Opinion: Mark Walters, racism, Fir Park and Firhill
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Opinion: Mark Walters, racism, Fir Park and FirhillBy Steven Harkins In yesterday’s Sunday Sun Aamer Anwar said that when Mark...
View ArticleMy (tangential) role in the 2012 Olympics (sort of)
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis My (tangential) role in the 2012 Olympics (sort of)Last Friday in a teeny, tiny, terribly tangential way, I took part in the...
View ArticleUseful Scots word: Midden
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Useful Scots word: MiddenThis week I am staying with last week’s theme of waste (see keech). The subject is midden which...
View ArticleScots will be offered everything in the referendum except what they really want
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Scots will be offered everything in the referendum except what they really wantIt is hardly a slogan to have them running to the...
View ArticleDastardly deeds at Duff House
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Dastardly deeds at Duff HouseDuff House is anything but duff. A grand classical country pile that sits about an hour’s drive...
View ArticleScotland’s economic future: Business will ‘thrive’ regardless of independence
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Scotland’s economic future: Business will ‘thrive’ regardless of independenceBusiness likes certainty. It wants to operate in an...
View ArticleOctupi, matricide and tsunamis: a pick of the Edinburgh Film Festival
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Octupi, matricide and tsunamis: a pick of the Edinburgh Film FestivalBy Amy Taylor The Life and Times of Paul the Psychic...
View ArticleWeir’s Week: Temper tantrums, Team 12 and a 36-year grudge
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Weir’s Week: Temper tantrums, Team 12 and a 36-year grudgeSaturday The Le Mans 24 Hour race is one of the great sporting...
View ArticleDirectors of Olympic contractor bag torchbearer places
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish news, stories and intelligent analysis Directors of Olympic contractor bag torchbearer placesBy Paul Bradshaw and Rebecca Ratcliffe Rupert Soames is having a very good...
View ArticleSand, sex and Dr Seuss: a pick of the Edinburgh Film Festival
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Sand, sex and Dr Seuss: a pick of the Edinburgh Film FestivalBy Amy Taylor Lawrence of Arabia...
View Article‘Britishness is not predicated upon political union’ – academic
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland ‘Britishness is not predicated upon political union’ – academicBy Fiona MacGregor Claims that...
View ArticleWeir’s Week: From Murray Park to Murray Mound
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Weir’s Week: From Murray Park to Murray MoundSaturday The early 80s were a special time in...
View ArticlePromising young Scottish National Hunt jockey dies on holiday
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Promising young Scottish National Hunt jockey dies on holidayBy Sarah McCaffery A promising...
View ArticleWhen democracy isn’t always the answer
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland When democracy isn’t always the answerSometimes we can get muddled between what is fair and...
View ArticlePicture gallery: Six other Scottish football clubs that bit the dust
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Picture gallery: Six other Scottish football clubs that bit the dustWith Rangers having entered...
View ArticleVideo: Dreg Songs of the Forth
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Video: Dreg Songs of the ForthAlmost 100 ago, an American folklorist named James Madison...
View ArticleDear NHS, We need to talk about money
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Dear NHS, We need to talk about moneyBy Theresa Fyffe We all know that money is one of the main...
View Article‘No’ – the campaign that dare not speak its name
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland ‘No’ – the campaign that dare not speak its nameAlistair Darling would be loath to admit it,...
View ArticleUseful Scots word: Pan loaf
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Useful Scots word: Pan loafMore and more people across the world are learning English as a...
View ArticleOpinion: We need a more robust railway system, not an ever-faster one
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Opinion: We need a more robust railway system, not an ever-faster oneBy John Knox The recent...
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