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Former Professor of Media Politics at the University of the West of Scotland, Dr John Robertson writes ‘So, on the objective evidence presented here, the mainstream TV coverage of the first year of the independence referendum campaigns has not been fair or balanced. Taken together, we have evidence of coverage which seems likely to have damaged the Yes campaign.’ Roughly two years ago, in January 2014, as a member of no political party, I concluded an interim research report, titled Fairness in the First Year, on BBC and STV/ITV coverage of issues, relevant to the outcome of the forthcoming Scottish Independence Referendum, with the aboveRead More →

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Following two sell-out performances, a third and final event takes place at the Saltire Society’s Edinburgh Old Town Headquarters this week. 45 years since first taking to the stage, Wednesday the 19th August could be your last chance to meet the original Heretics as they hand over to a new generation of writers and musicians. Committed to promoting the poetry and music of Scotland’s living tradition, The Heretics first appeared in 1970. They gave an early platform to future household names including Billy Connolly, Aly Bain and Liz Lochhead. It will be an opportunity to see the original Heretics hand over the baton to aRead More →

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mwwjx. Episode 1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n0v2p   Episode 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06715gp   Episode 3 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nbtwc    Episode 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ng1br    Episode 5 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b069x4y5    Episode 6        Read More →