That perhaps wasn't the title you expected to see on my little blog, well, it is something I am concerned about and for those that doubt it ask my colleagues in the office, who once they had got over the initial laughter and shock, well sort of just accept it now.Honeybees are continually under threat of being wiped out from a range of diseases, which strange as this may seem they have no natural defence.Since the winter of 2007, 30% of the population of the domestic honeybees have been wiped... Read Full Story
Often during a by-election campaign you can see a party which runs a council, or the government put extra resources into an area especially if it is the same party who is defending the vacant seat and the more cynical amongst us then accuse them of trying to buy the election.We have seen accusations thrown at the SNP for holding one of their national conversations pieces in Glasgow North East for example.However, it is rare, and some may even say stupid when you see a party defending a seat t... Read Full Story
The Scottish Liberal Democrats candidate for the Glasgow North East by-election candidate, Eileen Baxendale has had a busy week with visits in Glasgow North East with Leader Tavish Scott, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael and yesterday former UK Leader, Charles Kennedy MP.Eileen Baxendale hasn't taken a day off since she was selected to fight the seat made vacant over 120 days ago when Michael Martin stood down.Former UK Liberal Democrats Leader, Charles Kennedy MP jo... Read Full Story
Wow, what an absolutely gorgeous sunrise today, also an anniversary for me, it is one year ago today that we were starting polling day in the Glenrothes by-election.This is the view from my flat and I wanted to share it with you this morning. That is Leith Harbour the former Royal Yacht Britannia and the Ocean Terminal shopping centre. Read Full Story
53 Threshers shops out of the 219 across Scotland are now to close down. There will be 373 closures across the UK out of a total of 1,300 shops which will affect all of First Quench's brands including Threshers, Wine Rack, Haddows, Bottoms Up and Victoria Wine.As most people know the parent company, First Quench went into administration just last month and have appointed KPMG as their administrator, they have announced they hope to sell the company as a growing concern and will make an announ... Read Full Story
A blow by blow account of tonight's STV debate from Conservative, Ruth Davidson, Labour, Willie Bain, Liberal Democrats Eileen Baxendale and SNP David Kerr. Labours Willie Bain is first in the hot seat. David Kerr starts the debate with a stunt, he throws a £2 coin at Willie Bain saying that's all Labour have spent in Glasgow North East on education. Then he moves onto Margaret Thatcher and asks Willie Bain, repeatedly if he would have invited her into No 10. Ruth Davidson from the Tories has... Read Full Story
The Westminster bubble/village rumour mill is a busy one this lunchtime.Is David Miliband MP about to stand down to become the new EU Foreign Minister and create a by-election in the South Shields seat? Read Full Story
We should really ask the same question of Alex Johnstone MSP and Margaret Curran MSP as well as John Lamont.All three of these MSPs now aspire to the House of Commons, one of them has a better chance than the other two and it would be great to see Margaret Curran beat the SNPs John Mason.The question I suspect you are asking yourself is why should John Lamont quit as an MSP, my answer is he shouldn't. However he should quit if he is still aspiring to be an MP because as the Kelly report clea... Read Full Story
According to the RMT Union the Government will take control of the East Coast Main Line rail services on the 12th December. Should we be worried?Yes, probably we should, it wasn't run particularly badly from the perspective of my journeys on it since moving to Scotland in May last year, however there are some horror stories to be heard from many other passengers up and down the UK.The Government via the Department of Transport and National Express who currently run the service both claim no ... Read Full Story
We have had the trio of Glasgow North East by-election gaffes from Labour, then Karen Whitefield MSP in her email gaffe and now after the SNPs third choice candidate has been selected and got going it is his turn today. Unfortunately for David Kerr - because I suspect he may not have had a choice in this - because the SNP have a central diktat on everything from personal opinion to what you can and cannot cannot say - someone has reproduced a leaflet from his Falkirk campaign in 2000 when h... Read Full Story
