#activism

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

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 17, 20191 min read

And it's not always about you either, Douglas

My brother Joe -- who lives in Scotland --- was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list by Her Maj. The gong could never do justice...

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...