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The myth of Scottish moral superiority

“WHA’S LIKE?” has been a defiant rallying call for Scots over the centuries. The image we have created for ourselves is that of a proud nation, distinguishing ourselves from our neighbours to the south by a different outlook on life. This is something that the failing Yes Campaign for Scottish independence has latched onto, talking ...

by Murdo Fraser

Saturday 18, May, 2013 , | Comment

ThinkCulture

Moira Anderson's Weekend Recipe: Pan fried Duck Breasts with Marmalade sauce

Pan fried Duck Breasts with Marmalade sauce

Ingredients

2 Duck breasts approx. 6-8 ozs. each (skin on and scored)
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed Orange or Mandarin juice
1-2 tablespoons of thick Marmalade ( I use my own but Bonne Maman Orange Marmalade is almost as ...

by Moira Anderson

Friday 17, May, 2013 , | Comment

ThinkOutLoud

Why leave your past boxed up?

NEARLY SIX MONTHS into my new abode exhausted with repainting and doing the garden etc I decided to bring out of storage, boxes that had not seen the light of day for years. An inexplicable yearning for the contents of my past made me contact a remover to deliver, I thought, about 30 boxes. A ...

by Jackie Anderson

Thursday 16, May, 2013 , | Comment

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