Category Archives: politics

This crazy ideas about nationality

Posted on July 19, 2017 by malcolmarchibald

People fight wars over national boundaries. One set of people kill and maim another set of people because of some silly line drawn on a map by some politician or king or other jumped up self-important yahoo. How crazy is … Continue reading →

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Our land of Palestine

Posted on April 28, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

This is a very short blog to announce that theKindle version of my latest Creativia book, Our Land of Palestine is on sale price of 99 pence or 99 cents for the next few days.   It’s the year 1915, … Continue reading →

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In this week in Scottish history

Posted on January 18, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

19 January 1736; James Watt was born in Greenock. An engineer and inventor, he surveyed the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Caledonian Canal and in 1764 invented the separate condenser, air pump and double acting engine. In 1774 he … Continue reading →

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On this day in Scottish history

Posted on January 8, 2016 by malcolmarchibald

  08 January 1313 In the early hours of this day, Robert Bruce recaptured Perth from the English, who had fortified the town with stone walls and towers. Perth was one of the toughest Scottish towns to attack, for augmenting … Continue reading →

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Poverty and foodbanks

Posted on September 29, 2015 by malcolmarchibald

Last night my wife and I watched a programme about the Dundee Food bank. This is where the public donates food to a central point and volunteers distribute it to people who otherwise would starve. Now a reminder here: this … Continue reading →

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