#politics

Dougie

Oct 2, 20194 min read

Reality Writes -- Brief 2 -- Introduce yourself

Who am I? To paraphrase: if you want all that Holden Caulfield, “David Copperfield kind of crap” then – unlike the formerly famous,...

Dougie

Aug 25, 20195 min read

Who says patience is a virtue?

I do not want to start an internecine theological dispute. But the possibility that to be patient does not necessarily mean you are...

Dougie

Feb 18, 20191 min read

Disability Abuse Royal Commission Now?

So there was a busy start to the week today. I was privileged to join Bill Shorten MP (next PM of Australia I hope), Tanya Plibersek...

Dougie

Jan 12, 20192 min read

People you meet on the way to becoming who you are, Part 1: Martin Currie

We met in 1975 or 76 through the Broad Left group at Stirling University. My life was never the same again. I usually phoned home each 12...