Archive - A Letter from Scotland

May 2025

Are Scotland’s Ferries Too Cheap?

Leaving the carapace at home

May 30 •

Should you judge a cover by its book?

Designer Jim Hutcheson on the artistry and algorithms of book covers

May 23 •

As ye sew: Scotland's medieval vestments

Embroidered garments for religious ceremony have a long history

May 13 •

FOMO for a Spanish power cut

Guest post by Luca Wolfe Murray

May 5 •

April 2025

Scots pay more for energy under UK system

The privatised energy network is regulated in a way that works to England's advantage

Apr 30 •

For Women Scotland - the book

The notion that it is wrong to debate trans rights has foundered in Edinburgh

Apr 24 •

The UK's supreme court ruling - and a novel about trans people

Novel about a trans man in 19th century New York is an opportunity to understand them as individuals not stereoptypes

Apr 16 •

Was Willie McRae murdered by the British State?

40 years since McRae was found dying - still no answers.

Apr 5 •

March 2025

The Battle Stone may still be standing

Mar 29 •

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