Comment: Oxfam Warns of “New Highland Clearances”
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Comment: Oxfam Warns of “New Highland Clearances”Oxfam has warned “land grabs” akin to the...
View ArticleLETTER FROM SCOTLAND 5th October 2012
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland LETTER FROM SCOTLAND 5th October 2012by John Knox Oh dear, oh dear, our universities are...
View ArticleMalt and Barley Review: Not the Drambum Project!
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Malt and Barley Review: Not the Drambum Project!by Tom Morton No, it will not be called the...
View ArticleHeineken Cup has to more than refresh Edinburgh’s season
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Heineken Cup has to more than refresh Edinburgh’s seasonPicture courtesy of SRU NOT content...
View ArticleFanks for the Memories
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Fanks for the MemoriesIf you know what skiting around a fank is like, then I’ll wager you are a...
View ArticleCrossing the Coulin Pass by bike
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Crossing the Coulin Pass by bikeThere are places in the Highlands which today seem to have no...
View ArticleScotland’s £1.5 billion events and festivals market
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Scotland’s £1.5 billion events and festivals marketTourism in Scotland is big business....
View ArticleLetter from Scotland 12th October 2012
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Letter from Scotland 12th October 2012by John Knox My highlight of the week was seeing a pod of...
View ArticleWeir’s Way 12th October 21012
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Weir’s Way 12th October 21012Saturday The nation is aghast at the claims surrounding former...
View ArticleColumn: Being a Scot in America
The Caledonian Mercury - Scottish politics, news, history, stories and intelligent analysis from Scotland Column: Being a Scot in AmericaBy Sharon Armstrong When I first moved to America, I was...
View ArticleCome back Blair, all is forgiven.
EMBARRSSING, inept, amateurish, humiliating: those are just some of the kinder words that could be used to describe Edinburgh’s disgraceful performance against Saracens on Saturday. Years ago, we could...
View ArticleMalt and Barley Review: Scotch from Scotchland: them’s the rules.
by Tom Morton Calling something ‘Scotch whisky’ is to invoke very specific rules and regulations. It has to come, obviously, from Scotchland. And you spell ‘whisky’ without an ‘e’. Apart from that, any...
View ArticleColumn: THE AGE OF UNCERTAINTY
by John Knox The age of austerity, it seems, is now to be followed by the age of uncertainty. Like a hill walker lost in the mist, we are not quite sure where we are. We know we are at the end of the...
View ArticleColumn: Retail – delivering growth today, shaping the economy of tomorrow
by Iain McMillan, Director, CBI Scotland The important economic role of British retail is too often overlooked. As policy makers search for ideas to grow our economy, retail must receive the attention...
View ArticleWeir’s Week: 19th October 2012
The Caledonian MercurySaturday This was the morning after Scotland had tackled Wales in their crucial World Cup qualifier in Cardiff. Actually, it was more the morning after Shaun Maloney tackled...
View ArticleColumn: Letter From Scotland 19th October 2012
The Caledonian Mercuryby John Knox So, we have started on the road to the referendum. It’s going to be a long and winding road to the autumn of 2014. Not everyone wants to go on this journey – in fact...
View ArticleGreen Highland Renewables
The Caledonian MercuryThere are many alternatives to wind farms when it comes to renewable energy. While no-one expects large scale hydro-electric schemes to be built again in the near future, the...
View ArticleGretna’s Wartime Past
The Caledonian MercuryGretna Green may be best known for romance and weddings; but the nearby town of Gretna would not exist if it hadn’t been for the First World War. A new publication and video from...
View ArticleColumn: Malawi Takes The IMF Medicine
The Caledonian Mercuryby John Knox The International Monetary Fund says Malawi – Scotland’s twin country in Africa – is on the road to recovery after coming close to financial collapse earlier this...
View ArticleScottish International Culture
The Caledonian MercuryScottish culture can be found all over the world, though mainly in the Commonwealth and former colonies (such as the USA). However, it came as a surprise to us to learn that there...
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