Scotrail Muffins – First Class!

Travelling back from a haary Arbroath to a sunny Perth this afternoon on the train.  
The tea trolley came round, and my companion ordered a tea.   She rather fancied one of the muffins as well, but was not allowed to buy one.    “They are for the First Class passengers only”.    What’s that all about then?
I suggested to [...]

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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf – Dundee Rep.

Edward Albee’s strange thrilling play about destructive mind games fuelled by industrial amounts of drink is given an absolutely stunning production at Dundee Rep.
Firstly, the set, designed by Phil Whitcomb extended into the space occupied by the first four rows of the stalls, and in an already very intimate theatre, we were effectively sitting right [...]

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Red Nose BBC Coverage

Straight off, I like Red Nose Day – people doing something funny for money and raising funds for good causes.    It captures the imagination of the UK, and many ordinary people as well as celebrities do daft things.     It is a genuinely laudable initiative, and many people benefit from the considerable sums raised every two [...]

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