Thankfully both the driver and his passenger were not seriously hurt and as reported in both the Scotsman and the Edinburgh Evening News it was Friday the 13th!
Utter hogwash, as someone born on the 13th I find this superstitious malarkey utter nonsense.
Here is the picture of the lads car upturned in the basement flat garden in Edinburgh.
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.
Number 3: Felice Brothers - Crime Scene Queen
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Around 20 years, there were two bands I heard about via music magazine
sampler CDs and whose work I started to follow and by one route or another
acquire t...
Nina Simone: Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
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I didn't discover that Nina Simone had recorded this Sandy Denny song until
recently. It is on her LP* Black Gold, which was recorded in 1969 at the
Phi...
History today
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For me the single most significant event this millenium is the great
financial crisis. I think it led to an expectation for the electorate that
bailouts fo...
What next for the Liberal Democrats?
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That's the title for a new pamphlet I've co-authored with Jim Williams
about future Liberal Democrat strategy and prospects.
Christmas memories - 1978
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With thanks to SJ Bogue and Dundee Memories, a photo from December 1978 of
Christmas shoppers in John Menzies in the Murraygate.
Lib Dems may force vote on Waspi betrayal
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The Guardian reports that the Liberal Democrats may force a vote on the
government's refusal to compensate women, which has angered many
backbenchers.
Th...
Some thoughts on the "Assisted Dying" Bill
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Labour MP Kim Leadbeater
I am not entirely sure how I would have voted on the Terminally Ill Adults
(End of Life) Bill on Friday if I had been an MP.
Fo...
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...
Day 6742: Constitutional Outrage
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Monday:
No one should expect to just GET to be Prime Monster!
Liberal Democrats should call for a Vote of Confidence in Parliament before
ANYONE can be a...
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.*...
We need Britiah liberalism now more than ever
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On 8 May 2015 Nick Clegg made a powerful speech resigning his leadership of
the Liberal Democrats. He spoke of how we need British liberalism now more
tha...
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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[image: Related image]
"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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