The Earl of Hathaway Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Good wee bit in the ET today... http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/14506498.Kingsley_storms_the_Commons__Jags_praised_at_Westminster/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alx Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Heh heh brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Cue some disgruntled unionists prattling on about time wasting etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norgethistle Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Brilliant, good on him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChewinGumMacaroonBaaaz Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 I fully support the motion as reported and would praise my MP (not as the article has it MSP) for drawing attention to the contribution of the club in the constituency and wider fields for acknowledgement. As for being a disgruntled unionist and prattling on.... well.... I guess republicans who are elected to parliament who take their seat and salary, and wish to make contributions might rationalize their oath or solemn affirmation of allegiance to Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, in that it is done "according to law", and that they will remain loyal but hope for change in the law rather than work to that end. Or perhaps, like Tony Banks, former Minister for Sport in 1997 the solution of crossed fingers behind one's back is sufficient to rest their conscious. For many, doubts in the sincerity of such individuals will understandably remain. Humble apologies... But it was cued. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jukebox Rebel Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Meanwhile, the rt. hon. member for York has been asked to secretly check the ins and outs of 12th century clauses about spearing Scotsmen within the city walls with a bow and arrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 I notice from the list of these things there is one for Motherwell and one each for the bigot twins - a waste of parliament, patronising and frankly MPs should have better things to do with their time (and our money). Of course it's probably better than the previous MP pastime of fiddling expenses - albeit recently some of them seem to be slightly under-employed when it comes to taking care of their domestic relationships. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Endell Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 I notice from the list of these things there is one for Motherwell and one each for the bigot twins - a waste of parliament, patronising and frankly MPs should have better things to do with their time (and our money). Of course it's probably better than the previous MP pastime of fiddling expenses - albeit recently some of them seem to be slightly under-employed when it comes to taking care of their domestic relationships. Bang on, especially the patronising bit. It wouldn't be quite so bad if Grady were a Thistle fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodstock Jag Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Maybe our Thistle-supporting Parliamentarians can put their money where their mouths are and tithe 5% of their salaries to the Jags. The three supporting this motion alone could boost Archie's basic wage budget by over £200 a week, which could be the difference between singing a Maestro and a Mukendi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagtastic Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Nice wee lifestyle piece on Derek Lyle at the top of the popular stories to the side of the article as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Nice wee lifestyle piece on Derek Lyle at the top of the popular stories to the side of the article as well... Former Partick player! He left us as a young boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Former Partick player! He left us as a young boy Seems to have had a pretty successful career, if not at the highest level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 I remember the young Derek Lyle scoring his first goal to win the game for us at Palmerston. It was a vital win as I think I am right in saying that it finally lifted us off the foot of the Division 2 table after a start to the season similar to the one just past. Maybe a sliding doors moment. A draw or a loss that day and the rot may have set in and taken us down to Division 3 from where recovery might have proved impossible. So I will always be a little bit grateful to Del Boy. Really stretching the memory here. Did George Rowe of Queen of the South miskick, allowing Lyle to nick the ball off him and round the keeper and score? I do recall it was a real "fans' goal" and one of the best celebrated ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydebankJag Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 I notice from the list of these things there is one for Motherwell and one each for the bigot twins - a waste of parliament, patronising and frankly MPs should have better things to do with their time (and our money). Of course it's probably better than the previous MP pastime of fiddling expenses - albeit recently some of them seem to be slightly under-employed when it comes to taking care of their domestic relationships. I couldn't agree more. Quite simply too much time is wasted each year slapping sports clubs, organisations and celebrities on the back which could be used to do the meaningful work that MPs are actually employed to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaila Street Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 From The Sunday Times : 'What really excites MPs? Here’s a clue. Number of MPs who have supported an early day motion backing mental health awareness week — 18. Number who have supported a motion to mark 140 years of Partick Thistle FC — 28.' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rid Skwerr Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Aye - where were the other 600 and odd when the Jags were being mentioned? Work-shy scroungers, the lot of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 From The Sunday Times : 'What really excites MPs? Here’s a clue. Number of MPs who have supported an early day motion backing mental health awareness week — 18. Number who have supported a motion to mark 140 years of Partick Thistle FC — 28.' Sunday Times lecturing on priorities. Just where did their sister papers place the Hillsborough story the other week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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