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Scottish actress, comedienne, author, playwright & journalist

THE SCOTSMAN
Janey's weekly page appears in The Scotsman newspaper every Monday. All the Columns are reprinted here a few days after publication in the newspaper. .

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2007 ... click on the appropriate date below to read the column ...
or, for 2008, click HERE to see the latest columns

March 12th
Attacks on Romanians. Monica and Donny Osmond. Ashley's boyfriends. Janey's hair. 		March 19th
Scottish education. Ashley's room. Janey's two mothers. Shopping with Janey's husband.		 March 26th
Poverty in Scotland. Naomi Campbell in sanitation. Janey in stereo.		 April 2nd
Heroin for prostitutes. The Falklands War. Janey's mother murdered. Ashley's room.
April 9th
The Playstation generation. Smoking in London. Janey invents legal stealing.		 April 16th
Comedy is Art. High heels. Janey's breasts. Questioned at the bank.		 April 23rd
Abortion. Ashley's birthday cake. Stand-up sit-down tube train tip.		 April 30th
The Calton Martyrs. African fall-down shoes. Prince Harry. David Beckam hair.
May 7th
The devil in Tony Blair. Sexy Justin Timberlake. 'The Sunshine Boys'. Abi the 3-year-old media pro. 		May 14th
Racial gangs. David Cameron and MS. Shaun in hospital. 		May 21st
Old marriage fights. Preparing for the BAFTAs. Tommy Sheridan. New York squirrels. 		May 28th
Guns of New York. Smoking and dogs. Scottish Post Offices. The Apple iGasm.
June 4th
Princess Diana & Janey's mother. Glastonbury. Washington Square assault. The girl outside Macy's. 		June 11th
Janey and her daughter. Missing child Maddy. Sunburn. Edinburgh Fringe Programme. 		June 18th
Scottish university fees. Paris Hilton. Fat Scots. Who is Janey Godley?		 June 25th
Mistreating the elderly. Waving goodbye to Tony Blair. Knickers & nickers at Glastonbury.
July 2nd
Scots drinking problems. Glasgow airport attack. Tony Blair's new job. Glasgow pollution.		 July 9th
Child abuse. Janey's marriage proposal. Terror and religious marches. Newcastle laughter. 		July 16th
Janey's Fringe preparations. Warden Gordon Brown. The Queen's tantrum. Toilet detective. 		July 23rd
Sexual diseases. Mistaken for Jade Goody. The Queen and I. Big fight with husband.
July 30th
Cannabis & Gordon Brown. Romanian Big Issue sellers. Chat Show Guests. Janey's T-shirt boob.		 August 6th
Edinburgh Fringe posters. Posh Fringers. Hedgehog road safety. Clown art.		 August 13th
Homeless at the Edinburgh Fringe. Spice Girls in Baghdad. Murder in the Chip Shop. Scotland's hero. 		August 20th
Summer holidays. Janey's painting sold. Iraq War appeal. Murder in the Chip Shop with Alan Cumming.
August 27th
Unwise skateboarding. Shy hero John Smeaton. Fringe food. Abi on the ghost train.		 September 3rd
Mobile phone fear. Kate Adie. Being Ashley's mother. St Andrews. 		September 10th
Venezuela and Stirling. Homicidal cyclists. Bible thumping. Juicy water.		 September 17th
Growing old. The McCanns and class. Duck attack. Lap-dancing and rape.
September 24th
Students on tanks. Clothes controversy. John Smeaton saves Janey. Let's go camping. 		October 1st
Neds for tourists. Polish immigrant workers. Dark skinned people. The Samaritans' painting. 		October 8th
Ned Sherrin tribute. Hologram Tam the forger. Nigerians and Janey's old socks. Hair deodorant.		 October 15th
Heroism and cancer. Gordon Brown bottles. Over-stressed children. Abi swears.
October 22nd
21st century romance. Cockneys in Aberdeen. Cigarette butt drama.		 October 29th
Drug addiction forums. Into the mouth of Jonathan Ross. The kitten.		 November 5th
Scots-English hatred. Rose Gentle's bravery. Homophobia in London.		 November 12th
Throwing a sickie. Women's Institute backs brothels. Suicidal toddlers. Rose Gentle's victory.
November 19th
Too many Canadians. Abi's maple syrup & bogeys. Scotland v Italy. D.I.V.O.R.C.E.		 November 26th
Swear words. Chewy cola bottles at Christmas. Lentils for sore ears. Virtual theft.		 December 3rd
Tony Blair's Christianity. Nicholas Parsons' Scots accent. Harry Lauder. Abi's Santa Claus.		 December 10th
Ashley will never leave home. The scent of celebrities. Star Trek. Herbal teas.
December 17th
Evil cyber school friends. Braveheart X Factor winner. It's slutting. Crackling underwear.		 December 24th
Christmas memories. Churchill in Glastonbury. Homeless in Edinburgh. Scotland's best busker.		 December 31st
Hogmanay grumpiness. Abi faces zombies. Janey's TV spots. George Bush sings in silver.