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The Carole Compton Trial 1983
The Carole Compton trial 1983 Part 3 Late in the trial, a psychiatrist told the court that the accused could have deliberately created an aura of witchcraft for her own…
The Carole Compton trial 1983 Part 3 Late in the trial, a psychiatrist told the court that the accused could have deliberately created an aura of witchcraft for her own…
Editors of the Dictionaries of the Scots Language are kindly supplying us with a Scots word of the month. This month, the word is: GLISK a glimpse, glance The fleetingness of a glimpse…
Ever since I first saw a photo showing the view of London from Kenwood House, at the top of Hampstead Heath, I’ve wanted to visit it. For various reasons (most…
I first met Willie on a snowy day in Glasgow. I was writing a profile of him for the British Council, which was staging a literary festival in Sofia, Bulgaria…
It is reported that the recent lockdown has seen a large increase in the sales of DIY kits and materials. Anyone who has tried to build a bed or a…
In a moving edition of Radio 4’s Sunday Worship, Reverend Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk spoke of the thoroughly ‘disorientating’ character of the Queen’s death. On the morning of the…
A series of events are being held to commemorate the bicentenary of the Moray Feu. These have ranged from musical performances to bake offs, and ‘Moray Talks’ about those with…
‘No-one expects the anti-growth coalition’: I recently spotted this piece of graffiti, scrawled on a hoarding on the Jenners’ building on Princes Street. The reference was clear and illustrates the…
On Thursday I got a message from someone who knows I have an interest in British conservatism and have recently written on it: ‘I would be interested in catching up…
Being surrounded by people in floods of tears doesn’t suggest an enjoyable evening. On this occasion, it was in response to a deeply moving film, When Mom is Gone, at…