Category Archives: Edinburgh

LeithLivePhotoBlog

Posted on 9 June 2007 by Robert

I’ve never done any ‘Live-blogging’ on this site, primarily because I’ve never been in a situation where I thought my presence at a computer provided anything new to an event or news story in progress. Anyway, I happen to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Photo-Blog | 2 Comments

A sign of the times?

Posted on 4 April 2007 by Robert

Nothing quite says “affluence,” like an old Burger King restaurant that has been converted into a jewellery store. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robertsharp.co.uk%2F2007%2F04%2F04%2Fa-sign-of-the-times%2F’; addthis_title = ‘A+sign+of+the+times%3F’; addthis_pub = ”;

Posted in Edinburgh, Photo-Blog | 3 Comments

An Idle Sunday With The Papers

Posted on 7 January 2007 by Robert

And for a blogger, a 21st Century gentleman-pamphleteer, what could be a more perfect afternoon than this? I scythe through The Observer, and the myriad possibilities for opinion leap out at me. Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Photo-Blog, Politics | 11 Comments

Demolition

Posted on 27 November 2006 by Robert

Some photos of a couple of council tower blocks in that were demolished yesterday Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Photo-Blog | 1 Comment

Ritual egg-laying: Scotland 15 – 44 Australia

Posted on 26 November 2006 by Robert

Of course, no-one in the crowd can see where the ball is, or predict where it will emerge from. We just have to sit and wait politely for the white oval to emerge, and then we cheer as the pace quickens once more. Its like some kind of ritual egg-laying. Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Photo-Blog, Sport | 2 Comments

Turbans and Tam o’shanters

Posted on 19 November 2006 by Robert

A Sikh boy was attacked in Pilrig Park, and had his hair shorn off during the assault. It was in effect an attack upon all Sikhs, an entire section of our Edinburgh community. Continue reading →

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Edinburgh events

Posted on 16 November 2006 by Robert

Two ‘New Media’ events in Edinburgh in the next seven days Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Cultures, Edinburgh | 1 Comment

Cost-cutting at NHS Lothian

Posted on 1 November 2006 by Robert

NHS ‘moles’ are like the Malawian Orphan of the blogging world. Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, NHS | 3 Comments

The Point of Vanishing Interest

Posted on 30 October 2006 by Robert

Whatever the accuracy of his theories, “Parkinson’s Law” is a great read, and a highly recommended stocking filler for the economist or policy wonk in your life. Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Internet Philosophy, Politics | 12 Comments

Stadium, overheard

Posted on 6 August 2006 by Robert

I’ve been pottering about quietly in my flat, with the windows open. It is a still kind of day here in in Edinburgh, and the sound from Tynecastle wafts over the tenements. In this manner I deduce that Hearts are … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary, Edinburgh, Football | 1 Comment