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22nd October 2022

Published by Sara Salyers at 22nd October 2022

What’s in a name?

What’s in a Name? by Sara Salyers Not much, we might have thought but apparently, we were wrong. It seems a name is enough for no less a person than Dorothy Bain, the Lord Advocate of Scotland to state as a certain fact, that the Treaty of Union saw the extinction of the Kingdoms of Scotland and England and […]

4th February 2022

Published by Cait Murray at 4th February 2022

Independence, above Party, Politicians and Personalities

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. […]

29th March 2021

Published by Ken McDonald at 29th March 2021

WORLD BOXING CHAMPION ENTERS THE RING AS ALBA PARTY CANDIDATE

Press Release ALEX ARTHUR, the Commonwealth Gold Medallist and former WBO Champion of the World will make a sensational switch from the arena of boxing to enter the ring as an Alba Party Candidate for the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections. Days after the launch of Alba, and following a number of political defections, the party has started to unveil what […]

24th March 2021

Published by Ken McDonald at 24th March 2021

“INQUIRY FINDINGS MUST BE ACCEPTED” SAYS SALMOND

Below is a public statement from Alex Salmond – Wednesday, 24th March 2021 “This is my third and final public statement on the subject of the parliamentary and Hamilton investigations and the Dunlop Review. The Inquiries are over and despite their manifest limitations, the findings are in and must be accepted, just like the verdicts of juries and […]

11th December 2020

Published by Ken McDonald at 11th December 2020

New Indy Organisation for 2021

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 […]

3rd August 2020

Published by Clyn Laurie at 3rd August 2020

Opinion – The Lairds

Former Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson is lined up for a peerage and the reactions are as predictable as dropping a fist-sized chunk of magnesium in a sink of water (©my high school Chemistry supply teacher). “Reward for what?” is the standard printable response and one that underlines one of the two fundamental problems people have with the House […]

10th June 2020

Published by Gordon Craigie at 10th June 2020

‘Leslie Wilson, the man no prison camp could hold!’

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

Published by Bill Dale at 15th March 2020

Some Suggestions for Community Self-Help in the Virus Crisis

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). […]

2nd February 2020

Published by The Indy Lawyer at 2nd February 2020

The Big Light

Candles mean different things to different folk; women like smelly ones, or those in fancy colours with sparkles, glitter and wee mysterious speckles on the surface. Some of us light candles in churches, perhaps particularly abroad on holidays or pilgrimage, in special or hallowed places when we take time to remember those who have gone before us. And though candles […]