The formative reality in the referendum situation is that, whichever choice it makes, Scotland is in no mood to stand still. Continue reading
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Europe and Scotland
There are two drivers of our need to get familiar with the European Union. Continue reading
UK asked to support Dot Scot internet domain
With new applications for top level domains due Continue reading
The independence proposition and the Crown Estate portfolio
(Developed piece) In working to understand a complex situation,
Dorothy Bruce on Tallinn
Tallinn is 2011 European Capital of Culture, with Turku from Finland – the country lying opposite Continue reading
Russell Bruce: This is Aleksander
He is working during the summer holidays as a guide at Katariina Kirik a 13th century Dominican church and monastery in Tallinn’s Old Town.
Aleksander represents the spirit of forward-looking youth in this new country of long tradition and cultural authenticity that has thrived since it emerged from the dark days of Stalin and post Stalin Soviet oppression. Continue reading
Wishart maps the changes in post-devolution Scotland
In a reflective piece in today’s edition of The Herald Continue reading
First Minister’s Desert Island Discs
Alex Salmond, Scotland’s First Minister, has just been on Desert Island Discs Continue reading
Boston Herald reports on Mather’s trade visit
Argyll’s MSP, Jim Mather, is in the USA this week on a ministerial programme, making business contacts Continue reading
Duke of Argyll abseils Inveraray Castle for Stramash
In a move that may well stir the competitive urge in Britain’s younger Dukes, the 13th Duke of Argyll could not have demonstrated more powerfully how far, as Patron, he is on message with Argyll’s newest social enterprise – Stramash.
At yesterday’s launch of Stramash, handed over into independence by Council Leader Dick Walsh from its parent body, Argyll and Bute Council, its Patron literally descended from the heights of his ancestral seat, a living statement of Stramash’s motto, ‘inspiration through adventure’. Continue reading