There’s No-one as Scottish as Barack Obama

I think that Kenya might have something to say about this one, but I get that feeling that both Ireland and Scotland (the old countries) will be more than happy to claim Barack Obama as one of their own.
And we have the song to prove it.

The man behind this reworking of a classic song is [...]

The Country Gets Back Up To Speed

One of the problems of the festive period is just how much a Freighter at sea the working population is. About two weeks before Christmas, every office across the land starts to put the brakes on and slow down so ‘no work is left over Christmas.’ That’s not to mention all the office parties that [...]

Those Off-Peak Train Time Changes…

Trying to navigate the prices of trains in the UK is an absolute mess. For all the £5 ticket deals and cheap seats on offer, actually getting them is more a matter of luck and timing – or planning your train trips more than six months in advance.
That forward planning is something I only rarely [...]

How Obama Won – Interesting New Yorker Article

Loving this look back on the Obama campaign by the New Yorker. Definitely worth a read over a nice hot cup of tea:
During the debate, Obama was asked, “Would you be willing to meet separately, without preconditions, during the first year of your Administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, [...]

The US Elections View From Fife…

Try telling Fifers that there’s something rather more significant, electorally, happening across the water. They won’t believe you. They know, in their souls, that nothing important happens in Dundee.
Via Brian Taylor

Dear America… Please Vote Decisively

I know a lot of my blog readers are American, so can I simply ask that you make sure you vote today. While I know who I would like to see victorious tonight, to a certain extent that doesn’t matter. What is important is that you cast your vote and the population makes the result [...]

Let’s Just Card Everyone Buying Alcohol in Scotland

Cross-posted from ‘The Scottish Sketch.’
Whenever I visit America, I invariably travel through Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, and stop off at one of the concourse Bar and Grills. One of the things that I notice, but it perfectley acceptable by most of the domestic travellers is that whenever someone asks for an alcoholic drink, they are [...]

The US media v The UK Media

I’m continually amazed by the interviewing conducted by US media in ‘hard-hitting’ interviews, so much so that on seeing the clip below, I thought that finally something was going right with the US news channels.

Turns out this was an isolated case, and that the McCain campaign has now pulled out of doing an interview with [...]

Wogan to Step Down From Eurovision

The hints have been there for a while, but with William Hill stopping taking bets on “Terry Wogan to not host Eurovision 2009,” I think it’s fair to say that it is time for Wogan to step down from Eurovision commentating duties. He once gave a piece of advice to someone starting to commentate for [...]

The Myth of ‘Political’ Voting at Eurovision

Pretty much ever European blog commenting on the Eurovision Song Contest this morning is bringing up the political voting (you know, where Greece and Cyprus exchange 12 points if they can, the Scandinavian countries vote for each other, and so on). Lets get this right. The voting in each country is now a 15 minute [...]

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