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Category Archives: Scotland
Fuerzabruta
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
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FOUND and Kimho Ip
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
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Life Goes On
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
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Remedy Scotland
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
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Scottish Roundup and Rights Affirming Laws
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
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Cool for Cats
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
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LeithLivePhotoBlog
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
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Instant ASBOs
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
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The Independence Debate
Embarrassingly, Gordon Brown and I were wearing the same tie, but that did not seem to put him off his speech. Continue reading
A sign of the times?
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Posted in Edinburgh, Photo-Blog
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