RattleRood
- Aug 18, 2020
- 6 min
A quiet revolution: Edinburgh mourns the Fringe, but a brighter future beckons
Alex MacPhail The other day, I languidly strolled through the crooked streets of Edinburgh. Traversing up the steep slope of Victoria...
RattleRood
- Aug 16, 2020
- 3 min
Politicising a pandemic
Tom Wileman As the various glorious leaders of this great nation have been guiding us through the Coronavirus pandemic in the last six...
RattleRood
- Aug 15, 2020
- 5 min
Postcard from Aberdeen: the 'granite city' in lockdown
James Stanyer After four months inside the granite fortresses of Aberdeen, with adherence to and respect for the rules generally very...
RattleRood
- Aug 15, 2020
- 3 min
Does the SNP's new Hate Crime Bill pose a threat to free speech?
Auriol Reddaway “Free speech in itself is never an unfettered right.” This was Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf’s reaction to criticisms...
RattleRood
- Aug 15, 2020
- 8 min
John Swinney does not deserve this media hounding
Adam Losekoot It’s been an interesting week for John Swinney to say the least. The backlash over the SQA results was fierce and despite...