Since the dawn of time man (and woman always implied) have been faced with problems. Some have been fixed quickly other have taken decades or generations. Sooner or later, we have solved our problems no matter how big, how complex or how costly. You could even say ‘there isn’t a problem, man can’t solve. But you would be wrong. There…
Tag: Scotland’s referendum
Scotland’s Referendum – The New Scottish Enlightenment, the Enlightenment of the People
When I was at school in Glasgow, history was a kind of non subject. Being a bit of a rebel and not always ‘well behaved?’ I was often punished by being sent to the history room or the school library where I was given a history book to read. This happened several times when I refused to play football for the…
Scotlands’ referendum – here’s the GUARANTEE
Imagine voting in a referendum and getting a guarantee? I am not talking about the short term selfish trickery of Westminster and the Better Together campaign. I mean a real guarantee. Not like the guarantee on your TV that runs out in 3 years. Not the false guarantee that our pensions are safer with Westminster. I mean a guarantee that remains forever;…
Scotland’s referendum – the ‘power’ of the badge
It’s Saturday 28th and we are headed for Bannockburn. This is day 1 of 2 of the re-enactment and there is a capacity crowd of 10,000. It’s a nice(ish) day, some showers predicted but some sun as well. Nothing will dampen our spirits for this historic 700th anniversary. Going through Stirling we run out of road signs. The military celebration,…