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4th January 2008 - Flag No 396
The Year Ahead, SNP ENDS YEAR ON POLL HIGH, Excerpt from Mediawatch 27 Dec 07 – worth noting, Politicians – assessments, Cross Free With SNP, Clamjamfray     Donnie MacNeill,  Cairtean-aithne, WHIT WUL WE LEA AHINT US? SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

11th January 2008 - Flag No 397
The Single Transferable Press Release,
Sterling Efforts, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

18th January 2008 - Flag No 398
THE STATE OF BRITAIN, GEORGE GALLOWAY AND ‘TRIBALISM’, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

25th January 2008 - Flag No 399
UPDATE: ELECTORAL COMMISSION, HANKERING AFTER SCHENGEN, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Donald Bain.

1st February 2008 - Flag No 400
Another milestone, MAY 1999 AND ALL THAT, THE "SETTLED WILL?", Alex Ewing - Nationalist, SNP Budget clears first hurdle, Friendly advice, Other part time pursuits, And Aviemore pursuits, Clamjamfry - Donnie MacNeill, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

8th February 2008 - Flag No 401
First SNP Budget passed, Ineptitude, Ineptitude, Ineptitude, Collateral damage, EURO 2012 BECKONS – OR DOES IT?, Libya bound, BACK TO GOVAN & SCOTSTOUN, Aithriseachd, The waes o Wendy, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

15th February 2008 - Flag No 402
TRUST BEING REGAINED BY HOLYROOD ,
THE SCOTTISH BUDGET – HOW DID THEY DO IT? GUANTANAMO, A SONG FOR EUROPE, WENDY’S TROUBLES, TOLLS ON BRIDGES FINALLY GO, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

22nd February 2008 - Flag No 403
Bluster Bombs, Northern Crock, The Wheel Is Spinning, But..., SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

29th February 2008 - Flag No 404
The man threatening to destroy Scotland’s independent courts, Do we really want Berwick back? SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Donald Bain.

7th March 2008 - Flag No 405
Lockerbie smokescreens, MSPs’ Allowances, Oddities, Broken promises – broken record, Clamjamfrie - Donnie MacNeill, Gunnaichean-adhair, Cameron shaws his true colours, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

14th March 2008 - Flag No 406
YOU JUST CAN’T WIN!! ALEX SALMOND FOR TAGGART, PAISLEY GOES, ID CARDS, BRITISHNESS – ANOTHER TRY, NO REFERENDUM ON LISBON EU TREATY, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

21st March 2008 = Flag No 407
A Glimpse Of The Future? The LIT Hits The Fan, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

28th March 2008 - Flag No 408
Unionists swallow the bait, Plus ça change, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Donald Bain.

4th April 2008 - Flag No 409
Good News from the Scottish National Party, Who is picking fights now? Driving the agenda, Referenda plethora, Act of Unsettlement, The plastic knife, Oddities, Clamjamfrie, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

11th April 2008 - Flag No 410
Gordon Brown - Robin Hood In Reverse, One More Heave, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

18th April 2008 - Flag No 411
FIVE DAYS AWAY, WHY I GET MAD, THE QUESTIONS FOR THE INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM, AN INTERESTING PIECE, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

25th April 2008 - Flag No 412
“All politics is local”, Broon becomes Mugabe’s secret weapon, An Open Letter to Wendy Alexander, Farewell, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Donald Bain.

2nd May 2008 - Flag No 413
Reviewing the Scotland Act, Capability Brown?, Grangemouth dispute, Written Parliamentary Questions, ODDITIES, AT LEST A STAP FURRIT FIR SCOTS, Còmhdhail an Taobh an Iar, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

9th May 2008 - Flag No 414
Compilers hail and farewell, Brown’s Black and Blue Thursday, IS NO NEWS GOOD NEWS? THE BIG ISSUE, The Wrong Road to Damascus, FIRST MINISTER’S QUESTIONS, Clamjamfray, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

16th May 2008 - Flag No 415
What an awful mess, Doomsday, One year on, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jennifer Dunn

23rd May 2008 - Flag No 416
Flag rescheduling, Forthcoming events – Lancastria Medal, Bring it on, Referendum,
Repatriation of oil and gas revenue  - 1, Repatriation of oil and gas –2, House prices, Clamjamfrie, TWA CHEERS FIR KOSOVO, Cràdh Wendy Alexander, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

30th May 2008 - Flag No 417
A New Broom,
Minimum Rage, An Invisible Offshore Giant, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

6th June 2008 - Flag No 418
OLIVER AWARD FOR HARRY REID, NO CHANCE FOR BRITISHNESS, NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING, LOCAL INCOME TAX AND THE WITHHELD BENEFIT
, SYNOPSIS. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

13th June 2008 - Flag No 419
42, On the telly, Midgefied, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jennifer Dunn

20th June 2008 - Flag No 420
Lancastria honour demonstrates Scotland’s value for war veterans, Staff allowances, French keyboards, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Mark Hirst.

27th June 2008 - Flag No 421
Where There's Brass There's Muck, 'mon the GERS! Calman, Have A Go If You Think You’re Hard Enough, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

4th July 2008 - Flag No 422
Before the ink was dry……. The Wendy Plot, Stone of Destiny, Glasgow East by election, Pringle – of Scotland? SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

11th July 2008 - Flag No 423
The Labour Circus, See the person, not the age, David Cairns, Minister for Confusion and Misinformation, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Mark Hirst.

18th July 2008 - Flag No. 424
The Glasgow East By-Election, Synopsis. Compiled by Jennifer Dunn

25th July 2008 - Flag No. 425
Why do they Lie?, Red Herrings an' 'a that, Glasgow East By-Election, Synopsis. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

1st August 2008 - Flag No 426
NEW SNP MP GETS BALL ROLLING - MASON READY TO REPRESENT GLASGOW EAST, Hold the Front Page, SNP Victory – Glasgow East, On the ground in Glasgow East, The Fall Out, Ochone ! Ochone!, Scottish Futures Trust, Local Income Tax, Passionate pygmies, A9 tragedies, WHIT IS A CEETIZEN?, Ceum tuilleadh ‘s fada?, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

8th August 2008 - Flag No 427
Labour’s civil war presents real opportunity for Scotland, No Saltire in China, Scottish Cabinet meeting in Inverness brings back historic memories, Maggie Thatcher’s funeral arrangements, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Mark Hirst.

15th August 2008 - Flag No 428
Populism and Smugness, The Banks That Like To Say 'No', SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

22nd August 2008 - Flag No 429
A rolling stone, Being mobile, Synopsis. Compiled by Jennifer Dunn

29th August 2008 - Flag No 430
OLYMPIAN ARGUMENTS , AT THE BOOK FESTIVAL, TAKEN TO TASK, Synopsis. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

5th September 2008 - Flag No 431
Glenrothes by election, Financial competence?, Hebridean odyssey, Hydro power potential, Clamjamfrie - Report from the Fringe (of Scotland – not Edinburgh!), LAWBOUR’S SECRET WAPPEN, Foghlam Sgoile, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Jim Lynch.

12th September 2008 - Flag No 432
And the answer is….? Scottish independence, Teflon Wendy, And finally, here is the news perspective from Scotland, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Mark Hirst.

19th September 2008 - Flag No 433
Spivs and Speculators, Lib Dem U-Turn No. 1, Lib Dem U-Turn No. 2, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

26th September 2008 - Flag No 434
Breaking news – date set for Glenrothes, Baillieston, Synopsis. Compiled by Jennifer Dunn.

3rd October 2008 - Flag No 435
WHY PEOPLE DEGENERATE, TORIES JUST DON’T GET IT, HBOS AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, SO JUST HOW BEAUTIFUL IS BIG? Synopsis. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

10th October 2008 - Flag No 436
Don’t let the unionists make a meal of our future, By-election dates set, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Mark Hirst.

17th October 2008 - Flag No. 437
Glenrothes  - the phoney war is over,
And what the others are doing…., The good news, Jobs for the boys, The new Masters of the Universe, Questions, questions, questions, New Secretary of State for Scotland, Clamjamfrey, A NICHT AT THE OPERA, Gàidhlig ann an Diùra, Gaelic In Jura, Synopsis. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

24th October 2008 - Flag No. 438
Back From Conference, Oops! SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

31st October 2008 - Flag No. 439
Walkabout, Paddy's market, Synopsis. Compiled by Jennifer Dunn.

7th November 2008 - Flag No. 440
AMERICAN ELECTIONS, GLENROTHES ELECTION, THE LYING DAILY MAIL, SOME ANSWERS FOR MY SCEPTICAL FRIEND. Synopsis. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

14th November 2008 - Flag No. 441
God Bless America, The Gloom from Glenrothes, Don’t bank on it, Parliamentary Non Questions, The Calman Commission, Neither a borrower nor a lender be, The Good News, Clamjamfrey– Glenrothes edition, SMAA NATIONS IN TRIBBLE, Buidhnean-carthannais, Synopsis. Compiled by Jim Lynch.

21st November 2008 - Flag No. 442
CALMAN COMMISSION FAILURE OFFERS INDEPENDENCE CAMPAIGN OPPORTUNITY, SCOTLAND’S HISTORY HAS ALWAYS BEEN OPEN TO INTERPRETATION, REV. ALEX SALMOND’S CHILDREN IN NEED APPEAL, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Mark Hirst.

28th November 2008 - Flag No. 443
Local News. For Local People. A Calman Influence, SYNOPSIS.  Compiled by Richard Thomson.

5th December 2008 - Flag No. 444
Yes Minister, A bunch of greedy bankers
, Synopsis. Compiled by Jennifer Dunn.

12th December 2008 - Flag No. 445
Calman Commission proves damp squid, but what’s next on the menu? More than a game, Synopsis.  Compiled by Mark Hirst.

19th December 2008 - Flag No. 446
A VERY INTERESTING QUOTATION, CREDIT CRUNCHES AND ALL THAT, INTERESTING STATISTICS, THE QUESTION OF NATIONALISM. Synopsis. Compiled by Ian Goldie.

26th December 2008 - Flag No. 447
Festive Spirit, First Minister Alex Salmond’s Christmas message, Negative publicity, The English connection, Frivolous Foulkes costs £150,000 of taxpayers’ cash, Clamjamfrie, Lawbour vaillies? Briathrachas Laghail, Synopsis. Compiled by Jim Lynch.
 

 

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