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From the Blog
Nadolig Llawen
From the Principality of Wales I send my very best wishes for Christmas to you all on this winter solstice day of 2016. The sun is overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn today, so from now on it gets lighter and warmer all the way to the next cricket season. Thinking of...
read moreDon’t get mad. Get even.
Oh dear me. First Brexit, then Trump. The fact that the pundits didn't see either coming means the databases they were using were out of date. Something big has happened. But let's not get mad. Let's get even. It's inequality at the bottom of it. There is always...
read moreExcessive greed and petty nationalism
Time to take a wee break from the book. I'm hoping there may be something to report in the New Year. Let's get back to the real business: the Scottish political scene. Watching an STV discussion programme the other evening I was struck once again by the bombast and,...
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