Many years ago a work colleague of mine returned from a 3 year contract in Zambia. Over the coming months he treated us to stories of life in Zambia under Kenneth Kaunda and a particular story of the hyena. Kaunda was a dictator who engineered a one party state, neutralised his opponents and ruled with an iron fist and techniques…
Tag: Scotland’s Future
Iannucci, I salute you
My favourite TV programme of all time is Armando Iannucci’s ‘The Thick Of it’. This goes way beyond comedy into the realms of pure genius. When I watch an episode – even if I have watched it a dozen time before, I roar with laughter. But here’s the thing, there are no jokes. This is all serious stuff. Does anybody not…
The eyes and ears of democracy
Conspiracy theory or awakening – you decide. During the referendum we were out every day knocking on doors, meeting people in the streets attending public meetings and linking up with other branches who were doing the same. By the 17 September we were very confident of a win but more than that, we were confident of a very substantial win.…
In the blue corner …. in the other blue corner …
I said I wouldn’t do it but, like a car crash, I just had to watch the Miliband v Cameron debate debacle. One commentator summed it up nicely with an analogy: it was like 2 boxers in separate rings with one referee? So what did we learn for our investment of over an hour and half of tele time? First of…