Advertise with Googlier.com Andrew Murray Scott https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/ SCOTTISH WRITER Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:39:57 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-AMS-pic-2017-e1507889274812-32x32.jpg Andrew Murray Scott https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/ 32 32 165392870 Keeping the spotlight on Scotland https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/uncategorized/keeping-the-spotlight-on-scotland/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:39:55 +0000 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/?p=710 Investing in our world-famous culture Andrew Murray Scott [Scots Independent, July 2026] With our new Scottish government moving forward, culture is one of five areas of activity overseen by the new Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee while election defeat for Angus Robertson means his successor, Mairi McAllan, inherits our landmark commitment to increase cultural …

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]]> 710 The Last Letter of Mary Queen of Scots https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/scots-independent-column/the-last-letter-of-mary-queen-of-scots/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:24:58 +0000 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/?p=696 Scots Independent, March 2026 This month we’re in Perth viewing an historic letter and the pioneering Scots drama and Burns’s poem that it inspired, and celebrating the continuing success of a contemporary film set in Pollokshields. Perth’s former City Hall, since 2024 a refurbished £27m Museum housing the Stone of Destiny is the venue for …

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]]> 696 Reasons To Be Cheerful in 2026 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/scots-independent-column/reasons-to-be-cheerful-in-2026/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:26:22 +0000 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/?p=682 Reasons To Be Cheerful In 2026: Scots cultural 'tsunami' driving long-term change

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]]> 682 Independence – online in 2014 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/scots-independent-column/independence-online-in-2014/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:32:22 +0000 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/?p=670 Scotland was put on the world map as an independent national identity .scot in 2014.

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]]> 670 Rebels Sing the Best Songs https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/scots-independent-column/rebels-sing-the-best-songs/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:24:38 +0000 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/?p=664 Political song at the heart of debate by Andrew Murray Scott (Scots Independent, November 2025) During SNP Conference in Aberdeen I attended the ‘open floor’ music session, organised and kept alive by Rob Gibson, Cllr Greg McCarra, Clare Adamson MSP, Richard Thompson and many others. An entertaining evening that raised £500 for local good causes: …

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]]> 664 Putting Scotland First: Lessons of The Party’s Past https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/scots-independent-column/putting-scotland-first-lessons-of-the-partys-past/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:18:01 +0000 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/?p=657 New Book features history of the SNP 1966-74

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]]> 657 Learning To Walk On Water https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/scots-independent-column/learning-to-walk-on-water/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:22:18 +0000 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/?p=652 500 word Review of Nicola Sturgeon's Frankly by Andrew Murray Scott for Scots Independent, Sept 2025

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]]> 652 You’ll Have Had Your Fee? https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/scots-independent-column/youll-have-had-your-fee/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:32:18 +0000 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/?p=644 Literary Awards Fee Row Leads to Boycott Andrew Murray Scott (Scots Independent, August 2025) Scotland’s cultural excellence and diversity is promoted by, among others, the Saltire Society which runs our prestigious National Book Awards in seven categories for books and three categories for publishing. But this year two publishers have boycotted the awards following the …

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]]> 644 Bloomsday / James Joyce Centre reply to my essay ‘Telling our Story’ https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/james-joyce-bloomsday/bloomsday-james-joyce-centre-reply-to-my-essay-telling-our-story/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:42:46 +0000 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/?p=638 TEXT of letter reply from James Joyce Centre, commenting on my essay, ‘Telling Our Story; in The National A chara, Greetings Andrew. Many thanks for sending us your thoughtful article. Apologies for the late response. We were quite busy during Bloomsday as you could imagine. You accurately raise James Joyce’s conscious interrogation of Irish nationalism …

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]]> 638 The Glorious Myths of Dear Old Blighty https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/scots-independent-column/the-glorious-myths-of-dear-old-blighty/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:58:10 +0000 https://andrewmurrayscott.scot/?p=635 Andrew Murray Scott (Scots Independent, June 2025) If the first casualty of war is truth it is right that we consider the glorious myths of the 80th anniversary of VE Day. That everyone pulled together ‘for Blighty’ is broadly true but ignores soaring rates of rape, murder, racketeering and disaffection in the black out that …

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