Tom Nairn, whose books include The Break-Up of Britain and After Britain, is a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and an honorary professor of government and international affairs at the University of Durham.

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Vol. 18 No. 9 · 9 May 1996
page 21 | 2257 words

Diary

Tom Nairn

On 16 April, the anniversary of the Battle of Culloden:

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