If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows. (Henry Ward Beecher).
Oh, I'm cursed with MS. Ach.
May 13, 2018 • 17 tweets • 3 min read
I've sat on it for years, but I have a nasty wee story to tell about the Scottish press and its arrogant disregard for ordinary people. It'll take quite a few tweets, unfortunately.
Back in the 90s, I was teaching at a Scottish university while trying to write PhD thesis. I had several tutorial groups of 1st & 2nd years, who all had my home phone number in case of emergency outside my office hours.