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The Day Democracy Left

I write this on the evening Boris Johnstone prorogued Parliament. Some have called it the deterioration of democracy, buy why?

Boris Johnstone, Britain, Democracy, Empire, End of Democracy, Politics, Prorogue, Ruth Davidson, Scotland, UK

Capture Scotland

A photo series of Scotland with my Canon AE1 program. Looking through the lens at the changing season

Analogue, Canon, Glen coe, Loch Ness, Nature, Photography, Scotland, Skye, Urquhart Castle

Helin’ air to heal Londoners

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

Environment, London, Mindfulness, Scotland, Short break, Tourism, Travel, Visit Scotland, Wellness

Do good

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

Edinburgh, Scotland, Summer

The veggie haggis: A dish for these times

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

food, Haggis, History, Scotland, Tradition, Travel, Vegan, Visitscotland

England, a part of an island

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

Brexit, E.U, England, Family, Hulme, Humanity, Manchester, Politics, Scotland, visitengland

Skye High Tourism

Skye, do they have the stones to deal with the problem? In the previous five years, this Hebridean Island has … More

Conflict, Ecology, Environment, Fairy Glen, Places, Portree, Scotland, Skye, Tourism, West Coast

Mull – happy tree friends

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

Ecology, Environment, Forestry, Hebrides, Island, Scotland, Tourism, Travel, UK, Vegan

Dunvegan jihad

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

History, Isle of Skye, Scotland, Syria

I don’t know whether the weather..

‘And how is the weather where you are Joan?’   ‘Well, Alice it has been another record-breaking day here in … More

BBC, Britain, Climate change, creative writing, England, Environment, News, Scotland, UK, Weather

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