Nation-themed retail, hospitality and entertainment spaces are a valuable yet underutilised resource for the analysis of national stereotypes and dominant brand narratives. When such spaces operate outside the borders of the nation upon which they are themed, they can be interpreted as presenting a ...
THE condition of the Scottish peasantry had undergone only perceptible amelioration from the commencement of the fourteenth to the early part of the eighteenth century. Writing in 1661, Dr John Ray, the naturalist, who then visited Scotland, remarks: "The ordinary country houses are pitiful cots, ...
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Annual Highland Gatherings serve a similar civic function, as do the Common Ridings in the Borders towns, in which a A small house in Gorstan. The poor quality of housing is a concern in both urban and rural areas. horseback procession "beats out" the boundaries of the medieval burgh....
While we in England laugh at the contortions of the Scottish and Irish governments as they attempt to justify to an already alienated voter base their authoritarian policies, notably the 'hate speech' laws that are so loosely drafted anyone in either of those countries could find him or ...
While we in England laugh at the contortions of the Scottish and Irish governments as they attempt to justify to an already alienated voter base their authoritarian policies, notably the 'hate speech' laws that are so loosely drafted anyone in either of those countries could find him or ...
The eastern counties of Antrum and Down were settled by the Scottish because of their proximity to Scotland. The settlers who later came from the north of England got land in Monaghan. In the 1600s, the incoming Protestants took the best land for farming, leaving the Catholics with less ...
(Platt et al.2020). The Scottish government is investing £90,000 in three projects mainly to support women involved in prostitution relating access to crisis funding, counseling sessions and legal advice surgeries but none of these services are conditional on exiting prostitution (Help for women...
In the Scottish context, the highest prevalence of HIV in both sexes is among those who have risked exposure in sub-Saharan Africa; however, as indicated, the actual number of asylum seekers who are HIV-positive remains unclear (Palattiyil & Sidhva, 2017). Migration can often have serious ...