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The present Shadow Chancellor had a suitably large audience in the Main Theatre of the Edinburghā¦
First launched in 1972, the annual Scottish Book Awards have developed into a major prize for writersā¦
For some people their careers are defined by a single issue, so said Ruth Wishart who was chairing theā¦
Bidisha introduced Ed Vulliamy, an author who has written for The Guardian and Amnesty International, whoseā¦
The first debate on āWould Culture Lose its Shine in an Independent Scotland?ā promised we
Clearly Nina Stibbe is already very popular as this event was completely sold out.
Superlatives are weak and ineffective when in presence of a true master in his field: the newspaper comicā¦
It was a delight to see Joan Bakewell back in Edinburgh - as she put it herself, "the time seems to haveā¦
James Naughtie introduced Alistair Darling for this Thomas Miller Investment Event which was held fittinglyā¦
The Peppers Theatre tent in Charlotte Square Garden isnāt the largest venue at the Edinburgh Internationalā¦
Although not quite as common a surname in Scotland as it once was, Flemings can still be found in telephoneā¦
The Crimean War is somehow imagined in the British Isles to be a minor conflict against Russia and of noā¦
BBC reporter Peter Taylor's new book "Talking to Terrorists" sets out what it was like to come face to faceā¦
With a hearty Edinburgh reception, Sir Vincent (Vince) Cable took his seat with Phil Harding who was in theā¦
Frank Westerman is a Dutch journalist who grew up amongst horses and has now written a history of theā¦
This was bound to be an interesting event when Ruth Wishart who was in the Chair found that she had left herā¦
Misha Glenny was introduced by Douglas Fraser, the BBC News Scotland business and economy editor, who notedā¦
Maggie OāFarrell is a remarkable novelist with a fresh, distinctive voice and visual imagination. Sheā¦
Sheena McDonald introduced Malloch-Brown as someone with huge experience of international affairs havingā¦
There canāt be many people who have not heard of the phenomenal success of āThe Girl on the Trainā aā¦