Scotland a Dependency not a Partner

Geneva speech by Ailsa Gray, BSc, LLB (Scots Law): Corporate lawyer / former Non-Executive Director of Highlands and Islands Enterprise [Images added added by way of illustration] Robert Black concluded that Scotland did not enter a voluntary partnership in 1707 but was annexed by a continuing English state – a corporate takeover in all butContinue reading “Scotland a Dependency not a Partner”

Letter from Denmark: A Tale of Two Speeches

In the week before Christmas a relative of mine had a health scare. This meant several hospital visits, MRI scans, x-rays, blood tests, the list goes on. Prompt action by a competent medical staff at two hospitals saved the day. Observing the doctors and nurses, the ambulances, the technical equipment, I realised how vulnerable these facilities are.Continue reading “Letter from Denmark: A Tale of Two Speeches”

Letter from Denmark: Time to Heal

How long does it take to decolonise your mind? I’m not entirely sure if it takes years, decades or a lifetime. That said, the experience of moving from Scotland to live in a small independent nation, is perhaps an indicator?  Some of us now realise that Scotland was not only annexed and occupied, but colonised.Continue reading “Letter from Denmark: Time to Heal”