The Fool on the Hill

The Fool on the Hill

The Vision Thing

By Simon Brooke || 3 July 2023

The Vision Thing

Sunset, from my croft

The state of the nations

Continue reading →


Ane Bill Anent the Appointment of a Jester to the Court of St James's

By Simon Brooke || 1 July 2023

Ane Bill Anent the Appointment of a Jester to the Court of St James's

Boris Johnson as Court Jester

Election

Continue reading →


Who owns 'Yes'?

By Simon Brooke || 30 June 2023

Corner of a leaflet, showing Humza Yousaf's face, a multicoloured 'Yes' logo, and 'Yes Scot' social media links.

Dear Humza Yousaf

I'm writing to you as leader of the SNP, because it seems to me that the SNP is making a very serious mistake, a mistake which seems to me to continue a pattern of behaviour which has led the SNP into disrepute and which is damaging to the whole Yes movement.

Continue reading →


Atoure Numinie

By Simon Brooke || 14 June 2023

Atoure Numinie

The last light of the day

I don't write about religion.

Continue reading →


Why Scotland?

By Simon Brooke || 3 June 2023

A saltire flying over my croft

Preamble

I got into a wee discussion on the Fediverse today, with a Scottish Labour guy called Alex Gallagher, about reasons for seeking independence for Scotland.

Continue reading →


This site does not track you; it puts no cookies on your browser. Consequently you don't have to click through any annoying click-throughs, and your privacy rights are not affected.

Wouldn't it be nice if more sites were like this?

About Cookies