14 February 2012
Old Ideas by Leonard Cohen: Review
Losing your pension pot is hardly justification for a 77 year old entertainer’s completing a…
13 February 2012
What Orwell teaches us today
Less than a year before his early death on 24 January 1950, 60 years ago,…
13 February 2012
Scotland's folk hero: Hamish Henderson
'Poetry Becomes People', the second volume of Timothy Neat's biography of Hamish Henderson (Polygon Books,…
13 February 2012
Up to you, old boy: the groundwork for Megrahi's release was done over a cup of coffee in London
One of the enraging features of modern politics, thrown into sharp relief by the Megrahi…
13 February 2012
An old-fashioned liberal: Alex Wood on the enduring magic of Millar
There is not a day passes but an Arthur Miller play is performed in some…
13 February 2012
Towards a more tolerant Scotland: Alex Wood sees some hope in the controversy engulfing the Church of Scotland
There's a Presbyterian streak in many Scots, including those without denominational affiliation or even religion,…
13 February 2012
Ridiculed no more
Last week in Madrid, in the Prado, I discovered Dürer's self-portrait. It shows a young…
