Monthly Archives: May 2023

IndyScotNews production for salvo.scot and liberation.scot. Leah Gunn Barrett of the Scottish Nation Congress interviews Scottish-Swiss Henry Ferguson.

Scottish independence pamphlet from 1932-34 by C. Stewart Black In considering the present position of the Scottish people, one cardinal fact must first be accepted, and it is an incontestable one, that Scotland to-day is still a nation, that her people have as separate an individuality as they have had at any time in their history. The happeningContinue reading “The Case for Scotland”

We were in the staff room when I suddenly realised I hadn’t a clue what was being said across the table. Maja and Helena were in private communication in their mither tongue. It wasn’t Danish, it was ‘Føroysk’ — Faroese. Maja was my first meaningful contact with the Faroe Islands. She was much further fromContinue reading “Faroese Friends”

There’s a sea of flame gathering in the twilight. It started with only one torch, but each newly lit passes the flame to two or three others. Soon we are legion. Our gathering point is the old station in our small town. A procession is to be led by the band of the ‘Hjemmeværnet’ —Continue reading “Letter from Denmark: Torchlight Procession”

‘Raadmand Davids Hus’ is one of the oldest and best conserved houses in Helsingør. It was built by David Mellvin, a second-generation Scottish exile in 1694. He was a high-standing member of the city administration. Today his house is a cosy lunch cafe — and I’m here with my own second generation Scottish exile. It’sContinue reading “Letter from Denmark: Cannonballs, Kingdoms and Unions”

“Hey, it’s Gus here, you called?” The voice is unmistakably Scottish. “Aye, we’re showing the game by the bar,” he tells me. I hadn’t actually left a message, but Gus returned my call within five minutes. After weeks of SNP leadership drama and various work deadlines, I needed tae get oot the hoose, as it were. LivingContinue reading “Letter from Denmark: The Dubliner”