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A better Scotland is possible. Across every aspect of life in Scotland - housing, inequality, life expectancy, health, education, crime, sectarianism, localism and more - we all know that a better Scotland is possible. And then there's Trident. And the Bedroom Tax. And the Democratic Deficit. And on and on it goes. Scotia Nova is a collection of poetry addressing social and political issues in Scotland. Newly updated following the result of the referendum, it is an ambitious and inspiring attempt to raise public interest and awareness. Change is still possible, as is a better Scotland., A better Scotland is possible. Across every aspect of life in Scotland housing, inequality, life expectancy, health, education, crime, sectarianism, localism and more we all know that a better Scotland is possible. And then there s Trident. And the Bedroom Tax. And the Democratic Deficit. And on and on it goes. Scotia Nova is a collection of poetry addressing social and political issues in Scotland. Newly updated following the result of the referendum, it is an ambitious and inspiring attempt to raise public interest and awareness. Change is still possible, as is a better Scotland.", there'e(tm)ll be nae cries o misery jist the creakin soun o openin doors 'e" Read these poems and be inspired. In the wake of the 1979 Devolution Referendum, followed by the impact of Thatcherite policies on Scottish society, many Scottish writers and intellectuals began articulating the distinctiveness of Scottish literary, cultural, social and political traditions and outlooks. Some joined popular political campaigns, from opposing the Poll-Tax and Trident to the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly, which led to a Scottish Parliament. Many now look forward to new possibilities for the future with more confidence in the value and importance of our country'e(tm)s culture and politics, as these poems reveal. Whatever the outcome of Scotland'e(tm)s Independence Referendum on 18 September 2014, a better Scotland is possible. Across every aspect of life in Scotland 'e" housing, inequality, life expectancy, health, education, crime, sectarianism, localism and more 'e" we all know that a better Scotland is possible. And then there'e(tm)s Trident. And the Bedroom Tax. And the Democratic Deficit. And on it goes., there'll be nae cries o misery jist the creakin soun o openin doors ' Read these poems and be inspired. In the wake of the 1979 Devolution Referendum, followed by the impact of Thatcherite policies on Scottish society, many Scottish writers and intellectuals began articulating the distinctiveness of Scottish literary, cultural, social and political traditions and outlooks. Some joined popular political campaigns, from opposing the Poll-Tax and Trident to the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly, which led to a Scottish Parliament. Many now look forward to new possibilities for the future with more confidence in the value and importance of our country's culture and politics, as these poems reveal. Whatever the outcome of Scotland's Independence Referendum on 18 September 2014, a better Scotland is possible. Across every aspect of life in Scotland ' housing, inequality, life expectancy, health, education, crime, sectarianism, localism and more ' we all know that a better Scotland is possible. And then there's Trident. And the Bedroom Tax. And the Democratic Deficit. And on it goes., there'll be nae cries o misery jist the creakin soun o openin doors -- Read these poems and be inspired. In the wake of the 1979 Devolution Referendum, followed by the impact of Thatcherite policies on Scottish society, many Scottish writers and intellectuals began articulating the distinctiveness of Scottish literary, cultural, social and political traditions and outlooks. Some joined popular political campaigns, from opposing the Poll-Tax and Trident to the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly, which led to a Scottish Parliament. Many now look forward to new possibilities for the future with more confidence in the value and importance of our country's culture and politics, as these poems reveal. Whatever the outcome of Scotland's Independence Referendum on 18 September 2014, a better Scotland is possible. Across every aspect of life in Scotland - housing, inequality, life expectancy, health, education, crime, sectarianism, localism and more - we all know that a better Scotland is possible. And then there's Trident. And the Bedroom Tax. And the Democratic Deficit. And on it goes.

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