Once more, with Feeling

Sorry I haven’t blogged in a while I will make an effort to be a more consistent blogger in future.
This week I have come to realise that being young and enthusiastic about campaigning can sometimes land you in over your head. When my friend and I came across an article which showed an Edinburgh Charity called Blindcraft was under threat of closure...

My life has always been political. My mum was a regional councillor when I was young; she has since got a degree in politics and worked for various labour politicians. My dad is currently a labour councillor. One of my sisters used to teach modern studies...

Last August when the Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill released Al Megrahi there was no denying that it split both politicians and the public alike. The one thing they may have been united on is that they are glad that they personally didn’t have to...

I havent had computer access so this post is a little bit late, nevermind.
Raoul Moat’s brother has described the scenes that we saw last Friday as a public execution. I have to say in some ways I agree with him.
Twice in the last week I have had conversations with people on this exact subject. These people hadn’t watched the news coverage that night and said that they couldn’t understand this. The guy was a murderer that shot a policeman who sat in his car unarmed...