tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post6316061097840238251..comments2009-04-11T23:34:22.053+01:00Harry Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099597763862011749noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-25132815913210750952009-04-11T23:33:00.000+01:002009-04-11T23:33:00.000+01:00So, Connery's politics, tax affairs and alleged attitude towards beating women should debar him from receiving a honorary degree from a university in his city of birth. Yet because of his dodgy politics, your lot gave Irvine Laidlaw a place in the House of Lords, despite his tax-dodger status and well-publicised desire to be beaten by women.<BR/><BR/>You Tories are a strange bunch...Schimply Schplendidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-16176409045481590512009-04-10T13:07:00.000+01:002009-04-10T13:07:00.000+01:00He is beating Lady Britannia...<BR/><BR/>TBEditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099597763862011749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-36880345065029070202009-04-10T10:13:00.000+01:002009-04-10T10:13:00.000+01:00Editor, I fear your reply at 09 April 2009 17:48 is exactly what was intended by this blog. Unfortunately, this only serves to highlight the political bigotry that exists within many British Unionists. To make light of domestic abuse by putting it on a par with an individual's support for a social democratic political party just makes TB look incredibly small-minded IMHO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-46071693677014072492009-04-10T04:02:00.000+01:002009-04-10T04:02:00.000+01:00Why do you constantly write in the third person? Neither Guido nor Alan Clark (two of your primary inspirations, I presume) does it consistently.<BR/><BR/>I'm genuinely curious about this.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.noahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-72670829088118025062009-04-09T19:36:00.000+01:002009-04-09T19:36:00.000+01:00Tom Hunter...an SNP supporter? Since when? I think you may be getting him confused with someone else.<BR/><BR/>Oh and Edinburgh Uni...on the student side it's pretty Labour dominated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-35482520162020034102009-04-09T19:30:00.000+01:002009-04-09T19:30:00.000+01:00Why has TB got a problem with, argubably, Scotland's leading University honouring, arguably, one of Scotland's favourite sons?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-40304164332017631132009-04-09T18:17:00.000+01:002009-04-09T18:17:00.000+01:00Yes former Lib Dem First Minister Jim Wallace and Labour's favourite civil servant Muir Russell are clearly well known for their nationalist sympathies.<BR/><BR/>I imagine Connery being from Edinburgh, patron of the Film Festival etc probably had a lot more to do with his honour than his politics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-51127222170797596422009-04-09T17:48:00.000+01:002009-04-09T17:48:00.000+01:00because it shows severe moral failings and blatent stupidity?Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05099597763862011749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-91997551566343626122009-04-09T17:39:00.000+01:002009-04-09T17:39:00.000+01:00Why should the fact that he supports Scottish independence and the SNP have any impact on his merit for receiving an honorary degree?<BR/><BR/>By the way, have either Annie Lennox or Tom Hunter actually donated any money to the SNP?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-59792946543861906542009-04-09T17:15:00.000+01:002009-04-09T17:15:00.000+01:00Surely this is just the Scottish ruling body getting as many scottish honours in as possible before they are unceremoniously shown the door (and the asphalt- close up).Fifth Donkeyhttps://twitter.com/FifthDonkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-77800136682547918552009-04-09T17:01:00.000+01:002009-04-09T17:01:00.000+01:00did you even watch that video anon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-72147025850867992832009-04-09T16:57:00.000+01:002009-04-09T16:57:00.000+01:00FOI from the Uni what the justification for giving him an honour was. I wrote the paper for Michael Palin's honour a few years back and there has to be a lot of justificiation for links with Edinburgh and specifically the University.Jordan Dhttps://www.jordandias.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787283052819380346.post-66893484828824697042009-04-09T16:54:00.000+01:002009-04-09T16:54:00.000+01:00Yes he is a nat but that aside he was brilliant in time bandits.<BR/>I think he could be awarded the degree on those merits alone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com