In 1919, after the Great War, both my grandfathers moved to Scotland; Nonno Di Ciacca… Read postPurely Coincidental

Steve Clarke’s Scotland football team had a great victory over Denmark; then on Sunday, Hibs… Read postGlory, Glory

According to the science, we need to halve total emissions by 2030 to be on… Read postHow Dare You

The American poet, Tony Hoagland, died in 2018 from pancreatic cancer, aged 64; he wrote… Read postDistant Regard

I wasn’t among the fastest to realise that humankind is endangering our planet – that… Read postNot Close

Driving to Aldi this morning, my favourite Sinatra album gives me no pleasure; I recognise… Read postUntuned

I have low expectations of the Glasgow climate summit, because the root cause of global… Read postConsumerism

My main ‘escapism’ is reading books – I’ll persevere with about half the books I… Read postAuld Yins

The cumulative progress of science in my time has been astonishing and continues to accelerate;… Read postHumbug

This week, a visiting friend commented on how I visibly enjoy my cottage; I readily… Read postHomeland