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Williamsburgh Court, Paisley, 1983. Via here.

[valentineisnotmyfather]

Is anyone else on here from the UK?? Everyone seems to be American

[thescarechamber]

Melissa Young and the Christmas Present

On Christmas day 2013, Melissa Young gave her neighbor, Alan Williamson a gift. When he didn't like it, she snapped and killed him.

Ah, Christmas. The most wonderful time of the year, when friends and family get together, share meals, memories, and gifts. Generally speaking, people are gracious when they receive a gift, but there is always that outlier who is less than pleased. As the gift giver, what do you do when that person doesn’t like your gift? Well, in the case of Melissa Young, you kill them. (more…)

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Sands of Losgaintir by Duncan Fawkes

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Family get tattoos to honor Autism Rocks Fife

Family get tattoos to honor Autism Rocks Fife

Fife, Scottland – Linda Mcginley, along with her daughters Catherine and Linda, and her boyfriend John, have all gotten inked tattoos to honor Autism Rocks. They did this to not only support co-founder and chair of the foundation Liza Quin, but to also raise awareness and funds for Autism Rocks’s new centre for autism treatment. Linda told Fife Today,

“We started on our Autism journey in November…

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I'm going to Scotland!

I'm leaving today and coming back in a week ^^ I'm going to visit my sis <3 I'm leaving a queue and I'll probz be able to be as active as I've been during summer vacation (sorry I haven't been as active as usual, but I've been pretty busy) but I can't answer messages :( So if you happen to send me a message I'll answer when I get back (my phone cuts my answers in the middle) anyway.... Have a fabulous day/night, you deserve it! \( ^w^ )/ 

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As Scottish clamor for independence, English beginning to say 'me too'

By Ian Evans, CS Monitor, January 26, 2012 London--The debate over Scottish independence has sparked a backlash in England, where ordinary people believe their voice and rights are being ignored.

In a survey for the Institute for Public Policy Research released in January, just under half of English respondents reported identifying more deeply as English than British, and said they had grown weary of a devolution of power to Scotland that has made governing Britain more difficult.

As Scotland contemplates a referendum on independence--Scottish leader Alex Salmond today announced plans for a vote in fall 2014--that growing disillusionment, and the intensifying interest in a distinct English identity, could have long-term implications for the strength of the British union.

Report coauthor Professor Richard Wyn Jones said he was surprised by the politicization of Englishness in the findings. "I've noticed a more English identity among a section of English people in recent years--England football shirts, flags on cars, and body tattoos," he says. "But it was the political dimension which was surprising. More people believe the current political situation is unsustainable and they want better recognition of England within the UK."

The report, "The Dog That Finally Barked," also found that 45 percent think Scotland gets "more than its fair share of public spending"; 79 percent think Scottish members of Parliament should not vote on English matters in the British Parliament; only 22 percent say Scots should vote for total independence.

Driving home the political shift, an ICM poll for The Telegraph newspaper in early January revealed that more people in England (43 percent) wanted Scottish independence than those north of the border (40 percent). Those polled also wanted a specific role and recognition of England within the United Kingdom--something that could raise the issue of a separate English Parliament.

Vernon Bogdanor, professor emeritus at Oxford University, is not surprised by rising English anger. "This has been building for some time and it's not just the 'chattering classes.' People are fed up that Scotland gets a higher budget [allocation] and can offer free university tuition and health prescriptions," because of subsidies. "They feel that the Scottish tail is wagging the English dog."