The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Opinion: Why Ypres matters more than Bannockburn for the independence vote
By Mark MacLachlan As the Autumn 2014 Independence referendum takes another seasonal step closer, it is somewhat discomfiting to discover that lazy clichéd journalism is still being used to educate viewers, listeners and readers around the world. The latest example of kailyard reportage comes from the venerable New York Times. In an article dated 4