Friday, October 24, 2014

Is there anyone there...

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I have a tale to tell, if anyone is listening.
Sunday, December 09, 2012

Caption competition....

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Alex Salmond is introduced to the SNP Group on the Council.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Thank you, and good night

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Two maxims for Thursday: You get what you vote for If you don't vote, don't complain I've voted, very carefully. When I st...
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Friday, April 27, 2012

Fading memories

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Isn't it all a bit pathetic - and frankly unbelievable - that neither the Westminster nor Holyrood Governments can manage to draw up a l...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

UHI - the future?

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The report in The Herald vindicates what I have been saying for a few years. The sad part is that the centralisation is being driven by G...
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Eats shoots and leaves

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The SNP advert on Hebrides News seems to be advocating communal leasing....  Hopefully, the education policy is to a hig...
Monday, April 23, 2012

Election prophesies

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"Forecasting is difficult, especially about the future", Mao Tse Tung I'm having real difficulty in working out who might rem...
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By their leaflets shall you know them.....

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If a politician tells you all about their commitment to creating jobs on the island, and has their election address printed off the island, ...
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Sunday, April 22, 2012

Ups and downs

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It was a series of conversations with people in the tourism industry that identified two interlined issues. I was initially astonished to ...
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Saturday, April 07, 2012

Taxation neeedn't be taxing. But it is.

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I've decided to move the accountancy practice offshore. Nicolson Accountancy EU Sarl will be based in Luxembourg, and the Stornoway of...
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Friday, March 30, 2012

Unblogged the Jedi has

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My post makes no sense without the full impact of the article, so it has been hidden. Pending developments.
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Council candidates

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Some very interesting contests are in the offing, if the people who have told me they are standing are actually standing. The SNP candidat...
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Sunday, March 25, 2012

A poet writes .... with apologies to TS Elliot

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Dr Allan, Dr Allan   there's no one like the Doctor He reads the SNP script out loud    like a tired actor His powers of vacuity   ...
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Saturday, March 24, 2012

The SNP view on ferry fares

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Which SNP Council candidate and MPs assistant gave the following memorable quote about today's rally: We have a 4,500 majority, so wha...
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Conspicuous by their absence

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I attended the Outer Hebrides Transport Group march and rally in the town centre today. There was an excellent turnout of 1,000 (?) marche...
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Friday, March 23, 2012

Who has your name and personal details?

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The Information Commissioner was established to protect individuals from organisations who took personal information and tried to use it for...
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Absent Allan

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Poor Mr Allan can't make the rally on Saturday due to an unspecified and possibly mythical diary clash. One can only suspect fear of c...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The triumph of ignorance

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What an open goal has been left by our MP when discussing the constitutional future .  No doubt he has been summoned to be given a severe dr...
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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Priorities

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We may have seen RET dismantled, ferry fares spiraling, ferry services getting worse and ADS stopped for business travel, but if anyone need...
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Candidates

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The tag "A vague attempt at humour" tends to be a give away. Let me just make it clear that none of the alleged Labour Council c...
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