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Did universal bilingualism give Scots an advantage in the past?

02/09/201514/03/2017 thomas 21 Comments

There’s more and more evidence that being bilingual makes you smarter and keeps your brain functioning for longer. Here’s a

01/09/201504/03/2016 thomas 4 Comments

Many people have been pointing out that Scottish councils are very large compared to their counterparts in other countries. For

31/08/201531/08/2015 thomas 5 Comments

Yesterday Craig Murray made some important points about the timing of the next independence referendum: The SNP is full of

30/08/2015 thomas 34 Comments

One thing I didn’t discuss in any detail in yesterday’s review of Paul Mason’s “Post-Capitalism” was his fondness of the

29/08/2015 thomas 4 Comments

Paul Mason’s “Post-Capitalism” is an interesting book. It often feels like a work in progress, and I often disagree with

05/08/201528/02/2018 thomas 4 Comments

I can understand why Yes Scotland was closed down after the referendum — it was expensive and yet not that

02/08/2015 thomas 3 Comments

Lots of people are worried about refugees fleeing to Europe at the moment, but the numbers are actually quite low:

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