AS a supporter of The British Museum – visiting it, very much appreciating it and buying items now and again from its large range of books, cards, replicas and the delicious little pyramid-shaped cakes they sell at the open cafe – I am yet a supporter of the idea of returning the Elgin Marbles to Greece. They are the spiritual crown jewels of the Parthenon in particular and that nation in general.
ISN’T Joanna Cherry right to highlight how the blue Tories have backed themselves into a corner over the deplorable Rwanda expatriation scheme; the result of opportunist policy to attract votes and flawed thinking for the last two to 13 years of this failing government’s tenure (UK can no longer complain about foreign courts after Rwanda ruling, Nov 24).
ANDREW Bowie, undersecretary for nuclear, is pushing expensive and dangerous nuclear power onto energy-rich Scotland. That’s insane.
I WONDER just how long Ineos had been planning the demise of the Grangemouth refinery before the recent announcement. The suggestion that it could well be a Hydrogen Hub is good. But should such initiatives not come from our Scottish Government.
JOHN Maclean (August 24, 1879 - St Andrews Day, November 30, 1923) was not only Scotland’s greatest socialist “saint”, but internationally renowned. He held mass meetings and socialist economic classes, not only in Scotland but also in England, Ireland and Wales. He opposed the First World War, held Hands Off India and Ireland campaigns and took on the might of the British Empire. He also supported a Scottish Workers’ Republic before the birth of the modern SNP. Many of the founders of t
WHEN it came to independence, I was always a bit of a gradualist. Steady as she goes and we’ll get there. But now, like many others, I see that once bright light of independence getting dimmer every day.
REGARDING the Western Isles seat in the General Election, this was always going to be a difficult one to call (Fergus Ewing urges SNP not to stand candidate against Angus MacNeil, thenational.scot, Nov 29).
I READ the excellent article on Scotland and the arms trade by Rhys Crilley with great interest and not a little discomfort (Why Scotland needs to divest from the arms trade, Nov 22). I recall writing a letter to The National in May 2021 about the arms trade and the part played by companies based in Scotland and I’m afraid little, if anything, has changed.
NORMALLY I agree with Jim Taylor’s letters to The National but Monday’s long letter didn’t register with me on a few counts.
AS a Green, I share the vision of all right-minded people that we need to change how we heat and insulate our homes if we are to meet our climate targets.
