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Voice from Europe

Right now, in this column, I could say that the EU

Alex’s Adventures in Winterland

’has given me a fair chance to explain my opinions

Spare the rod… Love the child

JOHN FINNIE and I bumped into each other in the tunnels

Is the art of political prediction dead?

As another year hurtles to an end, we approach the

Myanmar: Rohingya Troubles

Perception and Realities

Wee Ginger Dug

Visca Independència Cataluny

England expects…

Nationalists are confused about Britishness, as we

The Conceit of Control

I really didn’t want to write one of those end-of-year

Table for two

WELL, WHAT with my birthday up, when Dad said he had

The Lost Hurricane

The storm, which caused particular distress and havoc

No Well, Noel…

Well, here we are again; the last few weeks running

Howling at the Moon

There is a persistent belief among public service workers

The Lady of The Lake

This photograph was captured by the author looking

Wi’ A Skreck An A Scud Across The Sky

THE GEESE seem to return to Orkney earlier every year.

The Kellas Compas

1968 To the eight-year-old boy it was a dream come

The Universal Truth

At some point in their lives anyone born and raised

IScot Book Review

How do you link fiction to real political events? Like

It’s Loss that does it

I was always dismissive about Janie’s birthplace. A

That Plagiarist, Shakespeare

The American lady was vociferous in her condemnation:

A Place for Inspiration

Finnich Glen. A deep and narrow rift in the gentle

A Sodger’s Tale

It wis a sair fecht and us no reedy, wi nowt but swords

Heidbyler

‘Heid Byler’ is a clueless crossword. The grid is filled

Letters and iSpy

PHOTOGRAPH of the A83 road looking towards the Arrochar