19th September 2013
Jocelyn Spottiswoode Having just arrived in Glasgow you’re probably wondering why you’d ever want to leave. However, just in case the fancy takes you to leave the big city life and venture out into the great Scottish wilderness, I’ve written a three-part series of the best places to visit. And all are easy to get ...
19th September 2013
Lewis Ross As I write this on 21st August at around 3.30pm, somewhere around Fort Meade in Maryland USA, Bradley Manning has been led away to begin a thirty-five year jail sentence. He has been in jail, before being found guilty, for three years already. Elsewhere, in an undisclosed location in Russia, Edward Snowden lives ...
19th September 2013
Robert Menzies The clash of steel, the whoop of victory and the unceremonious swearing of the defeated – a common sight at any tournament. Yet to a non-fencer this all seems inexplicable and far removed from the flashy and thrilling sword fights and dashing duels of old films. For decades people from all backgrounds have ...
19th September 2013
Adam Williamson The question of devo-max versus independence is, for me, one of the greatest anomalies to date of the Scottish independence debate. Whilst the vast majority of polls indicate consistently strong support for a straight choice no vote, a highly significant number of Scots indicate time and time again that they would be in ...