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A Letter from Scotland

Jackie Kemp

An update on Scotland's politics, culture, and social affairs, drawing on the historical roots of current issues

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A new exhibition of pro-Roman bias

Curator Dr Fraser Hunter with an altar to the god Mithras excavated in Inveresk

If you strolled up to Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin and encountered an information board that asked you to "Imagine what it would have been like to be a member...

5 days ago
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How are the seafarers in Strait of Hormuz faring?

First, an appeal - I am fundraising here to help our friend, Tanzanian environmental activist Mathias Lyamunda, to speak up for his country at the international Zero Waste Forum 2026 in Istanbul. A lot of the waste we think we recycle actua...

13 days ago
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What would happen to a Finnish Peter Murrell?

Peter Murrell will soon be sentenced to a jail term - probably of a few years. Whatever the sentence. the red top tabloids will say that it is not enough. Reporters are even now hunting for embittered donors to put their names to quotes lik...

18 days ago
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Is it time for the English left to reclaim the flag of St George?

Of course, it is not ‘north’ for us here in Scotland

I have been enjoying catching up with Andy Burnham’s book Head North this week, which he wrote with Liverpool mayor Steve Rotherham, and which they read themselves on the audio version....

25 days ago
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Manchester v Glasgow

Squnty Bridge, River Clyde, Glasgow, image SwaloPhoto via Flickr ACC

Andy Burnham’s route to power is built on Manchester’s success. It is seen as the UK’s best example of urban regeneration, with shiny new skyscrapers, a tram network and...

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