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Tag Archives: voting
Still Undecided in the Scottish Parliamentary Elections
Image: STV.tv The Scottish Elections It’s another sunny but chilly day over the Scottish capital. I think this contradiction in weather patterns has something to do with the Scottish Parliamentary Elections this week. Oh, hadn’t you heard? Yes, we Scots … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Photography, Poetry, Politics, Scotland, Writing
Tagged Alex Salmond, Annabel Goldie, artist, boudoir, chapbook, chesty, cold and flu, Council Tax, Day Job, Edinburgh, elections, Gail Galbraith, Holyrood, illustrations, Independence, nationalism, parliament, Photography, Poetry, politicians, Politics, Scotland, Scottish Parliamentary Elections, Silly Poems, SNP, Tory, unionism, voting, Weather, web design, websites
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A Nation In Limbo
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
Posted in Editorial Comment, Politics, UK
Tagged BBC, Conservative, democracy, General Election, Labour, Liberal Democrats, parliament, Politics, polling station, SNP, voting
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Election Day: Use Your Vote
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
Posted in Editorial Comment, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Poetry, Politics, Reading, Travel
Tagged and Bevvy, ballots, democracy, drink, election day, Family, Food, Drink and Bevvy, General Election, Perth, Politics, polling station, Scotland, train, Travel, voting
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Salmond Flounders On The Sand
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
Posted in Edinburgh, Editorial Comment, Fiction, Film & TV, Leith, Politics, Writing
Tagged Alex Salmond, BBC, Books, coffee shop, debate, Edinburgh, Editing, Fiction, Football, General Election, Hibernian, Holyrood, Leith Walk, Observer, Old Firm, Politics, Rangers, sleepover, SNP, SPL, Twitter, voting, Westminster, Writing
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Stella Blog Tour – The Big Kick Off
Image: johndavis.co.uk The blog tour for STELLA kicks off loud and proud today, with my first stop over at Words on the Page. My host today is the fantastic Lori Widmer, so please pop over to her site and have … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, Politics, Publishing and Marketing, Writing
Tagged ballot paper, blog tour, Books, Boris Johnson, Day Job, e-books, elections, Lori Widmer, marketing, Mayor of London, podcasts, Politics, promotion, voting, Words on the Page
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Freedom from the Mundane 
Leith School of Art Turns up Trumps
Image: FindHow.com Scottish Election Day I voted. I walked through the pissing rain and cast my vote, making sure to use my right to take part in our democratic process. It wasn’t as exhilarating as it sounds. Normally the party … Continue reading →