Alan Taylor
Articles by Alan Taylor
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UK Politics
Play it again, Salmond
- 26 May 2011
- 63 comments
Time and again, Scotland’s First Minister has taken on the naysayers and won. He is a keen gambler by nature and only a fool would bet against him delivering independence for Scotland.
Politics
These glittering prizes are tarnished
- 12 June 2000
New Statesman Scotland - Cricket umpires, film stars, embittered old hacks - just about anyone can expect an honorary degree these days. Alan Taylor wonders what the universities are up to
Politics
A religion that's out of control
- 21 February 2000
New Statesman Scotland - St Andrews used to be a charming university town, which had golf as a pleasant diversion. Now developers threaten to turn it into a theme park
Politics
Scotland's forgotten laureate
- 31 January 2000
New Statesman Scotland - Had he not died at the age of 24, the poet Robert Fergusson would have rivalled the great Burns, claims Alan Taylor
