Brexit has changed many of the calculations around the implications of Scottish independence in the European Union compared to 2014, not least the question of borders. That the Scottish Government has been loath to analyse the border question is not surprising – it’s a very tricky one. But now the UK has left the EU – and in just over four months will leave the EU’s single … [Read more...] about Scotland’s borders and independence
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Scottish food, US-UK trade and GM
The first shadow boxing for the post-Brexit trade talks has begun.Wholly predictable hackles have been raised by the US Ambassador, Woody Johnson, who has accused UK farming of being a “museum of agriculture” which should embrace chlorine-washed chicken and the feeding of growth hormones to cattle.In his Daily Telegraph article, he argues that “it is time the myths … [Read more...] about Scottish food, US-UK trade and GM
Slaves of Fashion: from Punjab to Paisley
The Singh twins work in the Indian miniaturist tradition and have received many accolades for their art.Their latest exhibition Slaves of Fashion – on its way from Liverpool to Wolverhampton if you are in the vicinity – contains some of the most challenging, beautiful work I’ve seen in a long time.The exhibition aims to ‘explore enslavement and consumerism in the 21st … [Read more...] about Slaves of Fashion: from Punjab to Paisley
Europe’s future is Walloon – and Scottish?
Europe, it seems, has been looking in the wrong place to understand its malaise.At different points in the past couple of years, the Poles, the Hungarians and, of course, the British have been singled out as the principal internal opponents of the European project. But now it appears that the real obstacle lay closer to the home of the European institutions in … [Read more...] about Europe’s future is Walloon – and Scottish?