Me and my two-leg dad went up to the Lagoons today. It was warm and dry, just right for bounding around in the long grass.  We went the normal way, over to the river, then over the bridge, down to the big arrow and up onto the high country. That’s where my dad plays hide…

Hi, I’m Muirne from Musselburgh. I’m going to tell you about the things I get up to with my friends. Some are dogs, like me, others are two-legs. I was born on a farm. My dog-mum and dog-dad both work on farms. They look after the sheep. I only know this because I heard my…

The Police service of Scotland have proposed closures of police stations throughout Scotland. This is a police decision dealing with police resources. A Scottish Government spokesman said: “Operational decisions around the management of resources is a matter for the Chief Constable of Police Scotland.” And still the thick, predictable and sadly ill-informed #bittertogether lot would…

On Monday, 8th April, 2013 one of the most despised women in history died. Margaret Hilda Thatcher. Carol and I cracked open a dusty bottle of champagne and toasted her demise. Incidentally, the bottle wasn’t the first, it had periodically been drunk and replaced over the years, but there always was a bottle awaiting that…

  Alex Salmond is not everyone’s cup of tea. To some he’s intelligent, to some he’s arrogant. To some he’s an inspiration, to some he’s a pariah. Whatever he is though, last night’s Leader’s Debate showed that he’s a giant among mice within Scottish politics. The three ‘also-rans’ that shared the stage were little more…