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.
Farewell To 'The Mighty'
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Yesterday hundreds of people turned out to wave goodbye to the Royal Navy's
flagship HMS Ark Royal on her last voyage before being broken up for scrap.
...
Voters Trash Clegg’s Failed Fairness Mantra
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Clegg’s strategy in coalition has been to promote the LibDems as the party
of fairness. Apparently with no sense of irony, he has attacked the Tories
for f...
Friends of Balgay's new website
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Friends of Balgay now have a website that you can access at
www.friendsofbalgay.co.uk. I'll declare an interest - Janet, me wife,
has created it for t...
Friends of Balgay's new website
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Friends of Balgay now have a website that you can access at
www.friendsofbalgay.co.uk. I'll declare an interest - Janet, me wife, has
created it for the Fr...
The Four Freedoms of liberalism
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Tonight I just wanted to record some important words that I feel need
spoken again.
In January 1941 America's greatest president, Franklin Roosevelt, de...
Six of the Best 354
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The View from the Hills offers 14 thoughts on British politics after three
years of the Coalition.
"It was a gorgeously sunny and calm day yesterday aftern...
Too important for politicians
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If there is one thing that is clear about the current controversy over
Europe it is that the consequences of any decision to pull out are so
serious that m...
"Naebody's nails can reach the length o' Lunnon..."
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The spirit of Sir Walter Scott's Mrs Howden took to the streets of
Edinburgh this week, a knot of students taking the opportunity of the
Aberdeen Donside ...
Eurovision 2013: The final
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It seems only a few days since the semi-finals kicked off in Malmö,
probably because it was. But now it’s time to look ahead to the Big One.
No, not the ro...
NUS calls for Maxwell’s release in Swaziland
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Students across Northern Ireland and throughout these islands are free to
assemble in their student unions without fear of arrest for sedition.
Sadly, this...
Two bald men fighting over a comb
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Scotland has endured forty years of debate about North Sea oil – who owns
it, how much is there, what is it worth, can we afford to burn it, can we
afford ...
David Brent on ‘How To Play Guitar’
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Online guitar lessons have grown massively in recent years as people give
up instruction books and in-person lessons in favour of learning online
from the ...
Day 4514: DOCTOR WHO: Nightmare in Silver
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Saturday:
Neil Gaiman's second episode for Doctor Who, in spite of doing everything
humanly possible to touch the fans' buttons and warm the cockles of the...
9 Press Photographers In Terrorism Stop & Search
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On Sunday the 21st April 2013 myself and another eight lens based
journalists were directed off the motorway by Sussex police officers. Seven
members of ...
“Let’s go scare some sheep.”
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** Guest post for Keep Britain Biking **
I have no power socket on my Triumph so I have no satnav. I have no luggage
rack, so I am riding with a tankbag an...
This is Ground Control to Planet Point
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He's not David Bowie but Canadian astronaut Chris Hatfield's version of
Major Tom confirms him as the coolest cat in space. This is a video to send
shive...
New direction
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An Update
Much has happened since I last posted. At a UK level we have seen the death
of Margaret Thatcher and the reaction to that, the surge in the local...
Mothers’ Index shows challenges facing Uganda
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Save the Children’s “State of World Mothers” report, published today, is a
stark reminder of the challenges faced by developing countries in
addressing mat...
500 days to go and time for us all to raise our game
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For the referendum is managing to unite folk in the most curious of ways. I
found myself taking part in a Stirling University on-air and on-line debate
las...
How do you solve a problem like UKIP?
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Yesterday was certainly a very good day for Nigel Farage’s party (or, as a
prefers to call it, an outfit).
The rather surprising success of UKIP sends out...
A message to the Labour Party: Get better soon…
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In many ways, the current position of the commentariat should be seen as a
compliment to Labour: it’s not often that people can look at a poll lead of
just...
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...
The end!
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Please note that no one was specifically 'banned' or otherwise excluded
from reading this blog over recent days. As I said in the previous post, it
was a c...
I see Les Mis So You Don't Have To
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Let me first of all start with an apology to the patrons of Screen One in
the Belmont Cinema last night; it was me who loudly guffawed the moment
Russell ...
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...
Seeking the Spiritual in the City
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In recent years, Christians have been increasingly drawn to labyrinth walks
and what labyrinths signified in medieval Christianity. The most famous of
the ...
Sainsbury's Comes To Portobello
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So it has finally come to pass that despite years of resistance from local
residents and traders, one of the big supermarkets have found a foothold in
P...
Green In The Media 13th - 19th August
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Without any fanfare, the World Service have decided to stop broadcasting
their environmental programme One Planet. It's been a welcome and
much-loved (by m...
2011 Figures
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This is a bit late really considering we're well into 2012.
In 2011 this blog received 2,288 unique visitors.
The most popular blog posts were:
1. Le...
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...
White smoke over Central Quay as Pope leaves Record
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Pope, who made the move to digital after the best part of a decade at
Central Quay, is the latest signing in STV’s increasingly Real Madrid-esque
policy of...
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 ...
Luke Massey hits fame in Liverpool
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Just had a phone call from one of my fellow Lib Dems regarding my brother’s
apparent fame amongst politicians in Liverpool. As some of you may be
aware, Lu...
I'm backing Tim Farron
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I will vote for Tim Farron to be the next President of the Liberal Democrats, and I'm backing him for three reasons. Number 1: He's a brilliant public speake...
SNP Tactical Voting - The End of the Line
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*Today I announce the mothballing of one blog (this one) and the beginning
of another (**Better Nation**).*
First, the obligatory but still utterly unneces...
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