Shaking our world...in a gentle way
" In a gentle way you can shake the world" Gandhi Last weekend was a maelstrom of mixed emotions and experiences. On Friday I formed part of a panel in Dunfermline to discuss Scotland a year on. We discussed everything from local to international politics and it was a fascinating evening. The YES signs were out and we revisited the days a year ago when we were so full of hope and also inevitably discussed the possibility of another referendum. The discussion was an almost painful mix of grief and hope. Again on Saturday, Leith hosted a great afternoon spent looking forward over what we have learned and what we can do now and in the future. We agreed that Scotland a year on is changed but also that in spite of our renewed confidence as a nation, the challenges for many of our most vulnerable haven't changed -in fact since the re-election of a Tory government it has got worse. That was so obvious to me the next day as I collected for the food-