Selected Works of M. N. Roy: Selected Works of M.N. Roy: Volume IV: 1932-1936(Oxford India Paperbacks): v. 4
Freedom and Whisky (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
I recommend all readers to subscribe to the excellent Scottish Review, which is published by Kenneth Roy. Ken has done some fantastic work recently in exposing the huge salaries enjoyed by some of the bosses at some of Scotland's quangos, especially those in the NHS.I've been blogging now for not too far short of eight years and in that period I've made it a strict rule not to quote more than a
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Heartening to see the Press Complaints Commission delivering another adjudication today by censuring the Daily Record for intruding into privacy and harassment. The complaint concerned the way the paper had pursued a woman who managed a lap-dancing club to talk about her pregnancy, the result of a liaison with a footballer. Having confirmed the fact, she made it clear that she did not wish to speak...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Congressman Roy Blunt will address the Springfield Chamber of Commerce's Government Relations Committee early Monday morning. The meeting, which is open to the media, takes place at 7:30 a.m., and will likely focus on healthcare. MONDAY NIGHT: BLUNT RAISES DOUGH In Highland Springs GOPer says total receipts should amount to a haul between $175,000 and $200,000 31 top tier Republican donors listed on...
ManUisNo.1 (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Darren Fletcher conjures up a moment worthy of Zinedine Zidane in yesterday`s match against Everton. As soon as Darren Fletcher’s graceful half-volley hit the back of the net, the memories flooded back of Zinedine Zidane at his majestic best. Fletcher`s moment of genius in the 35th minute broke Everton’s resolve and put Manchester United on the path to a comfortable 3-0 victory. Fletcher...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
The National Council for the Training of Journalists is hosting a journalism skills conference at two venues in Glasgow next month. One of the highlights should be a Question Time -style debate on the future of quality journalism. Those taking part include John McLellan , editor of The Scotsman ; Alex Girlis , head of training at the BBC's college of journalism; Tom Happold , head of multimedia at...
Coronation Street Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Nick Tilsley's on his way back to Coronation Street for mum Gail's wedding to Joe . But today's fab Corrie photo is from Nick's wedding to Leanne Battersby back in January 1998. The couple travelled to Scotland for the day where they married with two passers-by as witnesses. No one in Weatherfield except Roy Cropper knew of their plans so the couple spent their wedding night apart at their repective...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
ROY BRIDGE, Scotland, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In his debut biography, "John Paul Jones: Father of the United States Navy" (published by iUniverse), Wallace Bruce revisits the legendary and internationally renowned life of John Paul Jones, one of the original founders of the U.S. Navy and the naval fighter who perhaps changed the course of history with his integral contribution to the American...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The Isle of Skye September 9 10 11 2009 To visit Scotland is also to visit the Highlands. Early on the 9th we set off with Highland Experience Tours which included an excellent guide who had lived in Montreal Toronto for 5 years before returning to Scotland and a small number of other travelers. First we journed through Rob Roy territory passing Stirling Castle which is one of the m
Evening Star 24 (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
ROY Keane is a big fan of Scotland's big two, Celtic and Rangers, joining the Premier League.
Labourlist (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
By Brian Barder / @BrianLB In an eloquent article on Our Kingdom , David Marquand , the academic, former Labour MP and later chief adviser (1977-78) to Roy Jenkins as President of the European Commission, laments that the Britain he’s proud of, the Britain that “stood alone against Nazi Germany for twelve long months”, that welcomed foreign exiles and was a beacon of free speech...
The Complete Booker (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Hello! I'm Marieke and my blog is Athyrium filix-femina (The Lady Fern). I mostly write about books and a bit about living in Scotland, where I have lived for the last couple years (I'm from the western U.S.). I had already decided I wanted to read Booker prize winners, when I discovered the fantastic world of reading challenges. Thanks to all who have participated so far in making this a fun and informative...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
The Scottish midfielder has become Mancheser United's key figure on big occasions such as at Chelsea today THERE have been many versions of precisely what Roy Keane said in his infamous and never-broadcast interview with Manchester United's in-house television station that went under the name of Play the Pundit. Recorded four years ago after a 4-1 defeat at Middlesbrough, the Irishman is said to have...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
• 18-year-old has played just once for Swansea City • Davies and Gabbidon in squad but Dorman misses out Swansea City's teenage goalkeeper David Cornell was today given a shock call up for Wales' friendly with Scotland next Saturday. The 18-year-old has made just one appearance for his club but was named in John Toshack's 23-man squad. Simon Davies, the midfielder who has missed the last...
3quarksdaily (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Bruno Maddox in Discover: SCOTLAND. It’s a long way from anywhere to this particular spot on the steep flank of the Hill of Bohuntine, gazing east across the great green heathery abyss of Glen Roy to where it admits the...
Nineteenth-Century Britain (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
The period 1868-80 is remarkable for the starkness with which political differences were epitomized by dramatic confrontations between its two leading men: Gladstone (1809-98) and Disraeli (1804-81) and two political parties (see Iolanthe , 1882). The 1867 Reform Act had brought in household suffrage in the boroughs. Of all males aged 21 and above, a third now enjoyed the vote in England and Wales,...
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