Comments on: George Galloway

By: Niall

Niall — Sun, 20 May 2007 08:24:00 +0000

I believe I may have read said book. Sorry to hear sales are a little sluggish, I expect your book will sell plenty over time though. I am covering a bit on the Highland Panel and HIDB, but much of my focus is actually on the centralised aspect of large-scale economic planning- four major developments in particular. Of course, rather than writing about it here I should be writing it proper!

By: David Torrance

David Torrance — Sun, 13 May 2007 22:45:00 +0000

Sales are a bit sluggish unfortunately, but the market for such books is rather small. Interesting subject, I have a book on my shelf called Public Administration in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, but that only covers the pre-war period; you’ll be covering the Highland Panel, the HIDB etc, I would be interested to see it once you’re finished!

By: Niall

Niall — Sun, 13 May 2007 00:21:00 +0000

Hello David, Ross would have had Galloway for dinner! My thesis is on economic planning in the Highlands in the post-1945 period. I’m due to finish it over the summer then start publishing from it. I was considering writing a similar piece as you have until I saw you beat me to it! How are your sales doing? Well I hope.

By: David Torrance

David Torrance — Sat, 12 May 2007 18:44:00 +0000

Hi Niall, thanks for your post. What’s your thesis on? Glad my book has been of some use. I think you’re right, Willie Ross would never have approved of Tommy Sheridan and his ilk, being above all a Labour loyalist. Galloway, I think, was simply trying to stir things up. I doubt Ross would have approved of Galloway either.

By: Niall

Niall — Mon, 07 May 2007 10:37:00 +0000

Hello David, found your blog courtesy of purchasing your book. And a good book it is too, very useful for my thesis. As for Tommy Sheridan being the heir to a series of heavyweight Labour Scottish Secretaries? That’ll be by virtue of a lack of competition (in Galloway’s eyes at least) then. As lazy as the comparison can be considered, Sheridan is more akin to the old firebrands like Maclean and Gallacher. Willie Ross would be incandescent at the thought of being compared to somebody like Sheridan and his alliance to the independence movement surely?