Instead of the movie that many men cry over, where a man’s existence on Earth is removed and he gets to see the world without him, I’ve imagined a world without the political, financial and military power of the USA. It’s an interesting mental exercise for me and actually took Facebook’s AI “Meta” an immense…
17th March 2026 I’ve looked up oil prices worldwide and I’ve seen that the the prices come in Brent crude or WTI, I wondered then what WTI stood for? WTI stands for West Texas Intermediate, a high-quality, light, and sweet crude oil that serves as one of the primary benchmarks for oil pricing in the…
18th March 2026 If we consider the debt ceiling has risen in the US to $38.9 trillion (March 2026) in US gross national debt, approximately $9.4 trillion is held by foreign entities (both public and private), meaning UK-held debt constitutes about 9–10% of total foreign-held debt. The USA is going through its most >troubling times…
I hear that Boris has said that a Scottish referendum on independence would be very irresponsible “at the moment”. I therefore pose the following argument. Before I start, I should tell you that our independence should be taken, not given. Scotland belongs to the people of Scotland and a section 30 gifted by a tory,…
How I wish I could get this under the nose of everyone approaching retirement in Scotland and those already retired. For some retirement is a very difficult time and my own parents suffered in such a way. They encountered financial difficulties and were too proud to even mention it to me where I could and…
Europe…………….. I consider myself to be a “good European”. I like the idea that we’re part of a huge marketplace of brothers and sisters of some 500 million people. It feels right. Unlike some, I see us working hand in glove in future with people all across Europe and don’t feel threatened one bit…
I have an important request to make to every person that reads this; if we assume that we’re only half a dozen handshakes away from each other, that means that either directly or indirectly we all have access to one of the world leaders around the planet. I know this blog is read worldwide so between…
I haven’t always voted for the SNP. My conversion to that party was more of an internal slap in the face after many discussions with someone who became a good friend who I thought at the time had a screw loose. He talked of Scotland “paying its way” and being denied its own income. My…
“The debating chamber of our Scottish Parliament” Introduction In Scotland we have a Scottish Government sitting in a Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood, Edinburgh. Why did we end up with that? What are the events that led to the formation or “re-opening” of such a thing? If you listen to people from Labour discussing it,…
It would be wrong for anyone to say that Labour MP’s born in Scotland don’t love their country. Just like the rest of us, that love is nurtured by our parents and underlined by the wonderful experiences of sight, sound, smell, touch and taste that Scotland has to offer. It truly is a wonderful place.…
12th March 2015 Over the past while I’ve had a look at what it drives people to favour one party over another, what makes a Conservative voter or a Labour voter? Ideology is where it’s at and forms the basis of the economic and policy output of that party. As a broad brushstroke approach it…
I cannot stand local politics, there, I’ve said it out loud. I need the council to empty my bins and keep the street clean and well lit and free of potholes. I also need the council for the education facilities that my Daughter uses. But I really don’t think I need an extra layer of…
At one time, I believed everything that the BBC put out. A bigger fan of the good old auntie beeb you’d be hard pressed to find. When I worked on contracts abroad, I’d get into my hotel room and proudly switch on the BBC international service and turn it up loud as if letting light…
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 50,000 times in 2014. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 19 sold-out performances for that many…
I just received a leaflet from the UK Govt. Fancy that. That leaflet is the UK Government’s big pitch to get us to stay with the union. Let’s have a look……. The picture on the front was nice, it was five children holding hands and running through a glen with smiles on their faces. At…
A wee Sovereign Scot 