Tag Archives: General Election

Schoolboy Running The Show

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Mascarade Yesterday’s Word of the Day on the Dictionary.com mailing list was unbelievably topical; too topical, in fact, for it not to be a coincidence. Check it out: mugwump MUHG-wuhmp, noun: A person who is unable to make up … Continue reading →

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Masterplan

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Patrick Hoesly Saturday was a fun day. Up and out the house early but not to a coffee shop or anything like that, to Waverley train station and the 10am to Glasgow Queen Street. My target destination: St Mirren … Continue reading →

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Coalition Commotion

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Stock I was a total waste of space yesterday. Having stayed up through the night until 6am I was woken at 9 by the postman and never managed to get back into it again. Three hours was all I … Continue reading →

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A Nation In Limbo

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: EP The votes were cast, collated and counted, and in the end we are still waiting to see what the political future of the United Kingdom is and who our next PM will be. When I cast my vote … Continue reading →

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Election Day: Use Your Vote

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Peter Greenberg Voting Day has arrived. The political parties have ceased their rounds, the leaders have returned home, the television has returned to normal (they aren’t allowed to run political reports on voting day because of impartiality rules) and … Continue reading →

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One Day To Go

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Robert Young I don’t have a lot of time this morning so this will have to be a quick post, I’m afraid. I’m heading up to Perth for lunchtime to see my sister’s family and I’ve got to run … Continue reading →

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The Forest, Not The Trees

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Robert Young Has anyone else noticed that whenever a Tory candidate speaks of their own children’s schooling they always say “state school”? I doubt this is a coincidence but rather a deliberate attempt to turnaround the persona of the … Continue reading →

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Raising The Bar

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Mikael Tigerström Yesterday didn’t quite work out as planned, but in the end it worked out better. My intention was to head up town early but after growing suspicious about the overhead helicopters, I caught sight of the reason … Continue reading →

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The Only Losers In A Hung Parliament

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Stock I got home late last night, and when I did I was starving. I popped into a shop to get the ingredients for a cake I was going to bake for work, having offered up my “baking services” … Continue reading →

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Salmond Flounders On The Sand

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: BBC There was a sleepover in my house on Saturday night so yesterday morning, despite the rain, I left the house relatively early to gain respite from teenage girls who wear far too much make-up and think wearing scarves … Continue reading →

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