Last night we sat in Independence House, Helensburgh watching the Salmond v Darling debate on STV. At the time we all felt a mixture of frustration and deflation because we expected Alex Salmond to wipe the floor with Darling; never the most charismatic politician with more skeletons in his closet than your average morgue. The immediate reaction from the studio…
Tag: Scotland’s referendum
Scotland’s referendum – the EXIT poll
Every time there is an election or a referendum the media bring their main toy to the party – THE OPINION POLL. Over the years we have been told how accurate they have become, especially the exit poll. Well. I have been thinking about the EXIT poll to end all EXIT POLLS – Scotland’s referendum. The media waste no time…
Even Londoners get YES in Scotland’s referendum
I’ve been in London for the past few weeks and I seriously wonder where I am. As I meet with friends and associates the subject of Scotland’s referendum is never far from the conversation. I find myself intuitively explaining or even justifying my position as a passionate YES voter and campaigner. Suddenly, I have to take a step backwards as…
This Makes me Mad
My main focus is Scotland’s referendum. However, some things make me mad. For many years I have felt that much of the world’s ill are down to the UN. By that I mean the weakness and bureaucracy of the UN has turned them into disaster viewers or in the extreme, genocide participants. Consider this example. In 1995 the ‘Siege of…