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Testing one’s resolve and the paradox of thriftiness

THIS time last year, as is my wont, I made a few New Year Resolutions, some of which I knew I’d keep, some not. Read

Testing one’s resolve andthe paradox of thriftiness

THIS time last year, as is my wont, I made a few New Year Resolutions, some of which I knew I’d keep, some not. Read

Let’s all pray for signs of an upturn in the economy

WELL, it has been a funny old year and, for most of us, next year isn’t going to bring much improvement, quite the reverse in fact. Read

Don’t miss an opportunity to enjoy the true spirit of Xmas

WITH more banking bombshells exploding about our ears, what a relief it has been to metamorphose into one of Santa’s elves in the past week. Read

Don’t miss an opportunity to enjoy the true spirit of Xmas

WITH more banking bombshells exploding about our ears, what a relief it has been to metamorphose into one of Santa’s elves in the past week. Read

Why Commons Speaker Michael is neither Right nor Honourable

WHEN asked “how’s it going?” these days, it’s so hard not to allow the conversation to degenerate into doom and gloom about the economy, the weather and so on. Read

Don’t take a deadly risk and end up as a drink-driving Xmas statistic

LET’S try to remember the 2008 festive season in years to come for all the right reasons. Read

Now I DO like Mondays – thanks to Neil Oliver on the box

MONDAY night telly has improved beyond recognition since the start of the BBC series “Scotland’s History” presented by Neil Oliver. Read

What the Obama win means for the world

SOMETIMES an outside perspective can be invaluable when evaluating major world events. Read

Protest was too late to save trees

IT’S not often that our switchboard and email addresses have been bombarded so heavily after the paper has hit the streets. Read

Let’s buy local products and help local firms beat worst of any recession

ONLY time will tell whether the British and American-led bail-out of our banks is just another crock or whether it will turns things around. Read

Moment that Gordon Brown won over his Labour critics

MUCH was made of Gordon Brown’s “no time for a novice” line at last month’s Labour Party conference. Read

When’s the economiccrisis going to bottom out?

IT’S over 40 years since I first started earning a wage and, at the very beginning, personal budgeting was really very simple. Read

Let’s hold our nerve and be patient for the sake of the city of Stirling

ONE of the qualities that the people of the Stirling area needs these days is patience – and plenty of it. Read

As the clouds gather, don’t forget to look out for a silver lining

WITH the economy crashing around us, it’s good to take consolation in the adage that the best things in life are free. Read

Salute the Murray boys– and their mum Judy!

AT long last we have a genuine sports superstar – and he’s one of our own, a big, gangling laddie from Dunblane. Read

Making the most of city’s new Park and Ride scheme

IT was on a weekend trip to York umpteen years ago that I first discovered Park and Ride and thought – what a brilliant idea! Read

Democrats kick off convention season next week in Denver

IT’S getting right down to the nitty gritty in the race to become the next president of the US. Read

Make sure you’re there for a toast to the memory of Graham

PEACE has broken out between our Labour MP and SNP MSP ... and it’s all thanks to the Scribbler! Read

Unless there’s a miracle, Gordon Brown has got to go

HAVING raised a bit of a cheer in this column when Gordon Brown at long last moved into Number Ten, it’s rather dispiriting to now admit that I think his goose is well and truly cooked. Read

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