Pamphlet
A Plea For A Secular Scotland
Dr Richard Holloway asks Scotland’s people to work towards a modern secular society that balances
Myth & Reality: The Nature of Scottish Identity
Writer and broadcaster Magnus Linklater looks at the traditional values said to define Scottishness; do
Rebuilding Scotland
Architect Neil Gillespie OBE takes the Saltire Society’s 1941 publication Building Scotland as his starting
Making Better Out of Good
Catherine Brown’s pamphlet delves in to the history of Scottish food. Looking at Scotland’s sometimes
Freedom of Expression in the New Scotland
Alan Bissett and Jean Rafferty write in informed dialogue, assessing contemporary law as it pertains
Shoddy Schools and Fancy Finance
Scotland’s award-winning architect Malcolm Fraser offers a critique of the failings of the government’s Private
Notes Towards a National Literature
Kirsty Gunn is a novelist and short-story writer who created and taught on the Creative
Who Owns The Clyde? by Louise Welsh
Unstoppable and yet constant, the Clyde is a mainstay of its city’s identity. This essay,
The Ginger Farmer A friction of Alastair Reid by Tom Pow
Tom Pow’s pamphlet is a warm personal memoir of the poet and essayist Alistair Reid,
Fresche Fragrant Claretis: A History of Wine and Scotland by Billy Kay
Billy Kay’s pamphlet – titled after William Dunbar’s poetic tribute – celebrates Scotland’s and Scots’
