Tag Archives: Scotland

What the fuck just happened?

It wasn’t supposed to be this way. There was supposed to be post-election confusion with a hung parliament, and we were just getting used to that idea. Other than the SNP, the number of seats won by each party won … Continue reading

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General Election 2015 – The Final Countdown

And so here we are on the verge of a General Election, and yes, this is just what everybody needs, another mouthy dickhead with a blog writing a highly speculative article about it, because there haven’t been nearly enough of … Continue reading

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The aftermath of the independence referendum.

I’m ready to embrace the challenges ahead that independence will bring. The only remaining question is do enough of us want to write our future? That would be No. Currently I’m reading Blood Meridian by Cormack McCarthy. Every engrossing page … Continue reading

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So we’ve reached 2014. Is it the year Scotland votes Yes?

First off Happy New Year to everyone. Personally speaking I’ve never been one for New Year. With all its nauseatingly earnest celebratory stuff, and what it’s supposed to entail and or mean. Just why do we celebrate what is but … Continue reading

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A City Centre Christmas

Christmas in Glasgow city centre Meets the early evening grime; A department store’s cheap chime, Pawn shops punting their crime, Clocks providing the wrong time, That’s Christmas in the city centre   Christmas in Glasgow city centre, The brakes of … Continue reading

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