Sunday, July 31, 2011

Sunday campaigning

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Great turnout this afternoon for yet more door-knocking with Karen Doran, our intrepid candidate in the upcoming City Centre by-election .....
Saturday, July 30, 2011

Auchterarder today

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Managed a visit to a very sunny- Auchterarder this afternoon ... bit of a family barbecue, and the weather really was remarkably good. Di...
Friday, July 29, 2011

By-election mania

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Local by-election campaign keeping me "extremely" busy at the moment - and consequently way behind with the blog :-( Bit of a c...
Thursday, July 28, 2011

Electoral Reform Society elections this year

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As  mentioned yesterday , the Electoral Reform Society's AGM is coming up on 3rd September  ... ... and a new Council will be elected...

Back in Edinburgh and candidates confirmed

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Managed (just!) to get back to Edinburgh this morning ... sleeper was unable to get directly to Waverley, so had to get off at Motherwell ...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

London today

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Down to London today for the monthly ERS Officers' Meeting ... so no allotment fencing for me in the next 24-hours :-( ... AGM fast-a...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Low growth again

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Fairly low growth figures , for the UK economy, out this morning ... ... plenty of political commentary across the internet about the sign...
Monday, July 25, 2011

Allotment project!

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Took most of today off work, and started my summer Allotment-project! ... looking to renew most of the fence around the plot, which is now...
Sunday, July 24, 2011

Allotment produce but thoughts elsewhere

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Well, I did manage to survive Airdrie last night , and got back to Edinburgh in time for some more door-knocking this afternoon ... ... Kar...
Saturday, July 23, 2011

City Centre campaigning and Airdrie

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Wonderfully hot day for a bit of City Centre campaigning in The Cowgate (and surrounding area) ... ... here's Sheila Gilmore MP, and ...
Friday, July 22, 2011

Taking Edinburgh forward?

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I know that a political defection on a Local Council isn't as earth-shattering as recent events at Westminster ... ... but, personal...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Good old political prinicple ...

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There's just no doubt that the Evening News has the scoop of the day ! Elaine Morris ' defection puts the SNP Group back up to 12 M...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Wednesday surgery and political choices

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Schools are off on holiday just now obviously - so no surgeries on Monday/Tuesday evenings for a few weeks - but the Wednesday night Surgery...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Today's Westminster Culture Committee

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Probably like most political anoraks, I couldn't stop myself watching much of the Westminster Culture Committee proceedings this aftern...
Monday, July 18, 2011

Defence Review implications for Edinburgh

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I'm fairly stunned at the Defence Review (as announced this evening ) implications for Edinburgh ... ... with both Dreghorn and Redfor...

Who will be next?

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I hope regular readers would agree that I'm not usually one given to undue hyperbole ... ... but I've spent most of this afternoon...
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Sunday, July 17, 2011

City Centre campaigning and well done Japan!

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Another busy afternoon campaigning in the City Centre Ward with a very healthy number of activists out on the campaign trail ;-) Managed ...
Saturday, July 16, 2011

Allotment pear and City Centre leaflets

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Despite the atrocious weather this morning, spent several hours down at the Allotment ... and here's photographic proof of that elusive ...