Freedom From The Mundane

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Margo Macdonald is at it again. She’s talking sense when all around her are going mad. Again. She’s the first MSP to come out with a case for scrapping the Edinburgh Trams farce altogether, citing the council’s plans to borrow a further £55 million and sack Bilfinger Berger, as well as the possibility of [...]

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So the general election campaigning is well under away with all the major parties now having set out their manifestos, each a vision for the direction the UK should move if it is to prosper and flourish. The Liberal Democrats took their turn today with a four point plan including fair taxation, opportunities [...]

April 15th, 2010 | Tags: advertising, chapbooks, Election 2010, General Election, live TV debate, Poetry, political manifestos, Politics, Publishing and Marketing, Silly Poems for Wee People Vol.2, Twitter | Category: Edinburgh: the City & the Festivals, Editorial Comment, Poetry, Politics, Publishing and Marketing, Writing | Comments (1)