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This is Definitely Bah Humbug Time
This is definitely Bah Humbug time. So far, I have been asked to some nine productions of A Christmas Carol and the prospect appals. Admittedly, one is being held in…
This is definitely Bah Humbug time. So far, I have been asked to some nine productions of A Christmas Carol and the prospect appals. Admittedly, one is being held in…
Scotland and England are both currently conducting inquiries into child abuse. There is one extremely important difference. The English inquiry focuses on sexual abuse carried out in any setting involving…
In my previous reflections on the Edinburgh Fringe 2022, I looked at the trepidation felt by many about the Fringe and then at stand-up comedy. In this piece, I look…
It has not been the best of days. It started with the government U-turn scrapping the cuts to top-earners. I mean talk about removing the incentive for us workers to…
So, it’s that time of year again, just a few days until the commencement of the maelstrom of madness that is the Edinburgh Festival. Although I am aware there will…
The importance of cultural ethos was highlighted earlier this year by partygate. But cultural ethos varies in less prominent situations: different committees of the same local authority, similar wards in…
Since the bumptious boys at RBS crashed the world economy, one has been forced to view banks with a certain reserve. In our case, that reserve has developed into a…
I was on the train this weekend visiting the ‘Second City of The Empire’, a title that was at one time given to Scotland’s largest conurbation. That is at a…
I have just glanced at today’s newspaper front pages: ‘£70k power bill shock for local store’; ‘Scots firms on the brink amid soaring energy costs’; ‘Council could open city buildings…
I am confused. While my ongoing saga with banks has to go on hold ‘pending inquiries’, the rest of the outside world has become a confection of unanswerable questions. As an avid…