Apr
18
La Scozia — Scottish Italians in 1908
April 18, 2017 | 3 Comments
La Scozia was an Italian language newspaper for Scottish Italian immigrants. It was weekly and ran for about 48 issues or so in 1908 (some weeks were skipped, some weeks had a double-issue covering 2 weeks). It described itself as “A weekly organ for the interests of the Italian colony”. More information about it can […]
Oct
4
Rediscovered track of the month: Oct ’14
October 4, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Texas, I Don’t Want a Lover
Sep
17
The Double Negative of the independence referendum
September 17, 2014 | 1 Comment
UPDATE: Just over 24 hours until polls close I’m laying my cards on the table, Scotland will reject independence with the following result: YES: 43.4% NO: 56.6% turnout 87.2% My rationale for the above . . . the timidity of the NO voters …nobody wants to be seen to be ‘unpatriotic’ in […]
Nov
27
The Heartlessness of ‘Scotland’s Future’
November 27, 2013 | 1 Comment
A flurry of coverage yesterday of the SNP’s “Scotland’s Future” document . . . one thing stood out for me: the sheer, cold hard-headedness of it all.
Nov
14
The First Signs the Scottish Referendum Campaign is Getting Weird
November 14, 2013 | Leave a Comment
News via the Spectator reaches me of an unlikely speech by the Respect MP George Galloway at a Glasgow town hall meeting entitled ‘Just Say Naw’. When hard left Scottish MPs representing northern-English towns and David Cameron find themselves on the same side of any argument it’s pause for thought. On a topic as emotional […]
Feb
15
Stob Ghabhar by Moonlight
February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment
At 3500 ft Stob Ghabhar commands respect in summer so a winter walk is definitely not something undertaken lightly but in February 2012 there was a sort of weather ‘Quickening’ where a confluence of certain elements produced a window of about 24 – 48 hours of almost perfect conditions for a climb. The photos below […]