Alistair Carmichael: crying abuse is a loser’s argument
Alistair Carmichael is back. Trying to tarnish a whole movement by the acts of a minority. It’s a low form of politics but it’s the only form he knows.
Tagged: politics
Holyrood Election For Numpties
This is the first part of a two part blog on the system used to decide who is elected to the Scottish Parliament. Here I will try to detail in as simple terms as possible how...
How Precise Are Precision Bombs?
Watching Michael Fallon on Andrew Marr yesterday I was struck by the frequency with which he used the word “precision” to describe the potential bombing in Syria. He was clearly briefed to do so to paint...
The Vow can save the UK
Although interesting, today’s smug and self aggrandising leader by Murry Foote of the Daily Record really highlights some of what is wrong with the functioning of the UK state. It tells the story of how the...
The problem with Vote SNP get Tories
Bad for Labour , good for the SNP and great for David Cameron The above lamentation from Jim Murphy on the current position of Scottish Labour in the opinion polls tells us all we need to...
Facebook unjustly favours the status quo
On Purchasing WhatsApp Mark Zuckerberg released a statement which contained the following line. Our mission is to make the world more open and connected. We do this by building services that help people share any type...
England must awaken to save the UK
There is at least one a week in the Telegraph and the Daily Mail however they appear occasionally in all of the mainstream English publications. They tend to be written in a paternal tone, and chastise...
How Scottish Labour can help you lose weight
Yesterday I rose relatively early in anticipation of a bumper day of sport. I had given myself just enough time to cook a couple of bacon/fried egg doublers for breakfast. I went to the fridge for...
Labour think young, male and working class Scots are daft
The most ardent group of Yes voters were young, male and working class. I was one of them, although sadly, at least in terms of age, I am drifting out of that category. Many of us...
Jim Murphy: The Patriot Actor
One of things both sides agreed on during the referendum campaign was that the Scottish electorate was energised, that the population was informed and engaged in political ideas in a way that had not been witnessed...
Heal the World, but not with a Band Aid
I’m pretty confident Band Aid 2014 would raise a lot more money if they just threatened to do the record unless we all donate. Many would give heartily to put an end to the spectacle of...
The Shambles of Scottish Labour
The most recent YouGov poll shows the SNP on course to steal 20 additional UK Parliament seats from Scottish Labour. In light of this it was announced on Sunday that Margaret Curran was bringing in the help...
Big Society in Scotland must horrify Dave
All this gibberish a few years back from David Cameron about Big Society seems to be coming to fruition in a way which would horrify him. People all over Scotland have come together in the last...
Fighting for Independence, we missed that we had already gained more power
The referendum results programme temporarily stole my soul. Slowly, over 8 hours all of my hopes and aspirations for Scotland seeped away from me. Every undecided I had persuaded, every hour I had researched, every word...
Yessers, we should be proud of our efforts. What Next?
Well done to everyone who was involved in the Yes Campaign. The goodwill, hope and determination displayed by you all was awe inspiring. Autonomyscotland was formed on a whim one Saturday morning by a couple of...
Gordon Brown could have stayed true to his principles in an Independent Scotland
A lot of Labour supporters I have spoken to who intend to vote No, don’t see the value of a yes vote because they have been let down so many times by politicians. They can’t see...
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