![]() ![]() Rather it is centred on the urban belt between Edinburgh and Glasgow, severely hit by the decline in traditional Scottish industries, particularly mining. This isn’t the picturesque ‘Monarch of the Glen’ Scotland of lochs and grouse moors. Remember the rise and fall of Winnie Ewing, Margo Macdonald, the closing of Ravenscraig, history of the theft and return of the Stone of Destiny, the poetry and political affiliation of Hugh MacDiarmid. ![]() This will be familiar ground for Scots who lived through the events, maybe with fierce passions on both sides, but those who didn’t experience them at first hand, such as myself sitting in London, may be constantly driven to forays into Google – a lazy but satisfying introduction to, or revision of, recent Scottish politics. ![]() Taking four years to research, Robinson has produced a political saga interwoven and interpreted by a huge array of characters representing all walks of life stretching throughout the latter half of 20th century Scottish politics from the end of the Second World War to Scottish devolution. ![]()
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