Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The third depression is upon us?

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Just spotted a really interesting economics/politics article (you can see it here ) from the New York Times a few days ago ... ... clearly, ...

All eyes on Edinburgh?

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Those Labour Leadership candidates just can't keep away from Edinburgh ;-) Ed Miliband was up again this morning. Actually, I don'...

Blogging about blogging

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Here's a blog post about blogging! A few months ago I was interviewed by the ' Improvement Service ' who have subsequently pro...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Heading in the wrong direction?

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Since the General Election , I've been trying to slowly break my addiction to endlessly studying polling-data ... ... I was doing quite ...
Monday, June 28, 2010

Allotment in sunshine

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Managed a short visit down to the allotment today ... and, if I don't mind saying so myself, I think its looking in pretty good shape j...

Not a risk worth taking?

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One can't but help notice, that behind all the hype the G20 has just agreed it would be really rather good if developed countries cut t...
Sunday, June 27, 2010

Gutted, totally gutted :-((

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Well, they say a picture paints a thousand words - and just what else can you say after England's performance earlier this afternoon .....
Saturday, June 26, 2010

ERS AGM in London today

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Electoral Reform Society AGM in London today, so down in the metropolis for a day (by train , of course!) ... weather absolutely baking; an...
Friday, June 25, 2010

Labour Group Away-Day

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One of our periodic Labour Group Away-Days held this afternoon ... ... used the ' Engine Shed ' as our venue once more - nothing to...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Full Council today

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Full Council today - and, unsurprisingly , it was totally dominated by the tram report ... ... and despite it containing only four 'to ...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

My 1, 2, 3, ...

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OK - I've listened very carefully to (whom I consider) are the three serious contenders for the Labour Leadership and have now final...
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Germany here we come;-)

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Well, was there ever really any doubt that England would qualify ?? ... and despite having been born in (West) Germany, I'm afraid my ...
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Andy Burnham visit

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Following the Miliband brothers beating a path to Edinburgh's door; Andy Burnham has been in the Capital today ... ... believe he spe...

The rush to austerity

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I know I'm biased on the politics of all this ... ... but I really fail to see how: an increase in VAT to 20% (netting some £13billio...
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Monday, June 21, 2010

Craiglockhart Surgery

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Last Monday-night surgery , for a few weeks, held this evening ... next Monday sees the P7 leaving-Party taking over the whole school and t...
Sunday, June 20, 2010

Gullane beach today

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Family visit to Gullane Beach this morning ... five kids in tow this time (four of them not mine!) and the weather was just perfect ;-) .....
Saturday, June 19, 2010

Foxgloves and fire ...

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Managed to spend a bit of time down at the allotment today - all the veg. still going great ... ... and, as you can see, some really stunni...
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Friday, June 18, 2010

Dear oh dear :-(

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There's really not much else to say? I just happen to be in Bristol on Sunday the 11 th July and was looking forward to watching, whil...