Ross-shire rooted publisher in First Minister book row By Gregor White
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Updated: 12:28, 12 February 2021
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Sandstone managing director Robert Davidson.
Authors from across Scotland have spoken out in support of Highland-based publisher Sandstone Press after a Conservative MSP implied a decision to publish a book of speeches by the First Minister was linked to a cash award from a Scottish Government body.
Sandstone Press, which was founded in Ross-shire and based in Dingwall until a more recent move to Inverness, is to publish Women Hold Up Half the Sky, a selection of speeches by Nicola Sturgeon in May.
Authors pen their support for Highland publisher in First Minister book controversy By Gregor White
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Updated: 12:27, 12 February 2021
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Sandstone managing director Robert Davidson.
Authors from across Scotland have spoken out in support of Highland-based publisher Sandstone Press after a Conservative MSP implied a decision to publish a book of speeches by the First Minister was linked to a cash award from a Scottish Government body.
Sandstone Press, which was founded in Ross-shire and based in Dingwall until a more recent move to Inverness, is to publish Women Hold Up Half the Sky, a selection of speeches by Nicola Sturgeon in May.
A Scottish publisher propped up by public money is to publish the collected speeches of Nicola Sturgeon.Titled Women Hold Up Half the Sky, a quote from Mao Zedong, who ruled China from 1949 until his
An independent Scottish publisher supported by public funds is to release a collection of Nicola Sturgeon’s speeches. The book, entitled ‘Women Hold Up Half the Sky’, will feature speeches from the First Minister delivered between November 2014, “when she took office”, and February 2020, “after Scotland’s exit from the European Union”, according to Sandstone Press. Sandstone has received more than £410,000 in grants since 2006 from Creative Scotland, a Scottish Government body funding the arts and creative industries, the Times reports. The publisher will release the book on May 10 2021, four days after the Scottish Parliamentary elections, and says of the work on its website that it will “enlighten a contemporary audience on the thinking and values of this significant world leader”.