Sojourning with Dad

Voice from Europe

Alyn Smith is one of Scotland’s six Members of the European Parliament. He is a member of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee.

The Dinwoodie Interview

SNP annual conference is upon us, and no matter what

Britain A State in Crisis

Britain has traded in its oversold reputation for intractable

‘The Lost World of David Leask ‘

For several weeks earlier this year, the pinned tweet

Grim expectations

In mid-September, the fourth anniversary of Scotland’s

Orkney’s Straw House

Topped with a turf roof adorned with wild flowers and

Lessons From The Wee Coonty

What follows is not a party political broadcast; it’s a plea for honesty, realism and logic

The Great Prestwick Airport Robbery?

“Prestwick will be the greatest international airport in the world!” That’s a big claim to have made, but the two men said to be responsible for making it were no idle dreamers…

Blind Spot on the Road

I don’t know if you’ve ever watched Outlander. I haven’t

What’s Ina Name?

ON A NONDESCRIPT September morning, I sat in my kitchen

Wee Ginger Dug Broken Britain

Over recent weeks, we’ve seen the media in Scotland

Talking Tech

This month I’d like to tell you about a fantastic app

Stir it up

A quirky wee cookery book compiled by Yes Berwickshire

Hungarian Gulasch

I had a rather parochial upbringing in Buckinghamshire

CANNABIS A Policy Hash

Billy Caldwell is a 12 year old boy from Northern Ireland

Testing 4 year olds

How would you feel if your wee four-year-old started

La Diada

The unexpected Twitter message arrived from Foreign

Devils on my Doorstep

Finnich Glen, the Whangie and the Auld Wives Lifts

Sgurr Elidgh (NO) Mor

Dad on the other hand, is the type that could put a

Bring back our Brus

I am an English woman, living in Wales, writing an

Frames, Terminology, Facts & Ideology

In this first part of a two-part article I would like

FREEDOM

‘A, fredome is a noble thing…’ John Barbour’s famous

Backward BBC

On December 24th 2017, Vicky Allan wrote in the Sunday

SOMEBODY TROD ON YOUR GRAVE

AN ISCOT MAZAGINE SHORT STORY

Travellers

Sometimes I get the days mixed up, because I make this

iScot Book Review

Alex J. Craig reviews Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves and The Last Wolf by David Shaw Mackenzie

MajorBloodnok, Agony Aunt

Heed my wisdom or …something will happen

Last month’s Big Yin solution

Find the clues in the ‘black squares’. The arrows tell

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