Blogging Team
today the team are starting blogs. Oh dear!!!
Author: Stewart
thePROJECT 2 Programme
thePROJECT:2, ‘In The Flesh’, Saturday 20th June, Edinburgh. The first section of thePROJECT:2 runs 12.00 – 7.00pm @ The Lot, 4-6 Grassmarket, and St Columba By the Castle, 14 Johnston Terrace 12.00 – 4.30pm @ The Lot, 4-6 Grassmarket 12.00: Gathering, and creative activities for the young and young-at-heart, to dip in and out of Read More …
Lawrence Moore on Something Beautiful
The new episode of the Something Beautiful Podcast features an interview with Lawrence Moore, director of the URC’s Windermere Centre and author of Disclosing New Worlds, a fabulous lectionary blog. It’s his story of his journey from Zimbabwe where he served as a police officer in special branch through the civil war to a realisation Read More …
thePROJECT – In The Flesh
thePROJECT:2, ‘In The Flesh’, Saturday 20th June, Edinburgh. 12.00 – 4.30pm @ The Lot, 4-6 Grassmarket FISCHY MUSIC (music)/ ROB McKENZIE & ANDREW PHILIP (poetry)/ ‘Mosh Pit: Art, Culture & Faith’ (forum discussion with DOUG GAY & others)/ Videovoxpopping/ Kissing Booth/ Body Parts/ Gentle City Walks/ The Big Knit/ Scratch Mary Poppins (with PHIL WHITE). Read More …
I hate it when I’m right!
The other day I blogged about the lack of participation in the political process. Last night those fears were confirmed as the Labour vote in the European elections collapsed to just 15%. The map of British politics was changed last night with the Euro-sceptic UKIP coming second behind the Tories and the BNP winning two Read More …
Silence is consent. Shhh.
I’m watching Question Time, the weekly political panel show, on the BBC. I probably shouldn’t blog while watching. I’ll probably write something I’ll regret. But here goes anyway… There seems to be a theme. It’s all Gordon’s Fault. The world economic situation was him. The situation with MPs defrauding their expenses system is his fault. Read More …
Politics. It’s all our fault
So here’s the thing about democracy… it only works if people participate. It’s fine to be appalled at the behaviour of our MPs but what do you expect? Around 60% of us voted in the last election. A third of the population just couldn’t be bothered. Voter turnout INCREASED from the previous election. Democracy needs Read More …