Edinburgh has been feeling good about itself or â to be accurate â those who claim to speak for the city, its public agencies and business organisations, have been feeling…
On Monday 10 August, it was precisely 10 years since dad died. Ten years. Grief doesn’t magically end following a period of mourning. Reminders such as birthdays, anniversaries, and memories…
Society When asked whether passports should or should not have an ‘X’ category for people who do not identify as fully male or female, 48% of Brits said they should…
Scottish education has always had an important, even disproportionate place in society â emphasising its distinctiveness, traditions, and individual stories and experiences. Yet our education system has had for all…
Alex Salmond is one of the towering figures of postwar Scottish politics â a politician who dramatically changed the country and his party’s fortunes, taking it into office in 2007,…
Senior managers in the public and private sectors are recruited primarily for their purposeful and decisive planning skills: strategic planning, operational planning, action planning, implementation planning, risk analysis â you…
… the Auld Toon shuffle an the New Town stride They walk round hand in hand But when the Auld Toon ruffles up the New Town’s pride That’s when the…
Glasgow is a proud and vibrant city. William McIlvanney, who must count as the sage of this city, beautifully described it when he wrote: Glasgow is a great city. Glasgow…
It was a dull, grey Thursday morning at around 9.00am. Gazing out the window, my husband suddenly beckoned me to join him. Outside was a police car with blue lights…