It seems the Tories now have a policy of "sweetening" the Scots rather than attacking them.Change of tactics,it was in  a Scottish paper the other day.They want the Union to remain.

Salmond is still a spud heid! runs away from scotty.....

Salmond still considered better than Tory or Labour.

Check the last election results for a vox pop.

Might be a spud heid, but he's to the left of Labour for sure !

( and Scotty can sprint, by the way! ) 

Joe, this article here from is from over two years ago, and might go some way to explaining why Leith was on the shortlist drawn up by Gamesa .

 http://www.scotsman.com/news/1..._into_city_1_1229855 

Kevin Rowan of the TUC said the North-East had the “skills, workforce and vision to be a European leader in offshore wind and green manufacturing”, but it would lose out because “the Conservative-led government at Westminster has put the North-East at a competitive disadvantage to the Scottish Parliament” . Not sure if you were implying there was any influence by the UK government exerted on Gamesa to go with the Leith bid, but if so, I think Rowan's probably closer to the mark .

 *edited to  say .. though I bet Cameron would love folk north of the border to think it was all down to him the contract went to Leith *

! They've got a strange way of sweetening ! 

http://www.scotsman.com/news/d...d-scotsman-1-2197502

Whether or not they exerted influence they are certainly jumping on the bandwagon!

Meanwhile, if Alex Salmond is more left wing than I then my cock's a kipper!

Hope you've not smoked it.

Ninja.

ahh well, you'll always have a snack handy! 

What is it about Salmond that leads you to believe he's right wing?

Well it's all about generalisation, isn't it? I know that some people would have it that left wing nationalism exists. However nationalism to me has always been right wing by definition and to slightly misquote Johnson, "the last refuge of a scoundrel!"

Even if he isn't a scoundrel he is a boring fud*, if I may say so. Whilst returning from Hebden Bridge one Sunday morning I had to listen to him on Desert Island Discs. That's 45 minutes I'll never ... etc.

*yes! I'm sure I'll get away with that one.

Heheh! ! 

Did you know he's a big Zappa fan?

And would you class John Maclean as right of centre? 

Why am I asking so many questions?

Dunno, do I?

Well he didn't pick anything on DID.

He'd have gone for the " Caledonia" stuff probably ! Meh!

Anne Lorne Gillies— Ae Fond Kiss

• Gian Carlo Menotti— Don’t Cry Mother Dear from Amahl and the Night Visitors

  Artist: Chet Allen with Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Thomas Shippers

  Amahl and the Night Visitors, RCA

• Gerry Rafferty— Baker Street

  Composer: Gerry Rafferty

  Right Down the Line: The Best of Gerry Rafferty, EMI

• The Proclaimers— I’m Gonna Be  (500 Miles)

  Composer: Reid/Reid

  The Best of the Proclaimers, PERSEVERE

• Paul Robeson— Joe Hill

  Composer: Earl Robinson

  The Essential Paul Robeson, Vanquard

• Capercaillie— Coisich, a Ruin

  Composer: Trad. arranged Capercaillie

  Delirium, Survival

• Johnny Cash— San Quentin

  Composer: Johnny Cash

  Johnny Cash at San Quentin, Columbia/ Legacy

• Dougie MacLean— Caledonia

  Composer: D McLean

  Craigie Dhu, Dunkeld

Looks like it yea!

Although TBF Joe Hill is a left wing (ish) hero.

I was always looking for Germaine Greer's DID's and got nowhere.

Some stellar Russian Choirs.

Conveniently missed out Soul Rebel - U Roy 

and this 

^^^ Ms Greer's choices.

She has come a long way since those photos.

As far as I can remember Martin Clunes was the only one to pick a Zappa track.

Hmmn.. we have very polarised  types up here .If it comes to tribalism etc.Footy fans of Rangers are true blue for the Union.Celtic types are Irish based,so who knows etc.

I'm still a labour supporter,my grandad worked down the mines after coming home from the first world war.My late dad worked  in the post office after the second world war.I'd rather chew my own leg off than ever vote Tory!