tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post8321085404737041555..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: Nigel's Big Day OutLallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-79639250226889535272014-07-18T00:24:11.558+01:002014-07-18T00:24:11.558+01:00A desperate article from a losing argument - hopef...A desperate article from a losing argument - hopefully :) I am in fact acquainted with the Nigel you write about as he lives in Nairn, where I live too (I too was born in Inverness, curiously enough). There are many Nigels in Scotland, indeed there is one in my family, although not this one.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393265755614039206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-21750510631122966012014-07-14T22:01:36.700+01:002014-07-14T22:01:36.700+01:00I saw this the other day on Wings. What we witness...I saw this the other day on Wings. What we witnessed probably left us all with a range of emotions; embarrassment, shame, annoyance even. But at the end of the day, this wasn't Nigel's fault; it was Darling and Better Together. They have promoted British Nationalism in such a way, pretending that it is under threat, that it has led to some to come out who are perceived as oddities ...as well as the despised. For Nigel, he falls into the former; a person who believes in being British and is now scared that he will lose that identity. The latter is the Orange Order. Thanks to Darling and Co, this lot have come out, taking up the battle standard and determined to save the Union. It was of no surprise that Darling bleated in a panicky statement that the OO had nothing to do with Better Together. The only problem is ...no one believes Mr Darling. The fox is definitely in the hen house and it ain't going anywhere fast! I hope in time should independence happen, that Nigel realises that he hasn't lost anything. He will still be British, and he will see that Scotland and England will still be very much tied at the hip. For Alistair Darling ...well ...he must be bricking it as to who else is going to come out and try to save the Union - JLTAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388627407142946374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-33614410591954488842014-07-14T21:51:22.351+01:002014-07-14T21:51:22.351+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388627407142946374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-87028697971590889532014-07-14T10:21:55.516+01:002014-07-14T10:21:55.516+01:00Interesting this...
On the night (and QT was unus...Interesting this...<br /><br />On the night (and QT was unusually good, the panel were a lot more connected than the usual rabble of politicians) I dismissed Nigel the Highlander as a nutter.<br /><br />Its true though, had it been as described above, the press would have done no such thing. Even confirmed no voters would probably accept that with varying degrees of shame & brass-neckery.<br /><br />pa_broon74https://www.blogger.com/profile/01915208411019621104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-3295682731741244032014-07-13T18:00:22.781+01:002014-07-13T18:00:22.781+01:00Also a brother named Thomas. I'll be nice and ...Also a brother named Thomas. I'll be nice and not mention what happened to them.J. R. Tomlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109874615059334200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-52295948964715813082014-07-13T12:04:18.155+01:002014-07-13T12:04:18.155+01:00I knew a Nigel once. He was a medical student at ...I knew a Nigel once. He was a medical student at Glasgow uni, one of the top group in his class who was selected to do an additional science degree. He was also an accomplished violinist, and was a member of the National Youth Orchestra. I don't remember him ever getting any stick about his name.<br /><br />There's a Nigel in our group of Yes activists, but I don't think he's Scots.Rolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849975010197698907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-30491973619085857812014-07-13T11:24:57.624+01:002014-07-13T11:24:57.624+01:00'the four bores on the panel.'
This seem...'the four bores on the panel.' <br /><br />This seems a not uncommon reaction and it mystifies me, I thought all four were fine and the contributions from the audience were for the most part intelligent - I especially liked the lady who made the point that the Yes camp have no monopoly on compassion.<br /><br />As for Nigel, well he shows the Yes camp don't have a monopoly on passion either.<br /><br />Edwin Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317173893948248954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-19676511908909838932014-07-12T23:11:38.771+01:002014-07-12T23:11:38.771+01:00I'm prompted to recall the only other Scot ca...I'm prompted to recall the only other Scot called Nigel ah ken.<br /><br />His patronym, being 'Black' and his christian name being 'Nigel' he had a very non PC nickname.<br /><br />We were bikers, the long haired, leathered, tattooed and earinged type, not the great thewed lycra clad bikers of today.<br /><br />Young Nigel didn''t like the produce of certain breweries, so when we dismounted from our iron steeds,stretched our backs and spat the bugs out of our teeth, we chose a pub that might, might, have something he would drink.<br /><br />Pushing through the door, I shouted "What are you wantin here Nigger!?"<br /><br />To be faced by a dozen black American stokers with arms like legs.<br /><br />It was interesting...<br /><br /><br />Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-20430491718110005362014-07-12T22:52:27.127+01:002014-07-12T22:52:27.127+01:00Sounds like he was making a threat. And the point ...Sounds like he was making a threat. And the point is not that he's going to die but (as Bertrand Russell would say) he's apparently asserting his readiness to kill what he personally rules are enemies of the state. <br /><br />Fanatics are cute *most* of the time.ratzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512152633620132970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-8856313574737061462014-07-12T22:35:34.364+01:002014-07-12T22:35:34.364+01:00Robert Bruce, borderer though he was, had a brothe...Robert Bruce, borderer though he was, had a brother Nigel, and a brother Edward.Robert Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408651503272276922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-48955102751609954192014-07-12T19:51:46.063+01:002014-07-12T19:51:46.063+01:00Did you actually watch the same programme as the r...Did you actually watch the same programme as the rest of us? Joan Burnie and Ricky Ross were excellent.pictishbeastiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732186968973388182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-1270771239385438882014-07-12T19:47:07.306+01:002014-07-12T19:47:07.306+01:00A simple reversal of Mr Harlin's sympathies sh...A simple reversal of Mr Harlin's sympathies shows the grotesque hypocrisy in lionising a man who issues a war cry (his own words according to the Press & Journal) that he would give his life and blood for the Union - for the circumstances in which that martyrdom would happen do not mean his life and blood would be the only ones lost.<br /><br />The militaristic, jingoistic language has been ramping up in concert with the upcoming commemoration of the outbreak of World War 2. So to has the concerted attempts at divide and conquer, pitting Catholics and Protestants, Scots-born and New Scots, Secular and Religious, against each other.<br /><br />If it's all the same to Nigel, I'd rather people *didn't* die for their country any more. Too many have already.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-22265770920762895782014-07-12T19:31:58.413+01:002014-07-12T19:31:58.413+01:00I have never actually met a "highlander"...I have never actually met a "highlander" called Nigel... or one who has an Ulster accent... but the minute he mentioned his friend in the sky... he was living in a world divorced from the majority of Scots.... so if he has been taken in by that element then BritNatz will easily appeal... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12855746157077074901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-92223169987074972212014-07-12T19:04:25.394+01:002014-07-12T19:04:25.394+01:00I'm not sure about this. It didn't really ...I'm not sure about this. It didn't really matter whether Nigel was a Nat or a Unionist - the point of him was that he competely outclassed the four bores on the panel. If you were a conspiracy theorist, you might reckon that the show had been deliberately planned to underwhelm and to expose Scotland's provincialism. "The best ever BBC Question Time audience member" (Huffpo) was the only thing about that show which wasn't second rate. Paradoxically, Nigel ended up saving the day for the Nats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-55819053126994031862014-07-12T17:52:00.664+01:002014-07-12T17:52:00.664+01:00excellent ,sarah smith will just repeat cyber nat ...excellent ,sarah smith will just repeat cyber nat thouwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242753707412340371noreply@blogger.com