Scotland in Limbo

For a long while it made sense to talk about Scotland as a liminal space – a space in between – that was going through a process that would allow it to emerge in a different state (hopefully literally). Now that makes little sense. Scotland is in limbo. We are stuck, moribund and directionless. The […] Source

Douglas Ross learns the meaning of karma

Do you remember how during the SNP leadership contest in 2022 that Kate Forbes uttered some fairly measured criticisms of the record of her rival Humza Yousaf and the Scottish media dined out on how nasty and bitter the leadership race had become? It’s the Scottish Tories’ turn for a leadership…

People, Peat and UNESCO Heritage Status

This is the first of a two-part series look at the history and future of people within the newly designated Flow Country UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Last month the Flow Country, straddling Caithness and Sutherland in the far north of mainland Scotland, was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status, the first peatland in the world […] Source

Headaches and Nausea – Elon Musk and Donald Trump

“I knew immediately that it was a bullet. I knew immediately that it was at the ear. And because it hit very hard, but hit the ear.  And I also heard people shout, bullets, bullets, get down, get down. Because I moved down pretty nicely, pretty quickly.” This is an extract of the transcript of […] Source