Growing up, I understood that Britain was the epitome of civilisation, decency and fair play; the ‘ British Way’. All other countries of the world fell short of our high ideals. I probably felt proud to be in the right place at the right time. I was aware of the ruling classes and the Royalty but at least we had…
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Game of Thrones
In years to come I expect they will write a new chapter in Game of Thrones – the reinstatement of Scotland as an independent nation. Of course, what people are really interested in is the intrigue that preceded the event and we are living this in real-time, as I write. On the last full day before the historic Independence Referendum…
Thatcher (May79 – Sep14) – give her a good send off
Margaret Thatcher (3 May 1979 – 18 September 2014). Let’s give her a good send off! Thatcher meant a lot of things to a lot of people. To me, when she came to power on 3 May 1979 she immediately introduce the ‘ME, ME, ME’ society to the UK. ‘I’m all right, Jack’ quickly became the new UK mantra. She…
Scotland’s referendum – plan B(ully)
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…