As I grew up Scotland became for me more and more an emotion rather than a country, and I would surrender myself to the emotion […] Read More
So, lest we shame them, let us believe that the new oppressions and foolish greeds are no more than mists that pass. They died for […] Read More
Inspired by Independence is a unique multi-disciplinary collection created by top artistic talent from a range of fields including film, writing, theatre, art, poetry, music, architecture […] Read More
In Scotland this summer won’t be all that different from any other: it overflows with promises of package holidays, festivals and marital rites. Of course […] Read More
Localization, it seems, is not so much “other” to globalization as contained within it, brought into being by it, indeed part of globalization itself. J.K […] Read More
George Galloway’s analysis of the referendum, though often so far from the reality on the ground, hits the nail on the end in one respect. […] Read More
The following is based on a talk given at Voluntary Arts Scotland’s national conference ‘Culture, Creativity and You: Why Making Matters’ on Wednesday 26 February […] Read More
During the week in which George Osborne likened the Scottish Government to ‘an angry party to a messy divorce’ and helpfully informed us that a […] Read More
It’s ironic that The Scottish Daily Mail chose 25 January to publish an article entitled FIVE YEARS IN JAIL FOR THE ONLINE BULLIES. This double […] Read More
National traditions, though often presented as ancient and hallowed, are usually thought up by someone with an agenda. Often they’ll claim to be reviving some […] Read More