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Swept along in a landslide

Friday, May 28th, 2010

My proudest souvenir of our stay in Edinburgh is the quaich I received from Balerno Community Council for Outstanding Service to the Public as a Community Councillor 1998 to 2009. In Edinburgh, a single City Council was the only local government unit, leaving just the Community Councils as a forum for local communities (but without [...]

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Trial by TV

Friday, April 16th, 2010

My expectations were low for last night’s televised debate between the three contenders for Number 10 Downing Street: it encourages the “I’m voting for Brown / Cameron / Clegg” syndrome – no you’re not (unless you happen to live in their constituencies) – you’re voting for your local MP. Voting for parties and not candidates [...]

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