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democracy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.9 35.6 6.4 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences7167 4 0 0 0 0
Number of authors17 15 2

Occurrences of democracy in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
93-98) an screived Scotland's Democracy Trail wi Donald Smith in 2014 on page I
Pairliaments' the claim that democracy across the globe is thrivin f on page 27
Westminster model o supposed democracy are rootit deep in the practi on page 30
o London. Ye cin see British democracy in action at ilka Budget whau on page 39
are pro-Indy unnerstaun that democracy means ither fowk hae as muckl on page 51
Also on pages 55, 104, 105, 106, 108, 125
14 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
wey o kiddin ye wi veneers o democracy. on page 10
Democracy lives, Socialism's no deid, T on page 44

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
a curn subjecks: 'economy', 'democracy', 'healthcare', an aw the lav on page 110

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
e his faith in oor hunger for democracy, or whit micht at a mair atom
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
efend it - if we can twa-fit democracy in the name o that democracy,
in the name o that democracy, wield the appearance o injus
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ation wi whit presents as oor democracy, the up-dander at a hyne awa
sic opportunities for direct democracy. It's tae gie fowk mair.
eady got? That we're drunk on democracy an want mair, mair, mair, are
, Day Wan, wad be mair direct democracy. Referendums o the Month. Sho
ck wi election as self-image, democracy as fashion accessory - votin
6 matches

Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
act an in the reality, in the democracy itsel an in the biggin that h
1 matches

Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
, I dout — that believes in democracy for Scotland, I think we’r
that we care aboot whaur oor democracy is made. At the hinder end, t
2 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
hey, that’s history, richt? Democracy? Wrang. That’s no ma versio
version o’ any kin’ o’ democracy – the best damned democracy
– the best damned democracy money cun buy, eh? An’ it j
3 matches

Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
we’re free. The best damned democracy money can buy eh? An the ulti
1 matches

Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
unnerstaund the importance o democracy an naitional sovereignty –
1 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Social Democracy haed been sae successful that
tae wale atween takkin Social Democracy apairt tae save profits, or m
ae ane kintra can be a social democracy o the kind we saw frae 1945-1
lessons o the defait o Social Democracy, we can stairt tae draw up re
he shilpit an waikened Social Democracy that aye exists i Scandinavia
8 matches

Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ill a fate as becomin a real democracy.
phase o Scotland’s war for democracy, and it winna eithly ding.
estion simple. Dae ye support democracy, or are ye for Tory rule fae
at awed their bouk tae keppin democracy has been shawn up as naething
This is guid for the democracy strauchle, e’en gin it leuk
5 matches

McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ations frae constitutional an democracy campaigners that he’s manip
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
fully airgued theory o direck democracy. It isna an essay on the natu
needs tae get electit,” “Democracy is a sham”, “Votin disna
disna mean that we leive in a democracy. Democracy means the rule o t
. Democracy means the rule o the fowk, an
owk, an we can ainlie measure democracy by measurin the control that
10 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
e Scotland could also improve democracy in ither pairt o the UK.
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
a fairer country wi a modern democracy lives on. “The dream will n
1 matches

Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
n. This applies no ainlie tae democracy, but tae culture an aw. The w
1 matches

@RickHJohnston tweeted
Energy rich, democracy poor without.... #ScottishInd (2022) twitter link
any country seeking effective democracy. https://t.co/Ln26lYSPyF (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
suppose this Tory mob of anti-democracy nutters will welcome the anti (2022) twitter link
en try it would be tae reject democracy, mibbes a whole load of other (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
@DavyGavin1 When there's nae Democracy..... blah blah blah ?? (2022) twitter link

Doric

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
o the benefits o living in a democracy is ye can say on page 23
e o the benefits o livin in a democracy on page 24

2 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
brings the whole question of democracy intae focus. This is nae norm (2022) twitter link
t tae make aboot a question o democracy and self determination - gro (2022) twitter link

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