Monthly Archives: April 2016

So tomorrow many of us (lucky enough to have a job) get paid, it’s that time of the month when we look at what we have earned, we subtract all our bills, and wonder why we bother at all when … Continue reading →

I hate the Tories, yes I know millions do, but sadly too many will still stand side by side with them to defend their union. The Tories are the scum of the earth. In my lifetime I have had to … Continue reading →

So today I have tried to avoid the news as its wall to wall Windsor and the Queen’s 90th year of undemocratic rule and privilege. To punish myself for anything bad I did in another life I decided to watch … Continue reading →

What Scotland Thinks have an interesting blog about Why is Labour’s Election Strategy Not Working? By Prof John Curtice. I don’t want to cover all of the things that Prof Curtice is talking about but one area I found really … Continue reading →

I have started to take a little more interest in the EU Referendum and how the EU is funded now that the official campaign has started. One of the questions I have asked myself is how much does the UK … Continue reading →

Patrick Harvie, Co – convener of The Scottish Green Party, in an interesting interview in the Herald (I saw it online, didn’t buy the paper) said regarding the SNP 1-2 or both votes campaign for Holyrood: “The SNP would do … Continue reading →

I’ve been trying to follow some of the story regarding the 17 schools which have had to be closed in Edinburgh due to safety concerns, schools funded for an absolute fortune by previous Labour administrations using PFI (Private Finance Initiative), … Continue reading →

I don’t normally blog on this type of thing but when I saw this I did a double take. I just could not believe that the Cameron’s were this stupid or morally bankrupt, obviously we know that the Prime Minster … Continue reading →

Paul Kavanagh https://weegingerdug.wordpress.com/ has a very interesting article in The National today ‘ Time to get radical is after we get rid of the Union’ . Paul rightly points out that the SNP are not a left wing socialist party, … Continue reading →

As we approach the May elections who are the candidates in my own constituency, how well will they do? The Conservative and Unionist Party: Candidate Nicola Ross. Has stood previously for Westminster in Dundee West and lost to Chris Law … Continue reading →