A leading British feminist, who campaigns against violence towards women, has claimed that she was attacked in Edinburgh last night by a transgender person.
The Tory leadership contest could really be quite amusing, if the consequences werenât so tragic for us all. Itâs perfect for a reality TV show as the bad, the mad and the sad go on public display.
The subtitle of this fascinating book is important: âA Guide To An Imagined Scotlandâ â not therefore Scotland just as it is, but Scotland as it might have been, might indeed be. Many readers skip introductions. This bookâs introduction must be read. Skip it and you will be puzzled, baffled, irritated or even angered. Open the book at random, find yourself on page 264 and you will be surprised to find that âglorious edificeâ Marischal College now apparently re-named Sutherland College after âa penniless wartime refugee who fled Hong Kong when the Second World War broke outâ and âmoved to Aberdeen.â âWhat the hell,â you might mutter, âis happening? Have I gone daft?â
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