Gerry Hassan

Dr Gerry Hassan is the author and editor of numerous books on Scotland, politics and ideas, including 'The Strange Death of Labour Scotland'

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Articles by Gerry Hassan

This Week in SR… - Scottish Review article by Gerry Hassan
News

This Week in SR…

* Annie Borjesson, who died in mysterious circumstances on a Scottish beach in December 2005, would have celebrated her 39th birthday this week (7 February). The case remains unresolved. SR…

5 Feb 2014
This Week in SR… - Scottish Review article by Gerry Hassan
News

This Week in SR…

In the last few months, the Scottish Review has: Revealed that two Edinburgh social workers were facing contempt of court proceedings Revealed that a woman prisoner who was suffering from…

29 Jan 2014
Scottish Labour Used to Offer Certainty - Scottish Review article by Gerry Hassan
Culture

Scottish Labour Used to Offer Certainty

Scottish Labour used to offer certainty. It had its differences and divisions, but it was in the business of running Scotland, dominating local government and town halls, and was concerned…

4 Sep 2013
Gerry Hassan - Scottish Review article by Gerry Hassan
Politics

Gerry Hassan

The UK has already left Europe. It never really joined in any real sense. National debates like this reveals much about the psyche of a country, and how it sees…

25 Jun 2013
Kenneth Roy James Whyte David Donnison Walter… - Scottish Review article by Gerry Hassan
Sport

Kenneth Roy James Whyte David Donnison Walter…

Kenneth Roy James Whyte David Donnison Walter Humes Maggie’s Cafe Arthur Bell Christopher Harvie Gerry Hassan Arthur Montford and Archie Macpherson Scottish football matters to lots of us. Its images…

29 Apr 2013
Gerry Hassan - Scottish Review article by Gerry Hassan
Politics

Gerry Hassan

Nearly 50 years ago Scotland embarked on a new political journey – one defined by the politics of Scottish nationalism, the electoral challenge of the SNP, and the debate on…

1 Apr 2013
Gerry Hassan - Scottish Review article by Gerry Hassan
Politics

Gerry Hassan

Language, words and how people communicate matter. Yet many would agree that much of the conduct of politics and politicians – and even public life in Scotland and the UK…

15 Mar 2013
Ian Hamilton QC and Others - Scottish Review article by Gerry Hassan
Politics

Ian Hamilton QC and Others

Ian Hamilton QC and others Islay McLeod Election in Rome 1 Katie Grant Election in Rome 2 R D Kernohan Tom Morton Alasdair McKillop Kenneth Roy Katie Grant Lorn Macintyre…

5 Mar 2013