A New Scottish Democracy: A Small Nation with Big Ideas
The Scottish experience like most places is filled with myths and delusions about who we are and what it says
All posts by Gerry Hassan
From the How to the Why of Scottish Independence
The Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s intervention last week on the case for Scottish independence attracted significant attention and comment.
Collective Thinking: Manifesto for a Culture of Self-Determination by Gerry Hassan
Introduction: Scottish Politics and Language In the last few weeks people have become increasingly aware, and to some extent concerned,
The Problem With The ‘No’ Men
The debate on the future of Scotland’s constitutional status has many legitimate views: pro-union, pro-independence, and the middling Scotland sitting
Time to Wake Up to the Realities of Fantasy Island Britain
The ‘phoney war’ of the referendum long debate seems like it is slowly coming to an end with Nicola Sturgeon’s
How to live in a Scotland of the Heart and Mind
Politics is about feeling, emotions and instinct. But most politicians and political debate try to deny it; more often than
The Perils of Content Free Campaign Scotland
The times they are a changing all over the world from Greece and Spain to the USA and China. There
Britain and the Problem of Living in the Past
As Jubilee celebrations die down in the short period of calm before the Olympics, questions arise about what all this
State of Interindependence: A Vision for Scottish Self-Determination
Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in the future And time future contained in the past. T.S.
Alex Salmond, Rupert Murdoch and the Pitfalls of Crony Capitalism
Alex Salmond, Scotland’s First Minister, has emerged as a significant player in the Leveson inquiry. This is a result of