DESPITE allegations of mistreatment, and a long-running campaign championed by the SNP’s Martin Docherty-Hughes, the fate of Jagtar Singh Johal remains uncertain as Labour look set to form the next government ...
WITH an independence referendum on the horizon, senior Danish politician Bertel Haarder has provided an important insight into Scotland’s future place in the world.
THE Nordic Council is a body focused on collaboration between the Nordic region and its close neighbours. Since its establishment in 1962 it has maintained its core members of Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Iceland and Norway. One of the most interesting benefits that Nordic countries have shared in the past is freedom of movement.
AN event at which students take on the roles of Arctic diplomats will be held in Scotland next month, in a one-of-a-kind forum that is sure to draw global attention.
IT didn’t take long for high profile Conservative MP’s to show their true colours after Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross called for the PM to resign. The Tory party have truly shown a last straw disregard for Scotland, going as far as to alienate their own party north of the border.
THE UK government announced this year that it would not meet its UN funding target for official developmental assistance in a first since 2013. Scotland’s annual commitment of £10 million to foreign aid, despite being a reserved issue, should be taken as an example.
IN a recent column for the Helsinki Times I explored the political relationship between Scotland and Finland, and areas the two countries could benefit from collaboration on. Formalising an agreement of shared understanding within the tourism sector could help to further align Scotland with its Nordic allies.
THE end of this year has seen Boris Johnson cancel his estimated £335 billion post-Brexit promise to build a bridge between the UK and Ireland.
