Tag: politics
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A SUDDEN CHILL
The polling station was about to close. The queue stretched round the corner, at least five hundred people. Some had been there all day. ‘Technical difficulties’ the returning officer for the district had said on the radio. They weren’t the only one. Across the country there had been reports of similar incidents. It didn’t take…
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PROCESSING
He was happy with his handiwork. Sturdy cages, strong padlocks, each capable of holding two people, three if they were small. Business was booming, extra capacity was needed, the good times were rolling. It had been coming for a while. The overthrow was complete, the government was gone. Now they would experience the real life…
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BOOK WEEK SCOTLAND
Here in Scotland, it’s time for the annual event called ‘Book Week Scotland’. It’s a week to celebrate books, reading and literacy. Schools are heavily involved, local councils and libraries run a series of special events. The whole thing is run by the Scottish Book Trust, a national charity ‘that believes books, reading and writing…
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A TANGLED WEB
‘Oh, what a tangled web we weave When first we practise to deceive!’ The quote from Walter Scott ran around his head. He was trapped in a web of his own making. He had lied, deceived, obfuscated. All in an attempt to extricate himself from the situation. There was only one way out: create more…
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CHAMBERMAID
Typical politician. One night he stayed, left the place a mess. Still, that’s what she was paid for – get the room ready for the next guest. Only the Minimum Wage though. Suppose she should be thankful to him for upping that in the last budget. Useless though, the lot of them. And now, another…
Iain Kelly 