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Graeme Strachan
is 80% done
The section on Covid feels weirdly vague and then occasionally specific, odd snippets such as Sturgeon living off soup prepared by a colleague's partner begs a myriad of basic organisation questions that seem slightly unbelievable.
There's also almost a legalese feel to the chapter on Alex Salmond, which feels like arse covering and revisionism (even if it is not). But it's still a good read.
— Nov 07, 2025 01:04PM
There's also almost a legalese feel to the chapter on Alex Salmond, which feels like arse covering and revisionism (even if it is not). But it's still a good read.
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Graeme Strachan
is 55% done
Like all political memoirs, there an awful lot of
“this bad decision happened in my party but I alone knew it was a bad idea but couldn’t speak up for… reasons”
But otherwise it’s an interesting insight into the broader political movements of Sturgeons life, even if it feels a little at arms length at times.
— Oct 29, 2025 03:56PM
“this bad decision happened in my party but I alone knew it was a bad idea but couldn’t speak up for… reasons”
But otherwise it’s an interesting insight into the broader political movements of Sturgeons life, even if it feels a little at arms length at times.
Graeme Strachan
is 6% done
Picked up the audiobook on a whim.
I only occasionally listen to political memoirs, but I’m quite interested in the history and political events leading up to Scottish Independence.
The narration on the audiobook is surprisingly stilted, considering Sturgeon is a practiced public speaker, but it seems to be smoothing out a little as she reads.
— Oct 24, 2025 06:16AM
I only occasionally listen to political memoirs, but I’m quite interested in the history and political events leading up to Scottish Independence.
The narration on the audiobook is surprisingly stilted, considering Sturgeon is a practiced public speaker, but it seems to be smoothing out a little as she reads.
