President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan stepped down for the 5 April 2014. Because of term limits he is no longer eligible to run. The candidates have been whittled down until it is now a 2 horse race between Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai There are actually 8 candidates in the running but Abdullah and Ashraf are the front runners and…
Author: hvds@btinternet.com
Scotland’s referendum – that’s me .. am a YES NOW!
At the very excellent meeting in Luss last night one of our regular canvassers made the point that, with the best will in the world, many of our leaflets end up in the re-cycle bin along with all the other bumph we get through the letterbox – unread and unloved? His point was, that actually talking to people was by…
Scotland’s Referendum – the shocking truth!
Polite Warning: if you read this article to the end you may be shocked! I went to a rough school – no a ROUGH school. Most of the school kids came from Langholm St in Yoker. The mere mention of that street struck fear into the minds of everyone with a sense of danger. I still remember a headline in…
Scotland’s referendum – a date with the Highland Games
Saturday morning, the sun is out so off we go to the Highland Games in Helensburgh. We were competing, but not with the hammer or the caber. Oh no, we were competing with the organisers of the games. They refused to allow us a ‘stand’ for the YES campaign to court people’s opinions on Scotland’s referendum and answer their questions.…