Last Ones Left Alive, by Sarah Davis-Goff

A review of the haunting dystopian novel Last Ones Left Alive by Sarah Davis-Goff.

What the Scottish Government should have been doing

One of the big complaints among some supporters of Scottish independence in recent years has been about the apparent foot-dragging by the Scottish Government in their supposed pursuit of the powers to hold a second referendum on independence. Following the SNP’s overwhelming victory in Scotland in the General Election at the end of last year…

All Strangers Are Kin, by Zora O’Neill

A review of the wonderful travelogue “All Strangers are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World” by Zora O’Neill.

Photography / Uncategorized

The war in Stroma

One of my photos from Stroma has been used in a newspaper’s Remembrance Sunday article about the island’s war dead.

Scottish politics

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.

We must revoke

A thoroughly depressing post on why Brexit needs to be stopped and why it won’t be.

Independence is boring

The idea of Scotland being independent is increasingly boring me. Here’s why that’s a good thing – and an opportunity.

Money, money, money

Why I don’t care what currency an independent Scotland will use, why that’s OK, and why that demonstrates a wider point about independence.

Scexit’s not Brexit

In which I offer five reasons as to why Brexit tells us nothing about Scottish independence.

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.