ADAM Tompkins lapses into lists of unionist rhetoric on the challenges of Scottish nationhood in support of his thesis that the current absence of active campaigning indicates the constitutional question is going into cold storage ( The signs of summer 2021 that it s all quiet on the second referendum front , The Herald, July 28). As a constitutional lawyer he must be aware of the many new European nations that have been created in the last 30 years. Estonia, Bulgaria, Slovenia and the Czech Republic are examples of small countries which have emerged and flourished following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Miraculously, all of these nations gained statehood by executing the economic and administrative tasks Mr Tompkins opines would be impossible or ruinously expensive in a newly independent Scotland. Apparently, he believes that alone among the nations of Europe, Scotland, with its outstanding natural and human resources, could not provide services, pensions and security for i
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Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross was quick to call for a vote of no confidence in Nicola Sturgeon, but is he now guilty of double standards? THE current spat between Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson ( Call for ‘full disclosure’ as Truss defends PM in row over flat costs , The Herald, April 26) has some parallels with the recent political psychodrama which engulfed Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon. Two former colleagues, who had worked together for years to achieve significant political success, now find themselves completely alienated. Accusations and conspiracy theories abound as the aggrieved party decides the time has come for revelation and retribution.
SAN DIEGO
A group of San Diego artists has been working with a variety of materials scarves, wood, chicken wire, old tires to build sculptures that tell stories in an empty lot in City Heights.
The 12-foot, three-dimensional figures are all part of City Heights’ “Characters,” an open-air gallery inhabiting what has been an empty lot on the corner of University Avenue and Interstate 15.
The figures are meant to represent individuals, issues and topics relevant to City Heights.
There’s a sculpture of a man made from used tires, mufflers and automotive fluid containers. It is designed to highlight air pollution issues in the community.
Letters: Sturgeon is right to show caution on lockdown exit. Why can t she do the same with indie?
Nicola Sturgeon has been criticised for the pace of the Scottish Government s proposed route out of lockdown I WOULD not have thought it a surprise to anyone to read your front-page headline on the latest Covid announcement from Holyrood (“Outcry over Sturgeon’s ‘too cautious’ lockdown exit plan”, The Herald, February 24). Doubtless the criticism is prompted by a comparison with the similarly-timed but more specific timetable announced from 10 Downing Street for unlocking England. However, we must always bear in mind that Boris Johnson is a journalist and therefore very conscious of the public mood and how he can reflect it in the media.
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