President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan stepped down for the 5 April 2014. Because of term limits he is no longer eligible to run. The candidates have been whittled down until it is now a 2 horse race between Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai There are actually 8 candidates in the running but Abdullah and Ashraf are the front runners and…
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YES – We must give more convincing answers
Just as I started this post I watched the YES Campaign meeting in North Ayrshire. It was a very good debate. The speakers were very good and the questions were also very relevant. Patrick Harvie was one of the speakers so you are always assured of some good old common sense especially if you are even a little bit of…
Waken up Scotland
If we go back in time to around 1832. Up to that point women were prohibited from voting. 1872 marked the start of the national women’s suffrage movement. However, it was not until 1928 that women finally were given the vote. Could you imagine Mori conducting a poll of women, 2 months before they got the vote, asking if they…
Yes versus the SNP
First of all I would like to apologise to my readers for being off the air for a few days. I’m back with a vengeance and more controversial than ever. Today I have been out canvassing for the Yes Campaign in Arrochar. We all got well and truly soaked. However, we received a warm welcome at many doors. Many commented…