCOTLAND’S OIL, CO-INCIDENCES, SNP’s Youth Wing urges Young Scots to Txt 4 Scotland!, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS, Ag aithris air Mì-cheartas.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

21st April 2006
A New York State of Mind, Rotterdam (Or Anywhere),
 SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

28th April 2006
SNP SECURE HISTORIC WIN IN MORAY , Smile, it’s less-than-candid Cameron, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Richard Thomson.

5th May 2006
MORAY BY-ELECTION, CONGRATULATIONS, MAUREEN, ELEPHANTINE BED PARTNERS, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

12th May 2006
TRIDENT REPLACEMENT, AUTISM CASES SOAR, SALMOND VISIT TO BRUSSELS, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

19th May 2006
The Scottophobia Myth, How Brown’s clumsy venture into identity politics backfired., What Price Democracy?, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Donald Bain

26th May 2006
Home to Roost, Taking Liberties, Pass the Sick Bag, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

2nd June 2006
MY SUPER GURU, FABULOUS WEALTH, A GREAT NEW WEBSITE, FAILED STATES INDEX, PORTUGUESE LESSONS, A PROMISE
, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

9th June 2006
A MISSING PERSON, THE WORLD CUP, PACTS BRITANNICA, CHURCHILL, DR DUNCAN ROSS  - SNP NATIONAL SECRETARY, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS, Leirsinn ann an Alba.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

16th June 2006
MACNEIL LAUNCHES HONOURS (PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION) BILL, IT’S AN E-COUNT, NO NEED FOR NEW NUCLEAR, MSPs AND SCOTTISH CHURCH LEADERS TO CHALLENGE ALDERMASTON, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

23rd June 2006
England Presumes…, Why Consultations Exercise, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

30th June 2006
MORAY BY ELECTION, RED, WHITE AND BLUE FACED BROWN, LEOPARD DOES NOT CHANGE ITS SPOTS, THE FOOTBALL FAULT LINE, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES , SYNOPSIS, Cumhachd Creideimh.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

7th July 2006
TEACHER VACANCIES UP SINCE 2003, OPINION POLL, SCOTLAND IN SURPLUS, CONFUSED?, A WINNING TEAM FOR 2007, FUEL POVERTY, TRIDENT, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

14th July 2006
DISAPPEARING SCOTTISH STAMPS?, £2 COINS TO BOOST INDEPENDENCE,
BLAIR’S FASCIST BRITAIN (1), BLAIR’S FASCIST BRITAIN (2), ARGUMENTS FOR INDEPENDENCE , AND ANOTHER THING, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

21st July 2006
There’s no such thing as too much energy, Punching above our weight in global energy policy, Scottish Energy Review, Nuclear’s last hurrah, Cash-for-Peerages Scandal, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Donald Bain

28th July 2006
An Inspector Calls, Scotland’s Quiet Revolution, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

4th August 2006
STUDENT FINANCE, SMALL GOVERNMENT, NUCLEAR WASTE, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

11th August 2006
WATCH THIS SPACE, THE SHERIDAN SHENANIGANS, TO ENGLAND – WITH LOVE?, LIST RANKINGS, STAR PERFORMERS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS, Bidh rudan a’ sìor-fhàs nas fheàrr . . . Compiled by Jim Lynch.

18th August 2006
Wi Not?, Lib Dems Unveil Tax Plans - £850 to Tax a Mondeo, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

25th August 2006
THAT MAN AGAIN, DREAMING OF ICELAND, ARGUMENTS FOR INDEPENDENCE (2), ANOTHER POINT, ALEX, ONE LAST THING, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

1st September 2006
DRAGONS’ DEN, SNP TAKES THE LEAD, THE LONG WALK FOR PEACE, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

8th September 2006
Are we all to be Tories now?, Lies, damned lies, and Opinion Polls, Baltic co-operation a top priority, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS, Plana Nàiseanta Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

15th September 2006
9/11 – Five Years On
, Relatively Speaking, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

22nd September 2006
Farewell, Douglas, Labour’s Silent Majority, The Cameron factor, Does anyone really need the Lib-Dems?, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Donald Bain

29th September 2006
CONFERENCE SPEECHES, SURVEY SHOWS 66% OF SCOTS WANT MORE POWER FOR SCOTS PARLIAMENT, POLL SHOWS McCONNELL AND BROWN UNPOPULAR, RECYCLING, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

6th October 2006
David Rollo - As his local activists knew him., “He don’t say much.”, The West Lothian Question, Ennobling enabler nobbled?, Massive swing to SNP in Fife by election, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS, Alba an dèidh an SSP. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

13th October 2006
Blog Standard, Rare Steaks and Sacred Cows, A Man of Straw, Endowed With Cheek, Minority Fool, EULOGY TO DOUGLAS HENDERSON, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

20th October 2006
NORMAL SERVICE NEXT MONTH, CONFERENCE 2006, WHAT TIMES WE’RE LIVING THROUGH!, THE SADNESS, THE HOPE, … BUT FOR FREEDOM ALONE … , SORRY – LEFT OVER TILL NEXT MONTH! ,  SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

27th October 2006
FASLANE 365, SNP MOVE AHEAD IN NEW POLL, SALMOND TO SET OUT NEW RELATIONSHIPS FOR THE 21st CENTURY WITH BRITAIN, EUROPE AND THE WORLD, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

3rd November 2006
Bought and sold for English gold, NATIONALIST MOTION RUNS GOVERNMENT CLOSE, SNP AHEAD AS LABOUR HIT BY DOUBLE WHAMMY, Glasgow Housing Association, Foot in the mouth notes, SYNOPSIS, Am Foghlam as fheàrr?, THE TRAUCHLES O TAMMY.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

10th November 2006
The enemy of free speech?, Scotsman poll puts unionists in a flap, London Calling, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

17th November 2006
US relations with Scotland: It’s time for a new dialogue, The cash-for-peerages scandal: what did Brown know?, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Donald Bain

24th November 2006
PROPOSAL FOR SCOTTISH-NORWEGIAN CO-OPERATION ON ELECTRICITY SUPER GRID, TRIDENT REPLACEMENT, WEATHER, ARITHMETIC, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

30th November 2006 - Flag No 339
Happy St Andrew’s Day, Changes to the Flag., POLL AXED, THE LONDON CHORUS LINE, DON’T CALL US – WE’LL CALL YOU, SCOTTISH POWER – LESS, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS, Aodach Moslamach, SCOTLAND’S TWA LEIDS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

8th December 2006 - Flag No 340
US Senate Committee Endorses Gates, Forewarned is Forearmed..., The English Question – In Cyberspace, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

15th December 2006 - Flag No 341
INCREDIBLE!,
MORE SPURIOUS ARGUMENTS, ARGUMENTS FOR INDEPENDENCE (3), BREAKDOWN BRITAIN, POEM, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Ian Goldie.

22nd December 2006 - Flag No 342
SALMOND CHALLENGES BLAIR ON UNION - TEN KEY QUESTIONS ON THE UNION THAT TONY BLAIR MUST ANSWER,  STURGEON CHALLENGES MCCONNELL TO DEBATE TRIDENT - SNP PUBLISH MOTION FOR HOLYROOD DEBATE THIS WEEK, TWO SNP MPS NOMINATED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS SHORTLIST, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Allison Hunter.

29th December 2006 - Flag No 343
HAPPY NEW YEAR, Edinburgh on the right lines???, Malcolm Chiselled, FOOT IN THE MOUTH NOTES, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

 

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