Monthly Archive: June 2021
Who is a Scot?
The Scots are a mongrel nation, as most nations are. We are a mixture of peoples born here and those who travelled and made their homes here in centuries past and in more recent...
Has the UK been Trussed up?
Liz Truss, UK Secretary of State for International Trade, yesterday Tweeted: “Our new trade deal with Australia means: Tariff-free trade for all UK goods It’s easier for people to travel and work in Australia lower prices & more...
World…err…beating…umm trade…uhh…trade…err…thingwy
So we now have what is being spun as a trade deal, albeit it is little more than an agreement to discuss a possible deal, with Australia, announced with great acclaim as the first...
Red meat
Jim Fairlie MSP spoke in the first Members’ Business debate of this session in the Scottish Parliament. The debate looked at the impact of trade deals, in particular the Australian trade deal, on Scottish...
Democracy, food, the environment: Lessons we can learn from Iceland
I developed a passion for Scandi and Nordic noir during the past year and more of lockdown and isolation. Not grizzly, chiling psychological dramas, but the more interesting crime dramas with their well-developed characters,...
