Tag: Ukraine

• 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

• Campaigning in Campbeltown

  

  The sea wasn’t quite glass as we sailed over from Portavadie, there was just enough wind to justify raising the full panelled sail of my wee junk-rig, the Florence Louisa, at least till we neared the ferry slipway. I’m always relieved when we cross the route of the ferry and leave it behind us. I’d…

  Dr Alan McManus

  September 23, 2023

  campaign diary

  Brexit, by-election, farming, freedom, local council, Mull of Kintyre, politics, RNLI, Scotland, Shock Doctrine, South Kintyre, subsidies, Ukraine