
Reza Pahlavi – ‘The Old Pretender’ to the Iranian throne
IN THE 17th century, James Francis Edward Stuart, the son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland, was born just months

IN THE 17th century, James Francis Edward Stuart, the son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland, was born just months

The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World – by Tim Marshall Elliott and Thompson Limited, 238 pages, Hardback. ISBN

INHERITANCE TAX is not only double taxation on the middle classes, it is an expensive and ineffective way of raising government revenue. With the cost

THE END of a regime can occur in different ways. There is, of course, violent insurrection. Or the democratic process can unseat an incumbent. Relentless

Hamish Gobson’s diary: the view from across the Uisge 4 May 2023 OUT ON THE MOSS, enjoying the glorious May

SOME MEMBERS of the House of Lords have written a letter to the Times complaining the retained EU regulations will be removed by ministers without

MSP and ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was at Holyrood last week, where she bumped into the media and gave an impromptu little speech in the

Hamish Gobson’s diary: the view from across the Uisge 28 April 2023 IT IS CONSOLING to hear that the Scottish

WHO HASN’T been spell-bound by the drama unfolding in Scottish politics since Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation? When she resigned, I wrote about tectonic plates shifting,

THE Black Maternal Health report, published this month, looked at ‘Disparities in outcomes for ethnic mothers’. Any study that looks for ways to improve health

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THIS WEEK the ONS published its monthly employment data to a fanfare of approval. Unemployment is close to a 50-year low – employment participation rates