What the second Yes campaign should look like
The second independence referendum looks like it’s happening, so here’s what I think the Yes campaign should look like.
Missing the point on Brexit
Do you think that Brexit is a cautionary tale for trying to make Scottish independence? Not surprisingly, I disagree. Here’s why.
Fantasy tram network for Inverness
An excruciatingly detailed walk-through of my imagined fantasy tram network for Inverness.
Review: Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, by Rebecca West (part 2)
The final piece of my 2017 reading project jigsaw – part 2 of my review of Black Lamb and Grey Falcon.
Brexit like it’s 1999
How an obscure party political broadcast from twenty years ago is a chilling prophesy of today’s ugly Brexit-era politics.
My United Kingdom
In the final post in a trilogy on Scottish politics, I imagine what the UK would have to look like for me to vote to remain in it.
Make The Best Of It
In the second of a three-part blog post series, I imagine a “blue skies thinking” political game called “Make The Best of It”. Fancy trying it out?
The Awful-Brilliant Game
In the first in a trio of posts on Scottish politics, I imagine playing a game called The Awful-Brilliant Game with Richard Leonard, the Scottish Labour leader. You can play too.
Leave No Trace: a film review
A review of the beautiful and thought-provoking film Leave No Trace, which I saw at the cinema recently.
A walk from Inverness to Drumnadrochit
An account of a more than twenty mile walk from Inverness to Drumnadrochit.
Underground Worlds
I recently had a photo published in a beautiful book called Underground Worlds: A Guide to Spectacular Subterranean Places, by David Farley. Here’s a little bit about it.
A year of Reading Female Travel Writers
Seven things I have learned having completed my 2017 Reading Female Travel Writers project.
Review: The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd
The review of my final title from my Reading Female Travel Writers project: Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain.
La Fortuna Semajno
Artikolo en Esperanto en Skotlando pri aventuro en Madrido. An article in Esperanto in Scotland about an adventure in Madrid.
Preview: The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd
My preview of the last book in my 2017 quest to read female travel writers: Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain.
Review: Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa
My review of November’s Reading Female Travel Writers title, Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa.
Preview: Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa
My preview of November’s title in my Reading Female Travel Writers series – Noo Saro-Wiwa’s “Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria”.
Review: Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston
My review of November’s title in my Reading Female Travel Writer series, Zora Neale Hurston’s Tell My Horse.
Preview: Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston
My preview of Tell My Horse, by Zora Neale Hurston, October’s title in my Reading Female Travel Writers project.
Review: Ghost Trails, by Jill Homer
My review of September’s Reading Female Travel Writers title, the utterly incredible Ghost Trails by Jill Homer.
Preview: Ghost Trails, by Jill Homer
A preview of my September title for my “Reading Female Travel Writers” mission – Jill Homer’s Ghost Trails.