... of the United Kingdom (UK), Boris Johnson, has been visiting Scotland this week. In what is seen as an attempt to try and counter the rise ... Acts of Union that declared that the kingdoms of England and Scotland were "United into One Kingdom by the Name of Great Britain". The ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jul 24 2020 - 8:08pm
Douglas MacQueen's blog The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which continues the process of land reform in Scotland following the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015. Established ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 28 2017 - 1:03pm
... republic, an independent Northern Ireland and an independent Scotland, a union which could be of benefit to the approximately 12 million ... of an opinion piece published on the website “Herald Scotland”. Under the title “Agenda – Should an Independent Scotland and ...
Emmett McIntyre - Apr 4 2017 - 2:43am
... to build on last year’s record attendance with the 2014 “Scotland Music Showcase ” . This major festival has seen such success ... 2014 Irish Fest celebrates the richness and diversity of Scotland’s traditional music. Beyond the well-known sounds of bagpipes, the ...
Emmett McIntyre - Aug 12 2014 - 1:53pm - 0 comments
... MacQueen's blog William Wallace was a hero of Scotland and a true patriot. He struck fear into the the tyrannical, evil, ... Standing on the hill of Abbey Craig overlooking Stirling in Scotland is The National Wallace Monument. Designed by the Edinburgh-born ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 30 2019 - 12:52pm
... A government spokesman has cited majority support throughout Scotland for the Gaelic Language. Pledging the support of the Scottish ... delivered a ringing endorsement of the Celtic Tongue of Scotland in a speech in Stornoway (Steòrnabhagh) on the Isle of Lewis in ...
Emmett McIntyre - Oct 21 2016 - 7:27pm - 0 comments
... forefront of the struggle to return the Celtic language of Scotland to its rightful place are in the news for demonstrating academic excellence and for advancing Gaelic medium education. Scotland’s Stornoway Gazette reports under the headline “HMI Report Shows ...
Niall McCarsten - Jul 8 2014 - 9:47pm - 0 comments
... of two protesters at the Faslane nuclear base in Scotland. 'Nuclear protesters imprisonment condemned' A resolution ... Isle of Man) condemned the imprisonment of two protesters is Scotland on charges related to disrupting the movement and storage of nuclear ...
Douglas MacQueen - Aug 2 2017 - 2:22pm
Eibhlin O'Neill's blog Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will visit Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha ... to expand business, cultural and political links between Scotland and Ireland. During the trip to Dublin the First Minister will visit ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - Nov 27 2016 - 2:18pm - 0 comments
... is just another sign of the Celtic Tongue’s resurgence in Scotland’s largest city. Glasgow City Council have announced plans to open ... then it may very well be English which is threatened in Scotland’s metropolis. The dramatic increase in the number of students in ...
Emmett McIntyre - Feb 26 2018 - 9:43pm