It offers a huge sweep of history and deals with recent scottish politics in formidable, but never tedious detail. And the publication of disunited kingdom, an account of the leadup to and aftermath of last autumns referendum on scottish independence by herald and sunday herald columnist iain macwhirter, was cleverly timed indeed. Mr macwhirter beat off a challenge from george foulkes. Road to referendum by iain macwhirter overdrive rakuten. Iain macwhirter is the political commentator of the herald and the sunday herald, an author and documentary film and radio presenter and a former rector. Every cheque book hack, intelligence spook, disgruntled senior cop, political party spindoctor. Disunited kingdom explores scotlands following on from the highly acclaimed road to referendum, this is the story of the referendum and the journey beyond, from one of the uks most insightful political writers. Some unionists believe a veil should be drawn over the history of wallace and bruce for fear of inciting hatred of the english. In this provocative new book, iain macwhirter argues that the uk will never be the same again. Scotlands democratic revolution is the third in iain macwhirters series of books. Iain macwhirter is the political editor of the scottish newspapers the herald and the sunday herald. Edward luces charting of the fall of liberalism has a blind spot on. He also been a prominent broadcaster for over 20 years having presented bbc political programmes in westminster and scotland.
Every chequebook hack, intelligence spook, disgruntled senior cop, political party spindoctor. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. I cant pinpoint the exact moment he slipped away, but i remember feeling it build up in his writing over time. It was the most remarkable election result in scottish history in which labour lost 40 of its 41 seats. How westminster won a referendum but lost scotland iain macwhirter on. Submitted however, macwhirter s wife vanessa said she noticed the process of writing the book actually helped him with. Road to referendum by iain macwhirter 20 hardcover.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Disunited kingdom goodreads share book recommendations. He is the political commentator for the herald and sunday herald and writes regularly for other publications. Scotland really is leading the way on climate change, but it wont be a walk in. Disunited kingdom explores scotlands political and cultural landscape in the immediate build up to, and aftermath of, the referendum. On the 18th september scotland voted to stay in the union. This is the story of the road to referendum and the journey beyond.
Iain was at the 2016 edinburgh international book festival to discuss tsumani. Jan 24, 2015 iain macwhirter at edinburgh international book festival edbookfest after the referendum his book road to referendum is a clearminded history of scotlands journey towards its historic vote in september, and iain macwhirter argues that after the poll, constitutional change is inevitable. Iain macwhirter is the political commentator of the the herald and the sunday herald, an author and documentary film and. Iain macwhirter, book conference speaker iain macwhirter.
Iain macwhirter is the political commentator of the herald, an author and documentary film and radio presenter and a former rector of edinburgh university. Multiple events for the book are to be announced throughout summer 20 at various book festivals and signing appearances by mr macwhirter. In collaboration with the herald, cargo will publish this landmark book in hardback and ebook on 5th june 20. John macwhirter 18311911 c1880, scottish landscape painter. Soldiers new book on ptsd meant to inform on how to live. Following on from the critically acclaimed disunited kingdom. In 20, he published road to referendum which accompanied a major new threepart television series of the.
Iain started at the bbc from university and became the bbcs scottish political correspondent in 1987. A new politics of the populist right is about to be born in the ashes of brexit 65 iain macwhirter. His book road to referendum provides an historical background to the question and the context for the campaign of 2014. Being reproductions of a selection of sketches in colour and pencil from the sketch books of john macwhirter r. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Scotlands democratic revolution iain macwhirter on. Iain studied politics at edinburgh university and was researching a phd in regionalism and nationalism when he started working for the bbc as a political researcher. Disunited kingdom explores scotlands political and cultural. Hes excellent in getting the best from an interview and in his talks he provides unique, learned and often funny insights into issues of contemporary political affairs, debates and controversies. Unless i do some pretty quick reading over the next two days, i think im able to compile a complete list of the books ive read over the last year. Following study at the university of edinburgh, he worked for the bbc for almost 20 years, becoming scottish political correspondent in 1987, then from 1989 as a member of the westminster press contingent, as part of westminster live. Scotlands clarion liberal polemicist had spent much of the previous decade tearing into new labour for its. Read iain in the herald and sunday herald, every wednesday and sunday. Snp is cool on new tax powers iain macwhirter opinion.
Dec 29, 20 posts about iain macwhirter written by mathew. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. One of the uks most insightful political writers, macwhirter examines the factors behind this. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Iain macwhirter read iain in the herald and sunday herald. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Scottish nationalism is unlike nationalist movements in other countries. Iain macwhirter chosen as edinburghs 50th rector the. On september 18th, 2014, scotland voted to stay in the union. Disunited kingdom explores scotlands political and cultural landscape in the immediate build up to, and the aftermath of, the referendum.
Most of mr macaskills book is devoted to the life and politics of muir and his fellow scottish martyrs. Iain macwhirter is the political commentator of the herald, an author and documentary film and. In 1999 he presented politics scotland and holyrood live until both were axed in 2007. Iain macwhirter on two new books about the perils and pitfalls of political leadership. Camerons legal expert endorses independence timetable. Iain macwhirter on kenny macaskills new book about scotlands radical history. Johnson has been more jekyll than hyde, but that will change when it comes to british nationalism by iain macwhirter one of the few bbc comedy shows that is still actually funny is the venerable dead ringers on radio 4. Explore books by iain macwhirter with our selection at. How westminster won a referendum but lost scotland, iain macwhirter casts his expert eye over the snps victory in the 2015 general election, which saw scotland swept by an unprecedented wave of yellow. As the financial crisis enters what the governor of the bank of england has called a new and dangerous phase iain macwhirter has been looking at the big questions and trying to find the answers. Bbc set up a unit into his gambling debts in late 90s. He has been a political broadcaster for over 20 years, in westminster and holyrood, and is former rector of edinburgh university. Iain macwhirter is an awardwinning political commentator for the sunday. In 2015, his book tsunami, about the snps victory in the 2015 general election, was published by freight books.
New post fulltext search for articles, highlighting downloaded books, view pdf in a browser and download history correction in our blog. In this groundbreaking book to accompany the major new threepart television series by stv, the heralds iain macwhirter tells the story of how scots have. My battle with ptsd is a new book by jamie macwhirter. Iain macwhirter was, of course, a columnist for the herald long before the referendum on scottish independence. Iain macwhirter on kenny macaskills new book about. Jun 10, 20 the scottish political commentators book is a vital contribution to the discussion of the countrys future cargo iain macwhirters road to referendum is easily the most accessible piece of. Scotlands democratic revolution iain macwhirter ebook, pp. Iain macwhirter on kenny macaskills new book about scotlands. Iain macwhirter is the awardwinning political commentator for the sunday herald and the herald. Iain macwhirter is the author of the book, road to referendum which accompanied a major new threepart television series road to referendum which aired on stv and itv. Always wellinformed and knowledgeable, he brings all events to life. Iain macwhirter, book after dinner speaker iain macwhirter. Iain macwhirter on two new books about the perils and.
Road to referendum by iain macwhirter is the accompaniment to a threepart series created by stv. Tsunami scotlands democratic revolution, published by freight books, is sunday herald columnist iain macwhirters vivid account of the snps epic landslide in the 2015 general election. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Iain macwhirter is the political commentator of the the herald and the sunday herald, an author and documentary film and radio presenter and a former rector.
The catalans united can never be defeated october 29, 2017 mathew d. Following on from the highly acclaimed road to referendum, this is the story of the referendum and the journey beyond, from one of the uks most insightful political writers. In this groundbreaking book to accompany the major new threepart television series by stv. He has worked at both the uk parliament and scottish parliament, presenting the bbc2 programmes westminster live, scrutiny and, from 1999, the bbc tv holyrood live programme from the scottish parliament. It charts the journey to 2014 and the historic choice scotland will make. The edinburgh festival is a huge hit every year and this merits the recognition and the involvement of britains great cultural institutions.
I am delighted that the students and staff of the university of edinburgh have chosen me to be their rector. You might think that a bill transferring tax powers from london would be popular with nats, but scottish politics isnt that simple. In this groundbreaking book to accompany the major new threepart television series by stv, the heralds iain macwhirter tells the story of how scots have reached the crossroads of independence, taking us back through scottish history to explain how this unique event came about. Disunited kingdom by iain macwhirter overdrive rakuten. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. That was how leslie evans, the head of the scottish civil service, messaged a colleague in january 2019 after alex salmond won his victory in the court of session over sex allegations. Iain macwhirter is a journalist and commentator who has spent the last decade or so covering the affairs of the scottish parliament. Iain macwhirter on two new books about the perils and pitfalls of. Magazine article new statesman 1996 everything you want to know about the bank crisis. Dec 08, 2014 while the space between deadlines for iain macwhirter finishing and publishing his postindyref book was clearly a tight one, it still missed the event which perhaps encapsulated his central point. In the run up to the referendum on scottish independence, due to be held in september 2014, he has presented a short tv series and produced this companion book ostensibly to shed some light on why we have reached. Iain macwhirter on kenny macaskills new book about scotland.
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