Voting rights, or suffrage, in Scotland was a very gradual process. Throughout the 19th century there were 3 reform acts that increased the number of men given the right to vote up to 1885. In 1870 voting had became a secret act to negate political corruption. However, it was not until 1918 that all(most) men had the vote. Women on…
Month: November 2014
Help us – we’re Browning
If I had a time machine I would set the time dial to 1967 and the location indicator to Kirkaldy High School. My mission is a simple one. I want to write an addendum to Gordon Brown’s performance report – with the benefit of hindsight – [come on, I said a had a time machine?]. Gordon, or as I like to…
Top that
The other day I had a bit of a ding-dong with a Twitter twit who was having a go at Nicola Sturgeon, claiming there were spare seats at the Govan Hall. Nicola tweeted that the hall was full. In response, this twit counted a few empty seats and declared the hall only partly full and another example of SNP lies! The…
Suddenly, it all changed
Since the referendum Scotland has embarked on a renaissance that even the optimism of the YES campaign could never have imagined in their wildest dreams. Scots have almost been conditioned to accept that it is their nature to be the ‘didn’t quite make it’ nation. As an old Partick Thistle supporter I know that feeling all to well. Because of…