The Noctes Ambrosianae (No 22).
[SCENE: The BrewDog on the Cowgate, an apparently half-dismantled bar with bare brickwork on the walls and a stripped-away ceiling. …
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The Noctes Ambrosianae (No 21).
[SCENE: The Caley Picture House. James, Tychy, Pablo, and Tori are drinking in one of those stylish wooden alcoves.] Tychy …
Catalan Nationalism versus City Statehood for Barcelona.
Catalan independence is still, despite everything, inconceivable. It is still all but a political impossibility. For a start, there is …
GE2017 or GE2017s?
The historical significance of GE2017 lies not only in its confirmation of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum but in its …
The Distress of the Scottish Parliament.
Progeria is a devastating but fortunately highly rare genetic disorder in which children age up to ten times faster than …
Brexit and My Favourite New Statistic.
67%! This is now my favourite statistic. When I first encountered it – yesterday in the latest Scottish Social Attitudes …
“FAKE NEWS”: A Guest Post from President Donald Trump.
[The following is a transcript of some remarks about “fake news” which President Trump made during last night’s press conference.] …
An Independent Scotland Looks Set To Continue.
Tychy is relieved to report that after the uncertainties of the last week, the social media project, an independent Scotland, …
The Wee Ginger Dug: A Scottish Horror Story for Halloween.
Fergus and Morag MacAskill lived in a large farmhouse some miles down the road from Inverness. They were eager to …
And Lo.
“Of course, there is still real danger – in the Dug’s articles, the complex evasions of responsibility between Westminster and …
The End of the Road for Nicola Sturgeon.
The thistle has been squashed – the Declaration of Arbroath has melted – Rabbie Burns sounds suddenly like Edward Lear …
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 …
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 …
