Nairn update - Herald leads in most boring headline of century comp

7 March 2008

Subjects:

Anthony Barnett (London, OK): This surely must be in the lead for the least interesting headline of the 21st century:

Professor calls for update in attitudes to Scottish independence

There was no need to add "not many dead"! For a' that, it is a good short summary by the Glasgow Herald's political editor Douglas Fraser of the Tom Nairn lecture I blogged yesterday,

for a' that, an a' that

it's comin' yet for a' that

that man tae man the warld ower

shall brithers be for a' that!

There are also some witty comments. And thanks to the Scottish government you can now also listen the full lecture here or download as an mp3 (it's an hour I'm warned it takes some time).

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