Kenneth Roy

How long will
Scotland tolerate
Billy Connolly's jokes?

 

Harry McGrath
More like Canada


Walter Humes

Two young people
who are standing up for
what they believe


Life of George
Es and rabbits


Paul F Cockburn

The blinkered
vision of
Scotland's literati


The Cafe
More dumbing-down

6

Ronnie Smith

The judge who
thinks Franco can
still go on trial


John Cameron
Referenda can be deeeply deceptive

7

7

Gerard Rochford

Snow:
The February

poem


Islay's Scotland
More snow

5


Islay's pics

5

Monifieth, Angus

 

5

West end, Glasgow

 

1

North Berwick, East Lothian

 

5

Glasgow Central Station

 

5

Drumpellier Park, Lanarkshire

Photographs by
Islay McLeod

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Christine Hoy, Edinburgh
Robert Huggan, France
Michael Hughes, Glasgow
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Gordon Hunt, East Kilbride
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Robert P Ingram, Kemnay
DR ROBERT IRVINE, Edinburgh
Professor John Izod, Stirling
Andrea Jack, Cardross
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Ronald Johnstone, Halkirk
Anne Marie Keenan, Lochailort
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Jackie Kemp, Edinburgh
EWAN KENNEDY, Kilmelford
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Pat Lally, Glasgow
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AILEEN LEWIS, Canada
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Richard Love, Edinburgh
TOM LYNCH, London
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Harry McAlister, USA
Rory McAlpine, West Sussex
Stuart McCalman, Elgin
DR JUDITH McCLURE, CBE, Edinburgh
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R K McLeod, Kilmarnock
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Norrie MacQueen, Perth
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Jim Marshall, Canada
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Jane Meagher, Edinburgh
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Maggie Mellon, Edinburgh
Gordon Mill, Glasgow
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Bill Mitchell, Haddington
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Stephen Morris, Cheshire
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Graham Morton, Dunblane
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Richard Norris, Glasgow
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Martin Oliver, Edinburgh
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Neil Paton, Glasgow
Bill Paterson, London
Bob Payne, France
Ronald Peebles, Falkirk
Bob Pegg, Strathpeffer
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Chris Pilley, Edinburgh
ALLYSON POLLOCK, Edinburgh
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Bryan Poole, Cupar
Margaret Powell-Joss, Oban
Alison Prince, Whiting Bay
Donald Rankin, Kirkcaldy
Tessa Ransford, OBE, Edinburgh
David Rattray, Falkirk
Donald L Reid, Beith
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Jean Reid, Glasgow
Professor Norman Reid, Bathgate
Jim Rennie, Paisley
Christelle Le Riguer, Irvine
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Ian Ritchie, Lasswade
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Elizabeth Roberts, Biggar
Professor Richard H Roberts, Stirling
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