A magazine about Scottish culture and politics is to be created for the French market to mark the 730th anniversary of the Franco-Scottish “Auld Alliance”.
Clockwise from top right: Dr Paul Malgrati, Sarah Lachhab, Julien Marsault, and Jean Roman-Samaké. Centre: Assa Samaké-Roman. FRUSTRATED with the “lazy cliches” used when discussing Scotland, National contributor Assa Samake-Roman is launching a new magazine about the nation. When the first lockdown hit, Assa used her spare time to write a book: Ecosse, Hadrien et la licorne (Scotland, Hadrian and the Unicorn). When the second came around, she floated the idea of creating a magazine. Specifically, Assa wanted to create something written for the French-speaking world in an effort to strengthen Scottish international links and redefine “the vision of Scotland”.
IT is increasingly apparent that the UK Government is incapable of delivering an immigration system that reflects Scotland’s values of compassion and dignity, the Justice Secretary has said. Humza Yousaf (below) was responding to an urgent question at Holyrood from Green MSP Patrick Harvie following the mass protest in Pollokshields on Thursday, triggered after Home Office officials tried to detain two Indian nationals on Eid – the religious festival that marks the end of Ramadan. A crowd of more than 1000 people descended on Kenmure Street, gathering around and even under the van trying to remove the men. Harvie asked Yousaf what engagement the Scottish Government has had with the UK Government and Police Scotland over the community’s response to the attempted immigration enforcement action.