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In our current situation, coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, it feels like the world has been turned upside down, that life will never be t...

Occasionally on this blog I have the odd rant about language, and in particular about creeping Americanisms. There’s nothing wrong with Ame...

AJS** This is my maternal grandfather. He was a serious, studious and bigotted man. Born in Sunderland he was a Mackem although he wo...

In 2014 I had a breakdown. I reached the point where I thought my life wasn’t worth living. I was in total despair and came very close, a f...

A few months ago I mentioned my album, If... ...McGonagall made music , on here . Well it's finally finished. The album consists of ...

Following on from my Eureka post of the other day I saw this article on openDemocracy entitled,  T he revolution will be networked ,  by ...

A little piece of music inspired by my spiritual home of Dundee, and in particular the Firth of Tay whose banks it sits on. The video is m...