Category Archives: Media

Lost in LaLa Land 3

Posted on April 8, 2017 by

  “If you’re going to Hollywood, go for fun … and get a bloody lawyer!” That’s wise advice from Sean Connery. You can be at the top of your fame and still get stiffed. Even he got cheated out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Media | 1 Comment

The Trump Backlash

Posted on February 11, 2017 by

Remarkable how the worst, most incompetent politicians manage to hog the limelight, promoted by the Right-wing press and media pals. Bumbling Boris Johnson is one example, the odious Farage another. For months to come we are to be assailed by the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Media | 9 Comments

The Degredation of Englishness

Posted on January 20, 2017 by

English have forgotten what it is to be English? Calling themselves British for decades doesn’t help. Those who strive for a romantic Englishness by ditching anything European, demanding bowler hats back in fashion, are unable to find an agreeable definition that fits … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Scottish Independence Referendum, Scottish Politics | 13 Comments

Yer Granny’s Sayin’s

Posted on December 23, 2015 by

Scotia-biased tweets and social site posts often resort to auld Scots sayings to make a point, or outwit their English opponent who can’t understand spoken Scots let alone written Scots. ‘Hud yer wheesht’ is a well known granny saying, meaning: … Continue reading →

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Belladonna is Back

Posted on September 7, 2015 by

  Belladonna is back, the Belladona of black print. In Italian it means a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. Rupert Murdoch has seeded deadly nightshade into an old high-powered job but with added toxins – She is Chief Executive of News UK, formerly New … Continue reading →

Posted in Media

England Out of the Closet

Posted on March 9, 2015 by

In a difficult day manhandling broken fences blown down by gale force winds – there’s a profound metaphor in today’s chore that will become obvious shortly – I had occasion to answer a poster on a social network site. He was, … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Scottish Independence Referendum | 30 Comments

The Pitch – BBC Scotland

Posted on May 6, 2014 by

We don’t do ‘drama’ here The head of BBC Scotland drama kept me waiting over twenty minutes, an open area in the deathly mausoleum they call Pacific Quay headquarters. I’d come a long way for the meeting, from Los Angeles, … Continue reading →

Posted in Media | 32 Comments