
Kenny Farquharson on Scotland. Politics. Culture. Essays. Photography. From an award-winning Times newspaper columnist.
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The national flower and emblem of Scotland. Credit: Wiki Commons
Three years ago I started this Substack with two aims. One was to earn a little money. The Times, where I was a staff writer, had cut back its Scottish budget and reduced my...
From three admirably individual artists
It’s been a while since I did one of these Notebook round-ups of what’s caught my eye in the cultural world. Note to self: do this more often. Today I have new albums for you from three tremendous Sc...
Donald Dewar at the launch of Labour’s devolution white paper. Credit: Paul Hackett / Reuters
Just before the opening of Scotland’s new parliament in 1999, Donald Dewar found himself speaking to a young Glasgow councillor called Steven Pur...
The Jaggy Thistle guides you through the creation of the 7th Scottish Parliament
Well, today’s my 64th birthday. I am officially the Beatles definition of old. And what better way to spend the day than with you, the wise Jaggy Thistle read...
THE JAGGY THISTLE PODCAST: Today, with the Holyrood election just days away, I am talking about tactical voting. Up to a third of Scots intend to vote tactically on polling day on Thursday, either to kick out the SNP or block the rise of R...
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Columnist, The Times. Editor, The Jaggy Thistle. Orwell Fellow. I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king.
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