It has been brought to my attention that Dunfermline Press have been running an online poll about the outcome of the Glenrothes by-election due soon, yes soon.
42 year old Liberal Democrat non-runner who has decided to start going to the gym (again). Lives in Newhaven, Edinburgh with his partner and their two cats Loco and Tazzer.
I am Deputy Director of Campaigns for the Liberal Democrats responsible for Scotland, been a party member since 1997, activist for years and worked for the party since 2000.
I love watching sport, too old to compete and the best sport ever is ice hockey - I support the Edinburgh Capitals, based at Murrayfield.
Wandering the backstreets of Shrewsbury
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After yesterday's exertions on the Stiperstones, I decided to spend today
exploring the backstreets of Shrewsbury.
This photo was taken in Belmont, a bac...
The 50/1 bet I’ve taken on SPOTY
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I can understand why the Cambridge educated Amy Hunt is the favourite to
win this year’s Sports Personality of the Year given her stunning
performances in ...
The freebie culture
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The Guardian reports that MPs have been accused of failing to learn their
lesson over freebies after taking almost £400,000 of hospitality to
concerts, sp...
The Joy of Six 1565
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"In 2008, I met the Ukrainian diplomat and journalist who would go on to
bribe Nathan Gill: Oleh Voloshyn. At the time he was working as press
attache at t...
Guido’s Most Read Stories This Week
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This week 978,441 visitors visited 964,235 times viewing 919,186 pages. The
most read and shared stories in order of popularity were: Tim Montgomerie
Suspe...
ALDC by-election report, 20th August
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There were four principal authority by-elections across England on Thursday
20 August. Labour were defending two seats, Reform UK were defending one
and th...
Day 9319: Mr Froggy's Vanity Election
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Tuesday
It is four years to the day since Mr Bojo the Clown resigned but didn't
actually resign as Prime Monster. Does anyone remember him?
In a spe...
Another World Cup and new beginnings
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I've just finished watching France beat Paraguay at the World Cup and
Paraguay trying to kick their way to a stalemate under the nose of the
referee. It...
Find us at www.facebook.com/dundeewestend
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Fraser started the West End blog on Blogger at www.dundeewestend.scot and
on Wordpress at www.westendblog.org.uk back in 2006 with daily updates
since. A...
Best Photo Editing Apps for Instagram
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Instagram is undoubtedly one of the most popular social media sites on the
planet right now. By using this platform, you can easily share your
favorite ...
A Sense Of Loss
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We lost, that goes without saying (though the victors will keep on saying
it of course), so it is reasonable today to have a sense of loss.
However, it go...
Why are Remainers So Bloody Stubborn?
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Another week and another failure of the Conservative Government to deliver
Brexit. This sentence could have been written any time since 2018. On this
occa...
Eurovision 2018: The Final
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Tonight it’s the grand final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon
– and it’s on of the most open fields in years. Before I look at the 26
finali...
RANDOM THOUGHTS
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*Well, would you?*
*Where on earth did they find him?*
*If you wrote a farce based on these people, producers would tell you to go
away and try again.*...
Tactical standing
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There’s been a moderate amount of mumping and moaning from the wilder
fringes of Nat-dom online about the Greens’ candidacy in Edinburgh Central.
Those w...
Merry Christmas
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My apologies for not posting for the past few months but I’ve had eye
problems and being on the computer or iPad for any length of time is nigh
impossi...
The Great Scottish Debate Off
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"It's good to talk", went the advertising slogan, which was probably the
next one BT did after they had run out of ideas for ...
Obat Tradisional Untuk Penyakit Stroke Yang Ampuh
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Stroke merupakan penyakit yang sangat menakutkan, untunglah kini ada solusi
alami untuk penyembuhan stroke melalui *obat tradisional stroke yang ampuh*.
Ob...
Muswell Flyer article – A Fairer Society
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Here’s my latest Muswell Flyer article, also available here. Nb – since the
time of writing – the campaign for fairer health funding has been
successful, a...
Nae man can tether time nor tide
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More women have joined the SNP creating a much more balanced membership; it
has a 50-50 Cabinet; it has committed to changing the face of public boards
and...
Anglo and other phobias
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I was taken by this piece by the redoubtable Lallands Peat Worrier, in
which he ponders the fear of England – or, more precisely, of what England
might bec...
Two Ugandas
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I know two Ugandas. One, the warm and welcoming country where I have spent
a year and a half of my life, is a world away from the other – an
oppressive, pr...
Tim Farron and his Equal Marriage Abstention
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This is the email that Tim Farron sent to all Lib Dem members on April 18th
2012 and why I'm so disappointed with his abstention today:
Dear Chris,
One of...
In praise of...Dermot O'Leary
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So, somewhere during the past 3-4 years it turns out that I became
middle-aged. I listen to Radio 2. Mostly on a Saturday. But guess what -
R2 on a Satu...
This blog has moved (again)
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I have moved my blog over to DuncanStephen.co.uk. Apologies for the
confusion, and for moving my blog just a year after the last time I moved
it. I promise...
The King is Dead, Long Live the Queen 60 Years On
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Sixty years ago George VI died of his lung cancer at Sandringham Palace out
in Kenya the young Princess didn't know for some hours. She returned by
plane a...
On being a woman in politics
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A few things have recently been rattling around in my head which concern
women in politics; I've been trying to gather some ideas as to why there
aren't mo...
On the move
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Thank you for reading my blog.
It has now moved to a new home, with a fresh format.
Visit my new page to see all of my expert analysis in one place. You ...
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