Posted by: allabouteve on: November 23, 2008
Bit light on the blogging front this week, mainly because I’ve been reading rather than logging on, and spending some time in my own ward, which is nice – getting the 62 bus west instead of east.. Am reading “Shopped” and “Bad Food Britain” by Joanna Blythman, as well as “Toast” by Nigel Slater. Books [...]
Posted by: allabouteve on: November 7, 2008
Otherwise known as the walk back from Caledonia Primary – congratulations Councillor Andy Muir , and never has a candidate been more deserving of winning but the real winners will be the people of Baillieston ward. Hard working and intelligent and a librarian – a winning combination… and it’s been a good night in terms [...]
Posted by: allabouteve on: November 5, 2008
Don’t you know
They’re talkin’ bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Don’t you know
They’re talkin’ about a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
While they’re standing in the welfare lines
Crying at the doorsteps of those armies of salvation
Wasting time in the unemployment lines
Sitting around waiting for a promotion
Poor people gonna rise up
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise [...]
Posted by: allabouteve on: November 5, 2008
Which I’m not of course - but Born in Bolton doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.. Obviously this is one of those pivotal nights in history, and the closest thing to heaven for electoral anoraks. The Bruce Springsteen song that entitles this blog post is quite poignant and was often misinterpreted as a strident pro-American rallying cry by [...]
