"I regard Mudcatters as my friends ."
Depens who and what they are - I don't have any friens who persecute minorities
"Draw your own conclusions to that statement "
You are welcome to do the same
"After a' we are a' Jock Tamsons bairns "
My point exactly - my "bairns include 100s of the Travellers Iains is racially denigrating
You need to address what Iains said rather than tip-toeing around it
I'e veen th consequences of his attitude up close - not a pretty sight
Jim Carroll