“Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” Carl Sagan
Sweeping New Government Powers – The Coronavirus Act
The Ba
“Surprisingly there are few major injuries at The Ba and spectators wisely move quickly out the way as the thunder of men in pursuit nears them.”
New Exhibition on Hoy Looks at the Lives of the Men of HMS Pheasant
The lives of the men from HMS Pheasant are highlighted in an exhibition at the Hoy Kirk Heritage Centre for the month of March.
Why Orkney is not Getting It Right For Every Child and Young Person
The prevailing culture did not invite healthy challenge and there was little evidence that leaders had been proactive in creating opportunities for, and encouraging, scrutiny, challenge and debate.Care Inspectorate Report
Recommendations to Support Rural and Island GPs Welcomed by Health Secretary
One of the recommendations is to develop a National Centre for Remote, Rural and Island Care.
An Orkney Faerie Story
“For ages an army of spirits, once so near, has been receding farther and farther from us, banished by the magic wand of science.” Sir James Frazer, The Scape Goat.
Review: HMS Pheasant 1917 “Who were the lost men and boys?”
“What do we expect to take away from an exhibition?”
Valuing Your Vote
“If you can’t put your values, into your vote, we don’t have a democracy.” Jill Stein
‘A cheque continually post dated’: The Campaign for Irish Home Rule
“My mission is to pacify Ireland”.
HMS Pheasant 1917: A Story Needing To Be Told
Although miniscule compared to the millions who died in the slaughter of World War 1, for the men’s families, the loss of their loved ones was devastating.
