Letters: We need an inquiry into slavery review controversy
FORMER Edinburgh University rector Iain Macwhirter rightly criticises those who, with a minimum of knowledge, seek to denigrate academics and…
Source: heraldscotland.com
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Aberdeen intellectuals were ahead of their time when it came to slavery
TOM Devine’s significance in uncovering Scotland’s “slavery past” cannot be overestimated, and scholars everywhere are deeply indebted to…
Source: thenational.scot
Sir Tom Devine's fury at racism claims as war of words sparks legal threat
IT has been the academic clash of the titans, with allegations of racism, threats of legal action, calls for resignations and concerns that honest…
Source: heraldscotland.com
BBC Question Time Fiona Bruce's appeal to anti-vaxxers met with Twitter fury
A CALL by the BBCs Question Time for anti-vaxxers to appear on the programme has been met with furious backlash on Twitter.
Source: thenational.scot
Tom Devine's fury at racism claims as war of words sparks legal threat
IT has been the academic clash of the titans, with allegations of racism, threats of legal action, calls for resignations and concerns that honest…
Source: heraldscotland.com
Journalist Chris Mason second figure to back away from BBC political editor role
TWO of the leading candidates to replace Laura Kuenssberg as BBC political editor have now ruled themselves out, prompting speculation few prominent…
Source: thenational.scot
Tom Devine and Geoff Palmer in 'racism' row over Edinburgh's links to slavery
SOME of Scotland’s top academics have become embroiled in a row over racism and Edinburgh’s connections to the slave trade.
Source: thenational.scot
Sir Geoff Palmer brands top academics 'racist' in row over Edinburgh's links to slavery
SOME of Scotland’s top academics have become embroiled in a row over racism and Edinburgh’s connections to the slave trade.
Source: thenational.scot
Scotland's first black professor accuses Edinburgh academics of racism | Edinburgh
Sir Geoff Palmer was urged to quit as chair of two panels re-examining Edinburgh’s involvement in slave trade
Source: theguardian.com
I'm going nowhere, says Scotland's first black professor amid 'racist gang' slur at scholars
Sir Geoff Palmer hits back at critics calling for his exit from slavery review after he accused two historians of being in a ‘racist gang’
Source: telegraph.co.uk