‘Doorknobs are all very well, but they’re not family’………..cit. Aunt Clara (Bewitched), c1964
Upper Tillyrie, Scotland
Joined October 2012
- Tweets1.5K
- Following95
- Followers37
- Likes1.3K
Paul Smith retweeted
In 1980, Patricia Routledge joined the cast of the NY Public Theater's outdoor Pirates of Penzance in Central Park. Here she is with Rex Smith and Kevin Kline. 1/2
Saying a fond farewell to Wallace Hacuma, the clerk to Tayside Children’s Panels as he moves on to a new role with COSLA, before which a well-earned break in New York with his family. Good luck in the new job Wallace, you’ll be sorely missed in Tayside……🥳🥳🥳
3
11
2,664
Halfway thru’ Sunak v Starmer: The Debate I suddenly thought wouldn’t it be much more interesting and intense if it was:
‘Sooty v Sweep: The Debate’
Julie Etchingham would kick it off by saying ‘Izzy Wizzy, let’s get Bizzy’. But, alas, we’re stuck with these two…….
3
2,344
Paul Smith retweeted
Man suggests pretending to being a woman affected his chances of being taken seriously.
Paul Smith retweeted
🚨 1 in 4 Scottish Councils fear bankruptcy due to SNP budget cuts.
The SNP have underfunded local authorities for years.
Unless the SNP finally deliver fair funding for local government, it's only a matter of time before a Scottish council goes bust.
I loved this stuff as a child but when I asked colleagues in London if they’d ever heard of Creamola Foam one of them replied ‘Does she work in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’? 😂😂😂
5
Paul Smith retweeted
🏴#JamesIV is home!
🤩We welcomed our fantastic James IV cast to Edinburgh as rehearsals get underway for the next chapter of #RonaMunro's epic #JamesPlays.
More info: bit.ly/James4th
@RAWMaterialArts / @NTSonline
Isn’t it wonderful that ‘Stranger Things’ has introduced a whole new generation to the music of Kate Bush? The Hounds of Love album, which includes ‘Running up that Hill’, is a work of art, which is as fresh today as it was in 1985……..❤️
2
Great evening spent in the company of three fab ladies I went school with a decade or four ago, one of whom (1st left) also happens to be my cousin Paulene…….❤️
1
2
1. I have now applied for 2 jobs with the new social security agency in Dundee and been summarily rejected on both occasions. Both jobs were 3 or 4 levels below the grade I was in when I left the civil service in 2013.
2
4. Given my previous wide experience of benefits administration, I am at a loss to know what kind of individual they are looking for. I suspect that ageism may play a part here, but this type of discrimination is very difficult to prove.
1
