Ewan Aitken

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Date registered: July 7, 2010

Latest posts

  1. It’s time to “formally” close this campaign blog — May 11, 2011
  2. Now its in the hands of the voters…. — May 5, 2011
  3. The doorstep is where this election will be won and lost — May 3, 2011
  4. An extraordinary moment — May 2, 2011
  5. The planet needs us to live more lightly — May 1, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. Truth has many faces — 5 comments
  2. A wee task that could make a big difference — 5 comments
  3. Attitudes are all — 5 comments
  4. The King spoke but what was really being said — 4 comments
  5. The so called “Council Tax freeze” is not what it seems! — 4 comments

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May
11

It’s time to “formally” close this campaign blog

by Ewan Aitken

It’s time to “formally” close this campaign blog. It was always about the campaign. I will return to blogging soon but somewhere new. Losing last week was a painful experience. But that’s the joy of the democratic process and I have no complaints. No-one forced me to sign up for this and I always knew …

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May
05

Now its in the hands of the voters….

by Ewan Aitken

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And so it’s the big day.  I began this journey when I started canvassing for Sheila  Gilmore MP in June 2009 and since then I have talked personally with literally 1000;s of voters.  That in itself has been a great gift and I know that I better understand many things about the city and its …

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May
03

The doorstep is where this election will be won and lost

by Ewan Aitken

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9 hours on the doors yesterday and I am footsore and sun-burnt; but very happy.  I had many conversations with a huge number of people, (most referred to topic; the economy, second most referred to topic, (or so it felt like!) dog fouling! Most obscure topic; a wedding I did 15 years ago, topic which …

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May
02

An extraordinary moment

by Ewan Aitken

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The extraordinary breaking news of the death of Osama Bin Laden eclipses anything else I might have wanted to talk about.  The death of that one individual in a two story house in Abbotabad Pakistan, 30 miles from Islamabad will have political and probably military ramifications for many years to some. I understand why folk …

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May
01

The planet needs us to live more lightly

by Ewan Aitken

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I had a long conversation about the environment with a young couple yesterday right at the end of a very successful day on the doors.  For them the environment is the issue that politicians need to grapple with but they questioned the commitment of the 4 main parties to the issue. I told them that …

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Apr
30

Doorstep inspirations

by Ewan Aitken

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Doorstep conversations cover the whole spectrum from the very supportive to the down right rude.  In between there are the apathetic, the inquisitive, the doubtful, the cautious, the surprised and many more.  Then, every so often, there is the inspirational conversation.  Last night I had one of the inspirational ones. I was at the door …

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Apr
29

The choice on May 5th is now clear

by Ewan Aitken

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The SNP have finally admitted that they want to be independence front and centre in this campaign. with the confession that they want independence by 2018 It has been a bizarre kind of phoney war so far with the SNP playing down their one big policy of independence because they know the voters don’t want …

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Apr
28

Erskine House – an inspiration

by Ewan Aitken

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Spent a fascinating morning at the Erskine Home for Service Veterans yesterday  The dedication of the staff and the stories of the residents made it an inspiring experience. The folk we met were older people, veterans of wars gone by.,  Sadly, there are ”new veterans” being created every day. My team met one lad, (for …

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Apr
27

Political life is a privilege and a gift

by Ewan Aitken

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Spent much of yesterday on the doors again and will do the same today.  It’s such a core task and cannot be overdone. And the response is very good. As I l keep telling the journalists “I am not behind, I may not be ahead, but I am not behind.” As well as hearing peoples …

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Apr
26

School’s back… but to what future?

by Ewan Aitken

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Kids back at school so the early morning routine has had to be rediscovered – went surprisingly smoothly this morning it has to be said – but will it last?! What won’t last is morale in schools, which, if the teachers I talk to are accurate in their staff room stories, is at an all …

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