Edinburgh, August 7 Letter from Scotland 8 – sign up to receive them here How much of what food costs to produce should the consumer pay? The European Union’s Common Agricultural…
Edinburgh August 6, 2021 Number 7 in my newsletters on Scottish current affairs – sign up to receive them by email here Scotland’s drug death numbers for 2020 were shocking – much…
Edinburgh August 4 This is the number 6 of my newsletters on Scottish current affairs – sign up to receive them by email here I took part in a You…
Went to the cinema to see the movie ‘Limbo’ tonight – it’s about a refugee who has been put on a mythic Scottish island to await the result of his…
There is a Latin saying “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” – but who will guard the guards? The same could be asked about the complaints about the SNP’s new complaints secretary….
A hard Brexit combined with a global pandemic is affecting the food supply in Scotland. There are obvious issues with the range and quality of produce available in many shops. …
First published in the Sunday National, August 1 2021 Supermarket staff are being told to “overface” – move sparse goods to the front of shelves, some customers are becoming upset…
This is the second of my newsletters on Scottish current affairs – sign up to receive them by email here Edinburgh, Saturday, July 31 The big story in Scotland today…
This is the first of my newsletters on Scottish current affairs – sign up to receive them by email here Edinburgh, Friday, July 30 Around our kitchen table in Edinburgh…
First published in the Sunday National, July 24, 2021 Pitlochry co-op at the weekend Interruptions to the food supply to Scottish shops and restaurants are largely due to Brexit…
Photo Rob Bruce A slightly shorter version of this piece appeared in the Daily Telegraph on July 23, 2021
First published in the Sunday National, July 18, 2021 People across Scotland are noticing gaps in the fruit and vegetable displays at supermarkets and a decline in quality with some…
Oranges growing all over the centre of Edinburgh? No it is not a sign of climate change – the city is sporting an overgrowth of fake flowers and foliage. The…
First published in the National on Sunday, June 27, 2021 Ewan Brown and his support runner descending Beinn Eighe in the Celtman race A DIFFERENT crowd of tourists and seasonal…
Photo – Rob Bruce The row of turreted tents for the international press pack that has appeared on the green sward outside Holyrood looks a little like the set…
A dozen white-painted cottages strung along the seafront harbour in the hamlet of Diabaig look out on a postcard-perfect West Highland vista – but there are few inhabitants to enjoy…
“I have walked down both Las Ramblas in the sunshine and Sauchiehall Street in the rain – and I prefer the latter” I read this quote in an article –…
The Rings fountain in Boston – pic Rob Bruce The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child which was recently incorporated into Scots law gives children a right to…
Seumas MacInnes who has run the Cafe Gandolfi at the heart of Glasgow’s Merchant City for 40 years is getting ready to reopen the iconic restaurant on April 26…
I am WFF right now – Working From France. Coming over here for the last chunk of 2020 was a personal Brexit protest. Working and living here has always been…