I was in conversation with Prof John Curtice about the General Election after the Sung Eucharist this morning.
We touched on what might happen at the election, how a UK government is actually formed, will proportional representation ever happen, will the SNP propose another referendum next year and what it is like being John Curtice in the middle of all this.
The conversation was recorded and is available here:
https://vimeo.com/124745987
I didn’t know that they actor on the Good Wife was a Scotsman!
I think you mean Alan Cumming – though I’ve never see the Good Wife.
Alan is certainly Scottish and can be seen along with someone else you know on the front cover of this publication.
http://www.equality-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EM-booklet-lores.pdf
The Good Wife is one of my favorite US TV shows. He plays the part with no detectable accent whatever, unlike his fellow Brit, Archie Panjabi, who speaks with a very proper accent, but from who know where. This past week Alan’s character kissed a girl and they liked it!
This may come as a revelation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEXJ71eX1y0
So he’s always had bad hair! The Ginger’s cute. Are those natural accents or tuned up a bit?
Tuned up a bit though you do hear people speak like that.
I suspect that we don’t have enough acrobats in church these days. Take a look at this video from the Vatican showing us the way forward. I think that you’ll find that there is something for everyone in this video.
Am getting cabin fever, I think. First it was the snow and then I got a horrible snuffly head cold which has kept me grounded for a couple of days. Have not been able to accomplish terribly much over the last couple of days except to take once again to various lotions and potions. Did…
One of the things that I like about living round here is the diversity – lots of different people living cheek by jowl and by and large, getting on pretty well. Glasgow isn’t a particularly mixed city in comparison to many in the UK, but the square mile that I live in (along with a…
here's what I said this morning.
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