Ian Arnott News Today

<strong>Letters: </strong>Readers reflect on the inflammatory properties of the Guardian, the Western Morning News, the Daily Telegraph and Socialist Worker

★★★★☆The Royal Scottish Academy’s annual exhibition is an auspicious occasion. As it nears its double century the academy shows no sign of flagging. Indeed, it’

Action man Bear Grylls has come up with new ways of thinking about wake-up calls and cold showers

<strong>Brief letters: </strong>Italian cocktails | Working from the pub | The prime minister test | Toilet trouble | Sitting up and down

John (Ian) Emslie Arnott RSA RIBA ARIAS OstJ, architect: Born: 7 May, 1929 in Galashiels. Died: 8 July, 2022 in Gullane, aged 93

<strong>Brief letters: </strong>Grim up north for transport | Avoiding Covid fraud | Guess the writer | Imperial prices at the pump | Measure for measure

Kirkcaldy Breakout Festival is to name its main stage in memory of teenage singer Paige Dougall, who died in January.

Letters:<strong> Ian Arnott</strong> recalls how ‘desk sharing’ worked out in the civil service, while <strong>Jane Roffey </strong>suspects that the MP does not trust staff to be productive when working from home. Plus letters from <strong>Pete Dorey, Rob Hull, Ian Mcnicholas </strong>and <strong>Don Brown</strong>

Kirkcaldy will be hosting some big name music acts such as Big Country this year in the first staging of the new Breakout Festival.

Bob Dylan songs | History and geography | Obituary pages | Pub signs Robin Milner-Gulland is concerned that history and geography courses have been dropped at London South Bank University. Photograph: Jorg Greuel/Getty Images Robin Milner-Gulland is concerned that history and geography courses have been dropped at London South Bank University. Photograph: Jorg Greuel/Getty Images Letters Fri 28 May 2021 11.07 EDT Last modified on Fri 28 May 2021 11.38 EDT None of the famous musicians who chos...