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Paterson was born in Dundee, at the eastern edge of Scotland. In the spirit of a troubadour, he began writing poetry while he worked as a jazz musician in London. Since his first book of poetry, “Nil Nil,” Paterson has achieved serious recognition, receiving honors such the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Whitbread Poetry Prize. Most recently, he has received the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry...
...brought democracy to Iraq." While there is no doubt that the U.S. led in terms of both political will and resources, the unfortunate wording does not do credit to those who served from other countries, not least the 170 plus soldiers from the U.K. who died. Martyn Buckley, SELKIRK, SCOTLAND...
...many Americans and Britons, Saif is best known for successfully negotiating the release from a Scottish jail of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. Convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am jet over Scotland - an attack which killed 270 people - al-Megrahi returned to a hero's welcome in Tripoli last August with Saif by his side. The move cemented Saif's standing among millions of ordinary Libyans. "After that, Saif could no longer be accused of being infected with Western values," says Noman Benotman, a former leader in the militant Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, or LIFG, who fought...
...miles inland from the famous links of St. Andrews, Scotland, the Peat Inn offers the perfect refuge for golfing pilgrims battered by wind, rain and a relentless assault of fish 'n' chips and other greasy Scottish clubhouse fare. This 300-year-old former coaching inn, which sits on the edge of a desolately beautiful field, is run by husband-and-wife duo Geoffrey and Katherine Smeddle and has just been awarded a Michelin star. A recent meal had the rewarding combination of surprise (cannelloni of hare) and comfort (roast rib eye of beef in red-wine sauce...
...right not to put their country's money on the table too soon, as it could lift the pressure for reform in Greece. "That would risk setting a precedent of profligate countries taking advantages of the others," says Silvio Peruzzo, a London-based analyst at the Royal Bank of Scotland. "If you set up a bad incentive, then you undermine the credibility of the euro zone. In that sense, the Germans are much more forward-looking." (See pictures of the dangers of printing money in Germany...