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-- Fri 14 August --
There’s more to Calvin than dourness and asceticism
We have forgotten that John Calvin was not only a severe Christian but also a key figure in the intellectual making of the modern world.
by Dolan Cummings

-- Fri 22 August --
Why I am rabid about Rabbie
Ignore Jeremy Paxman’s attack on Robert Burns for being sentimental. The Scottish Bard was a fine, humanist poet.
by Shirley Dent

-- Fri 29 February --
Defending Rangers from football’s Thought Police
A lifelong supporter of Celtic explains why he’s opposed to the intensified policing of Rangers fans’ chants and behaviour by a gang of moralistic politicians, cops and commentators.
by Kevin Rooney

-- Thu 10 May --
Scotland: almost afraid to know itself
Alex Salmond as Braveheart? Actually the increased vote for his Scottish National Party was born of desperation, not conviction.
by Dolan Cummings

-- Wed 2 May --
The end of the Union?
A victory for the Scottish National Party in this week's Scottish Parliament elections would be less a Braveheart cry for 'freedom!' than a snub to New Labour.
by Lee Jones

-- Wed 11 May --
No ‘Scottish solution’
Politics in Scotland suffers from the same ailments as politics in England.
by Dolan Cummings

-- Wed 28 July --
A hole in Holyrood
The Piegate scandal - involving mutton pies, lies and beans - confirms the irrelevance of the Scottish Parliament.
by Dolan Cummings

-- Mon 2 February --
Scotland’s anti-social bill
A new law designed to keep kids off the streets will fragment communities further.
by Simon Knight

-- Thu 20 November --
Fraser Inquiry: a costly investigation
Poking around in the foundations of the Holyrood building will undermine the Scottish Parliament even further.
by Penny Lewis

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