“In a week during which Scotland celebrated the 260th birthday of Robert Burns, it lost another Ayrshire writing colossus in the shape of the peerless sportswriter Hugh McIlvanney.”
Farming Matters: As Ithers See Us
Abraham Lincoln & Robert Burns
“Robert Burns is Scotland’s poet but he belongs to the world….I make no apologies for beginning my story about Burns not in Ayrshire, but in America.”
Farming Matters: Enter the Zone
“How wretched is the person who hangs on by the favours of the powerful” (Robert Burns)
Farming Matters: For A’ That
“Timing is irrelevant. Either independence is a good idea or it is not”
Farming Matters: A serious question. Why are we still here?
“Either independence is a good idea or it isn’t. The movement is a cause or it is nothing.”
Farming Matters:Reasons to be Cheerful
“At what point does our admirable commitment to compromise and collegiate consensus-seeking with people who have “tint their reason a’ thegither” become a lost cause?”
Farming Matters: How We Will Win
“farming is a brilliant prism through which to view the unravelling permabouroch of Brexit and the ongoing discussion about our constitutional situation.”
Farming Matters: Different Days
“Some thoughts. These are different days. Firstly, backing Brexit isn’t brave. “
Farming Matters: As Ithers See Us
“In the end, it’s about how we see ourselves. It’s about pride. It’s about how we see ourselves.”
Farming Matters: The Tipping Point
“A lot has happened, and I’m not happy. To borrow from another Burns poem, I’ve been “nursing my wrath to keep it warm”.
