MUCH ADO ABOUT #BREXIT The #Brexit ship has probably sailed! On February 20, 2016 David Cameron went to the EU to demand a new deal for the UK. In a sense this was exactly the right thing to do. However, it does pre-suppose you know what your are talking about and how to negotiate at that level – and to…
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Thinking about the Union
I know a bit about the Union and the history behind Darien or The Darien Scheme in the Ishymus of Panama. However, I have been reading a book by Michael Fry on the Union dealing with the political and social environment in Britain around that time. I am still reading ( I write quicker than I read? One thought occurred to…
Scotland’s Real Education Crisis
I listened to David Mundell interviewed with Gordon Brewer. Listening to him bleating on about how well Scotland is doing makes my blood boil. As the LabConDems point out, education is the problem – yes, but not the lie they tell. Read on please … Questioned about the Tory alignment with the DUP and the impact on Scotland if the…
Not so clever after all?
Most people who know me see me as quite an intelligent person. I’m no academic snob and like to find the intelligence in others, even when they don’t see it themselves. That said, there are some things I simply cannot get my head around. Things that go beyond my intellectual horse power. Astro physics, what is that all about. Molecular…