Dear Valued Reader

A very warm welcome to our iScot Magazine issue 68

The Dinwoodie Interview

WE LIVE in times of political cynicism, when a loser

What’s truly “unsustainable”? Not having a PLAN B

During the initial post-war years in the Sovietoccupied

Rethink the Movement

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More than words…

“Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will

The Rousay Clearances

This is part three of a 3 part series looking at Rousay - The Rousay Clearances

A Pilgrim People

”Not all who wander are lost” J.R.R. Tolkien

The Peninsular Campaign Part 1 – Let Them Drink Port

This latest feature by Billy Kay about his travels in the Scottish diaspora, adapted from his book The Scottish World, looks at Scottish involvement in the Iberian Peninsula…

Room on the Indy liferaft for Labour and the Tories

Some truths are hard to stomach. There wasn’t enough

First Aid for Mental Health Care • Support • Recovery

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The Way that Led the Way

There’s a fortieth birthday celebration in Scotland

The Great Escape

Over the last few months I’ve been baking bread, jam

Lessons and Leevoy

Memories of an Edinburgh primary school in the 1950s

Scotland – an occupied nation

As we approach the 300th anniversary of the birth of

RAM Upgrade

Indeed, it’s official. Ghini is here to stay.

Talking Tech

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The Short and the Long of it

It’s now a year on from the appearance of a novel virus

The nautical nomad…

Bob’s globetrotting adventures have obviously been on hold this year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Here, he once again delves into his blog archive, this time to recall the second stage of an adventure a wee bit closer to home from July last year…

Alive and Kicking

Scotland has a long and proud tradition as a nation

Schools Out?

Happy days in primary school at Crieff in the 1960s

Our Changing World

There are periods in history where relative stability

”Have Your Say In The Future Governance Of Scotland”

Covid 19 and the Environmental Crises have clearly

I love Fireworks, I really do

One of my fondest memories is attending a performance

The Watcher

I know exactly when the story began. It’s not something

Two Countries, Two Detectives

Alex J. Craig reviews The Dead of Jura and Death in Tallinn by Allan Martin

MajorBloodnok, Agony Aunt Heed my wisdom or devolution gets it

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Personal Astrologer to the Post Office

In ancient times, sacrifices were often placed on pyres