Category Archives: Scotland

Fuerzabruta

Posted on 9 August 2007 by Robert

Last night I was lucky enough to see the astonishing Fuerzabruta, a kinetic dance/circus show down at Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh. Men running along treadmills, ballerinas chasing each other up walls, dusty cast members smashing pieces of set over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art and Cultures, Edinburgh | 2 Comments

FOUND and Kimho Ip

Posted on 1 August 2007 by Robert

The artists/musicians from FOUND remix some of the melodies created by Kimho Ip’s Yang-chin, a traditional chinese instrument. We were at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Leith for a content gathering event, watching a chef prepare some … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Music, Photo-Blog, Visual | 4 Comments

Life Goes On

Posted on 30 June 2007 by Robert

There is remarkably little panic after these attacks. I would suggest that the “life goes on”, “I’m not bovver’d” attitude results in diminishing returns for the terrorists. Continue reading →

Posted in London, New Labour, Scotland, Terrorism | 13 Comments

Remedy Scotland

Posted on 26 June 2007 by Robert

One thing I have witnessed “first hand” is the anxiety – nay, terror – induced by the shocking MTAS system for appointing junior doctors. Various aspects of the mis-management continue to be discussed in the blogs and in newspapers, including … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere, Internet Philosophy, NHS, Scotland | 5 Comments

Scottish Roundup and Rights Affirming Laws

Posted on 17 June 2007 by Robert

In the absence of the stalwarty DoctorVee, I have edited this week’s Scottish Roundup. I actually found trawling through loads of politicians’ blogs quite encouraging. People have a genuine passion for making things better (although of course, they all have … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere, New Labour, Scotland | Leave a comment

Cool for Cats

Posted on 12 June 2007 by Robert

Yesterday my cat fell out of the window and ran up to your car where it proceeded to climb into your engine. Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Photo-Blog | 3 Comments

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

Instant ASBOs

Posted on 23 April 2007 by Robert

This is a 180 degree reversal of the “innocent until proven guilty” principle. Its like being asked to solve a mathematical equation, and simply changing the answer to fit your workings out. Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, New Labour, Scotland | 4 Comments

The Independence Debate

Posted on 21 April 2007 by Robert

Embarrassingly, Gordon Brown and I were wearing the same tie, but that did not seem to put him off his speech. Continue reading →

Posted in Debate, Politics, Scotland | 1 Comment

A sign of the times?

Posted on 4 April 2007 by Robert

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Posted in Edinburgh, Photo-Blog | 3 Comments