Jings - this has been some week for politicians and journalists who don’t know as much as they think they do about Scotland to spout off about Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised - on a trip down south last weekend I stood for some time in a large and…
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1 A game of cooperation The first Porsches of spring are making their way around our single-track Highland roads and we are having to adjust our driving…
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“Mum, ChatGPT is gaslighting you!” That was the response from my young associates when I shared conversations I have been having with the famous new…
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Kate Forbes has been impressive this week: warm, eloquent, passionate - and apparently undaunted by the bruising first days of her campaign. When on day…
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A Scottish Muslim of Pakistani heritage and an English Hindu of Indian heritage could potentially work together to negotiate the partition of Britain…
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February 4
I am breaking up the winter by working from an Airbnb in Gran Canaria - but unfortunately, I have spent most of it so far ill with Covid. One night last…
This is the time of year when commentators make - usually very gloomy - predictions for the year ahead. It is a chancy business. Nobody, no matter how…
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A letter from Scotland