News Archive 2005
Scotland - World Stone
Skimming Champions
Fresh from basking in the warm, satisfying glow of Scotland winning the 2005 World Elephant Polo Championships, FirstFoot is proud to publish the full results from this year’s World Stone Skimming Championships which were held, as every year, on the Island of Easdale, some 16 miles south of Oban.
Our footballers may not be world-...
The Scotch Thistle
A “noxious and annoying little Scottish weed” has been declared Public Nuisance No.1 in the heartlands of America.
No, we’re not referring to Jack McConnell who has recently returned from visiting the USA and Canada, although the description is certainly accurate enough to give that impression.
The offending weed in question is none other than the...
If the proliferation of genealogy web sites is anything to go by, claiming Scottish heritage seems to be something of an obsession for many Americans.
Fundamentally, we have no problem with that. If tracing your roots back to Robert the Bruce, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Kenneth McKellar or the Krankies is important to you, then there’s no harm in that, surely?
Well, it all depends...
Recent reports from Westminster state that the British government is to commission a fleet of ministerial aircraft to rival America's Airforce One. This has led to a furious debate at Holyrood to define Scotland's response.
The Westminster proposal envisages a converted Boeing 747 for long haul flights, a small jet for short haul journeys and a helicopter.
In one of our...
The 2005 FirstFoot “Golden Shotgun” Award for shooting yourself well and truly in the foot goes to Conservative MSP David Davidson.
The Scottish Tory Transport spokesman, Mr Davidson has campaigned for years for the building of an Aberdeen bypass to ease the pressure of traffic through Aberdeen city centre.
David Davidson before
he found out about
the news about his house...