500 miles and 500 more – the Danish connexion
Of course we all know the Proclaimers’ song about walking 500 miles (if not, YouTube is your friend): But I
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geography
Travel-to-work council areas
Many people have been pointing out that Scottish councils are very large compared to their counterparts in other countries. For
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Foreign policy priorities
As a rule of thumb, I reckon you can get a rough idea of a country’s foreign policy priorities by
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The UK as a cartogram
When you look at a standard map of the UK, Scotland takes up a lot of space. The BBC’s weather
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UK weather maps — the Scottish version
Just a bit of light relief, given that it’s Saturday night… On an on-line forum called Pie and Bovril, somebody
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Scotland’s foreign policy
Wales as part of Englanti Originally uploaded by hugovk Scotland hasn’t had a foreign policy since the Act of Union
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Scotland and Scandinavia superimposed
On a normal map it’s difficult to see how far north Scotland is compared to Scandinavia. To illustrate it better,
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