John Lloyd paints an informative picture of world affairs. It is not a snapshot, it has much more depth than that. He sounds resigned to Brexit happening, an event that…
David Torrance’s fine travel piece on Zaragoza and Aragon reminded me of when we were living in Seville and I was working on Spain’s Expo 92. At one point, I…
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, the issue of consent rolled off the tongues of many a campaigner when discussing the interpersonal sexual relations, usually between men and women,…
While Dr Rebecca Crowther clearly holds different views from us on the issues here, and we disagree with her analysis and description of the situation generally, the purpose of this…
The current spectacle of a UK Cabinet drowning in a mire of sleaze of its own making has brought back memories of confidence tricksters and charlatans of one’s own experience. They…
Back in April of last year, I wrote an article for the Scottish Review about the Adverse Childhood Experiences ‘movement’ (ACEs) and how the ACE ‘movement’ had failed to address…
Charles Gibb’s excellent article, Learning from Lizzie, put me in mind of the story about the Alberta cowboy: Whilst overseeing his herd in a remote mountain pasture, a cowboy sees…
Few mansions can rival the seaward approach to Kinloch Castle at the head of Loch Scresort on the Isle of Rum for setting. The height of its main tower and…
The debate over statues and streets named after Dundas rumbles on. Of course, we have far too many statues commemorating rich conservatives who stood in the way of progress. Our…
John Ridgway described the sea as his magic carpet, which perhaps encapsulates the wonderment it has always held for me. Some 70% of the Earth’s surface is seawater, and with…