The tone of the campaign against Scottish independence hit a new low this month. With the polls narrowing recently and voters becoming turned off by the “Better Together” group’s negative campaigning, several senior figur...
Helensburgh, like so many small Scottish towns, conveys a sense of calm: viewed from the vantage point of the local’s friendly golf club the picture is quintessentially Scottish with views over Loch Lomond and the Clyde p...
The crisis in Ukraine has put the EU on high alert not only because of the prospect of war on its border, but also because the conflict between Ukraine and Russia threatens energy security in the rest of the continent as 30 per...
The 17th of December saw the installation of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and her coalition cabinet following the longest entre-en scene of government in German history. Despite the prolonged negotiations, foreign poli...
Afghanistan, a nation marred by violence and poverty, has been given little cause for optimism in recent times. This past weekend, however, hope returned to the hearts of the Afghan people as they came forth to cast their votes...
When one indulges in a book, they live another life for that moment in time – and there is no better way to zone out from reality than with a great book. Like the author George R. R. Martin put it, a reader lives a thousa...
The 21st century has seen China’s economic rise to “great-power” status, thereby allowing Western nations fearing that it intends to challenge the global balance of influence. While realist thinkers such as John J. Mears...
History books tell the 400-year story of one of the most unfathomable practices ever engaged in by mankind – of humans being bought, sold and traded as commodities, and of men and women shackled together on slave ships destin...
Several years ago, the idea that thousands of UK citizens would be dependent on food banks for their survival would have been almost inconceivable. Hunger is not something that is allowed to happen in Great Britain, right? Howe...