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Open Up the Registers, from Land Matters
It is an odd state of affairs that it is easier to find out the ownership of land in 1915 than it is in 2018. The Finance Act of 1910 (Lloyd George’s…
Peace on the Far Side of Nuclear Weapons
“. . . real security can only be shared . . .” I call it news in a cage: the fact that the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has been awarded…
Origami Peace Crane Project
A group gathered at McKelvie Road housing in Lamlash on Sunday afternoon with the aim of learning how to make origami peace cranes. Aided by tea and biscuits and the enthusiasm of…
Women in Black
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Book Review – Chernobyl Prayer
Chernobyl Prayer A Chronicle of the Future Svetlana Alexievich, Penguin On 26 April 1986, reactor number four at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, exploded and…
… and a Merry Christmas from CalMac
On the 22nd of December the CalMac ferry Loch Linnhe was on sea trials around Great Cumbrae and we noticed (on Marine Traffic) that the Master had created a seasonal message for…
And Finally: Scotland in Europe – A Message from Alyn Smith MEP
It has been a long year, and the ongoing failures of the Brexiters gives no joy to the rest of us tied to the train crash they have set in motion. This…
Arran’s housing market
Over the last few months we have noticed more "Under Offer" signs appearing around the island and felt that the housing market was picking up. Ann Rhead of Arran Estate Agents kindly…
Unready Scotland
Unready Scotland A report by David Mackenzie and Jane Tallents for Nukewatch UK has highlighted the lack of preparation by Scottish public authorities for an incident involving the transport of nuclear weapons…
Letters
Following last month's Book Review, we received this letter which is published in full. Re: Book Review: Bart D. Ehrman: Whose Word Is It? A rather remarkable review appeared in the November…
Mans Inhumanity to Man – 100 Years of Balfour
The State of Israel may have a right to exist under international law but we should not tolerate an expansionist and imperialist Israeli state and Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein the UN High Commissioner…
Measuring the Potholes
As the cold weather starts to set in, more and more potholes may start to appear on roads – a dreaded issue for both drivers and local councils. New research presented in…