Whisky production involves the burning of peat, but damaging peatlands releases stored carbon back into the atmosphere where it adds to climate problems.
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Both Burns and the suppers that celebrate him have proven remarkably malleable symbols worldwide of the Scottish nation and Scottish hospitality.
Scotland’s national poet was seen as having the potential to stir up revolutionary sentiment in the 19th century.
Why Scotland should raise a glass to a certain Brummie Bill.
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Professor of Scottish History, University of Dundee
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