“Never was so little achieved by so many in defence of so few” – the motto of the fabled “Feeble Fifty”. The fearless cadre of…
ME AND MARGARET THATCHER
Last week has been almost exclusively about Margaret Thatcher, and the world quite rightly has paid tribute to The UK’s first female Prime Minister and…
A LINE IN THE SAND
If you’re going to have a line in the sand there’s no better place to draw it than in the desert, and no desert comes…
IRAQ – 10 YEARS AFTER THE VOTE FOR WAR
It was the 18th of March in 2003. Exactly 10 years ago, and it was probably the most important vote that I had ever participated…
SCOTLAND’S NEW POLL TAX
There’s a really nasty and pernicious piece of Westminster legislation winging its way to Perthshire which will impact on thousands of households across the county.…
Players, referees and the yellow card.
“Should Scotland be an independent country?” At last we know the question that will adorn the ballot paper for the biggest question the nation has…
Goodnight Westminster
So that’s Westminster’s role in Scotland’s referendum at an end, and I’m sure that anyone who watched the 6 hour marathon debate on the Section…
The Ghost of Too Wee, Too Poor, Too Stupid
“Too wee, too poor, too stupid”. This was the former staple diet of unionist propaganda in the old days, when the independence debate was composed…
Why There Is No Going Back For Creative Scotland
I don’t think anyone believed that when Creative Scotland was established it was going to be an easy ride. Almost tortuous in its creation it…
The day Big Bad Alistair let the music die
I’ve got no idea what possessed Alistair Darling to attempt to scaremonger on the issue of culture but he has ended up quite rightly a…