A timeless Scottish proverb, 'Learn the language of the sea before saying that you understand the sea,' underscores the ...

In a referendum held last September, voters in Scotland rejected declaring independence from Britain, but by a 55-45 percent margin, much closer than most people expected only a few months before.

As an outsider, I look at the Church in the United States with a certain amount of envy. Compared to the United Kingdom, you’re stronger and more blessed than you probably know. However, despite the ...

The referendum in Scotland and the result must be full of lessons for individual federalists and government groups in countries composed of many nations. Although there are vast cultural and social ...

THE Scots have always prided themselves that their education system is superior to that south of the border. But there is one new feature of Scottish education—a 35-hour working week for school ...

How do you deal with a political party that doesn’t even want to be in office? That’s the question that British politicians are asking themselves in the ramp-up to the 2015 UK election. Less than a ...

The concept of apathy has always been offensive: it implies that people don't care about their neighbours, their families, or even themselves. No. The problem is that people are alienated from ...

Scottish voters on Thursday chose to keep Scotland a part of the United Kingdom in a referendum on independence. Before the vote, independence movements in the U.S. looked to the Scottish secession ...