The land is the central element in ‘Sunset Song’, seemingly timeless and arguably more significant than any of the human characters who struggle to engage with it. Right from the…
‘Breaking the Silence: Voices of the British Children of Refugees from Nazism’ by Merilyn Moos (Rowman and Littlefield) It’s no secret that some politicians are willing to play the refugee…
Following a recent BBC Radio 4 programme on the 50th anniversary of The Cheviot, The Stag and The Black, Black Oil , Bill Paterson responds with an inside story of…
Podcast below, narrated by the author, actor Bill Paterson: The lockdown, current obsessions and a significant birthday brought some memories bubbling to the surface. Fifty years ago, in 1970, the…
It is not necessary to confiscate land; it is only necessary to confiscate rent – Henry George (American economist and writer) The one asset that Scotland knows well about is…
Please note that the names of the signatories of this petition will be included in a list to be published in the Scottish Review website design by Big Blue Dogwebsite…
In all the long history of Humanity, no event has been as catastrophic as the Black Death. No tidal wave, no storm, no earthquake, no volcanic eruption, no great fire…
The Fourth Rider of the Apocalypse is mounted on a pale horse; he is pestilence; he is disease. He has wiped out legions, annihilated armies, brought down nations, destroyed empires….
The UK has not, and never has been, a political democracy – Gerry Hassan Gerry Hassan is correct: Britain is not a full political democracy even though, perhaps surprisingly, it…
I. Mick North is nice II. Walter Humes is not very nice Which one is the great dictator? The Scottish Reviewers More from Kenneth Roy Kenneth Roy on the uncertain…