Alex Meets Donald – An Unlikely Tale of Two Leaders An amusing short story sent into the Voice by one of our very talented readers! When Alex Salmond was a wee boy he loved reading about Scottish kings and queens. He was incensed by the act of Union in 1745 and vowed that one day …

Eating in the UK in the 1950s Sent in by one Voice for Arran reader. Pasta had not been invented. Curry was a surname. A takeaway was a mathematical problem. A pizza was something to do with a leaning tower. Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christmas time. All crisps were plain; the only choice …