Unlike the Tories. Where's the Brus now that we need him?
By the by I have a now deceased relative Walter Turnbull who achieved some eminence many, many decades back. He told me the history of the Turnbull name, a charming legend involving King Robert I recall.
A charming legend commemorated with an ugly statue in the corner of a car park in Hawick. And family motto "I saved the king". In fact the name refers to our (erstwhile) proficiency in stealing cattle. Turnbulls a small but effective reiving clan from Bedrule in the Scottish Borders.
a lesson in how to make history interesting. A good tale, enjoyed it.
A lesson in how to make leadership contests interesting as well! But let's not go there.
At least you knew they were capable of decisive action.
Well Tory process is pretty decisive. And it looks like today's Badenoch may be the survivor of this one, so I was wrong about that one.
Unlike the Tories. Where's the Brus now that we need him?
By the by I have a now deceased relative Walter Turnbull who achieved some eminence many, many decades back. He told me the history of the Turnbull name, a charming legend involving King Robert I recall.
A charming legend commemorated with an ugly statue in the corner of a car park in Hawick. And family motto "I saved the king". In fact the name refers to our (erstwhile) proficiency in stealing cattle. Turnbulls a small but effective reiving clan from Bedrule in the Scottish Borders.
Well I always suspected we were dab hands at pilfering. After all, we were just imitating our betters!