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Trees of life and death

12 August 2016 11:00 pm

Was it perhaps the landscape historian Oliver Rackham who gave rise to our present preoccupation with old trees through his…

Long lives the King

12 August 2016 11:00 pm

Elvis only ever appeared in one commercial in his life — for Southern Maid, his favourite jam doughnut shop. That…

They’re all doomed

12 August 2016 11:00 pm

Night of Fire is Colin Thubron’s first novel for 14 years. For most of us he is better known as…

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by Sunset66

12 August 2016 1:07 am

Maybe be you could swagger to the sash Got something to add? Join the discussion and comment below.

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by Arron Blue

12 August 2016 1:07 am

“If it is, then instead of embracing this venality Scottish artists should aim to transcend and transform.” When do you…

Comment on The Clintons made Trump by bob labinne

12 August 2016 1:06 am

For my personnal taste, I prefer to get screwed by a stupid guy, than a experienced man or woman. I…

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by Sunset66

12 August 2016 1:06 am

I have told you before you are in a very small minority of scots who choose to denigrate their own…

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by Arron Blue

12 August 2016 1:06 am

James [OBE] is writing a new opera entitled “The Scottish Cringe”. It deals with his own beliefs. Got something to…

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by CraigStrachan

12 August 2016 1:04 am

Rule Britannia sounds danceable to you? Got something to add? Join the discussion and comment below.

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by CraigStrachan

12 August 2016 1:03 am

Expansiveness is more your thing. I keep it short and sweet. Got something to add? Join the discussion and comment…

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by Arron Blue

12 August 2016 1:02 am

“…seems…” Got something to add? Join the discussion and comment below.

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by Arron Blue

12 August 2016 1:01 am

Poor old James… OBE Got something to add? Join the discussion and comment below.

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by Sunset66

12 August 2016 1:00 am

Oh dear back on the Scottish nationalism is a bad thing British nationalism is a good thing . I think…

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by sir_graphus

12 August 2016 12:59 am

Artists follow the money; they used to paint Vatican ceilings and portraits of the Medici. Now it’s govts providing the…

Comment on Christopher Biggins and the fall of civilisation by Trailblazer10

12 August 2016 12:57 am

The politicians etc are not staying schtum. Troops are deployed in France to protect just one particular group. “Hate crimes”…

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by Peter A Bell

12 August 2016 12:57 am

Is it? Would you care to expand on this thoughtlet? Or do you feel, perhaps, that you may already have…

Comment on Zero tolerance, zero sanity by baz2000

12 August 2016 12:49 am

Exactly the same thing happened in Dublin a few months ago. Bunch of Afghans were beaten up ‘for no reason’.…

Comment on Christopher Biggins and the fall of civilisation by Trailblazer10

12 August 2016 12:48 am

“To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” SJW’s always lie:https://www.amazon.co.uk/SJWs-Always-Lie-Taking-Thought-ebook/dp/B014GMBUR4…

Comment on Trump holds the aces by JenB

12 August 2016 12:44 am

The UK media is anti-Trump and anti-Clinton. Honestly, I’ve never seen a more unpalatable choice for American voters. Got something…

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by Peter A Bell

12 August 2016 12:43 am

The point, which you are evidently too shallow-minded to perceive, is not that particular tastes are unremarkable, but that diversity…

Comment on Trump holds the aces by JenB

12 August 2016 12:40 am

Anyone but Trump for me and I’m a conservative. The man is toxic to the GOP and the USA. I…

Comment on Trump holds the aces by Samantha

12 August 2016 12:36 am

I witnessed him once, The Donald… I fainted. Got something to add? Join the discussion and comment below.

Comment on Tartan-ing up the arts by CraigStrachan

12 August 2016 12:35 am

“Inferiorism” is another word for Scottish nationalism, surely? Got something to add? Join the discussion and comment below.

Comment on Trump holds the aces by Sargv

12 August 2016 12:32 am

Well, Obama was not that bad. Or do you mean – for the change? Got something to add? Join the…

Comment on Trump holds the aces by edithgrove

12 August 2016 12:31 am

“The primary strength of Donald Trump’s campaign is hidden in plain sight: he is genuinely funny.” He hasn’t been funny…