Setting up a masterclass which you can come along to. I use my phone all the time to make videos and tell stories for my site The Edinburgh… Read more “#2 Today I am……”
Tag: Scotland
Party political broadcast for………..the General Election 2010. Talking about the Elephant in the room
At dinner parties it is one of the subjects you should avoid. But this week, more than any other week it is the subject on everyone’s minds… Read more “Party political broadcast for………..the General Election 2010. Talking about the Elephant in the room”
Trains and boats and planes
In Scotland we have an ongoing transport problem. In some areas of the Highlands there is little or no public transport at all, since the demise of… Read more “Trains and boats and planes”
Counting on public accountability
Sir Fred Goodwin, erstwhile head of Royal Bank of Scotland and now public enemy number 1, has got a new job, The Scotsman reports today.… Read more “Counting on public accountability”
FOI in Scotland
Once again Scotland leads the way in Freedom of Information spheres. The Information Commissioner has reduced the period of closure for government papers from 30 to 15… Read more “FOI in Scotland”
Globespan grounded
It’s snowing! At least, here in central Edinburgh it is snowing that horrid slushy, wet stuff that doesn’t even cover the pavements, but makes you feel… Read more “Globespan grounded”
Susan Boyle – dreaming on…
Susan Boyle has done it again. Just when you thought you had heard the last of her, here she is breaking all records for a debut album… Read more “Susan Boyle – dreaming on…”
Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle, who has become an internet sensation, at her front door in Blackburn.
Britains Got Talent star Susan Boyle, who has become an internet sensation, at her front door in Blackburn. Originally uploaded by johncare My words, when I witnessed… Read more “Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle, who has become an internet sensation, at her front door in Blackburn.”
Asimo
What a cute little guy Asimo is. He is shiny and white, looks as though he may be wearing a kind of spacesuit and has… Read more “Asimo”
Susan Boyle
Is this not just the best story to have emerged recently? Not one to support reality TV shows, I am nonetheless struck by the power of this… Read more “Susan Boyle”
Alcohol measures announced by Holyrood
by Phyllis Stephen It’s the end of Happy Hours….but surely few people can be unhappy about the announcement from the Scottish Government to bring to an end… Read more “Alcohol measures announced by Holyrood”
EU regulation threatens Scottish tradition
According to a Scottish MEP the kiltmaking industry in Scotland could suffer because nobody can agree what a kilt is! Alyn Smith MEP said that “Defining what… Read more “EU regulation threatens Scottish tradition”
Sculpture in Grangemouth
A Kelpie is a kind of mythical horse. Soon there will be two massive sculptures of Kelpies’ heads at the entrance to the Forth and Clyde Canal.… Read more “Sculpture in Grangemouth”
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