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Gordon Lucy: The 'father of economics', Adam Smith, had an Ulster-Scots mentor

June 5, 2023

This year is being celebrated as the tercentenary of the birth of Adam Smith, one of the giants of the Scottish Enlightenment. A polymath, he was both a philosopher and an economist and is widely regarded as ‘the Father of Economics’.

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Source: newsletter.co.uk

It's time to honour Scotland's titan of economics Adam Smith

June 5, 2023

To mark the tercentenary of Adam Smith, The Herald, in partnership with the University of Glasgow, today launches a five-part commemoration of the…

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Source: heraldscotland.com

John Buchan: Thirty-Nine Steps author who inspired 007 and Hitchcock

June 20, 2022

John Buchan's spy, Richard Hannay, outfoxed his pursuers at every turn in the Thirty-Nine Steps and was the forerunner to James Bond.

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Source: thecourier.co.uk

Memories from 1940s school days at Kingsbarns Primary School centenary

June 2, 2022

Former pupil Nona Robb opened Kingsbarns Primary School centenary fair and recalled memories of school in the 1940s.

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