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Why I’m voting Yes.
I’ve been writing steadily for about seven years now. Not for one second do I think I’m good, or even average at it. It can be hard to offer an honest, objective appraisal of one’s own work, and really, being … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Bennett, Alex Salmond, Better Together, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Edinburgh, George Galloway, George Monbiot, Glasgow, Gordon Brown, I'm voting Yes, Imperial masters, Labour, LibLabCon, London, Nigel Farage, No Thanks, NuLabour, Scottish Greens, Scottish Independence, Scottish Socialists, SNP, Star Wars, Vote Yes, Westminster, Yes, Yes campaign, Yes for Scotland
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Song Of The Day – Anima by Vessel
From the album ‘Plush, Honey’ (2014)
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Tagged 2014, Anima, Electro, New music, Plush Honey, Song Of The Day, Tri Angle records, Vessel
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It now becomes clear. David Cameron has taken some canny advice, and is trying to sabotage the Union.
When I originally wrote this piece almost a year ago, it was entirely in the glib sensibility, honest. I was trying to make light of the landscape of the referendum on Scottish independence at that time. Things were certainly different, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Salmond, Beck, Better Together, Charlie Brooker, Coalition of losers, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Gordon Brown, Loser, Nick Clegg, No Thanks, Sabotage, Stupid Tory bastards, Tony Blair, Vote Yes on 18th September 2014, Wings Over Scotland, Yes, Yes for Scotland
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Essential Listening: What’s Going On [Deluxe Edition] – Marvin Gaye (2001)
On “What’s Going On” as you approach the end of ‘Right On’ you’re already in complete agreement with Marvin’s lament at society’s incremental dystopia caused by ideological factionism, and of his will not to be cowed into pessimism. You’ve been carried … Continue reading
Song Of The Day – Blank Generation by Richard Hell & The Voidoids
From the album ‘Blank Generation’ (1977)
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Tagged 70's, Blank Generation, New York, Poet, Punk, Richard Hell, Song Of The Day, The Voidoids
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