Lesley Riddoch – The Conversation

With a few notable exceptions, the arts community is voting yes. Hugh Simmons

July 31, 2014

Scotland Decides ’14: why do artists want independence?

Kirsty Gunn, University of Dundee and Lesley Riddoch, University of Strathclyde

Edinburgh is about to undergo its annual transformation. The population more than doubles as Scotland’s capital plays host to a month-long arts extravaganza with performers, comedians, writers, artists…

How would God vote? tymesynk

May 22, 2014

Scotland Decides ’14: what’s God got to do with it?

Christopher A Whatley, University of Dundee and Lesley Riddoch, University of Strathclyde

Scotland’s spiritual leaders have been making their presence felt in the independence debate lately. The Church of Scotland is to hold a reconciliation service the Sunday after a vote to help bring the…

The poll tax was a key milestone on the road to the Scottish referendum. Stephen Fyfe

April 3, 2014

Scotland Decides ’14: what does Alex Salmond owe the Poll Tax?

Christopher A Whatley, University of Dundee; John H McKendrick, Glasgow Caledonian University, and Lesley Riddoch, University of Strathclyde

This week saw the 25th anniversary of one of the key events in recent Scottish political history. On 1 April 1989, Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government introduced a new tax in Scotland to replace…

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