Short Story Review: Republics of the Mind.
[Tychy is nothing if not a writer and reviewer of short stories: this website to date features over eighty short …
Tag Archives: Scottish Independence
We Need To Talk Seriously About Losing.
Regardless of whether or not Scotland is ready for independence, it is increasingly necessary to prepare for the eventuality of …
Nudge Numpty: The Rev. Stuart Campbell.
What do we need to make an independent nation? Surely the most crucial ingredient is the idea that everybody is …
The First Days of an Independent Scotland.
By mid-morning the streets were choking with people and the police had melted away. It was like when a household …
Farage in Scotland: The Rough Wooing.
Yesterday a politician from a party with no elected representatives in Scotland ended up squabbling with around fifty students outside …
A Quote for Today.
“The Thatcher years were marked by a consistent erosion of support for the Tories in Scotland. Seats which had been …
Book Review: Unstated, Writers on Scottish Independence.
The University of Stirling’s Scott Hames has compiled a book of 27 essays about Scottish independence. The essays were written …
Referendum News: How “In-Out” Affects “Out-In.”
Yesterday we learned that lucky old Scotland may have not one but two shots when the European Union is put …
The Hobbit: A Tale for Our Time.
[Scene: Bag End in Hobbiton. Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) is padding around his front porch. There is a knock on …
Tychy Review of 2012.
So we’ve all made it through 2012 in one piece. Another year the wiser, or else another year more demoralised, …
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’s Independence Referendum.
The Westminster and Holyrood governments have together agreed to hold a legally-binding referendum on Scottish independence before the end of …
An Afternoon At Artemis.
Artemis Intelligent Power are holding an open day. The hydraulic power R&D outfit is based down in Loanhead, with only …
A Letter from Edinburgh.
In office, Alex Salmond’s Scottish National Party was responsible for a bizarre and disconnected array of initiatives, including a botched …
