"In essence, Dommett accuses the SNP of sabotaging Yes Scotland during the independence campaign. If independence is ever to be won, it needs taken out of the SNP’s hands"
This piece is savage, but it's also true; and the SNP would do well to take note and ponder.
@simon_brooke a pretty excoriating interview, even if just one man’s view. The signs were there back then that the SNP couldn’t differentiate cause and party. For me the main example of this was their inability to challenge the likes of Labour about what they’d do with the powers of independence and to entertain the scenario that they (SNP) probably wouldn’t be in charge of an independent Scotland.
Hot date tonight (with my wife, I should clarify). We got a wee bite to eat from the Redshank fish stall at the Victorian Market (an excellent street food space not long opened), then went to see the wonderful cyclist, presenter and author (and local Sneckie) Jenny Graham present about her record-breaking round the world cycle. She was a fabulously entertaining, funny and inspiring speaker, and her new book about the adventure looks good!
I've just started reading The Man Who Loved Only Numbers (a biography of Paul Erdos) by Paul Hoffman. A most joyous start and I think I'm going to it greatly.
Of particular note is the way the chapters are numbered. I mean...
Can’t lie, now that the cycling season has kicked in properly it’s taking all my willpower not to dip
Into Twitter. The cycling crowd on there are probably what I miss most about the place.
@kim_harding interesting and a neat infographic. I’m in the midst of a chronological watch-through of the canon (so excluding some of the legends stuff included in this link), and it is handy to see reference and placing of a few forthcoming things I didn’t know about.