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• Post #3874237

  @randulo That's an interesting find. If it is 1892, what purpose would the L serve? Wouldn't MDCCCXCII (without the L) be 1892? MDCCCLXCII does not seem to be accepted as valid by online tools: https://www.romannumerals.org/converter https://www.calculator.net/roman-numeral-converter.html https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/conversions/roman-numeral-calculator.php

• Post #3874236

  Sensible words from Andrew Tickell on the contributions of tax exiles to UK politics. https://www.thenational.scot/politics/26273222.billionaire-exiles-want-meddle-politics/

• Post #3874235

  "We're blocking the strait". "No we're unblocking your block and blocking it ourselves". Master class in diplomacy.

• Post #3874234

  Markets can stay wrong longer than you can stay liquid, so don't bet against them. But if you know the market is wrong, you don't have to bet with it either. https://www.reuters.com/commentary/reuters-open-interest/ai-uncertainty-is-rising-so-is-investor-conviction-2026-07-14/

• Post #2687313

  "The focus on MRPs throughout the 2026 Holyrood campaign led to fewer polls, cost more money, and produced erratic claims ... they remain a new and fallible source of information." https://www.electionanalysis.uk/scottish-election-analysis-2026/section-3-voters-polls-and-the-electoral-system/mrps-a-false-dawn/

• Post #2687312

  Evidence of the pain I felt of not being able to vote Green on the constituency ballot (the new boundaries moved me from Glasgow Kelvin to Glasgow Central). "One thing really worth pointing out is that Glasgow Central constituency vote figure....What happened there? Well, by regional list vote result, that was the third best Green constituency in the country. In other words, it’s the best constituency they didn’t stand a local candidate in." https://ballotbox.scot/sp26-patter...

• Post #2609170

  I like my chocolate black, just like my metal ... ♫

• Post #2609169

  I assume that the deal is that former Makerfield MP Josh Simons will run for Mayor of Manchester after Andy Burnham wins his seat. I expect it will all play out as expected, but with Reform comfortably winning that area in the council elections, and Hannah Spencer and new Green councillors showing that Labour can't assume they will win, there are some hilarious possibilities if all doesn't go according to plan.

• Post #2609168

  Time to strip the M8 out of Glasgow city centre. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d2x26ez3no

• Post #2609167

  Weird saddles. https://road.cc/feature/from-bum-massage-boards-to-backrests-check-out-cyclings-weirdest-saddles #biketoot #cycling

• Post #2425051

  Fantastic win for Lorna Slater in Edinburgh Central, first Green MSP to be elected on the constituency ballot.

• Post #2401280

  Prof Sir John Curtice, on the English council election results based on key wards: "A sharp fall in Labour's performance is accompanied more often by an above average Green performance than it is by a strong Reform performance." "It should be remembered that Labour may often lose seats to Reform because it is losing votes to the Greens, while the Conservatives are losing votes to Reform. The net effect can be that Labour end up losing a seat to Reform.&qu...

• Post #2014211

  Voters in Glasgow, on May 7th remember that "Independent Green Voice" is a far right, non-Green, non indy-supporting con that the Electoral Commission should have dealt with many years ago. If you want to vote green, vote Scottish Green Party (SGP). Look for the logo.

• Post #435358

  Massive win for the Green party in the Gorton and Denton by-election; not even close in the end: Hannah Spencer (Green Party): 14,980 Matt Goodwin (Reform UK): 10,578 Angeliki Stogia (Labour Party): 9,364 Hopefully the UK government will now realise it needs to tack hard to the left. Chasing after Farage's xenophobic votes is a losing proposition. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8rjk02r0jt