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The Power of the London Scots 25 Aug 2013 | 12:53 pm
The Power of the London Scots Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, August 24th 2013 One of the most powerful group of Scottish opinion formers do not live and work in Scotland, but are the London Scots. Thi...
What happens after the demise of ‘the Holy Trinity’ of Britishness? 18 Aug 2013 | 01:52 pm
What happens after the demise of ‘the Holy Trinity’ of Britishness? Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, August 17th 2013 It has been a week of momentous events. The unfolding Egyptian tragedy, the restartin...
Unionists, come out and declare your ‘nationalism’ 11 Aug 2013 | 03:31 pm
Unionists, come out and declare your ‘nationalism’ Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, August 10th 2013 The story is familiar: there is a pesky, partisan, immature nationalism out and about influencing our ...
The missing stories and, for some, the pain of growing up 9 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The missing stories and, for some, the pain of growing up Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, August 8th 2013 On Saturday the Scottish football season opened in earnest with the first weekend programme o...
Who is the real Gordon Brown and Why It Matters? 4 Aug 2013 | 04:09 pm
Who is the Real Gordon Brown and Why It Matters? Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, August 3rd 2013 Gordon Brown dominated Scottish politics for several decades. Now gone from the stage, he has only left m...
Labour and Independence: The Power of the Past 3 Aug 2013 | 09:47 pm
Labour and Independence: The Power of the Past Gerry Hassan National Collective, August 2nd 2013 Beyond the posturing, allegations and counter-allegations of recent days on the vexed subject of Lab...
Britain – no longer the land of the future, but one living in the past 28 Jul 2013 | 02:50 pm
Britain – no longer the land of the future, but one living in the past Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, July 27th 2013 Once upon a time many years ago, like many other Scots, I believed in Britain. Brit...
The Limits of Labour and Nationalist Scotland 21 Jul 2013 | 12:43 pm
The Limits of Labour and Nationalist Scotland Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, July 20th 2013 The Scotland of the present is a product of how we understand our past; and the past is always been made, rem...
Britain has become an Unequal and Unfair Society 14 Jul 2013 | 02:17 pm
Britain has become an Unequal and Unfair Society Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, July 13th 2013 Britain has been mired by scandal this week: MPs proposed pay rise, BBC Executive payouts, and the controv...
Saying It Loud – Principled, Equal and Proud 7 Jul 2013 | 12:22 pm
Saying It Loud – Principled, Equal and Proud Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, July 6th 2013 The Scotland of today is a land vastly changed and different from that of even a few decades ago. Curiously, S...
