The rumble in the stumble

One of the issues that afflicts the politics of the moment is the way that people revise history to suit … More

Waving to Tories on the B709

I drove on the hairpin roads by Innerleithen on Sunday, narrow enough that they were although not quite single track. … More

VisitScotland target Londoners for wellness breaks, but is Scotland’s tourism ready to morph again?

And so you get back into Edinburgh. You take a nap on South Clerk Street as the readiness of the … More

3 month voluntary placement in Quetzaltenango with the countries only Not For Profit trekking organisation.

Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face Great chieftain o the puddin’-race! The time of year has come and gone. That … More

‘Wot’s the use of talking like that? You know very well that the country is being ruined by foreigners.’ Crass, … More

Mull I wrestled the mini-bus across the Ardnamurchan peninsula. It was bleak outside. The windscreen wipers flapped wildly against the … More

Sat outside the 18th century gardens of Dunvegan Castle, owned for 800 years by the Macleods, I am nestled by … More

So the fitba’s on and so I watch. Everyone does and so everyone is a part of it. And so … More