I struggle to balance solemn statements about the importance of committing to fiscal rules, against the truly unserious assumptions needed to meet them. ie. what it would take to balance day-to-day spending with revenues in 2029/30 - something achieved only fleetingly in the last 20 years.

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I’m pretty sure at least nine out of ten randomly chosen punters would agree with the Green Party leader and not the eldritch, night-stalking terror here, but since when did anyone care what they think about anything

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Here's me reading The Nicht Afore Christmas at the University of Aberdeen Celebration of Carols evening at St Marylbone Parish Church in London. Scots translation by Irene McFarlane with Doric edits by myself. 🎄 #scotslanguage

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I am no fan of his politics but compared to any others post 2010 election he was there long enough to understand the brief

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What ailment is he hiding under the scarf? It's 54° in DC.

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