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4th February 2022
Apologies everyone we are behind on the usual timescales but there is a reason. As you might be aware Ken, our iScot editor, has been dealt a few health knocks recently. He had a mild heart attack and stents fitted in the autumn and then, as luck would have it, he has been recently diagnosed with inoperable slow-growing cancer. […]
11th December 2020
NEW INDY MEMBER ORGANISATION GETS DOWN TO WORK, EXPECTS TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL IN NEW YEAR The new mass membership organisation for supporters of Scottish independence has begun detailed preparations for a full public launch in early 2021. The 15-person interim National Committee is meeting (virtually) twice a week, supported by a growing number of technical committees staffed by volunteers […]
10th June 2020
He never spoke about it… There’s usually a trigger for iScot stories, though it’s not always obvious at the time. Back in November last year, I read something that made me search online for a Channel 4 documentary, Dunkirk: The Forgotten Heroes, that tells the story of the 51st (Highland) Division who were left behind in France after the Dunkirk […]
15th March 2020
These suggestions have been prepared for general use and especially for the vulnerable in society such as those with heart/lung disorders, the elderly (over 60s) and immune-suppressed, for example, those on chemotherapy. Check your neighbours, particularly the elderly and/or vulnerable. Minimise exposure by avoiding public transport, public gatherings and groups of people (e.g. in pubs, restaurants and places of worship). […]
10th September 2019
I wonder if those who say things like “we are not at the end of the Section 30 order road” have ever stopped to think about what a Section 30 order actually is. When I hear people insisting that a Section 30 order is absolutely required for a referendum on restoring Scotland’s independence to be ‘legal and ‘binding’, I tend […]
18th April 2019
Dear Editor, As ever I’m enjoying the latest iScot magazine, and there seemed to be a bit of a theme going on about IndyRef2, ‘caw canny’ – ‘bide y’r time’. I was reminded the other day of this saying by John Lennon. “Life happens when you are planning other things” Last Friday, I went to the bank and cancelled all […]
3rd April 2019
If you look in the dictionary for a definition of remote, there’s probably a photograph of Balchrick! Located around 3 miles north-west of Kinlochbervie and 10 miles south-west of Cape Wrath, Balchrick is over 500 miles away from London yet only 250 miles from the Faroe Islands. It also happens to be around 650 miles away from Brussels, which will […]
6th January 2019
A very Happy New Year to you! 2019 is going to be a very interesting and sadly life changing event for many of us. Who knows where this Brexit uncertainty will lead to, but one thing is for sure – sunlit uplands it won’t be. As we enter our 5th year of publication I’d very much like to […]