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Crax crax. Think I've a vague recollection of hearing this once when very young, it really is very strange. Great news for us all anyway

Happy Thursday folks

This should give me reason to explore Perth a bit more. Sounds like a great artifact to display in Perth alongside the stone of scone

Time magazine's front man doing wrong or cosla playing politics? Given Yousaf has said it will be costed, I'm going to call Cosla out.

But I'm going to also call out the BS that is the lack of counci tax replacement as promisex in 2007. The SNP have sat on their laurels and failed to show what the alternative could look like here

Howdy folks, hope you are all curled up tonight or having a heart warming dram, do let us know!

Just seen a video of Marykirk roads. Expensive cleanups here

Stay safe folks, this one likely to be nasty

Silicon glen still alive and kicking it seems. Just, you know, we don't build anything any more

Yaaaaaassss!!!!!

Great news for us on a Sunday

Foos yer doos folks? Share and share alike, have a whinge, or spraf aboot summin guid fer a change!

Nooo, I love a Scampi in the pub. A really hard meal to fuck up, so always pretty consistent

JFC. The tories...

Spite? Just fucking hates Ian Murray? Clearly had enough of the SNP, but why slide into bed with the party about to be wiped out and also tar your name forever?

And that's before you get onto the WM group and their behaviour. Or what hay Labour will make of this

My vote is Skye and Raasay - then they might get some more tourism infrastructure they badly need as they are already de facto national parks

Did we not cancel Tiger Woods?

Bar sounds good and retains a screen at least

Never trust a Campbell!

Amber warning for rain extended until 2pm on Sunday for parts of north and eastern Scotland.

Let's be careful!

Labour steal Tory votes. SNP lose to Greens the actual story here. Will Harvey field more next year?

How are we all? Anyone got anything to share?

Made the front cover even. 'Mon Yousaf!

Bets on the BBC covering this?

A proper one this time, no exceptions

Given the last MP was literally ousted, I've no idea why Labour think that will translate into a Scotland wide swing. They still offer nothing to Scotland, but are at least not the SNP to Rutherglen

Next year fascinating for independence I feel. A strong number of SNP MPs still more than likely, to continue to be ignored by a different shade of little Englanders. If that is the case, that they failed the 50% goal posts that they currently shift to, what moves can the SNP actually do?

Wonder what it will be spent on??

[I think I saw this posted earlier but it seems to have disappeared.]

I have to say my view, speaking as a councillor on Highland Council, is that the more I think about this it's gesture politics as the council presumably own most of these facilities so closing them still leaves them with significant revenue budget costs.

Plus "No dates have been given for the closures and affected staff are likely to be offered redeployment" which smells of something not well thought out - a big chunk of the cost of these premises is payroll so redeploying doesn't save money ... and then making people redundant is expensive too, as HC learned to its cost the last time it was "saving" money.

So I think this is a Labour led council just trying to embarrass the SNP/Green government into coughing up some more money.

Auld mannie :(