Not long now. In a fortnight we’ll know whether we’re in or out, yes or no, back to normal (ish) or beginning the end (or beginning depending on how you view it).The Scottish Independence Referendum is just around the corner. You might have noticed.In a field not far from us over the past week, much […]
Scottish Independence Referendum: Making a stand on not making a stand
That’s it. I’m going public with my position on September’s independence referendum. There are is only a handful of months until we have to decide whether or not Scotland should go it alone or not. So I’m declaring that I’m officially a card-carrying member of the ‘don’t know‘ brigade.There, glad it’s out in the public now. […]
SWIB Independence Referendum Debate: Things I Learned
Pic ‘borrowed’ from Morag Malloy. Last night saw the SWIB (Scottish Women in Business) debate with a panel of Annabel Goldie, Nicola Sturgeon, Johann Lamont and Ruth Wishart chaired by Sally Magnusson. The audience was entirely female. Before the debate a poll showed: Yes: 19%No: 55%Undecided: 26%After the debate the poll results were: Yes: 31%No: 52%Undecided: 17%Here’s what […]
Is it possible to be pro-independence and anti-SNP at the same time?
Before anyone gets too excited, I haven’t made up my mind yet. And, even if I had, I’d probably not tell everyone here.I’m still changing my mind on a minute-by-minute basis, like many others, I should think. It may yet come to pass that on Thursday, 18 September, 2014 I’ll wait until the very last minute […]
134/365 Twiddling my thumbs on Newsnight Scotland
If you watched last night’s BBC Newsnight Scotland special debate and thought that woman in the back row looked oddly familiar, it was me. If you thought she just looked odd, it probably wasn’t…The audience comprised people who live in Scotland but who didn’t start life there. I was invited along because I’d written a […]