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There are few more controversial episodes in the history of Scotland than the Treaty of Union between England and Scotland, precisely because it continues to affect our lives today. We should note here …
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The third of our documents about political matters is a poem composed by Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington (1496-1586) who had a long career in the Scottish government under James V, Queen Mary and James …
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Student Theo Jones, who is
studying linguistics at the University of Groningen (Netherlands), is calling
for Scottish residents to help out by taking a short survey on the Scots
language. Jones, …
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Members of the Scots
language community will be aware that Scots is represented within the Council
of Europe Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML for short). The UK
Government ratified …
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Ever since John Barbour put quill to
parchment in the 1370s, people have been debating and discussing political
matters on paper through the Scots language, and long before that era, in
Anglo-Saxon …
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We plan to have some poems on a theme of 'Hopes for Scotland' in the coming months, but first it is a pleasure to bring you this debut poem by Lorna Wallace. Tae a Selfie caused a sensation …
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It's January - that means it's time for my annual column in Shetland Life.
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In November 2013 the Scottish Government published its
White Paper, Scotlands Future: Your Guide to an Independent Scotland.
The purpose of the White Paper is to lay out the governments plans …
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It
was recently reported in the press (Daily Record, 2 January), that the
popularity of the Scots language was given a boost by the results of a survey
of Scottish culture. Conducted by ScotPoll, …