You may recall in previous Quair articles, I raised the issue of constituents who had lost money following the collapse of Farepak, the Christmas savings…
Politics and That Opening Ceremony
So that’s the Olympics up and running and the biggest show on earth is underway. Already it seems like the whole nation is gripped on…
Ye See Yon Birky Ca’d a Lord
It may not be the issue that is most exercising the good people of Perthshire, but Lords Reform is the issue that has dominated the…
The Power to Shape Our Own Future
Several decades ago Johnny Nash reminded us of an unalterable truth when he sang, “there are more questions than answers”. Now, he clearly wasn’t thinking…
Breadalbane Quair article – July 2012
I mentioned in last month’s Quair article about the threat to the Black Watch name. I was so concerned about this and I had received…
Blairgowrie Advertiser – 21st June 2012
The debate about Scottish independence took a rather bizarre turn last week when Labour leader, Ed Miliband, tried to suggest what my identity would be…
Scots Independent – June 2012
Do you ever feel you’re living in a parallel universe? Well being an SNP MP at Westminster is sometimes quite like that. You see, Westminster…
Breadalbane Quair – June 2012
As I write my Quair column, I look forward to joining together with Robbie McIntosh, Marie Curie’s Scottish Events Manager, to officially open the Marie…
Blairgowrie Advertiser – 24th May 2012
Once again, there is a fight to save the identities of Scotland’s famous fighting units. Already amalgamated into the Royal Regiment of Scotland by the…
Blairgowrie Advertiser – 10th May 2012
First of all, congratulations to Councillors Bob Ellis, Liz Grant and Caroline Shires, as well as Councillors Ian Miller, Alan Grant, Lewis Simpson, and Dennis…