Category Archives: Personal

My father died back in May 2022. Not from Covid. He spent his last few days in a care home next to my mother. He did not want a funeral so we did not have a “wake” or anything like … Continue reading →

When is a resignation speech not a resignation? When it’s given by Boris Johnson. All the media yesterday were going on about his resignation but, he did not use the word resignation in his statement. Nor did he use the … Continue reading →

I’m happy not to have my birthday acknowledged by people who know me. Only my sisters have sent birthday cards. Nothing from anyone else who knows me. I’m happy being “billy no mates” today, I’m free to do whatever I … Continue reading →

Wimbledon is over for me. It’s not just Andy’s loss but also Emma. She didn’t look her usual self yesterday, as though she wasn’t ‘in the zone’, there was no spark in her play, although she tried to make a … Continue reading →

East Lothian Liberal Democrats are in a mess. The last meeting of it’s Executive Committee was in April this year. There have been no meetings since the elections in May. The last communication to members only was in the run-up … Continue reading →