My trip to the Highlands
Travel diary from 4 to 17 June 2023 (Traduction FR en bas de la page) When I prepared my luggage for this trip to Scotland, I thought that a quilted jacket and a windcheater would allow me to adapt easily to any sudden change of weather in the Highlands and islands… to any but the extraordinary heatwave which lasted in Scotland for more than three … Continue reading My trip to the Highlands
Is Gaelic becoming an extinct language in Scotland?
To what extent might the multicultural language policies introduced since 2001 by the British and the Scottish governments to “revitalize” the Gaelic language effectively counter its relentless decline? Before English became the main language spoken in Scotland in the 18th century, there were different languages and dialects spoken across the country: whereas Gaelic was the dominant language in the Highlands and Islands—the Gàidhealtachd—the Lowlands adopted … Continue reading Is Gaelic becoming an extinct language in Scotland?
Equity in Scotland’s education system
Since 1707, when the Scottish and the English Parliaments united to form the Parliament of Great Britain, education has been one of the areas (with the church and the law) reserved to Scotland. To what extent can the Scottish education system be judged today as providing more equity to its people – especially its students – than the English one? For most Western countries, education … Continue reading Equity in Scotland’s education system
The eternal student - anglophile version 