Mr Scotland

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 and Scotland’s representative on the Agriculture Committee

Saying Aye waeLFI

WITHIN DAYS of this magazine hitting the streets the

The ‘Nasty Party’ Tories are Back!

‘Tories have lurched to the right to appeal to UKIP

We don’t need more democracy!

I RECKON the age of Fake News began in ancient Rome

Exclusively Forres Benromach

It may be on the fringes of Speyside, but Tom Morton heads for Elgin and Forres for total immersion whisky therapy.

Why not come on down?

iScot’s DAVE BOWMAN looks ahead to next month’s 133rd Durham Miners’ Gala - or the Big Meeting as it’s called in north east England - and says Europe’s biggest annual community and trade union gathering is one of Britain’s best days out. And there won’t be a Union Jack in sight!

Wee Ginger Dug

Nae North British HERE!

Subversion of our democracy

ACCORDING to a YouGov survey conducted in early September

Promoting THE PROCLAIMERS

Grouse Beater is an essayist, filmmaker and troublemaker

A poetic spirit in Edinburgh

The whisky bottler and retailer Cadenheads celebrates its 175th anniversary this year - and its Edinburgh shop offers all the tradition, range and expertise the most discriminating connoisseur could ask for, says Tom Morton.

A BEDTIME STORY

The Hyper-commodification of Edinburgh

Dog going for Sale

YOU SEE… this is what happens when Dad asks if he can

Clearances from Arran

The Clearances, as most iScot readers will no doubt

Our History Within Its Walls

Used and abused by the English; Linlithgow Palace endured

Your very good health

I’ve great reason to toast often and loudly the staff

Monumental to Macro

A COLLECTION of photographic studies by Iain McLaren

The Jews of Glasgow

The first recorded mention of a Jewish person in Glasgow

Spacemen and Spies

Glenelg has it all!

MajorBloodnok, Agony Aunt

Heed my wisdom or I’ll set the Boys’ Brigade on you

Heid byler

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

SODUKO

Letters

iScot reporter Zoe Weir caught up with the First Minister