A comic by Scottish writer & artist Al Harron commemorating the 700th anniversary of the historic Battle of Bannockburn
Saturday, 30 November 2013
Bannockburn: A Mythic History Of The Battle Which Shaped A Nation
Note: I planned on introducing Bannockburn on St. Andrew's Day for quite some time, before the events of 29th of November came to pass. As of writing, eight people perished with a dozen more wounded in a horrendous disaster at the Clutha Vaults in Glasgow. I will still publish the post, albeit a bit later than originally planned, because of one thing: every news report mentioned that when the crash happened, when the plumes of smoke issued from the roof, when the screams from inside the bar broke out - everyone nearby ran towards it. Towards the crash, the smoke, and the screams. Countless bystanders rushed to lend a hand, forming a human chain, desperate to help. And that statement about the people of Glasgow is something which is central to the comic, and testament to their courage.
The full post will be up soon.
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
To A Cone
I'd said I would occasionally post on wee bits of Scottish news and issues, so I figured the recent reports that Glasgow City Council are planning to spend £65,000 on raising the plinth that supports Carlo Marochetti's famed 1844 statue of the Duke of Wellington in order to combat that most pressing and grave of civic concerns...
The weegies cannae stop putting a traffic cone aun 'is heid.
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