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Jim Millar: September 2009
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Councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan. Wednesday, 23 September 2009. Tesco Discriminates Against Jedi. I read this in the Guardian when I was in Paris (will blog about that later), and thought it was hilarious. The Tesco response is superb. Jedi religion founder accuses Tesco of discrimination over rules on hoods. Daniel Jones says he was humiliated and victimised for his beliefs following incident at store in Wales. To remove his hood or leave a branch of the supermarket in north Wales. You have a choi...
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Jim Millar: March 2009
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Councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan. Tuesday, 24 March 2009. How Local Govt Communicates. I got a rather cryptic phone call the other night. It was from someone asking about a Socialist rally in Arbroath, and did I know any of the details about it. Somewhat perplexed as to why someone would phone a Tory councillor about a Socialist rally, I politely asked who was calling. It turned out that it was a 'PR Consultant' for the council who had been asked to call me for details. Sunday, 22 March 2009. I've ...
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Jim Millar: Statement By Anne Moffat..............
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Councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan. Tuesday, 23 March 2010. Statement By Anne Moffat. This statement has just been released by Anne Moffat. I wonder how long it will take the First Minister to slip any of this into his response at FMQ's? I am deeply saddened that my service to East Lothian Constituency has come to an end in such distressing and appalling circumstances. Unbelievably, at the time of this press release I have yet to be formally notified of the NEC decision. Hello and welcome to my blog.
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Jim Millar: Alex Salmond & The Crazies
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Councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan. Thursday, 15 April 2010. Alex Salmond and The Crazies. Hats off to the photographer who got this gem. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hello and welcome to my blog. This is not wholly a political blog, and I often post about stuff going on in my life in general. The views expressed here are purely my own. Alex Salmond and The Crazies. Shakespeare in Govt Consultation.
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Jim Millar: April 2010
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Councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan. Friday, 16 April 2010. I don't think that this event was ever going to live up to the media hype that preceded it, and in the end it was something of a disappointment. Many, myself included were looking for a clear and decisive winner, but it simply didn’t happen. The event also failed to deliver the kind of political ‘cut and thrust’ of PMQ’s that many members of the public might have expected. For all the great sense of anticipation, the idea that history was in ...
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Jim Millar: Edinburgh Trams - The Debacle Continues
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Councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan. Wednesday, 10 March 2010. Edinburgh Trams - The Debacle Continues. I drive in Edinburgh a lot, and like everyone else, I'm fed up with the tram works. Today Edinburgh Trams Board issued this press release:. Edinburgh Trams Board Updates City on negotiations. This update follows a meeting of the Edinburgh Trams Board today. Our stakeholders are entirely unified in the resolution to apply the full terms of the contract. 8220;As soon as there is more to say publicly, ...
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Jim Millar: February 2010
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Councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan. Saturday, 27 February 2010. I wonder if spoof political posters will be the hallmark of this election? HT to My Labour Poster. Wednesday, 24 February 2010. I'm not going to go into the nuts and bolts of the Nicola Sturgeon's statement. I never thought this was a resigning issue, but it did underline the apparent emnity between Labour and the SNP. Back to the drawing board for Labour I think, but we may see more scalp hunting in the not too distant future. Ms Cowley...
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Jim Millar: February 2009
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Councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan. Thursday, 26 February 2009. Peace and Love Among Parly Staff. Despite the 'yah boo sucks to you' image that is shown on TV, the Parliament can be quite an affable and good natured place to work. Today, MSP Dr Bill Wilson's Office Manager circulated the humorously well written e-mail below, which I thought (with Eric's permission) I would share:. Dear Researchers (of all parties and none). Right, after all that, I'm off to Forfar now for my Cooncil Committee meeting...
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Jim Millar: January 2010
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Councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan. Friday, 15 January 2010. Guest Post By Alex Johnstone MSP. I'm delighted that Alex Johnstone MSP has agreed to do guest post on the blog. Alex has chosen to discuss the NHS. Detention For Blair II. Further to my earlier post on Bill Wilson's parliamentary motion calling for the detention and indictment of Tony Blair, the ever dependable Lord Foulkes has chipped in with this amendment (the original motion is below that):. Thursday, 14 January 2010. She of course was...
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Jim Millar: Shakespeare in Govt Consultation
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Councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan. Thursday, 1 April 2010. Shakespeare in Govt Consultation. The Scottish Govt has really got into the way of dishing out consultations. Personally, I think it's a good thing, although some weighty tomes have sallied forth from the ivory towers recently. I also can't help but wonder if someone will get their backside metaphorically kicked over this. Not for putting a literary quote in a consultation paper, but given the nature of the Scottish Government, for using...