Editorials, opinion pieces, and political columns.
“The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims, have been born of ernest struggle….. Power concedes nothing without demand. It never did and it never will”. Frederick Douglass, 1857.
“I’m not one to complain but I have to register my outrage at the sight of the protests against our Prime Minister’s visit to Orkney.”
“Research into the climatic effects of rock weathering has a long history, for it represents one of the major components of the global carbon cycle, as well as the rock cycle.”
“Cinema Paradiso is one such film. It spans a lifetime and is my favourite film about childhood , romance and unrequited love.”
“No champagne or chocolates from Boris Johnson for those who gave their everything for others, a concept completely alien to the present U.K Government.”
“Having just finished ‘Skara – The Fourth Wave’ by Andrew Appleby I thought I’d write of my response to reading this book”
“Set in the distant future Dune is the story of Paul Atreides the heir presumptive to Duke Leto Atreides who has recently been made steward of the desert planet Arrakis otherwise known as Dune.”
“More and more families across Scotland are facing financial hardship, but the SNP Government are failing to provide the direct and immediate support needed. “
“The day had started soggy, then cleared up, so we thought that a walk on a beach would be best”
“I would have thought OIC might be interested in saving £50m in capital cost whilst at the same time doubling ferry vehicle capacity.”
