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ThinkPolitics

We Must Never Let the Terrorists Win

IN THE FILM version of “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”, that fine actor Bernard Hill who plays King Theoden asks, as his character surveys the massive army of orcs coming forth from Isengard to destroy him and his nation; “What can men do against such reckless hate?”. This is a sentiment which many ...

by Murdo Fraser

Saturday 25, May, 2013 , | Comment

ThinkCulture

Wagner's Scottish flowermaiden

IN MY BEGINNING IS MY END might well be Richard Wagner’s epitaph: and especially poignant it would be on this 200th anniversary of his birth. It has long been debated whether his very existence began with the dalliance of his mother Johanna Rosine with one Ludwig Geyer. In that case, Richard would not be the ...

by Peter Smaill

Friday 24, May, 2013 , | Comment

ThinkOutLoud

Punishment by the people for the people

APOLOGIES for being late yet again. But I don't feel that bad as some of you are responsible for the catastrophic evening that was last night. First of all.... thank you for taking the time to vote. Secondly, fuck you for letting Number 1 aka "The Neighbour" win the date.

Let me tell you ...

by Amy Lockett

Sunday 19, May, 2013 , | Comment

PreviousThinking

DAVID TORRANCE SNP critique of UK applies more readily to the EU
ALEX MASSIE How UKIP may scupper the SNP's anti-Tory argument
BILL JAMIESON The tossers throttling our Highland Games
BRIAN MONTEITH The hounding of Farage a sad day for Scottish democracy
EUAN MCCOLM Principled politicians? Don't make me laugh
MR EUGENIDES No self-loathing Brighton College leftoids here, please