People in Orkney and Shetland (and the Western Isles for that, though they were nearer 50/50) feel as isolated from Holyrood as most Scots felt from Westminster. Maybe why they voted No. Exchange one set of out of touch politicians for another…

Anyway, back to the REFERENDUM – If it had gone ahead what hope did Salmond have of getting a whole squadron of Typhoons? Two hopes – Bob Hope and No Hope…
With his new found support from N. Korea he could buy up unwanted MiG 15 at a fair rate with all the oil money Scotland would(n’t) have had!

No, but just to hopefully lay to rest any accusations that it was a deliberate “stir-up-the-Argies-for-a-giggle” move by Clarkson & Co.
The other two vehicles in the programme both have genuine plates – the Lotus manufactured/first registered in 1996 and the Mustang, while manufactured in 1971, was first registered in 2014. So, allegations they were references to the numbers of service personnel killed can probably also be discounted as ramblings of conspiracy theorists and underhand machinations by government agent provocateurs!!!

Sounds like it was the actual film crew that got stoned driving the cars – the three amigos had flown out earlier.

I suspect it has been blown up out of all proportion by the Argies – good job a monkey wasn’t driving – they may have hung it as a spy…

If it’s the clip I’m thinking off he almost crushed one of the officers against a central reservation barrier – hence the seemingly OTT ending to the pursuit….

Re 22,

I am no sheep – I happen to have seen what happens to the individuals who don’t ‘buckle up’ and decide to put the laws of physics to the test. Therefore, I prefer to increase my odds of walking away from a crash, and if that makes me, in your eyes, a mindless “idiot” blindly following the control of the state, fine…

Oh and I also currently drive a Volvo, so that probably compounds your dislike of my personal choices…

You’re not the only driver on the road – there are idiots all over the place just looking for somewhere to “park” their weapon of choice. Refuse to wear a seat belt? Do you also disable your airbags?

As for your reference to cyclists – they are probably the most vulnerable road user and have little in the way of any protection, so to many, the simple styrene pot strapped to their noggin, is all they can do to improve their chance against the idiots in metal boxes. Maybe simply weighing up the risks has worked in this case. But even amongst these road users are the few who believe not wearing a helmet is their right of choice. Even though a simple fall at a low speed can result in serious, if not fatal, head injuries. They probably spout some rubbish about it not being proven that wearing a helmet would reduce injury etc etc. And helmet use is very low amongst the cyclists I see in Cambridge, so I’d challenge your 95% figure.

But you’re OK – you’re unrestrained in your nice safe car and have four wheels instead of a wobbly two.

I expect there will be some who claim it is their right to have the freedom to use their phone while driving…..