Tag: scots
Parties pledge employment support for young Scots
The SNP and Labour have pledged to expand the job opportunities for young people if elected to office at the Scottish elections in May...
A history of Scottish languages – part 10
by Paul Kavanagh Read part 9 2000 AD : Gaelic has suffered a catastrophic decline and has now almost entirely vanished from almost all...
A history of Scottish languages – part 9
by Paul Kavanagh Read part 8 1800 AD : It was during this period that both Scotland's major languages became minoritised, but Scots and...
A history of Scottish languages – part 1
by Paul Kavanagh (Click here for part 2) In November 2010 the Ministerial Working Group on the Scots Language delivered its report to the...
What’s in a name?
by Paul Kavanagh The origins and meanings of the names of Scottish languages The study of word origins is called etymology, the word...
The global family of Scots
At a time of year when Scots around the globe are thinking of home, the Scottish Government has announced it is financing four new...
Scots told ‘Why don’t you go back to Scotland’
An English MP has urged the House of Commons to tell Scots to ‘Go back to Scotland’ if they object to a proposal to...