Category Archives: Personal

Messiness #2

Posted on 23 June 2022 by Stuart Smith

A rail strike organised by only one of the unions that have members in the rail industry has the Minister responsible following his leader by telling lies about the dispute. He has said the average rail worker earns £44k per … Continue reading →

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Messiness

Posted on 17 June 2022 by Stuart Smith

Looking back on recent posts I find they relate to books I’ve read and posted reviews on Goodreads for. Nothing about anything else that’s going on. It’s just that I find them too messy to get my thoughts round them … Continue reading →

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Did an election really take place yesterday????

Posted on 7 May 2021 by Stuart Smith

I have been involved in elections for the last few years as a member of a local party campaign team and an election agent. This year I have not been and it feels strange, it feels as though an election … Continue reading →

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Local party – missing bits of the campaign

Posted on 5 April 2021 by Stuart Smith

The Scottish Parliament Election has to be done differently this time round. This affects how the local party can go about campaigning. This should be done digitally but many aspects of this approach are being missed. There has been no … Continue reading →

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You Got This by Louise Redknapp

Posted on 16 March 2021 by Stuart Smith

You Got This by Louise RedknappMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Interesting book talking about how she got started, the troubles she’s had as a woman never mind as a wife and mother. It’s part memoir part self-help. At the … Continue reading →

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