I attended a Referendum debate aimed at the ‘don’t knows’ in Helensburgh & Lomond. The event on 5th March in Helensburgh’s Victoria Halls was packed out. The speakers, especially Alan Bisset and Michelle Thomson were excellent. Ruth Wishart and Feargal Dalton were very convincing and Robin McAlpine was passionate, well informed but maybe a tiny bit too vocal, excellent nevertheless.…
Month: March 2014
Referendum – our shipping industry in hindsight
Growing up on the Clyde from 1951, overlooking the shipyards, with my dad the general manager at A & J Inglis Shipbuilders I have first hand experience of our shipbuilding industry on the Clyde. It wasn’t an easy life, conditions could be a bit dire and wages were not great. However, we were doing something right because Clyde Built shipping…
Referendum – the hypocrisy of Cameron
David Cameron is a man of principles. He is so concerned about the crisis in Ukraine that he has traveled to this war torn area for talks. Good on you David. I can see your concerns. Clearly, the thought of a country (Ukraine) being run by a bigger and more powerful neighbour (Russia) is so abhorrent to you. I can…
Referendum – and the Chancer of the Exchequer
So here’s the thing. George Osborne the Chancer of the Exchequer knows a thing or two about economics. When he said that an independent Scotland could not share the pound – and he would know – I realised we were scuppered. Darling Alistair added to my misery but explaining that an independent Scotland developing its own currency would pay high…