Growing Up with the Idea of Independence
Growing Up with the Idea of Independence Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, December 8th 2012 The Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s intervention this week on the case for Scottish independence attracted...
View ArticleScotland as an Idea and Place of Substance
Scotland as an Idea and Place of Substance Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, December 29th 2012 It has been a tumultuous year, across Europe, the world, and in its own way for Scotland. It was the year that...
View ArticleA New Scottish Democracy: A Small Nation with Big Ideas
A New Scottish Democracy: A Small Nation with Big Ideas Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, January 5th 2013 The Scottish experience like most places is filled with myths and delusions about who we are and what...
View ArticleThe Scotland of the Democratic Future: Some Tentative Lessons from Chile
The Scotland of the Democratic Future: Some Tentative Lessons from Chile Gerry Hassan Della Caledonia, February 14th 2013 It has been a telling week for the contours of the future debate on whether...
View ArticleDreaming of a Different Scotand: Alt Independence and Alt Unionism
Dreaming of a Different Scotland: Alt Independence and Alt Unionism Gerry Hassan Open Democracy, February 26th 2013 Social justice is everywhere north of the border. It has always been about, but now...
View ArticleWe may be anti-Tory but the ideas of conservatism are everywhere
We may be anti-Tory but the ideas of conservatism are everywhere Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, April 6th 2013 Two laments have been constant in Scotland in the last decade. One is that our politics are...
View ArticleWhat Difference Does It Make? Making Explicit the Change of Independence
What Difference Does It Make? Making Explicit the Change of Independence Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, May 4th 2013 It has been another fast-moving week in Scotland’s constitutional conversation even...
View ArticleThe Framing of the Scottish Independence Debate: A Tale of Two Referenda
The Framing of the Scottish Independence Debate: A Tale of Two Referenda Gerry Hassan Bella Caledonia, May 15th 2013 Two independence campaigns are now running in the UK: one on Scottish independence;...
View ArticleNigel Farage, the Scottish Debate and the Future of Europe
Nigel Farage, the Scottish Debate and the Future of Europe Gerry Hassan Open Democracy, May 19th 2013 This is an age of uncertainty, crisis and doubt. The UK is experiencing multiple crises: political,...
View ArticleTime for a Radical Scotland to challenge our forces of conservatism
Time for a Radical Scotland to challenge our forces of conservatism Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, June 1st 2013 Scotland has long prided itself on its radical and socialist traditions, from Red Clydeside...
View ArticleLabour and Independence: The Power of the Past
Labour and Independence: The Power of the Past Gerry Hassan National Collective, August 2nd 2013 Beyond the posturing, allegations and counter-allegations of recent days on the vexed subject of Labour...
View ArticleUnionists, come out and declare your ‘nationalism’
Unionists, come out and declare your ‘nationalism’ Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, August 10th 2013 The story is familiar: there is a pesky, partisan, immature nationalism out and about influencing our body...
View ArticleHistory in the Making: The Battle for Scotland’s Future
History in the Making: The Battle for Scotland’s Future Gerry Hassan National Collective, November 20th 2013 The campaign on Scottish independence has reached new levels – a battle of competing...
View ArticleA Different Scotland is Happening
A Different Scotland is Happening Gerry Hassan and James Mitchell Scottish Review, November 27th 2013 Many words will be written this week and in the years to come about the independence debate and the...
View ArticleThe Problem of Patriotism and the Left
The Problem of Patriotism and the Left Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, December 7th 2013 This week Keith Vaz, chair of the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, asked the ‘Guardian’ editor Alan...
View ArticleBe Clear Who Britain is Great For
Be Clear Who Britain is Great For Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, January 18th 2014 The independence debate is about many things – politics, practicalities, personalities. More than this it is about...
View ArticleRadical Nostalgia Scotland and Why We Can’t Go Back to the 1970s
Radical Nostalgia Scotland and Why We Can’t Go Back to the 1970s Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, February 5th 2014 Scotland’s current debate on independence comprises many conversations. They centre on...
View ArticleThe Battle for Britain and Why Alex Salmond and Independence Has Already Won
The Battle for Britain and Why Alex Salmond and Independence Has Already Won Gerry Hassan Open Democracy, February 7th 2014 This year is witnessing several battles for Britain – of numerous...
View ArticleThe Big Question: Who ‘Lost’ Scotland?
The Big Question: Who ‘Lost’ Scotland? Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, March 12th 2014 The independence debate is a product of Scotland changing over decades and generations. Subsequently, this debate...
View ArticleThe Importance of Growing Up: Heroes and Villains in Modern Scotland
The Importance of Growing Up: Heroes and Villains in Modern Scotland Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, March 26th 2014 Who inspires and defines us in modern Scotland? Who gives us inspiration and...
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