“Empathy, Partnership and Independence”

Once again Ireland is proving to us what independence

The Dinwoodie Interview

MOST of us think of Alex Neil as an SNP warhorse, a

The BBC and the Shield of [t]Ruth

“Not since Iraq,” Paul Mason posted to Facebook, “have

Are we nearly there yet?

“Scotland can change to a better future and be part of northern Europe’s arc of prosperity. We have three countries Ireland to our west, Iceland to our north and Norway to our east – all in the top six wealthiest countries in the world. In contrast devolved Scotland is in 18th place. We can join that arc of prosperity.” - Alex Salmond, August 2006

In Leonard they trust

What are the most important truths about Scottish politics

The Martyrdom of Magnus

The pilgrims drew themselves closer together keeping

REFRAMING WORKS!

Framing and Reframing have been receiving lots of publicity

Atoms of delight

“A burn bubbling over the peaty stones. A single Scots pine, a rocky outcrop, sheep and birds in the distance. I can smell the warmth, and hear the water and the crackle of plants as they dry and expand in the sun…an idyll composed of the many parts that make my love for this rough border country so deep.”

Wee Ginger Dug

Eu canny be serious?

Suffer all the little children

Hunger’s a dreadful political tool; it works both ways.

Are you talking to me?

While doing some research for a recent blog post, I

Durham’s Hardie annual

Famed Big Meeting still going strong after 147 years

The Hardest Word

The Scotish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) exists

Making their Voices Heard

Garioch Women for Change

It’s a Doddle of an AyePod

July has not went exactly to plan. We had 3 missions

A Walk on the Wildside

The I Would Walk 500 Miles event, backed by the Proclaimers

Pre-match build up…

As the long, hot, tropical Scottish summer has now

Dundee United Women’s FC - Doing the right thing

When a football team goes through their entire inaugural

Linton Hotspur FC - New season, new challenges

In contrast to the youthful exploits of the Dundee

Jist a Broken Windae!

In the 80s and early 90s, crime in major US cities

Westminster Hour

A NEW drama from the writer of the hit play 3000 Trees:

Out of the Rain

One night it rained. A night in March, and the rain

The Crimson Blind

It was a crisp blue morning of spring when I arrived

“Dreaming with our eyes wide open”

It fels like the stabilisers are about to be taken

Keeping a culture alive

Recently I went to listen to an Aboriginal singer,

iScot Book Review

Alex J. Craig looks at two emerging Scottish crime writers

MajorBloodnok, Agony Aunt

Heed my wisdom or I’ll set Rees-Mogg on you

Personal Astrologer to the European Union

After many fruitful years working undercover as a shelf-stacker

iscot Letters & Plus

Got a picture with a special memory for you? It might

The Big Yin

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

SODUKO