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Nardini The family fought for its name in the Scottish ice-cream wars. The dynasty built by an Italian immigrant had produced an art deco monument to seaside holidays, an ice-cream empire and a famous actor along the way. But, when the ice-cream wars...
Hemp in Scotland Hemp didn't appear in Scotland until about 1000 AD, 200 years later than in England. There was a general explosion in agriculture around this time (shown in the pollen records) and hemp was one of a number of crops, such as cereals and...
London has already got over a hundred murders this year. This is not surprising London has police for Westminster where the politicians are. London has milllions of millions of pounds to spend on Julian Assange in an Embassy London has police for the...
The match had all the trappings of a professional boxing event, from the dramatic walkouts to the trash talk. Renowned ring announcer Michael Buffer even announced the main card with his trademark: “Let’s get ready to rrrrrumble!” This is the second time...
ksi vs logan paul Video blogging titans Paul and KSI will go head-to-head in the ring in Manchester and had came to blows at an explosive press conference. On August 26th of last year, the Mayweather vs. McGregor live stream fight became the second biggest...
Pope Francis in Ireland. The Pope will be in Ireland this weekend. Ireland is a Catholic Country A Conservative Catholic Country.. However this is a Catholic Country that has undergone a social revolution since a Pope last visited this island forty years...
Cauliflower leaves So many people just throw them away however they are very Tasty Caulifower leaves roasted are just lovely To prepare the leaves, trim off the woody ends of the stem, give the leaves a quick wash, and then throw them in a bowl or plastic...
Train Journey A long train journey Clickety-clack of the train the lolling countryside whizzing past in the mirror boredom is not trivial it becomes a pleasant journey It is a time to day-dream and keep boredom alive Boring long train journeys instill...
Prison Service in the United Kingdom is Suffering under Private Control Starve a public service of (our) funding. Allow it to collapse. Rely on the media to sell privatisation as the solution. Hand the service to corporate private profiteers. Start pumping...
End of a Holiday As Holidays end we start to plan another. The pleasure in meeting people The People we consider Friends And yet just meet them yearly Yearly on our lovely holiday Annualy Holiday delightful friends Friends that we would love to take home...
Consumption is necessary for wealth creation via production. The two go hand in hand. But as a nation we produce less (northern wastelands) and therefore have been earning less (balance of payments), and have to borrow more (borrowing/asset bubbles),...
Bernard of Clairvaux. In the year 1111, at the age of 20, Bernard left his home to join the monastic community of Citeaux. His five brothers, two uncles, and some 30 young friends followed him into the monastery. Within four years, a dying community had...
A Moral way of Shopping Clean up Swap your soap dispenser and shampoo and conditioner bottles for bars. Water supply Carry a refillable water bottle with you. Download the Refill app to find places near your location which will allow you to refill your...
Here are the best Jokes in The Festival this Year “Working at the jobcentre has to be a tense job,” “Knowing that if you get fired, you still have to come in the next day.” “I had a job drilling holes for water – it was well boring” “I took out a loan...
Sorry to Bother You This film shows how easily people will compromise their principles for money – and, more frightening still, how far owners and management will go to create perfectly obedient workers This film is a mind-blowing idea, yet one firmly...
1. Amend the Housing Act to make assured tenancies more secure and fairly balanced for both parties to a tenancy contract, implement fair rent controls and make it illegal for letting agents to charge tenants any form of referencing, inventory checks...
The problem with industrial farming, which uses pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, monocultures and huge fields. And farmers are getting government subsidy to do this. Yes, we should do something about the farming methods being used, but a piecemeal...
Despite never playing a show outside North America, Elvis fans in Scotland were treated to one fleeting appearance on March 3, 1960. Following the end of his national service in West Germany, Presley flew back to the US with a brief stop-off at Prestwick...
Elvis Presley memorial in Australia The Melbourne General Cemetery has been operational since 1852 and houses prestigious monuments to Malcolm Fraser, Sir Robert Menzies and Burke and Wills. For 100 years, the 36-tonne Burke and Wills monument was the...
The Clydesdale Horse is the pride of Scotland and is a native breed which was founded in Lanarkshire, Clydesdale being the old name for the district. The history of the breed dates back from the middle of the 18th century when native horses of Lanarkshire...
The Ukrainin Film Director Oleg Sentsov has not eaten for 90 days. For nearly three months, the Ukrainian film director has been on a hunger strike in a remote Russian prison, where advocates say he is being held as a political prisoner. Sentsov, 42,...
Bridges in Italy are falling down In the country of the Colosseum, Roman aqueducts and 1,000-year-old churches, it seems paradoxical that those new bridge structures are crumbling. They have used materials which are destined to deteriorate quickly, like...
Stone-stacking has become an art form and a competitive sport. Stacked stones destroys all sense of the wild. Stacks are an intrusion, enforcing our presence on others long after our departure. It’s an offence against the first and most important rule...
Tokyo has made great progress in reducing city temperatures using trees. There are streets in the city centre now with large 20 year old trees spaced every few metres along the pavement. Walking along those streets is delicious. You are out of the direct...
Now 66% of Scottish voters (excluding don’t knows) support staying in the EU, compared with 62% who voted for remain in the referendum. Scottish National party supporters, 83% wanted to stay in the EU, 66% backed a people’s vote on Brexit and 18% opposed...
