Coronavirus Thoughts – from January 2021 The rain runs down my face, But it does not wash away The look of anguish, that has Formed like a furrowed field. My voluntary solitary, has Become involuntary isolation, And I feel the need to break free And roam in the winter weather. The virus, like a plague, …
Ordinary people are important to me Privileged self-entitled people are of no interest to me until they discover humility. I felt compelled to write about contrasting bits of news I read on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday the band Deacon Blue received an award from a radio show for Scotland’s Greatest Song. The song is …
I, Daniel Blake Director Ken Loach – Screenwriter Paul Laverty I do not normally go to cinemas, I would rather watch a film at home, but I made an exception to go to see I, Daniel Blake which won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in France earlier this year. I, Daniel …
The UK Tory Government – Creating anxiety in the sick and disabled because they can.
A Tory MP had to apologise after coming under fire for making a sick joke in the House of Commons about Scots being sold into slavery. During a debate on Thursday, the new Tory MP for South East Cambridgeshire, Lucy Frazer, laughed about how Oliver Cromwell defeated the Scots at Dunbar and sent …
“The SNP’s priority is ending austerity, and the damage it does to people’s lives – the Tory government’s priority is ending human rights, and the opportunities for fairness they offer ordinary men and women.” Nicola Sturgeon This is a reference the Tory (Conservative) government who want to increase austerity and abolish the Human Rights Act. …
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