25/02/2007, 25/02/2007
"If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person.
If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house.
If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation.
If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world"
Lord let there be peace and may it begin in me.
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( 3 / 82 )24/02/2007, 24/02/2007
In preparation for returning to Castle Park we are up here trying out some new technology. As you know our Internet server ceased to exist. This left us with a bit of a problem so we are trying 3G.
We don't actually get coverage here but it does work as GPRS which is a bit slower.....but as I said it does work!! so it is better then nothing and keeps us in touch with the world. We can also use it on the move.
We may still have to rely on our friends for web work but maybe it's a good thing for us to be limited then we won't spend so much time before a screen and thus will switch of from politics!! and just chill out!!
Today it is my turn to have the bug!!, so I came up here and went straight to bed!!
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( 3 / 96 )23/02/2007, 23/02/2007
Just to clear a few things up about regional lists, in particular the one for Highlands & Islands.
Jim Fry is the man at the top and it will be him I and others will supporting.
In regional lists you vote for a party not necessarily a person, however as I learned on Wednesday anyone on the list could potentially become a MSP!!....it would just take the first person to become ill or step down for some other reason and the one below would be offered the post. In one region at the moment it is number 6 on the list who has actually become the MSP, three years into the parliamentary session!!! There are no by-elections in regions.
That is why there has to be a minimum of 4 to 6 on each list before it will be accepted. Most people on the list are there just to make up numbers.....as far as the SSCUP is concerned they put people on the list and prioritise them according to experience, ability and their own wishes which means you can move up and down the list at any given time until it is submitted.
This safeguards the party from people who just have their own agendas.....and there are a few.....like any other party! All this works fine as long as there are enough on the list you would be prepared to stand in the breach if required to do so.
My prayer is Jim Fry will be successful and he will become an MSP for this region and stay as one!!!
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( 3 / 91 )22/02/2007, 22/02/2007
I seem to be on a very steep learning curve at the moment and further surfing on the net this morning showed me that getting a SSCUP candidate elected in the Highland & Islands Region is actually do-able!! Considering that in the 2003 election the 7th regional MSP in this area got in with less that 10,000 votes{SNP}....but I must admit I am not into all this number crunching, so at a guess I reckon one would need at least 15,000 votes to be in with a chance....but then it is a huge area!
We were very impressed with Holyrood yesterday, but then one should be as the final cost of it is announced!.....lunch was most acceptable to!! We got the green light for the website to go ahead ..... the business of continually updating it now begins......things will quieten down after the election.
I must confess we were absolutely shattered by the time we got home.....we did WALK to Holyrood and back to the station, plus a complete tour of the building itself including areas off limits to the general public....so that plus all the mental activity took it's toll.
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( 3 / 94 )20/02/2007, 20/02/2007
We had a visiting ship on the Gareloch yesterday....not usually seen in these parts.
Closely monitored by police, marines and the Police OCU Van!!! Not sure how far up the loch they got as we headed off for Dumbarton.
This is democracy at it's finest, whether you agree with the protest or not. In some parts of the world they would be blown out of the water.
Tomorrow we will witness another side of democracy as we visit the Scottish Parliament. For us it means an early start to be there for the appointed time. Unfortunately the other side of democracy is....you can say what you want.....but we won't necessarily listen!!......I wonder if Labour will dare to go ahead with their Road Pricing policy especially in Scotland. Before anything like this could happen efficient transport strategies must be put in place......and Labour are not very good at doing 'efficient'
Even as our leader declared his policy on gun crime he forgot laws had already been passed, just no-one seems to be enforcing them!......so he wants youths who carry guns to automatically get a prison sentence......I agree..BUT and here's the big BUT.....just where is he going to put them?
In this country you can be sent to jail for stealing a packet of biscuits but get probation if you carry a gun or attack someone, the whole system needs an overhaul.
An 80yr old can go to jail for not paying her Council Tax but a big Corporate Body can have their tax debts written off!
If a person gets knocked over by a bus and killed the family gets massive compensation....if that person is 75 or over their family get zilch.....nice to know the value of an elderly person isn't it!
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