I’ve been in London for the past few weeks and I seriously wonder where I am. As I meet with friends and associates the subject of Scotland’s referendum is never far from the conversation. I find myself intuitively explaining or even justifying my position as a passionate YES voter and campaigner. Suddenly, I have to take a step backwards as…
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Scotland say McCrone – Westminster says McCrony!
On 11th May the Herald publish another article on the McCrone reports, and there were a number. [read the article] These reports keep cropping up like a bad penny but for a very good reason. The ‘bad penny’ hasn’t dropped yet. There are still people in Scotland, who call themselves Scots but they seem to lack the Scottish ‘gift’ of…
Scotland’s referendum – the problem that cannot be solved
Since the dawn of time man (and woman always implied) have been faced with problems. Some have been fixed quickly other have taken decades or generations. Sooner or later, we have solved our problems no matter how big, how complex or how costly. You could even say ‘there isn’t a problem, man can’t solve. But you would be wrong. There…
Scotland’s Referendum – The New Scottish Enlightenment, the Enlightenment of the People
When I was at school in Glasgow, history was a kind of non subject. Being a bit of a rebel and not always ‘well behaved?’ I was often punished by being sent to the history room or the school library where I was given a history book to read. This happened several times when I refused to play football for the…