* SR’s single edition last week had a readership of 26,918 – one of the highest ever. How long before we break through the 30,000 barrier?
* The latest edition of the Scottish Review anthology – the pick of January – is out now: click here
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* SR columnist Gerry Hassan is co-hosting ‘a weekend of politics, culture and ideas’ at Ullapool from 28 to 30 March. Further details: 01854 612103.
This week’s banner: The heart of Edinburgh
Photograph by Islay McLeod

