I have generously taken time away from my busy schedule and unforgiving head cold to summarise what has been going on in our bonnie country of Scotland this week… so what follows is a hot mess of the highlights that stood out for me and my ‘deprived of oxygen at an early age’ brain cells…. […]
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February 2010
Grilled Sturgeon
Hi folks! It’s been another wacky seven days, and that’s left lots of bloggy goodness for me to sift through this week. Of course, the main focus of attention has been on Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s donning of her MSP for Glasgow Govan hat to write a character reference for Abdul Rauf, pending his […]
The SNP’s third Scottish budget
The big story of the week was the SNP’s 3rd Scottish budget. The budget got through parliament at the first time of trying this year with help from the Conservatives again as well as the holy trinity of the two Greens and Margo. New money came in due to various budget flexibilities which was used to […]
Top 100 Scottish blogs
First of all, a huge congratulations to all blogs that were involved in the Scotblogs Awards. Whether your blog secured a high position or not, this entire exercise has been a great way to discover new blogs — and it is because of every one of the 140-or-so blogs that were nominated. A massive thanks […]
Bonus award: Critics’ choice
One of the things that really struck me as I was gathering votes was the large differences between the choices of the panellists and the choices of the voters. As such, I thought it was worth mentioning those blogs that scored particularly well in one of the rankings, but ended up with a moderate overall […]
Bonus award: Readers’ choice
One of the things that really struck me as I was gathering votes was the large differences between the choices of the panellists and the choices of the voters. As the overall ranking depended on doing well on both lists, plenty of popular blogs ended up losing out. As such, I thought it was worth […]
Top newcomers of 2009
This category contains blogs that were set up during 2009. For information on the voting process, visit the Scotblogs Awards 2010 page. View the winners in other categories announced so far. 25. Pining for the West 24. David Fagan 23. Bread and Roses 22. Smashing Mirrors 19=. PoliticsScot 19=. Jamie Livingstone 19=. Alter Ego… 15=. […]
Top personal / general blogs
This category contains blogs that primarily focus on a topic other than politics or current affairs. For information on the voting process, visit the Scotblogs Awards 2010 page. View the winners in other categories announced so far. 25=. My Portis Wasp says 25=. Have fun at dinner 22=. Shopaholly 22=. A Son of the Rock […]
Top politics blogs
This category contains blogs that primarily focus on politics or current affairs. For information on the voting process, visit the Scotblogs Awards 2010 page. View the winners in other categories announced so far. It says a lot about the quality of Scottish blogging that the blogs in this list remain strong right towards the bottom, […]
Top science / technology blogs
This category contains blogs with a primary focus on science or technology. For information on the voting process, visit the Scotblogs Awards 2010 page. View the winners in other categories announced so far. 5. The Prickly Side of Life 4. Bigmouth Strikes Again 3. John Connell 2. Bishop Hill 1. …and your electron microscope!