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Pass the Bridie Amendment or Lose the Soft Power of Pastry
Gherkins had their moment; Perthshire demands flaky parity.
A bridie with a tiny placard. Photo: Jazz Guy from New Jersey, United States, “The Brandy Library, Manhattan, New York City. (4060058167)”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
PERTH — Everyday fixes may shave a penny off a pickle. Fine. Now talk to me about the bridie.
A nation that can brief on gherkins can brief on pastry. Until then, the Bridie Lobby meets Thursdays. Bring crumbs.
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Committee has crumbs. That’s governance.
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Yous and your bridies. Send one south.
— Shug McCabe, Dundee, 28 October 2026
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