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Struggling over Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 04:53 pm
I am really struggling with the question of what to do in Syria. On one hand, you have an evil and brutal regime who has no problem with gassing its own people. It didn't just get evil after the Arab...
Day 9131 in pictures 27 Aug 2013 | 02:04 pm
Yesterday was as wonderful as it's possible for a day to be. The weather was perfect, sunny and hot, as our Silver Wedding day journey took us from the heart of vegetarian Edinburgh, to revisiting the...
9131 days ago.... 26 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
..... at around this time, this happened... I can scarcely believe that a whole quarter of a century has elapsed. I was incredibly lucky to find, while still (only just) a teenager, a loving life pa...
If you haven't replied to the consultation on Scotland's same sex marriage bill, DO IT NOW! 23 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
At almost the 11th hour, I have submitted my views to the Scottish Parliament's Equalities Committee which will be considering Scotland's Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill. The deadline is today, s...
Edinburgh Fringe Review: Chris Kent: Second Fix 17 Aug 2013 | 12:56 pm
The Festival's almost over and so far I've only managed to see two show, as different from each other as you could possibly get. On Tuesday at the Book Festival, I saw American political predictions p...
Malcolm Tucker vs the Daleks 12 Aug 2013 | 04:32 pm
Bob, Anna and I gathered round the tv in our holiday cottage to watch the Doctor Who special last Sunday. I probably owe Zoe Ball an apology after being so critical of her choice as presenter. She d....
What the hell are the Home Office playing at - and why are Liberal Democrats letting them get away with it? 2 Aug 2013 | 05:33 pm
So, it seems that officials from the Home Office have been showing up at tube stations in London and demanding to see proof of people's immigration status. That would be non white people's status, by ...
The unveiling of the new Doctor goes primetime 2 Aug 2013 | 03:21 pm
Sometimes you just wish that secrets could be kept. The surprise of a reveal of the new Doctor's face at the end of the Christmas special would have been immense. But, sadly, all it would take would b...
Ignored by David Ward 2 Aug 2013 | 02:01 pm
Recently, David Ward, Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East was suspended from the Party Whip until the eve of Conference in Glasgow over tweets which under some interpretations could question the rig...
In Full: Michael Moore's speech to the Chamber of Commerce in Dunfermline: Scotland, better, safer and stronger in UK 31 Jul 2013 | 07:49 pm
Like it says on the tin, the whole speech delivered this morning, which neatly summarises what he's been doing in terms of the Independence debate over the past few months. And reminds us all, that, a...
