Tag Archives: Alex Salmond

A vote for kindness

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Jamie Jauncey

I posted last week from Northumberland on Thursday, election eve, unaware of what was going to happen the next day. By the time I left to drive home on Saturday morning, the political landscape in Scotland had changed beyond recognition. … Continue reading →

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Carrot and stick

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Jamie Jauncey

I live at present with a constant ache. In my imagination I can see a different Scotland, I can feel it in my heart, I can almost taste it. In this Scotland I walk taller in the knowledge that we … Continue reading →

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Muddling through

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Jamie Jauncey

Halfway through the cross-examination stage of The Debate on Tuesday night I started to write an exasperated Tweet, then realised that Twitter had crashed. The aperçu thus denied to the world was this: can there be any more shameful way … Continue reading →