Walking a political boundary
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....
Category: Arts and culture
The colourful Mr Klein and his house
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...
The news where you are
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...
Another country
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...
Hope, possibility and self-respect
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...
The Glasgow Boys and the Borders
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,...
This violation
A stunningly strong and moving 7 minute video written by Fintal O’Toole, drawing on a recent article he wrote for the Guardian.
People are above kings: A nation is its people
Declaration: the letter of liberty The Declaration of Arbroath – 6th April 1320 Enjoy, and be grateful to those who contributed to this film and those who made it to commemorate the 700th anniversary...
Good advice at this time
The SNP has tweeted four GIFS with advice for us all in this worrying time. The first, Keep active and stay positive, will become increasingly important the longer we have to remain at home...
R B Cunninghame Graham – Aristocrat, socialist and anti-imperialist
In five 1999 BBC Radio Scotland programmes, now on YouTube, Billy Kay celebrates the fascinating life of RB Cunninghame Graham, one of the most influential Scots of the 19th and 20th centuries, and a...
