It's been a good while since it happened, so I don't remember the exact words he said, but publicly spreading conspiracy theories is never a good look, even if this one was more likely than others.
Lexicus
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Well now Galloway has the seat, so enjoy!
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Just when you think the UK can't get any worse, Galloway reappears.
At least American politics have a "Last Days of Rome" vibe to them; your politics are more of a "Last Days of the School Board" vibe.
Heck, the BBC had as a top news story something about inbred Germans photoshopping a picture.
At least American politics have a "Last Days of Rome" vibe to them; your politics are more of a "Last Days of the School Board" vibe.
Heck, the BBC had as a top news story something about inbred Germans photoshopping a picture.
The question is who's death are they trying to cover up.
Comrade Ceasefire
Simmer slowly
If you read quality news, like Mail on Sunday you wouldn't get your lederhosen in such a bunch about the Princess!
"I pray for Kate but my NFH [non-fatal hospitalisation] turned out to be a blessing in disguise...
I was in my 40s, I had two young children, a full-time job, a busy, often absent, husband in a very high-profile role – and I was running on empty, spinning far too many plates. I wasn't looking after myself or sleeping enough, and my diet was terrible. No surprise I got sick..."
– Sarah Vine, 21 Jan. 2024.
We have plenty of quality news to go around!
www.theguardian.com
Biggest Tory donor said looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women’
Exclusive: Remarks by Frank Hester, who has given £10m to the party in the past year, raise questions over his workplace behaviour
Don’t speak that way about @EnglishEdward!
@EnglishEdward are you going to change your name to ScottishEdward now?King Gives Scotland to Prince Edward.
I'm sorry, I'll read that again
King Gives Scotland's Top Honour to Prince Edward.
King Charles appoints Duke of Edinburgh to Scotland's Order of the Thistle
The Duke of Edinburgh receives the Order of the Thistle as he celebrates his 60th birthday.www.bbc.com
EnglishEdward
Deity
The primary attraction of doing that would be so that I can blame all sorts of things on those sassenachs down south.
However while my mother was born in Glasgow, I regard myself as firstly English.
More importantly I could never master the bappipes, and I am too old to toss the caber.
But I do like porridge for breakfast.
However while my mother was born in Glasgow, I regard myself as firstly English.
More importantly I could never master the bappipes, and I am too old to toss the caber.
But I do like porridge for breakfast.
Not that Edward, the other one!Don’t speak that way about @EnglishEdward!
@EnglishEdward are you going to change your name to ScottishEdward now?
I feel I should berate you for spelling ‘sassanach’ wrong.
I procure no joy from this, but "sassenach" is in fact, correct.
Some research suggests both can be (but it's hard to find an etymological study on such a narrow bit of slang), but sassenach seems to have a lot more grounding to it.
Some research suggests both can be (but it's hard to find an etymological study on such a narrow bit of slang), but sassenach seems to have a lot more grounding to it.
Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic diverge a bit, but this looks like an accurate summary:Caol ri caol, leathann ri leathann. Can't have an e and an a at two ends of a syllable.
btw in Gaelic it's ‘Sasannach’. No point in a double s there.
Sassenach | Etymology of Sassenach by etymonline
"an English person," 1771, Sassenaugh, literally "Saxon," from Gaelic Sasunnach, from… See origin and meaning of sassenach.
www.etymonline.com
A bit on the nose! But he seems (well, seemed) pretty Scottish 
It's actually wild how difficult it is to get sources on this that aren't random paragraphs on Quora or whatever. It's also not something I really studied, either (probably should've done, given my own Scottish half).
It's actually wild how difficult it is to get sources on this that aren't random paragraphs on Quora or whatever. It's also not something I really studied, either (probably should've done, given my own Scottish half).
You need to start delving into places liek dwelly.info, faclair.com, Gairm Books, SMO (Sabhal mór ostaig), etc.
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EnglishEdward
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Well according to the Beeb, we now have more Giant Redwoods than California.
and that is without even counting:
en.wikipedia.org
Giant redwoods: World’s largest trees 'thriving in UK'
A survey of giant redwoods growing in the UK reveals the trees are doing well - and growing fast.
www.bbc.co.uk
and that is without even counting:
John Redwood - Wikipedia
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in the UK: carbon storage potential and growth ratesWell according to the Beeb, we now have more Giant Redwoods than California.
Giant redwoods: World’s largest trees 'thriving in UK'
A survey of giant redwoods growing in the UK reveals the trees are doing well - and growing fast.www.bbc.co.uk
and that is without even counting:
John Redwood - Wikipedia
This study provides the first estimate of the growth and carbon sequestration of UK open-grown S. giganteum and provides a baseline for estimating their longer-term carbon sequestration capacity.
There seems to be an element of grasping at straws or something there.
Comrade Ceasefire
Simmer slowly
Don't fall for it Edward, it's a non sequoiatur.
