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“We never heard about that in school” is the most damning comment on how history is taught, writes Brian Wilson.

I was rooting for President Macron this week. If MPs cannot sort out Brexit in six weeks, they are no more likely to do so in six months so why prolong the agony for ourselves or for the EU?

Wikileaks co-founder’s arrest could see him face prosecution in the US, but don’t assume he wouldn’t get fair trial, writes Brian Wilson.

The Sultan of Brunei has introduced laws that could see gay people stoned to death. Western governments and universities like Aberdeen need to examine their consciences about dealing with such world leaders, writes Brian Wilson.

‘Stressed out’ MPs need to realise the health benefits of genuine compromise for the UK as a whole and back Theresa May’s deal over a no-deal, writes Brian Wilson,

I spoke this week at an event organised by the Department of International Trade and Scottish Development International to focus attention on exporting to Latin America, writes Brian Wilson,

The Brexit debate has turned some people into EU groupies, but Brussels needs to realise that it has to change, writes Brian Wilson.

This week, an outfit called Scottish Rural Action produced a document with the crass title: “21st Century Clearances – What Does Brexit Mean for Rural Scotland?”

The SNP and other Opposition parties helped put Margaret Thatcher in power, now they could bring about a disastrous no-deal Brexit, says Brian Wilson.

Irish opposition’s stance on Northern Ireland backstop puts opportunism of Labour and the SNP to shame, writes Brian Wilson.

I know Lord Steel of Aikwood only slightly but have long respected his integrity and consistency. Nobody in the past half-century has done more to give practical expression to Liberal values.

Unfortunately for Nationalists trying to re-write history, Gavin McCrone is able to set the record straight, writes Brian Wilson.

Those of us fortunate enough to live in the Outer Hebrides are beginning to know what it is like to be “discovered” as another mighty organ defines these islands as “top global destinations”.

Creating a society in which we are all better educated, freed from poverty of aspiration, more respectful of public property and tolerant of difference is a long-term objective, writes Brian Wilson.

Failure to turn vast sums of UK consumer susbsidies for onshore windfarms into a substantial Scottish industry was a disaster over the past decade or so.

The defections of Labour MPs to the new ‘Independent Group’ will simply split the vote on the left, just as the SDP did during the 1980s and 1990s, writes Brian Wilson.

There is nothing more sustainable than wool. In an age of fast fashion and environmental concerns about oil-based synthetics, it is the natural fabric for the socially responsible consumer, writes Brian Wilson.

Nicola Sturgeon need only say one sentence to ruin Jacob Rees-Mogg’s hopes for a no-deal Brexit, writes Brian Wilson.

Never mind shouting “liar” at the Prime Minister and thinking it the height of Parliamentary wit and wisdom. It was another of Ian Blackford’s bons mots that troubled me more this week, writes Brian Wilson.