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IN 1314, Robert the Bruce won Scotland her independence and so is a great source of shame to many Scots today. Those of a certain age recall that…

The site of a castle that was destroyed in the 16th century in a revenge attack has been excavated for the first time.

The story of the man who finally fought not for pride or power but for the people.

The war of words between the two heavyweights of the nationalist movement intensified yesterday as Alex Salmond launched a blistering attack on Nicola Sturgeons independence strategy. The Alba Party leader claimed the First Ministers suggestion that a referendum will happen in 2023 or later depending on the battle against Covid has caused consternation in the pro-independence movement. He also accused her of a lack of urgency in the bid to tear Scotland out of the UK. Miss Sturgeon used a newsp...

Mrs Thatcher secured the pivotal backing of Bob Monkhouse and Jimmy Tarbuck. Tony Blair won over old Lefty Noel Gallagher and ex-Thatcherite Geri Halliwell. Gordon Brown had to settle for Ross Kemp, aka Grant Mitchell off EastEnders, which explains Labour’s 2010 result. Alex Salmond has trumped them all with the ultimate celebrity endorsement: Robert the Bruce. Having been dead for almost 700 years is no barrier to supporting Alba.  If anything, it probably helps. Salmond’s last drain-circ...

Nettie Green The following letter was sent to Sen. Chris Coons and Sen. John Comyn. As a retired elementary and secondary teacher, I was thrilled to read about your joint sponsorship of The Educating for Democracy Act!  When I grew up, civics, history, geography were considered “core subjects.”  We learned what democracy is and what it requires of us as citizens.  We learned that it takes understanding and knowledge, separation of fact and opinion, participation in discussion and in voti...

Hours. ronald odonnell, complacency is our enemy. anyone that does not embrace the agenda of making america great again will be making a mistake. brian walsh said, theres room for negotiation but obstruction will end careers. and senator john comyn said, i think people who lock horns with the president need to understand what the limits are in terms of their ability to win elections. that was john cornyn. >> my colleague who covers the senate basically saw corker and lindsey graham go at it over...