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Evening News Column
You can get too much of a good thing. Last week, the print and electronic media complemented each other’s efforts to create interest into the election. Without the TV debates and the acres of political reporting, turnout figures could have been low enough to diminish the authority of any Government elected against such a background of disgust at the behaviour of MPs…
Telford College
Margo joined John Hughes, Hibs FC manager to celebrate the achievements of many of the young athletes who attend Telford Colleges’ highly successful Centre for Excellence in Sport. Margo heard first hand about the excellent results many of the students had achieved over the past year, which included every young player attending the Hibs/Teleford training academy being offered a contract with the Easter Road club.
Read more about the course here
Edinburgh Evening News Column
Forgive me if I don’t go into raptures about the TV “debate” staged by ITV. For weeks the promotion teams from TV channels showing the “Leaders’” debates have encouraged their audiences to be sure to tune into what will be a historic change in our democracy. By implication, the message was that TV has taken up the tattered old banner of British democracy that useless, self serving politicians had trampled….
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Sunday Post Column
The most unexpected development in the election campaign, so far, is the inescapable conclusion that there are quite distinct campaigns being waged on either side of the border. Anyone doubting this should obtain a copy of the programme produced by STV, featuring Labour’s Jim Murphy, , LibDem Alastair Carmichael, David Mundell from the Conservatives and Angus Robertson, the SNP’s man….
Scottish Pensions Association
Today Margo made the keynote address at the 73rd Annual National Conference of the Pensions Association.
The NPC’s main objective is to promote the welfare and interests of all pensioners, as a way of securing dignity, respect and financial security in retirement. To read more about the organisation please follow this link
