February, 2019

These pics are by John Patton 1. Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel.  I went out one evening  just before Christmas to try some long exposures around Edinburgh. The Castle is a substantial building which dominates the skyline at  the West End of Princes’ St.  The Vennel is a steep stairway which rises up from the Grassmarket  and is challenging when […]

Pics 1-4 above are by Perkin Warbeck                               SCOTTISH    TORY   STORY  Wi’ nae Salmond, Sturgeon nor a Serpent Scaly T’ Marie’s same s. weddn’ heel t’ toe we’ll gaily Go: in the Ref  Ness’ will def Vote Yes ! to t’wee ok UK  tartan n’ […]

Was last Saturday a ganging-up of nationalists?  No and Yes. Talk of pan-nationalist “ganging-up” suggests that united action by nationalists of all stripes is a bad thing, something deliberately provocative. But it might be more sensible to view it from the other side. An inert or fragmented nationalism is obviously a bad thing for nationalism. […]

 One of the exciting moments of my boyhood was when the circus came to town. All those horses, donkeys, clowns, magicians. But the one I really responded to was a man – can’t remember what he was called – who had the ability to escape from a series of locked chains that should have left […]