Category Archives: Personal
An Energy Transition
Much has been said and written about a transition to a new energy economy and what that may entail. The first thing it involves is a new UK wide industrial strategy that focuses on a substantial investment in domestic manufacturing … Continue reading
Celebration for my father
My father died back in May 2022. Not from Covid. He spent his last few days in a care home next to my mother. He did not want a funeral so we did not have a “wake” or anything like … Continue reading
Messiness #6
When is a resignation speech not a resignation? When it’s given by Boris Johnson. All the media yesterday were going on about his resignation but, he did not use the word resignation in his statement. Nor did he use the … Continue reading
Messiness #5
I’m happy not to have my birthday acknowledged by people who know me. Only my sisters have sent birthday cards. Nothing from anyone else who knows me. I’m happy being “billy no mates” today, I’m free to do whatever I … Continue reading
Messiness #4
Wimbledon is over for me. It’s not just Andy’s loss but also Emma. She didn’t look her usual self yesterday, as though she wasn’t ‘in the zone’, there was no spark in her play, although she tried to make a … Continue reading
Messiness #3
East Lothian Liberal Democrats are in a mess. The last meeting of it’s Executive Committee was in April this year. There have been no meetings since the elections in May. The last communication to members only was in the run-up … Continue reading
Messiness #2
A rail strike organised by only one of the unions that have members in the rail industry has the Minister responsible following his leader by telling lies about the dispute. He has said the average rail worker earns £44k per … Continue reading
Messiness
Looking back on recent posts I find they relate to books I’ve read and posted reviews on Goodreads for. Nothing about anything else that’s going on. It’s just that I find them too messy to get my thoughts round them … Continue reading
Did an election really take place yesterday????
I have been involved in elections for the last few years as a member of a local party campaign team and an election agent. This year I have not been and it feels strange, it feels as though an election … Continue reading
Local party – missing bits of the campaign
The Scottish Parliament Election has to be done differently this time round. This affects how the local party can go about campaigning. This should be done digitally but many aspects of this approach are being missed. There has been no … Continue reading
