Since the dawn of time man (and woman always implied) have been faced with problems. Some have been fixed quickly other have taken decades or generations. Sooner or later, we have solved our problems no matter how big, how complex or how costly. You could even say ‘there isn’t a problem, man can’t solve. But you would be wrong. There…
Scotland’s Referendum – The New Scottish Enlightenment, the Enlightenment of the People
When I was at school in Glasgow, history was a kind of non subject. Being a bit of a rebel and not always ‘well behaved?’ I was often punished by being sent to the history room or the school library where I was given a history book to read. This happened several times when I refused to play football for the…
Scotlands’ referendum – here’s the GUARANTEE
Imagine voting in a referendum and getting a guarantee? I am not talking about the short term selfish trickery of Westminster and the Better Together campaign. I mean a real guarantee. Not like the guarantee on your TV that runs out in 3 years. Not the false guarantee that our pensions are safer with Westminster. I mean a guarantee that remains forever;…
Scotland’s referendum – Vote NO, lose Faslane altogether!
DON’T VOTE NO TO SAVE FASLANE – ITS GOING ANYWAY! One of the principle concerns we find on the doorsteps of Argyll & Bute is potential closure of Faslane with a YES vote and an SNP Government. Two things are immediately worth pointing out. First, with a YES vote there is no guarantee nor is it a given that SNP…