"The mark of a Scot of all classes is that he ... remembers and cherishes the memory of his forebears, good or bad; and there burns alive...

published in The Times Scotland 03/02/23 It’s a cold winter’s afternoon in 1978. My mother draws up in her car to collect me from outside...

It’s absolutely calm. The mist hangs on the surface of the sea. It feels as though Charon, the boatman is transporting me over the Styx...

(published in The Scotsman 05/03/2003) Rumours abound. The Edinburgh literati are excited. There is a common theme in bar chat among the...

first published in The Scotsman ‘This place looks even more beautiful this year in stormy weather, and is even harder to paint. The high...