Tag: Parcel of Rogues

  • The Meeting of Commissioners

    The Meeting of Commissioners

    The Meeting of Commissioners – a collage The Meeting of Commissioners is a collage inspired by the incendiary memoirs of George Lockhart of Carnwath, which are a fascinating insight into the nefarious ways the Union between Scotland and England was brought about in the early 18th Century. They completely demolish the lie that the Scotland…

  • Proud Scot James Boswell

    Proud Scot James Boswell

    James Boswell is a historical figure who apparently suffered from a little Scottish cultural cringe himself, and who evokes a cringe of a different kind today. Boswell was a writer, best known for his biography “Life of Samuel Johnson,” published in 1791. Johnson hated the Scots. Amongst other things he is reputed to have said…