Category Archives: Glasgow
Is our Scottish branch facing financial ruin?
Now that the family has a future stake as well as an historic one in the economic prosperity of Scotland, this highly pessimistic cover story in The Economist raises concern. Our earliest forebears came from “Inamess” in the 1750s before … Continue reading
Car torched in Strathbungo
Having lived in some noisy places I was desperately trying to ignore the loud noises outside the house this evening (surely not gunfire!) when Chris came into the study to say that all the neighbours were outside. We ventured out … Continue reading
A few days up in Scotland
Downloading photos from my camera today I came across some nice ones which I thought to share. Lucia and Ayari came to visit two weeks ago and we took them to Loch Lomond. The berries are the produce from our garden … Continue reading
Strathbungo by-pass opens
The M74 extension in Glasgow opened on Tuesday. It should shorten the journey time from Beeston to Strathbungo by 15 minutes at least and avoid the need to go “round the Wrekin” on the M8.
Introducing the Glasgow candidates in the May election, #3: Jonathan Patrick, standing in Strathbungo West
What do you do to earn a living? After many tough years in notorious trouble-spots like Kabul and Baghdad, I have recently sought more convivial employment in East Kilbride as a special advisor to the Minister of Overseas Development. How … Continue reading
John Murdoch, a political inspiration
John Murdoch (1818-1903), originally uploaded by Old Man of Mow. John Murdoch the Kilt, my great-grand-uncle, was a successful political campaigner in Scotland in the 19th century. A journalist and land-reformer, he was largely responsible for the campaign that led … Continue reading
Meet Clyde
Clyde is the latest addition to the family – a lab-collie cross from the Dogs Trust in Glasgow. We’ve had him a week now and he is picking it all up very quickly. He is more or less toilet … Continue reading
And now back in Glasgow
And now back in Glasgow where it was minus 5 last night and has been snowing on and off all day. Time to get the log fire up and going again I think.
