George Rosie
Articles by George Rosie
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Politics
A new face for Auld Reekie
- 03 July 2000
New Statesman Scotland - Edinburgh is soon to have its very own branch of that ultimate symbol of metropolitan sophistication, Harvey Nicks. And it doesn't end there. George Rosiereports on the city's building boom
Politics
The best-laid schemes of lefties
- 08 May 2000
New Statesman Scotland - Robert Burns as a hero of the left is built on the myth that he was an 18th-century Che Guevara. But he was actually an Establishment figure
Politics
There may be troubles ahead
- 24 April 2000
New Statesman Scotland - A report calling for Anglican bishops to be installed in the Church of Scotland has been well received. But the opposition is already mustering, writesGeorge Rosie
Politics
What if Scotsmen had guns?
- 03 April 2000
New Statesman Scotland - Celtic hot-headedness may have been crucial to the shaping of modern violent America. George Rosiereports on a disturbing theory
Politics
Coming adrift on the Mound
- 20 March 2000
New Statesman Scotland - The Scottish press long campaigned for devolution. George Rosie looks at why the same media folk have turned hostile to the edifice they helped to erect
Politics
Where does Clark's clout lie?
- 14 February 2000
New Statesman Scotland - The new job of Advocate General has caused a stir among Scottish lawyers. George Rosie asks how much power the position holds
Politics
Let's peeble the judges again
- 17 January 2000
New Statesman Scotland - Political and judicial appointments are too closely entangled for everyone's good, argues George Rosie
Politics
Who are the lairds lording over us?
- 13 December 1999
New Statesman Scotland - The anonymous owners of vast tracts of Scotland could be anybody from mafia bosses to drug cartels. George Rosiethinks it's time to put an end to the secrecy
Politics
Who's sponging now?
- 15 November 1999
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New Statesman Scotland - Londoners like to claim that their tax pounds subsidise Scotland. The truth is quite the opposite, argues George Rosie
Politics
It's time the Queen ditched the fags
- 25 October 1999
New Statesman Scotland - Royal warrants on cigarette packets lend smoking a fake respectability. George Rosie wants to consign them to the ashtray
