There is a typically dire, fact-free article on the Scottish language (Scottish Gaelic) in today’s Herald newspaper, penned by the writer Brian Beacom. In the
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Fake News? The Christmas Box PR Kit, Written By The Scottish Labour Party, Printed By The Scottish Press
All industries have their little trade secrets, methods of production they would prefer to keep under wraps, and the news media is no different. That
The Caterthuns, Two Iron Age Hillforts In Scotland
Some of you may have already seen this wonderful drone footage by Kieran Baxter featuring the Caterthuns, a pair of large hill forts about one
Stuart Campbell, Wings Over Scotland And Divided Nationalism In Scotland
Readers of An Sionnach Fionn might be familiar with Wings Over Scotland (WOS), the influential Scottish politics blog founded in late 2011 by the former
Arlene Foster’s Letter Concerning Irish Gay Couples Marrying In Scotland
Talking of the Democratic Unionist Party, in the immediate aftermath of the general election in the United Kingdom, Marco Biagi, a former Scottish National Party
Lib Dem Tim Farron Accuses The Scots Of Abuse While Abusing A Scot
Not only do the people of Greater England believe that all of the world’s historical empires were bad except for their empire, they also believe that all
The Gaelic Gestapo. Shaping The Language Of Hate In Scotland
To name a thing is to control a thing. Words have a power beyond the immediate and obvious. The process of naming shapes perception and
A Reunited Ireland And The Rejectionist Politics Of Northern Unionism
A longer guest post by Mark Petticrew, a politics’ student at the University Of Ulster Jordanstown, examining the contrasting obstacles British unionism places in the way of
Echoes Of The Irish Revolution In Brexit Britain And The Scottish Independence Debate
These thoughts strike me in relation to the current post-referendum turmoil in Britain, and Scotland in particular. Ireland’s failed Easter Rising of 1916 = Scotland’s failed
Following On From Brexit Is It Now Time For UnityRef?
There is more than a little irony for Scotland in the negative outcome of the United Kingdom’s plebiscite on its continued membership of the European Union. One of
The Scottish Government Backs BBC Alba In The Wake Of Tory Budget Cuts
Last November I featured news from Britain on the decision by the Conservative Party government in London to make savage cuts to the public funding of S4C, the Welsh language
Irish And Celtic Origins In The Late Bronze Age
At the end of last year I discussed the publication of a research paper analysing the ancient DNA remains of a number of individuals who reached Ireland during – and perhaps
An Elvish Alphabet Is Not A Gaelic Alphabet
From a report on the position of the Scottish Gaelic language in Nova Scotia, published by the Metro News Canada website yesterday: “Nova Scotia’s Office of
Hating The Gaelic
Following a brief period of relative quiet the haters of Scottish Gaelic are back in full-swing, attacking new education legislation in Scotland which includes provisions
The Gaelic-Haters Of Britain Are At It Again
Well, it’s been a busy week for those who despise the Scottish Gaelic language and the communities which speak it. From attack-stories on government support for language rights and education
The Latest Fake Controversy Over Scottish Gaelic In Scotland
So, another day, another staged controversy drummed up by anglophone supremacists (for which one can read in this case, British nationalists) attacking equal use and prominence for
Britnat Nastiness Is Mainstream In The UK Press
Merryn Somerset Webb is a relatively well-known business journalist and editor in the UK who writes on a wide range of financial matters for the British press. So it was somewhat surprising to
The Neo-Celtic Architectural Revival That Wasn’t
Most observers agree that the applicability of the term “Celtic architecture” is largely a matter of perception since no such tradition of building design has survived into the modern
British Airstrikes In Syria, Action Without Purpose
Two bravura opinion pieces from the Celtic world protesting the bellicosity of Greater England’s morally bankrupt political classes and their determination to condemn others to violent deaths in order
Celtic-Speaking Communities Of Britain Denied Funding
While most eyes and ears were focused on the headline-grabbing announcements in the November budgetary review by the UK’s aristocratic finance minister, George Osborne, more seasoned observers were analysing the lesser
The Irish Driver Theory Test – In Gaelic?
A couple of days ago I was helping my sister complete her online application form for the driver theory test when we encountered a drop-down menu that offered several different
Restorative Justice For The Celtic Peoples
Returning to the issue of righting old wrongs, what might be described as restorative justice for dispossessed cultures, Paula Young Lee makes these observations on the decision
