Research Post - Thick of It
I'm writing The Thick of It fic and it involves a lot of research, so I'm going to keep track of my links in this post. If you're interested in 1980s Scotland and/or Catholicism, some of this might actually be interesting to you!
Scottish Language Resources
The Glossary of Scottish Slang on Wiktionary
The Online Slang Dictionary
Scotranslate - English to Scottish Translator
DSL - Dictionary of the Scots Language
List of Scottish Gaelic Surnames (Wikipedia)
You Swear - Scottish
18 Scottish Swear Words (BuzzFeed)
Scottish Girls Names
Scottish Locations (Now and Then)
Motherwell (Wikipedia)
Gorbals (Wikipedia)
The Slums of 1980s Glasgow Through the Lense of a French Photographer
Raymond Depardon's Images of 1980s Glasgow (Google Image Search)
Map of 1970 Glasgow
Photos of Glasgow 1960s through 1980s
195 Albion Street, Glasgow (Offices of the Herald), 1974
Intersection High Street and Ingram Street, Glasgow, 1973
List of Named UK Rail Services (Wikipedia)
Royal Scot (Train between Glasgow and London) (Wikipedia)
Sleeper Trains Between London and Scotland (BBC article)
St Peter's Seminary
St Peter's Seminary, Cardross (Wikipedia)
St Peter's Seminary, Cardross (Blog Post)
St Peter's Seminary, Cardross (Google Image Search)
St Peter's Seminary, Cardross (Google Image Search - Related Images)
Cardross, Scotland (Wikipedia)
Argyll and Bute Council Area (Wikipedia)
Strathclyde (Wikipedia)
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (previous inhabitants of Merrylee House in Newlands)
Glasgow, Newlands, 33 Briar Road, Merrylee House, 1963
Scotus College, Bearsden (Wikipedia)
Seminary, Priesthood, Ordination, Catholic Faith, Code of Canon Law
Ordination in the Roman Catholic Church (Wikipedia)
Deacons in the Roman Catholic Church (Wikipedia)
Apostolic Succession (Wikipedia)
Sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church (Wikipedia)
On the Requirement of Sufficient Maturity for Candidates to the Presbyterate, 1917 Code of Canon Law
Curriculum of the St Thomas Aquinas Seminary in VA, USA
Forum Thread on Transitional Deacons
Priesthood in the Catholic Church (Wikipedia)
1983 Code of Canon Law (Wikipedia)
Pope John Paul II (Wikipedia)
How to Address the Pope (WikiHow)
Thomas Aquinas (Wikipedia)
The Sin of Pride
Nebuchadnezzar’s Pride And Punishment
Summa Theologiae > Second Part of the Second Part > Question 162: Pride
Psalm 32: Blessed is the One Whose Sin is Forgiven
Confirmation in the Catholic Church (Wikipedia)
List of Christian Martyrs (Wikipedia)
Book of Revelation (Wikipedia)
Infallibility of the Church (Wikipedia)
Dei Verbum (Wikipedia)
Babylon Quotes
Isaiah 21-9, the Fall of Babylon
Keith O'Brien: Sexual Misconduct and Consequences
Time to Turn Spotlight on Abuse by Priests in Scotland (Herald article)
Catholic Church in Scotland Asks Forgiveness from Child Abuse Victims (Guardian article)
Ex-pupils Allege They Were Raped and Abused by Monks at Schools in Scotland (Guardian article)
What the Catholic Church Should Do [About Heroin Epidemic] - US centric, 21st century centric
The Catholic Church Started the Culture Wars - Now Can They End Them? (Catholic Church and abortion, US-centric)
News in 1980s/90s Glasgow and London
List of Scottish Newspapers (Wikipedia)
Evening Times (Wikipedia)
Forum Thread Linking to Online Archives of Herald (1806-1990) and Evening Times (1951-1990)
Evening Times Online Archive 1980s (Google News)
Daily Mirror (Wikipedia)
Daily Mirror Offices Address 1987
Engineering Timeline of the Daily Mirror Building
Mick Jagger on the Daily Mirror Offices Roof 23 August 1987
Daily Mirror Offices Address 1987
Daily Mirror Building Holborn Circus
Daily Mirror Building Holborn Circus 1988
Daily Mirror Building Holborn Circus in color
Pictures of the Daily Mirror Building in Holborn (Google Images)
1987 Newsroom (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Computer-assisted Reporting (Wikipedia)
History of British Newspapers in the 20th Century (Wikipedia)
Smith Corona electric typewriter (YouTube)
It's the Sun Wot Won It (1992 election) (Wikipedia)
UK Press Online: Daily Mirror
Political and Social Issues in 1980s/90s Scotland/ Britain
Margaret Thatcher (Wikipedia)
The Fatal Legacy of a Nation's Drug Use Epidemic (Herald article, 2012)
Labour Party (UK) Deputy Leadership Election 1981 (Wikipedia)
Drugs: Scottish Policy and Practice (Paper on Academia.edu)
History of HIV in Scotland
Timeline of HIV/AIDS (Wikipedia)
Terry Higgins (early AIDS-related UK death) (Wikipedia)
HIV/AIDS in the United Kingdom (Wikipedia)
IRA Brighton Hotel Bombing in 1984 (Wikipedia)
1986 Bombing of Libya (Wikipedia)
Droppin Well Bombing 1982 (Wikipedia)
Political History of the United Kingdom 1945 - present (Wikipedia)
United Kingdom General Election 1987 (Wikipedia)
Election 1987 (BBC Website)
Social history of the United Kingdom (1945-present) (Wikipedia)
1987 in the UK (Wikipedia)
Section 28 - 1988 Anti-Gay Legislation
Anti-LGBT Poster Tories 1987 (Labour Camp)
Anti-LGBT Poster Tories 1987 (Young, Gay, and Proud)
Hillsborough: how the Sunday Times - and the Sun - reported the tragedy (Guardian article)
Hillsborough report: why the Mirror refused to accept police spin (Guardian article)
The Sun - The Truth (1989)
1989 Conservative Leadership Election (Wikipedia)
Poll Tax (Wikipedia)
UK election 1992 (Wikipedia)
The terror and prejudice of the 1980s AIDs crisis remembered by a gay man who lived through it (Independent)
Plague-Making and the AIDS Epidemic: A Story of Discrimination (Google Books)
Bombing of Baltic Exchange Building 1992 (Wikipedia)
London Labour Office Address
UK Election 1997 (Wikipedia)
Black Wednesday (Wikipedia)
Scottish Parliament (Wikipedia)
Referendum Party (Wikipedia)
New Labour, New Danger Tory Election Poster (1997, Wikipedia)
UK Political Issues in the 2000s (mainly post-9/11)
Premiership of Tony Blair (Wikipedia)
UK Election 2001 (Wikipedia)
UK Election 2005 (Wikipedia)
The Dark Day That Brought Out the Worst in Britain (Telegraph, 2011, American ex-pat on 9/11)
The Impact of 9/11 in Britain (Mic, 2011)
9/11 and 7/7 and the United Kingdom (Paper from Radical History Review, 2011)
Guardian: Blair calls for solidarity after 9/11 (2001)
Guardian: Three Hours of Terror (9/11, 2001)
Guardian: They Don't Know Why They're Hated (9/11, 2001)
Political Structure and Positions of the United Kingdom
Alastair Campbell (Labour Spin Doctor) (Wikipedia)
Downing Street Director of Communications (Wikipedia)
House of Commons (Wikipedia)
House of Lords (Wikipedia)
Tony Blair (Wikipedia)
1980s Scottish Legal System, 1956 Sexual Offences Act, Low Moss Prison
Prostitution in the UK (Wikipedia)
Sexual Offences Act 1956 (Wikipedia)
Courts of Scotland - District Courts (Wikipedia)
Legal Aid in Scotland (Wikipedia)
HMP Low Moss (Wikipedia)
Nissen Huts (Used at Low Moss) (Wikipedia)
Prison Riots in Britain and the USA - Low Moss Prison Riot 1986 (Google Books)
RAF Nissen Hut (Outside)
RAF Nissen Hut (Inside)
Restaurated Nissen Hut
London in the late 80s/ 90s
King's Cross Fire 1987
1987 London Tube Map
1987 Map of London City (not particularly good ...)
1940s City of London Maps
1980s Fancy London Kitchen reference
Memories of Camden Market 70s to 90s (Guardian article)
West Brompton Seagrave Lodge (2008)
Lambeth Cemetery (Google Image Search)
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Scottish Language Resources
The Glossary of Scottish Slang on Wiktionary
The Online Slang Dictionary
Scotranslate - English to Scottish Translator
DSL - Dictionary of the Scots Language
List of Scottish Gaelic Surnames (Wikipedia)
You Swear - Scottish
18 Scottish Swear Words (BuzzFeed)
Scottish Girls Names
Scottish Locations (Now and Then)
Motherwell (Wikipedia)
Gorbals (Wikipedia)
The Slums of 1980s Glasgow Through the Lense of a French Photographer
Raymond Depardon's Images of 1980s Glasgow (Google Image Search)
Map of 1970 Glasgow
Photos of Glasgow 1960s through 1980s
195 Albion Street, Glasgow (Offices of the Herald), 1974
Intersection High Street and Ingram Street, Glasgow, 1973
List of Named UK Rail Services (Wikipedia)
Royal Scot (Train between Glasgow and London) (Wikipedia)
Sleeper Trains Between London and Scotland (BBC article)
St Peter's Seminary
St Peter's Seminary, Cardross (Wikipedia)
St Peter's Seminary, Cardross (Blog Post)
St Peter's Seminary, Cardross (Google Image Search)
St Peter's Seminary, Cardross (Google Image Search - Related Images)
Cardross, Scotland (Wikipedia)
Argyll and Bute Council Area (Wikipedia)
Strathclyde (Wikipedia)
Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (previous inhabitants of Merrylee House in Newlands)
Glasgow, Newlands, 33 Briar Road, Merrylee House, 1963
Scotus College, Bearsden (Wikipedia)
Seminary, Priesthood, Ordination, Catholic Faith, Code of Canon Law
Ordination in the Roman Catholic Church (Wikipedia)
Deacons in the Roman Catholic Church (Wikipedia)
Apostolic Succession (Wikipedia)
Sacrament in the Roman Catholic Church (Wikipedia)
On the Requirement of Sufficient Maturity for Candidates to the Presbyterate, 1917 Code of Canon Law
Curriculum of the St Thomas Aquinas Seminary in VA, USA
Forum Thread on Transitional Deacons
Priesthood in the Catholic Church (Wikipedia)
1983 Code of Canon Law (Wikipedia)
Pope John Paul II (Wikipedia)
How to Address the Pope (WikiHow)
Thomas Aquinas (Wikipedia)
The Sin of Pride
Nebuchadnezzar’s Pride And Punishment
Summa Theologiae > Second Part of the Second Part > Question 162: Pride
Psalm 32: Blessed is the One Whose Sin is Forgiven
Confirmation in the Catholic Church (Wikipedia)
List of Christian Martyrs (Wikipedia)
Book of Revelation (Wikipedia)
Infallibility of the Church (Wikipedia)
Dei Verbum (Wikipedia)
Babylon Quotes
Isaiah 21-9, the Fall of Babylon
Keith O'Brien: Sexual Misconduct and Consequences
Time to Turn Spotlight on Abuse by Priests in Scotland (Herald article)
Catholic Church in Scotland Asks Forgiveness from Child Abuse Victims (Guardian article)
Ex-pupils Allege They Were Raped and Abused by Monks at Schools in Scotland (Guardian article)
What the Catholic Church Should Do [About Heroin Epidemic] - US centric, 21st century centric
The Catholic Church Started the Culture Wars - Now Can They End Them? (Catholic Church and abortion, US-centric)
News in 1980s/90s Glasgow and London
List of Scottish Newspapers (Wikipedia)
Evening Times (Wikipedia)
Forum Thread Linking to Online Archives of Herald (1806-1990) and Evening Times (1951-1990)
Evening Times Online Archive 1980s (Google News)
Daily Mirror (Wikipedia)
Daily Mirror Offices Address 1987
Engineering Timeline of the Daily Mirror Building
Mick Jagger on the Daily Mirror Offices Roof 23 August 1987
Daily Mirror Offices Address 1987
Daily Mirror Building Holborn Circus
Daily Mirror Building Holborn Circus 1988
Daily Mirror Building Holborn Circus in color
Pictures of the Daily Mirror Building in Holborn (Google Images)
1987 Newsroom (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Computer-assisted Reporting (Wikipedia)
History of British Newspapers in the 20th Century (Wikipedia)
Smith Corona electric typewriter (YouTube)
It's the Sun Wot Won It (1992 election) (Wikipedia)
UK Press Online: Daily Mirror
Political and Social Issues in 1980s/90s Scotland/ Britain
Margaret Thatcher (Wikipedia)
The Fatal Legacy of a Nation's Drug Use Epidemic (Herald article, 2012)
Labour Party (UK) Deputy Leadership Election 1981 (Wikipedia)
Drugs: Scottish Policy and Practice (Paper on Academia.edu)
History of HIV in Scotland
Timeline of HIV/AIDS (Wikipedia)
Terry Higgins (early AIDS-related UK death) (Wikipedia)
HIV/AIDS in the United Kingdom (Wikipedia)
IRA Brighton Hotel Bombing in 1984 (Wikipedia)
1986 Bombing of Libya (Wikipedia)
Droppin Well Bombing 1982 (Wikipedia)
Political History of the United Kingdom 1945 - present (Wikipedia)
United Kingdom General Election 1987 (Wikipedia)
Election 1987 (BBC Website)
Social history of the United Kingdom (1945-present) (Wikipedia)
1987 in the UK (Wikipedia)
Section 28 - 1988 Anti-Gay Legislation
Anti-LGBT Poster Tories 1987 (Labour Camp)
Anti-LGBT Poster Tories 1987 (Young, Gay, and Proud)
Hillsborough: how the Sunday Times - and the Sun - reported the tragedy (Guardian article)
Hillsborough report: why the Mirror refused to accept police spin (Guardian article)
The Sun - The Truth (1989)
1989 Conservative Leadership Election (Wikipedia)
Poll Tax (Wikipedia)
UK election 1992 (Wikipedia)
The terror and prejudice of the 1980s AIDs crisis remembered by a gay man who lived through it (Independent)
Plague-Making and the AIDS Epidemic: A Story of Discrimination (Google Books)
Bombing of Baltic Exchange Building 1992 (Wikipedia)
London Labour Office Address
UK Election 1997 (Wikipedia)
Black Wednesday (Wikipedia)
Scottish Parliament (Wikipedia)
Referendum Party (Wikipedia)
New Labour, New Danger Tory Election Poster (1997, Wikipedia)
UK Political Issues in the 2000s (mainly post-9/11)
Premiership of Tony Blair (Wikipedia)
UK Election 2001 (Wikipedia)
UK Election 2005 (Wikipedia)
The Dark Day That Brought Out the Worst in Britain (Telegraph, 2011, American ex-pat on 9/11)
The Impact of 9/11 in Britain (Mic, 2011)
9/11 and 7/7 and the United Kingdom (Paper from Radical History Review, 2011)
Guardian: Blair calls for solidarity after 9/11 (2001)
Guardian: Three Hours of Terror (9/11, 2001)
Guardian: They Don't Know Why They're Hated (9/11, 2001)
Political Structure and Positions of the United Kingdom
Alastair Campbell (Labour Spin Doctor) (Wikipedia)
Downing Street Director of Communications (Wikipedia)
House of Commons (Wikipedia)
House of Lords (Wikipedia)
Tony Blair (Wikipedia)
1980s Scottish Legal System, 1956 Sexual Offences Act, Low Moss Prison
Prostitution in the UK (Wikipedia)
Sexual Offences Act 1956 (Wikipedia)
Courts of Scotland - District Courts (Wikipedia)
Legal Aid in Scotland (Wikipedia)
HMP Low Moss (Wikipedia)
Nissen Huts (Used at Low Moss) (Wikipedia)
Prison Riots in Britain and the USA - Low Moss Prison Riot 1986 (Google Books)
RAF Nissen Hut (Outside)
RAF Nissen Hut (Inside)
Restaurated Nissen Hut
London in the late 80s/ 90s
King's Cross Fire 1987
1987 London Tube Map
1987 Map of London City (not particularly good ...)
1940s City of London Maps
1980s Fancy London Kitchen reference
Memories of Camden Market 70s to 90s (Guardian article)
West Brompton Seagrave Lodge (2008)
Lambeth Cemetery (Google Image Search)
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