Category: Arts and culture
Changes The Coronation Oath – rewrite requiredThe coronation oath was taken by Elizabeth, in which she swore to govern the Peoples of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New...
Silks, crowns, tiaras and jewels OpulenceOn the big day the young Queen wore a white silk embroidered gown by British designer Norman Hartnell over which she wore the Robe of State, a 5.5 metre...
Celebrating the monarchy A new eraQueen Elizabeth, who turns 96 in April, acceded to the throne at the age of 25 after the death of her father King George VI on 6th February 1952...
Last night on Twitter a few people posted a video clip of people singing Where have all the flowers gone? at Brandenburger Tor in Berlin. A moving moment of solidarity with people in Ukraine...
Alasdair Allan lives on the Isle of Lewis, is MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar and Minister for International Development and Europe but was born and brought up in Ashkirk in the Scottish Borders....
Amidst all the grinding news, tit-for-tat politics and endless barefaced lies from certain politicians, it was refreshing to come across an interesting piece of information in a recent arts mailing: a link to the...
A reminder from author James Robertson of one of the many funny and uplifting moments of 2014. It remains as relevant today as it was then. Undelivered promises and undelivered changes from Westminster and...
Jamie Jauncey is not perhaps the typical independence supporter, but when you factor in that his great-great-uncle was Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham (Don Roberto) you may begin to understand his embracing of the independence...
A powerful and interesting video by Jamie Jauncie, great-great-nephew of Don Roberto – Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, best known for his involvement, with Keir Hardie, in the founding of the Scottish Labour Party, and...
For many years I had a deep fascination with The Glasgow Boys and the man who acted as their dealer, Alexander Reid. Reid was the dealer who, before opening his own gallery in Glasgow,...