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For both the UK and Scottish Parliaments, the wording of the oath is prescribed by the Promissory Oaths Act 1868. Alternatively, also under the Oaths Act 1978, Members may make a (secular) solemn affirmation …
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At the swearing-in ceremony that takes place at the beginning of a new session of the UK Parliament, the oath or affirmation must be taken initially in English, but Members of both Houses may follow this …
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Question S1W-03293: Michael Russell, South of Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 14/12/1999To ask the Scottish Executive how much it spends in total annually on the development and promotion …
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Motion S4M-01323: Dennis Robertson, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 11/11/2011Congratulations on Citty Finlayson Nomination for Shona Donaldson That the Parliament congratulates …
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Question S3O-08251: Bill Wilson, West of Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date Lodged: 29/10/2009To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the Scots language alongside Gaelic in the summary …
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The Scots Language Centre would like to congratulate Alessandra D’Agostino on passing her degree. Alessandra, who is a student at the Faculty of Languages at the University “G. Annunzio” …
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Translator and writer Frances Robson has recently published a translation that will be sure to interest those with both an interest in translation into Scots, and Russian culture and history. Frances …
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One of Scotland's oldest ballads, sung or told as a story in many countries, about fatal jealousy between sisters.There are many Scottish, English and American versions of this ballad. It …
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Daidle or daidlie is rather long windedly defined in the Dictionary of the Scots Language as: “A pinafore, a cloth put on the breast of a child, to keep it clean during the time of eating, …
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The Dictionary of the Scots Language www.dsl.ac.uk defines a mutch as “A head-dress, especially a close-fitting day cap of white linen or muslin…specifically such as used to be worn …