“planning doesn’t distract us from the grave issues in front of us. Indeed, it is an essential part of the solution.”
Scotland Rises
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”
Even heroes have heroes.
“At the end of a turbulent, desperate and – let’s be honest – hellish year, this week was proof positive that Scotland is increasingly comfortable in its own very distinct political culture and worldview. Support for normal democracy amongst Scots nudges sixty percent. And it will only grow.”
So. Brexit.
“And in the middle of a pandemic. An act of wicked, unconscionable, wanton vandalism that will take generations to repair.”
My 2020 Part 4
” I had hoped going into this last one that things maybe had improved at the end but it seems the light at the end of the tunnel, was just the entry light to another tunnel. “
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.”
The Power Grab – Stealing Scotland’s Devolution
“So, “Devolution has been a Disaster” according to our current Prime Minister, Boris Johnston, but a few days later it was “Ah no that’s not quite what I meant! I really meant… and so the excuses are rolled out.”
Some Thoughts on the Booker Prize
“Some things irk me possibly more than they should. This is one of those things. “
Unguarded Moments
“The people of Scotland hold the keys to how they are governed, and no-one else, and every single statement from our leaders must reflect this. The rhetoric should shift away from that of supplication to one of confidence and trust in the people who put them there.”
