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Tag Archives: Roy Hattersley
Fascinating, Fantastic and Fun: Trudeau, Heaney and McCall Smith
Image: The List Things conspired against me yesterday leaving me unable to post my blog entry. That’s twice in less than a week it’s happened and I am less than pleased with myself. Therefore, I voluntarily stick out my virtual … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Fiction, Poetry, Reading, Writing
Tagged Alexander McCall Smith, America, Andrew Sachs, Apple, cartoonist, Dianne Abbott, Doonesbury, Edinburgh Book Festival, Fringe Fantastic, Garry Trudeau, George Bush, Ian Rankin, iPhone, Jackie Kay, Labour MP, Mark Billingham, Michael Portillo, naughty, New York Times, poetry reading, Poolside Poetry, Roy Hattersley, Seamus Heaney, social media, spanking, Steve Bell, Twitter, USA, website statistics
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Two Men: Two Lectures
Image: Wikimedia My planned weekend at the Edinburgh Book Festival fell apart at the seams due to unforeseen circumstances. Higher priorities took over that meant everything else had to be cancelled at short notice or rearranged. It was just one … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Edinburgh, Family, Fiction, Politics, Reading, Writing
Tagged AC Grayling, Adam Roberts, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh Book Festival, Ken MacLeod, Labour Party, Peter Mandelson, philosophy, Politics, Roy Hattersley, Tony Blair
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