Decolonising Cultural Heritage in an Independent Scotland

Joint Paper by Lynda Baird & Alf Baird Cultural Heritage Heritage theory emphasises values and significance (Figure 1) when evaluating monuments (Fredheim and Khalaf 2016), albeit views differ from the standpoint of different stakeholders, elites and cultures. Memory and forgetting in representation and mis-representation and commemoration also plays its part. In the colonial environment, nativeContinue reading “Decolonising Cultural Heritage in an Independent Scotland”

Liberation Scotland Announcement

“True Scottish self determination, and it is the soul and purpose of Liberation Scotland. “Impossible? “Other nations have trodden the path to decolonization. Not one has bowed to the kidnapper and asked for permission. We know how hard this road will be, but we also know what’s possible. “We know now that we can gainContinue reading “Liberation Scotland Announcement”

The Future is Still to be Won

Norrie Hunter played ‘Come By The Hills’ just before his interview with Sara Salyers on Valentine’s Day. It’s a song I once performed in front of a large auditorium [audience] in Berkshire in the mid-1970s.  I was accompanied on guitar by Tom, and Indian-American friend, who was a far more accomplished guitarist than I was. If CarlsbergContinue reading “The Future is Still to be Won”