At a crossroads for Scottish nationalism Boris Johnsonâs bombastic Tories arenât the only ones making a spectacle of themselves, writes Dani Garavelli
This weekâs warning from Edinburgh World Heritage that the Royal Mile is in danger of becoming a tourist ghetto carefully avoided the words âtartan tatâ, instead settling for worrying about too many gift and souvenir shops.
It started on a jocular note. âI will not seek, nor will I accept, my partyâs nomination for the President of the United States,â said Tom Watson to a chorus of laughter. As that died down, his tone quickly turned serious as he then made an announcement that will be met with sadness by every single British golf fan lucky to have watched the man who was the best links player of his generation.
He is one of Scotlandâs leading land rights and environmental activists. Now Alastair McIntoshâs efforts to help remote communities fight back against corporate power are set to inspire a major theatre production.
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