Tag: contenders

• Homeward Bound

  

  Well I had my wish and walked, carefree, on Westport beach. I picked up a heart-shaped stone as a memento, and gazed across at the coast of Antrim, the Emerald Isle glistening out of dissipating mist. As soon as I’d realised I was up against 4 locals—all knowledgeable about the area, intimately connected through kith…

  Dr Alan McManus

  November 3, 2023

  campaign diary

  by-election, car, caring, churches, contenders, farming, ferry, freedom, Law, leafleting, local council, Mull of Kintyre, politics, polling day, Scotland, serenity, South Kintyre

• Hallowe’en!

  

  With Polling Day on Thursday 2nd November 2023, this coming Tuesday it’s once more into the Twingo heading for South Kintyre—but this time via Arran. With the winter timetable, there’s a three-way ferry from Lochranza calling at Tarbert and Portavadie, which suits me fine. The plan is to drive down on Wednesday—also known as All…

  Dr Alan McManus

  October 27, 2023

  campaign diary

  books, Brexit, by-election, car, caring, churches, contenders, ferry, freedom, Law, LGBT, local council, Mull of Kintyre, politics, prayer, Scotland, South Kintyre, Ukraine

• Contenders

  

  To be honest, when I saw on the WCIVF website (after total radio silence on Twitter though it may have all been happening on Facebook) that there were 4 other candidates for the South Kintyre by-election on Thursday 2nd November 2023, I was actually relieved. Firstly, because I do believe in democracy and having someone…

  Dr Alan McManus

  October 22, 2023

  campaign diary

  by-election, caring, churches, contenders, ferry, freedom, Law, LGBT, local council, Mull of Kintyre, politics, Scotland, South Kintyre, Ukraine