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Tag Archives: hung parliament
Coalition Commotion
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
Posted in Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Politics, Scotland, Sport, UK
Tagged Conservative, David Cameron, Football, General Election, Gordon Brown, House of Commons, hung parliament, Labour, Lib Dems, Mike Crockart, Nick Clegg, Paisley, Politics, SPL, Sport, St Mirren, Westminster
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Raising The Bar
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
Posted in Books, Day Job, Fiction, Film & TV, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Interviews, Politics, Reading, Writing
Tagged 3D, Alex Salmond, Books, Brian Taylor, Clash of the Titans, Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Fiction, General Election, hung parliament, Interview, marathon, movies, Politics, Reading, SNP, Stephen King, Will Self, Writing
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The Only Losers In A Hung Parliament
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
Posted in Day Job, Editorial Comment, Politics, Reading
Tagged bake-off, baking, cakes, computers, Day Job, General Election, hung parliament, I.T, Politics
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Freedom from the Mundane 
Schoolboy Running The Show
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 →