“Ractopamine is an asthma drug which, when fed to pigs, causes growth spurts. Canada, EU, China & Russia have banned it for human consumption, as it’s too dangerous.”
In Plain Sight
The High Ground
“Every day you think the bar can’t possibly get any lower. Every single day, it does.”
Good morning everyone. Some thoughts.
“Blatant dishonesty has long been the new normal for this administration”
Duty of Care
“The first priority of any leader is the safety and security of the people he/she serves, and that every decision, large or small, is informed by that principle.”
History Rewritten
“Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be” Billy Connolly
The Amazing Disappearing Border
“One day this will be over and the border will still be there. The possibilities for us beyond it, however, are infinite.”
Turning Point
“We need to be drafting post-Covid Scotland now, and making the case that the society we want to live in requires complete self-governance and nothing less.”
The Rising
“We, as Scotland, need to ask: what do we need to do? And is that achievable within the current political and constitutional framework?”
‘Untangling The Threads’: The Political Response to #Covid19
“The virus and the response to it was political long before I added my tuppence worth.”
Magnificent Triviality
“Yesterday was a day of extraordinary, wildly contrasting emotions”
