There was a time when we Scots could safely have styled our liberated nation on our independent Scandinavian neighbours. They had enlightened social policies, investment in infrastructure, solidarity with decolonised states. Internationally, nations of the wider Nordic Council were respected for their honesty and impartiality. And the Swedish-Finnish region was perceived as an oasis ofContinue reading “Wha Sae Base as Be a Slave?”
Monthly Archives: Dec 2023
Scotland has been de jure independent since a majority of nationalists were first elected in 2015. Somebody tell the SNP.
by Professor Alf Baird Browsing, as you do, through the Westminster Privileges Committee’s second report from October 1999 reveals some quite astounding realities surrounding the constitution of the UK parliament and Scotland’s position in that regard. This also seems relevant given ongoing questions as to why none of Scotland’s three elected majorities of MPs sinceContinue reading “Scotland has been de jure independent since a majority of nationalists were first elected in 2015. Somebody tell the SNP.”
Letter from Denmark: Chimes
I’d never heard of Willie Carlin. But his name came up as I was scanning the Danish library app. I was looking for books about the political history of Ireland, as you do. The Irish, after all, are independent, whereas we Scots, well. ‘Thatcher’s Spy’ is the title of his book. Basically, it’s the storyContinue reading “Letter from Denmark: Chimes”
Letter from Denmark: Familiar Themes
The headline that caught my eye was: “Fishing village now off-limits for Danes based abroad” (Fiskerlejer bliver lukket land for udlandsdanskere). Turns out, the classy properties in the little fishing village just east of here, can now only be bought by Danes abroad if the houses are occupied 180 days per year. This area hasContinue reading “Letter from Denmark: Familiar Themes”
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