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The Stroke Association
- Last Post from Man, Dog, Stroke
- New Year 2023
- Thrombectomy again
- On World Stroke Day (today, 29 October) this was my article about stroke services in Scotland in the ‘Times’ of 6 October 2022……
- Fairness in 2022
- Scottish Stroke Improvement Plan
- Scottish Stroke Improvement Plan
- Link to an article in the ‘Scottish Review’
- Meet Ben
- New Worlds
- Angie’s story
- Home again
- Mind the threshold
- Manifesto for Stroke Care in Scotland
- To buff or not to buff?
- New Year 2021
- A student writes
- Deeside Stroke Group
- World Stroke Day
- Scottish Stroke Improvement Plan 2020
This week I am reading Twilight of Democracy by Anne Apelbaum
Tag Archives: politics
New Year 2021
This, below, was the scene outside my window on Christmas Day 2020 at about 10.30 a.m. and this was the scene on 1 January 2021 at approximately the same time Spot the difference. Slightly different angle? Slightly more colour on … Continue reading
Are the Thought Police on their way?
I was fortunate when at school to have an inspirational English teacher who tried to get us all thinking. At least, he was inspirational to me – I know that some of my contemporaries did not find him so, but … Continue reading
Helen Eadie
The MSP Helen Eadie has died. I mentioned Helen in a number of earlier posts (see her name in the list of tags at the side of this blog). In addition to being the well-respected MSP for Cowdenbeath, she chaired the Scottish Parliament’s Cross … Continue reading
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Tagged cross party groups, helen eadie, politics, scottish parliament
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Cross Party Groups
When our three children were young I remember them discussing the nature of crosswords – along the lines of: Why is mum so interested in cross words? Why would they (ie Mum and Dad) be so interested in angry words? … Continue reading
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Tagged cowdenbeath, cross party groups, debating chamber, labour, politics, scottish parliament, stroke, stroke association, survivor
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Big Politics in Aboyne
Big Politics in Aboyne A version of this post was published in The Scottish Review on 9 August 2012. Each summer, the Aboyne and Deeside Festival brings a whole wide world of culture, music and entertainment to Deeside. It has … Continue reading
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Tagged aboyne, current-events, festival, labour, party, politics, snp
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