“The Scotland we want to see should lead with integrity, honesty, humility and transparency, in a self-sufficient and innovative way, and actively include the people of Scotland in decision making.”
Doing Politics Differently
Letters: “Scotland gets what England wants”
“I guess that it’s been ever thus for over 300 years, but the last six have brought this phrase into stark relief.”
Scotland Rises
“planning doesn’t distract us from the grave issues in front of us. Indeed, it is an essential part of the solution.”
A Response: Flying The Scottish EU Flag
“I didn’t realise that the article on the Scotland/EU flag that I contributed to The Orkney News would engender such an interesting debate on several front”
Winning Isn’t Everything
“The biggest Pyrrhic victory since Asculum is about to be “won” as the UK crashes out of the European Union without a deal, only a year after its own Prime Minister said that such an outcome would constitute “a failure of statecraft”.
Gradually, then Suddenly
“a government that tried to temporarily shut down its own Parliament for political expediency wouldn’t think twice about shutting down someone else’s for the same nefarious reasons.”
Downing Street – Think About It…..
“We’re recording Prof. Alice Roberts series ‘Britain’s Most Historic Towns’, and, most recently, watched the episode about Restoration London, which held much of interest.”
‘Life is not a Game of Perfect’
“We genuinely just want to be granted the opportunity to be ordinary and imperfect, just like everybody else.”
Maree Todd: A Programme for Government for ‘Unusual Times’
“Some of the key commitments are specifically to address issues around the pandemic, including the launch of a proximity tracing app, Protect Scotland”
Coilla Drake Standing for Labour in the North Isles ByElection
Coilla Drake who lives in Westray will contest the seat for Labour.
