I was out of the country when the White Paper was released. Clearly, this was a very heavy read and I am sure many people resigned themselves to the Executive Summary. The Summary was still a fairly expansive document but easy enough to read. I think we all understand the foundation of the White Paper. Prior to the Your Scotland,…
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Wee Johnny wouldn’t be fooled
I have talked about GULLIBILITY and the next step forward, becoming INFORMED. So, what does it mean to be informed. Why is that important. Many years ago I had an expression that I put on my mobile. It said, ‘the man who knows nothing is impressed by everything’. This is a actually a very dangerous concept. As humans we tend to…
Gullibles travels
Voting rights, or suffrage, in Scotland was a very gradual process. Throughout the 19th century there were 3 reform acts that increased the number of men given the right to vote up to 1885. In 1870 voting had became a secret act to negate political corruption. However, it was not until 1918 that all(most) men had the vote. Women on…
Help us – we’re Browning
If I had a time machine I would set the time dial to 1967 and the location indicator to Kirkaldy High School. My mission is a simple one. I want to write an addendum to Gordon Brown’s performance report – with the benefit of hindsight – [come on, I said a had a time machine?]. Gordon, or as I like to…