On 4 February 2014, the Centre was pleased to welcome Professor Alan Riach to discuss ‘How British is Scotland? Anglification and the Arts of Resistance’. This was the second-part of the ‘How British is Scotland?’ series which runs throughout the year. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Beginning with a proposition–that a… Continue reading →
On 21 May 2013, the Centre was pleased to welcome the BBC’s Brian Taylor who discussed, ‘The referendum of 1997: the settled will of the Scottish people?’, as the final seminar in the Vox Populi series which has ran for the last nine months. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Tony Blair came to power… Continue reading →
On 15 January 2013, as part of the on-going Vox Populi series, the Centre was pleased to welcome Dr Rhona Brown who discussed ‘Wilkes and Scottish Liberty: The Reception of John Wilkes in The Weekly Magazine’. Below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. The lecture was centred around the controversial figure of John Wilkes, an… Continue reading →
On 30 October 2012, the Centre was pleased to welcome the University of Glasgow’s own Dr. Karin Bowie, who discussed ‘National Opinion and the Union Question in the Union of the Crowns’. This lecture was part of the ongoing ‘Vox Populi’ series and below is this listener’s brief summary of the lecture. Between the Union of the Crowns of 1603… Continue reading →
