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Letter From Amisfield

Weekly op-ed on something vaguely topical.

Who's a Bad Bunny, eh?

American libertarians, free speech absolutists, blood and soils nationalists and everyday...

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Imagine if dictators backed down?

Living in a state of paranoia of your own making must be hell. It’s particularly ironic...

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Be careful of myths you hold dear

Reform UK has won its first Council seat election in Scotland. I'm grateful that it...

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Whitesands to Become a Normal Place

Yesterday afternoon the flood defence scheme was approved during a full meeting of the...

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Crucial Vote on the Whitesands Flood Defences This Week

The week is upon us. On Thursday there will be a meeting of the full Council and on the...

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The Leid’s Official

Happy St Andrew’s day beloved pee-wits. The Scottish Languages Act 2025 - legislation...

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How old is old enough to let go?

It’s a curious thing. We hold on to any building from the Victorian or Georgian era as if...

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Columbus and the journey to opposite land.

It was Columbus day across the pond a couple of weeks ago. In recent years there have...

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You've Got A Friend Indeed

There’s been quite the debacle across the pond in old New York. The owners of a product...

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Bored of the Board already

For heavens' sakes. I had high hopes for this Town Board and already they're faltering at...

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How come we've no got a town machar?

There’s a national one, some toons have one. So how come the toon that’s internationally...

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