Useful Scots word: Barrie
I was taken back to the late 1980s the other day—not literally, you understand. Alas, I do not have access to a time machine. It was a word used by a man in a bus that transported me back in time. The...
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In The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, an apparently anachronistic note is struck when Muriel, the racist former housekeeper played by Maggie Smith, is told she needs a hip replacement and will have to...
View ArticleBleak outlook for mobile users not under Google’s cloud
For the business user, the mobile phone market has become something of a nightmare. Until relatively recently, the majority would have chosen Blackberry as their handset of choice. It was a reliable...
View ArticleUN-backed government evicts thousands in Mogadishu
By Mohamed Odowa in Mogadishu Thousands of people have been evicted from their homes in Mogadishu by Somalia’s UN-backed Transitional Federal Government (TFG). The evictions began after the interior...
View ArticleWeir’s Week: old flames, green jackets and a no.9 dream
By Stewart Weir Saturday I thought I was the only addict, up watching ITV4 at half-eight on a Saturday morning until I saw my erstwhile colleague and friend (I might be overstating both counts, so...
View ArticleOpinion: Make the Royal Mail co-operative
Bu John Knox The arrival of a 60p first-class stamp should not come as a surprise. Just as I should not be surprised when the postman suddenly puts something through my letterbox. But I am always...
View ArticleOpinion: What ‘Freedom come-all-ye’ says to us today
By Andy Anderson It seems to me very appropriate in the run up to the independence referendum to reflect on the words of one of Hamish Henderson’s wonderful songs, Freedom come-all-ye. It is already a...
View ArticleOpinion: The future of the high street doesn’t lie in going back to the 1950s
By Colin Borland Like all religious festivals, Easter is a time of tradition. Sitting in traffic jams. Letting your children eat their own bodyweight in chocolate. Drilling through electrical cables...
View ArticleMalawi in muddled mourning after death of President Mutharika
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Malawi in muddled mourning after death of President MutharikaBy John Knox The discredited president of Malawi has died –...
View ArticleLogging the ladies of Scottish history
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Logging the ladies of Scottish historyBy Elizabeth McQuillan Often marginalised in the annals of history, women have never...
View ArticleWave power enters a new era
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Wave power enters a new eraScotland enjoys a significant share of Europe’s renewable energy resources. In recent years, much of...
View Article26 years ago this week: Graeme Souness and the Rangers revolution
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis 26 years ago this week: Graeme Souness and the Rangers revolutionBy Stewart Weir And nothing would ever be the same again. That...
View ArticleShould we pity hospitals when an inspector calls?
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Should we pity hospitals when an inspector calls?You’ve got to feel a bit sorry for Glasgow’s Western Infirmary. Last week the...
View ArticleAt least one candidate has made the council elections interesting
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis At least one candidate has made the council elections interestingHats off to Norma Hart – or Norma Austin Hart as we must now...
View ArticleTelecoms, trousers, goblins and cruises
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Telecoms, trousers, goblins and cruisesIt’s April. It’s snowing. The children underfoot are getting increasingly annoying and...
View ArticleWhat Edinburgh must do to make the Heineken final
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis What Edinburgh must do to make the Heineken finalOne veteran national rugby writer put it well after Edinburgh’s ground-breaking...
View ArticleUseful Scots word: scart
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Useful Scots word: scartBy Betty Kirkpatrick It has been said frequently, by myself among others, that Scots words are often...
View ArticleThe loud-guitar boys from Easterhouse and Coatbridge
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis The loud-guitar boys from Easterhouse and CoatbridgeI’ll Be Your Audience is a bold offer from any band who aspire to play in...
View ArticleFriday song: That’s George Galloway, son
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Friday song: That’s George Galloway, sonLove him or hate him, he’s back and he’s the subject of the latest song from the...
View ArticleScottish Coastal Rowing goes international
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Scottish Coastal Rowing goes internationalWhen it started a couple of years ago, the Scottish Coastal Rowing Project seemed like...
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