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Politicians Just Lost a Fight Against Buckfast, Scotland's Favorite Cheap Caffeinated Booze
The drink that "gets you fucked fast" is blamed for many social problems, but the SNP just stopped a Labour attempt to get it banned.
Saturday's Scottish Independence Rally in Glasgow Was a Weird Subcultural Sideshow
A year after the independence referendum, the "Hope Over Fear" movement is the awkward sibling of mainstream Scottish nationalism.
Jeremy Corbyn Is the Only Labour Leader Candidate at the Centre of British Politics
He's supposed to be on the far-out fringe-left, but on key issues he's more in touch with what the public thinks than his competitors are.
Talking to Scottish Comedian Limmy About Trolling and Laughing at Terrible Things
"There's something about horror stories, where it's funny to hear these terrible, horrific fucking things happening. It's good, it's... got this cracking feeling to it, where it's safe, it's fiction."
The UK's Conservative Party Is Waging a War on the Young
They're keeping older British voters happy by pissing off the young. That tactic could blow up in their faces in the long run.
Mhairi Black, Britain's Youngest MP, Tore the Tories a New Arsehole Yesterday
The SNP's 20-year-old MP gave her first speech in Parliament yesterday and made Labour, the Tories and her critics look like absolute chumps.
Ferry Workers on Scotland's West Coast Went on Strike to Stop Privatization
They're worried about their jobs if CalMac is bought out. The case poses tricky questions for the Scottish National Party's relationship with trade unions.
10 Boring Conversations You Will Have in the Pub Tonight
Because drugged-up drinkers make the best political thinkers.
This Is What the SNP's Sweeping Victory Means for the UK
Scotland now finds itself ruled by a government that almost none of its people voted for, which obviously isn't going to go down too well with all of those people.
The UK General Election Result Will Probably End Up Changing Britain Forever
The Scottish National Party won big, the centrist Liberal Democrats lost badly, and the Conservatives held on to power in a result that has shocked the nation.
Conservative Party Sweeps UK Election and Three Opposition Leaders Resign
The results are still being declared but UK Prime Minister David Cameron will stay in the job after his Conservative party won an outright majority in the British general election.
Foreign Policy: The Unmentioned Topic in Britain's General Election
The days when the British Empire ruled the world are long gone, and the UK is ever less important on the world stage. So why didn't politicians talk about it in the run-up to today's vote?