I'm sorry to see that Scottish Media Monitor is closing for good, it will be sadly missed. Thanks for many a good read.

Sorry to hear that you're putting the SMM to bed. I've usually had to read it in installments because if I digest too much in one go, I fear I'll be setting up in a sniper's nest with a telescopic site and a large box of ammo. I'll wish you bon voyage with a quote from my fellow Scottish crime writer Denise Mina. We were on a panel together discussing the contrast between the ideals we like to imagine a future Scotland as having, and the medeival atavism that keeps rearing its head. Denise said that while we liked to think of ourselves as groovy pseudo-Scandinavian liberals, the Section 28 fiasco taught us that in fact we are "angry villagers". Here's hoping we can boot a few idiots out of the village.

I think the article about gay couples trying to adopt is disgusting.I have no objection to gay's themselves,but i do object to them wanting to adopt as the poor child would be so confused and would end up with problem,s.If couples want children they should be married,man to woman which is the normal way since time began.We have enough people with aids as it is and should be promoting healthy living maybe then we can save the planet after all.

Garry - Good luck for the future.

Well done Garry. 10 fabulous years. Well done - Peter

Thank's for all the columns. SMM will be missed.

Steve Bronski currently lives in thailand after leaving the uk for a cheaper life, anyway, he calls me from stanstead after being kicked of the country and I add being bailed out by someone over there, he then calls me no money nowhere to live no-one to go to, I pay for a taxi costing over £250 then give him £1000 to help him out and then he responds in anger because I can only assume I didnt give him anymore more money, anyway, was I a member of the band the answer no, did I want to be Why the fuck would I, why would anyone! If this is the way he treats his so called friends then its no wonder jimmy left and the reason why he had no-one else to turn to when he arrived on british soil broke and destitude.

hi there, can you find out for me if prince william ever visited Kenmore in scotland the hotel kenmore hotel perthshire scotland. but please dont let them know i asked.

Hello I need help. First let me say I am not gay nor an I part of any gay organisation but I am a Geordie and Geordies and Jocks have always had a mutual affection together with o good working relationship. The purpose of my writing is to see if you can help me get the home and email addresses of Brian Souter and the other members of the Stagecoach Group. Brian Souters is the one I'm most after. The story behind this request is that I am part of a very small residential group in Newcastle who have within the last 14 days had a bus service imposed on us at the rate of 1088 buses per week. Although the service has operated very successfully for over 50 years it has been re-routed past our houses for the sole purpose of providing a pick up and drop off point for Stagecoach drivers. The new route is longer than the old and so uses more fuel and takes more time to operate and there is not a public demand on the re-routed section. The purpose of my writing to Brian Souter is to try and get the service returned to it's original route but I want send my letter to his home, his work and his email addresses in the hope that he may get to read one of them personally. Myself and the other residents have already tried to resolve this issue with the Managing Director of Stagecoach North East but to date he has not replied to any of our letters. If you can help I'm quite prepared to let you have more in formation on the problem together with copies of my correspondence. It will damage Stagecoach Groups claims to care for the Community and the Environment.

Hey, this is just a report that Kevin Glancy was NEVER a member of Bronski Beat! I am one of the founding members and would like the trith to be known about Kevin Glancy's lies. Thanx. Steve.