THE Supreme Court in its ivory tower will sift through a mountain of papers focusing on the meaning of words in various Acts of Parliament to reach a decision on whether or not the Parliament of Holyrood has the power to hold a referendum. The people of Scotland need aRead More →
Olive trees, by Vincent van Gogh PIC: Graeme Yule / National Galleries of Scotland A Taste for Impressionism: Modern French Art from Millet to Matisse, Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh **** In 1960, Alexander Maitland donated 21 works of art to the National Galleries of Scotland. When he died in 1965,Read More →
Scotland does not yet have its own official anthem – to date the Scottish Parliament has not considered it a political priority to select and approve one. But at most sporting events (apart from the Olympics, when the UK national anthem “God Save the Queen” is used) the “Flower ofRead More →