A paraphrase: ‘To lose one library could be regarded as a misfortune, to lose two looks like carelessness.’ In the case of the Glasgow School of Art, Oscar Wilde might…
Could Scotland be on the cusp of establishing this small but smart nation into a fully-fledged North European commercial gateway, one fit for the Digital Age? We’re already attracting significant…
Scotland and with it Scots must not forget how, as western Europe’s poorest nation, it created our modern world and everything in it. This is the view of historian Arthur…
The next time you happen to be strolling along Princes Street mulling over that well-earned cuppa, take a moment to contemplate the bold claim that you could shop more efficiently…
As we all attempt to cope with a post-pandemic economic crisis driven by soaring energy prices, a quite shocking social indicator reveals that three-out-of-four charities are currently falling by the wayside. Latest…
‘What will the news be about when the war is over?’ I recall asking my mother this question after hearing that an atom bomb had destroyed Hiroshima. That wireless in…
If you must have a mantra, and we all expect it now from our leaders, ‘stability’ is not a bad choice, certainly better than the ‘growth’ or ‘delivery’ that I…