scotland

On Englishness, Scottishness and Britishness Members Public

Somewhere between 20 and 30 years ago, a skinny teenager who had finally outgrown his puppy fat sat watching TV in his front room in a small Scottish town. He was probably with his younger brother, and was almost certainly reading – until he heard the BBC children’s presenters wish

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
Politics

National news media? Yeah, right. Members Public

So, today the (allegedly) British media goes into its annual frenzy of exam-results celebration, in predictable style. First we have the pretty girls celebrating [http://sexyalevels.tumblr.com/]. Tomorrow, inevitably, it’ll be all about how A-levels have been dumbed down But that’s not what’s really irritating me.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
education

Quiet Day Members Public

I’ve been having a quiet day today, recovering from various family-related issues and happily scanning my way through some old negatives. This particular one was taken on St Andrews beach, probably in 1989, just after I left school.Back to the normal journo blogging business tomorrow.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
1989

View from the First Floor Members Public

[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2005/05/royalmilestar.jpg] I’m sat on the upper floor of a Starbuck’s on the [Royal Mile]( http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=55.9505555556,-3.18555555556&spn=0.01,0.01&q=55.9505555556,-3.18555555556

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
edinburgh

400 years of pain Members Public

What happened 400 years ago today? Unless you were listening to Today [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/] on Radio 4 this morning [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/runningorder/ram/today4_0820_20030725.ram], just as I was, you probably have absolutely no idea whatsoever. In fact,

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
england