Nicola Sturgeon: The Politics of Hate.
Following the Brexit vote, hatred has been unleashed across the nation. Demagoguery is currently at its most nimble, in seeking …
Tag Archives: Scottish Independence
Democracy on Trial: Brexit and the Spirit of Scotland.
On 21 May 1838, at least a hundred thousand trade union members and supporters gathered on Glasgow Green, to listen …
Democracy on Trial: Lessons from Scotland.
The 2014 referendum on Scottish independence was won, or so the chroniclers and balladeers now attest, because the Unionists had …
Democracy on Trial: On the Bendability of Norway.
In the run up to the 2014 referendum, we were offered an enticing preview of what an independent Scotland would …
New Year Blockheads.
I will never understand the mentality of blocking. I’m referring to Twitter, incidentally, so if you’re working class or if …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Chicken
How dare they! An English theatre company cannot come to Edinburgh, where there are all sorts of complex, sophisticated ideas …
Why Greg Moodie Doesn’t Cut It as a Satirist.
If you had to list five hundred words which described Scottish nationalism at the moment, “fun” probably wouldn’t number amongst …
Oil and the SNP: The Plunge and the Surge.
Let’s glance back over some recent headlines about Scottish politics: “SNP’s independence oil forecasts ‘wrong by £155 million a day’” …
2014 in the words of Tychy et al.
“I see that you spend a lot of time tweeting about Scottish independence…” “I do!” I laughed with surprise. “Over …
The Noctes Ambrosianae (20).
[SCENE: The doorway of the Green Mantle. James is walking past when he pauses.] James [gloomily]: Oh hullo you two. …
#Indyref Epilogue.
Scotland voted No last week, but I suppose that it could have been worse. The 19th September was a terrible …
#Indyref Anguish: Failed State.
So yesterday an independent Scotland died in the street, butchered by a mob. And I snuck in amongst the throng …
#Indyref Anguish: History Repeating.
Is the independence referendum which is taking place today really so historically unique or significant? One of the tasks which …
#Indyref Anguish: Aubade.
This is going to be horrible! The whole world is sliding towards that moment on Friday morning which cannot be …
#Indyref Anguish: The Unnamed Wilderness.
On the 30th August, Hampshire police obtained a European arrest warrant for the parents of a severely ill five-year-old boy …
