The Sunday Herald back issues from May 2004:
Food & evil; Supermarkets promise to provide all we need in a low- price, one-stop shop. But, argues Sunday Herald food critic Joanna Blythman in her new book, Shopped, they sell mediocre food, they kill town centres and they sap our souls. Vicky Allan filled her trolley and heard why
May 02, 2004; ... JOANNA Blythman knows what it is to feel like a zombie. Asundercover research for her book, Shopped: The Shocking Power OfBritish Supermarkets, she worked for a week on the check-outs of aScottish branch of Tesco. During those long, monotonous shifts underthe striplights, packing and ...
EU, Jimmy; The EU welcomed 10 new members yesterday, among them small nations such as Latvia and Estonia. But what will their accession do to the independence debate in Scotland? Michael Russell looks at the issues
May 02, 2004; ... It is said that on May 1, 1707, the day on which Scotland lost herpolitical independence as the Act of Union came into force, thechurch bells of Edinburgh rang out the tune, Why Should I Be Sad OnMy Wedding Day? Yesterday - May 1, 2004, 297 years later - there was no sign of ...
"Rich, diverse, bonkers"; She once joked that she fancied Hillary Clinton and upset David Letterman with a made-up story about her background. But Saffron Burrows is more than just a laugh. She's political soul mates with Peter Mullan and says Tony Benn is like an uncle. Vicky Allan meets an elusive, enigmatic star
May 02, 2004; ... It's QUITE an appealing evasion trick. When actress SaffronBurrows comes up against a question she doesn't want to answer orfinds somewhat boring, she flops her head along an arm draped overthe back of the sofa and laughs randomly then says somethingfrustratingly daft. It happens again ...
Parisian chic
May 02, 2004; ... Fall in love with the Gallic charm of summer's prettiest takes ondaywear. Very Amelie White embroidered dotted cotton shirt, (pounds)45, Monsoon; wide woven leather belt with wooden buckle, (pounds) 45,Hobbs; almond and apricot embroidered brocade full skirt, (pounds)85, Coast; ...
sophisticated lady
May 02, 2004; ... Frothy, spangly, strappy, flowery: this summer feet are goinggirlie, so ditch the grungey flats ladies Stockists: Kurt GeigerCarvela Jenners (0131 225 2442); Harvey Nichols (0131 524 8388);Carol Currie Shoes, 3 Gordon Street, Glasgow (0141 248 7657); Houseof Fraser (0141 221 3880/0131 ...
quick stop
May 02, 2004 ... Hot Coconut Sambal Serves eight to ten 2-3tbsp groundnut or oliveoil 5 shallots or 1 large onion, chopped finely 2-4 garlic cloves,chopped finely 1/2tsp spoon chilli powder 5ml spoon ground coriander5ml spoon fried shrimp paste, or anchovy paste 300ml water 1/2tspspoon sugar, optional ...
soup of the week From The Insch Connection Museum
May 02, 2004 ... Bean and Bacon Broth Simple but delicious, this is perfect comfortfood. Especially after a hangover. 25ml of olive oil 15g of butter 1 large red onion, peeled andchopped 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and chopped 6 rashers of streakybacon, finely chopped 1 small floury potato, peeled ...
gorgeous summer makeup
May 02, 2004; ... Embrace the warmer weather with a splash of spring colour and ahint of shimmer and shine Clarins Summer Accents Pencil Box, (pounds)18, from House of Fraser, Glasgow and Jenners, Edinburgh Hard CandySweet Cheeks Liquid Blush, (pounds) ...
the eco tourist
May 02, 2004; ... Good news for cute marsupials known as bilbies is that they aremaking a comeback in South Australia - with the help of Earthwatchvolunteers. Since the introduction of rabbits, cats and foxes to Australia, 60per cent of native mammal fauna in the arid region has disappeared.The ...
sunday jaunt
May 02, 2004 ... If you don't have the energy to tan the Tarmachan Ridge or nip upBen Lawers, then saunter along the single-track roads past remotelochs and Caledonian forests into the lovely Glen Lyon. Look out forpine marten and don't miss Europe's oldest living thing, a yew tree,in Fortingall at the ...
first word
May 02, 2004; ... 'ABBURIDO de los Beckhams' goes the Spanish T-shirt (bored of theBeckhams) and like most people, if I never heard another word abouteither of them, it would be too soon. But just as we thought we hadescaped Posh's rictus grin and Jackie-O bravery, and Golden Balls'stiff denials and silly ...
Sleek, elegant and classic, these gadgets and utensils are must- haves for kitchen wizards
May 02, 2004 ... ONE Kenwood Chase Toaster, (pounds) 79.50, from John Lewis, 08456049 049 TWO Milk frother, (pounds) 16, from Habitat, 0845 601 0740,www.habitat.net Three Veta condiment set, (pounds) 30, from Habitat,0845 601 0740, www.habitat.net FOUR GaggiaNespresso Automat, (pounds) 475, ...
most wanted
May 02, 2004; ... Tammy Child bags from (pounds) 65, available from Roger BillcliffeGallery, Glasgow, 0141 332 4027 Pace Freeview box with built-in harddisk recorder, ...
Pic of the week
May 02, 2004 ... Les Larmes, or Glass Tears, by pioneering 21st-Centuryphotographer Man Ray will be on display as part of ...
smallworld with Hector McKenzie in Beijing
May 02, 2004; ... There are things you should and should not do at a Chinesewedding. I know that now. Top of the 'must do' list is to bring ahongbao, or red envelope, containing a number of crisp red 100-yuannotes as a gift for the happy couple. When you think about it, it'san extremely practical ...
Sympathy for the devil; Please allow us to introduce Ian Rankin, a man of wealth and taste. He's been around for years writing about Inspector Rebus, but now the series is coming to an end, and Britain's most successful crime novelist must decide what to do next. A good time, then, for Peter Ross to take a magnifying glass to the fascinating life and career of a very Scottish literary star
May 02, 2004; ... IAN Rankin's most recent book A Question Of Blood, the 14th tostar Detective Inspector John Rebus, features a teenage girl whosebedroom is on constant public display via webcam. It's interesting toimagine what the author's own adolescent bedroom might have lookedlike had we been able to ...
Major Rethink; He was kicked out of the army for answering back; now he's one of Tony Blair's staunchest defenders, but has been blasted by a former Labour deputy leader. Douglas Fraser meets the contradictory Eric Joyce MP
May 02, 2004; ... If you want an explanation of why people are turning off politics,not voting and becoming disillusioned with New Labour, it can besummed up in three words: Major Eric Joyce. This is not the view ofone of the Falkirk West MP's political opponents, but from the formerdeputy leader of his ...
Moving Pictures; They were the snapshots of their age, cherished in lockets and pocketbooks by loved ones and family. Susan Flockhart looks at how miniature portraits have inspired an exhibition that rekindles their intimacy
May 02, 2004; ... BEFORE cameras, miniature portraits were a popular means ofremembering absent loved ones. Small, compact and eminentlytransportable, they were worn as brooches or in lockets, stored awayin drawers or lovingly swathed in tiny velvet drapes. Long aftertheir identities were obscured by ...
Who lives in a house like this?; Susan Flockhart goes through the keyhole of 34 Lillieshall Road and meets owner Julie Myerson, the owner and author of a new book that explores the history of the London property by chronicling the marvellously ordinary lives of all the people who have called it home
May 02, 2004; ... THE haunted house is one of the most abiding themes of narrativehistory, perhaps because the idea of former inhabitants leavingbehind ethereal traces is eminently plausible. The relics are there -even if only in people's memories. Why else would the homes of FredWest and Ian Huntley have ...
Iraq, torture and reaping the political whirlwind
May 02, 2004 ... This weekend is full of historical importance, but it alsorepresents a very real watershed in the story of the 21st century. InEurope, the EU enlarges from 15 to 25. In Britain, Tony Blair marksthe seventh anniversary of Labour's historic election landslide in1997. And in the US, it is a ...
readers'views
May 02, 2004 ... Challenges for the SNP Iain Macwhirter is spot on in highlightingthe SNP's drift to the right under John Swinney's uninspiringleadership (News, April 25). The emphasis on tax-cutting and wooingbusiness leaders may win a few votes from northeast Conservatives,but it will lose the SNP many ...
Has Blair Planned His Exit Strategy?; power play; Iain Macwhirter;explains why media rumblings about the PM's departure are not just speculation
May 02, 2004; ... HE has a 161-seat majority. He is odds-on favourite to win thenext general election. So why has every paper in the land beenforecasting Tony Blair's imminent departure from Number 10? Of course, speculation on the Prime Minister's future is hardlynew. Since Iraq went wrong, there ...
7; daysin thelife of
May 02, 2004 ... Jaki McDougall, director of the Glasgow Film Theatre Monday Thisweek is the Glasgow Film Theatre's 30th birthday. The build-up to thecelebrations have been splendid. The GFT is a much-loved part ofGlasgow, and is very much a cinema for the people. But Monday is anoffice day. I manage to ...
One year after 'mission accomplished'; u British troops accused of killing and torturing Iraqi prisoners by Amnesty u US army admits 'sadistic criminal abuses' as Bush hails a better Iraq u Saddam's Republican Guard return to patrol Fallujah streets at US request; AMNESTY REPORT
May 02, 2004; ... BRITISH forces in Iraq are accused of killing seven prisoners as aresult of alleged mistreatment, the Sunday Herald can reveal. Therevelation follows worldwide outrage over pictures of American andBritish soldiers torturing Iraqis. A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokeswoman confirmed ...
'We have got rid of the cruelty of an evil dictator'
May 02, 2004 ... WASHINGTON: ONE year after President George W Bush stood on thedeck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and declared infront of a "mission accomplished" banner that major combat operationsin Iraq were over, he yesterday said that "life for the Iraqi peopleis a world away from the ...
A year of deaths
May 02, 2004 ... US-led coalition forces killed since May 1, 2003, when Bush saidmajor combat operations were over: - US personnel: 643 - UK: 58 - Other nations: 48 - Iraqi military:4895 ...
MSPs reflect on a year in 'rainbow parliament'
May 02, 2004; ... They promised "madness and craziness" when elected to the so-called "rainbow parliament". It was going to be like the Big Brotherhouse, said Rosie Kane, the new Glasgow MSP from the ScottishSocialist Party, with people wanting to tune in to follow thedeveloping storyline. But ...
Seven dead in Saudi terror attack
May 02, 2004; ... FOREIGN Secretary Jack Straw last night led condemnation of aterror attack at an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia which left sevenpeople dead, including two Britons. Mr Straw said he was "shocked and sickened by this act ofterrorism", while Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Britain, Turki ...
The faces of the new Europe 24 men in suits and just one woman; All smiles as EU family grows, but tensions still simmer
May 02, 2004; ... The Dublin sun shone, poet Seamus Heaney spoke of a phoenixrising, and Irish eyes were smiling. So were those of another 24countries, as the leaders of the world's biggest political union andmarketplace joined together to celebrate the dawn of a new Europe. Ireland - holder of the ...
Riots amid the celebrations
May 02, 2004 ... Violence flared amid the EU expansion party in Ireland last nightas anti-globalisation protesters clashed with police. Disturbances broke out after a crowd of several thousanddemonstrators gathered outside Dublin's Phoenix Park, where EUleaders were enjoying a banquet at the end ...
What a difference a day makes: the figures that reveal the new Europe
May 02, 2004; ... lThere are now 25 EU states, an increase of 10. lPopulation of the EU post enlargement is 450.83 million, anincrease of 74.3 million. lMalta, the smallest new state, has a population of 400,000.Poland, the largest new member, is home to some 38.2 million people ....
Hope for fish deal in bid to get SNP on side
May 02, 2004; ... The row over Scotland's role in European fishing policy is set tobe resolved with a tough British demand that quotas are fixed only bycountries in the northwest of the continent. Despite furious exchanges on the issue between SNP leader JohnSwinney and First Minister Jack ...
Joyce: reform cannot stop at Border
May 02, 2004; ... Controversial Blairite MP Eric Joyce has warned that devolvedScottish politics will have to address the pressing issue ofreforming public services - including radical reform of childcare,more parental involvement in choosing schools and more patientpayments when using health services ....
Meet the latest victims of debt: our young, rich professionals; Living beyond their means has become the norm for affluent class
May 02, 2004; ... THE brushed suede couch. The two-week trip to Thailand. JamieOliver cookbooks and grocery bills to match. Baby Gap clothes for thekids. These are the lifestyle trappings that have driven thousands ofScots - professional, affluent and young - into mounting andunmanageable debt problems ....
1000 stranded across Europe as airline fails
May 02, 2004; ... AROUND 1000 passengers were left stranded at a dozen Europeanairports following the collapse of a Scottish-based airline inbusiness for only seven months. Duo, which employs 300 staff at offices in Birmingham andEdinburgh, grounded its entire fleet of seven aircraft from ...
Madonna signs up part-time piper for world tour; His dad was vet to McCartneys' pets now he's swapped legal practice to jet off with Madge
May 02, 2004; ... THE Scots lawyer who piped at Stella McCartney's wedding last yearhas been asked to accompany Madonna on her forthcoming Re-inventionworld tour. Lorne Cousin, a rural property lawyer at the Edinburgh-based legalfirm Turcan Connell, flew to Los Angeles last week where the rest ...
Near miss at nuclear plant; RAF Hercules's breach of power station no- fly zone covered up for months
May 02, 2004; ... A large military aircraft came within a few hundred feet ofScotland's oldest and most vulnerable nuclear plant in a near-missincident which has been covered up for more than four months. A RAF Hercules C130 transport plane breached the no-fly zonearound the Chapelcross nuclear ...
QM2 succeeds 'cruise queen' QE2
May 02, 2004; ... THE flagship status of Cunard's iconic QE2 was yesterday passed toits new 150,000-tonne Queen Mary 2. At a ceremony in Southampton, therole of the 37-year-old liner - famously built at John Brown'sClydebank shipyard - as the company's transatlantic carrier wasbrought to an end ....
Salmond:we were all misled on size of Holyrood
May 02, 2004; ... Civil servants have been accused of misleading the public and MSPsover the increasing size and cost of the Holyrood building. Alex Salmond, who led the SNP at the time the building plans weregrowing rapidly, has written to Lord Fraser's inquiry into thespending fiasco, detailing ...
Bicycle regulations to ring the changes
May 02, 2004; ... The gentle dinging of bicycle bells will now be heard regularlyacross the streets of the UK as a new law to improve road safetycomes into force this weekend. The Pedal Bicycle (Safety) Regulations, which came into forceyesterday, state that from now on all bikes sold in the UK ...
Revealed: US plan to thwart chemical laws; Secret memos expose extent of American attempts to dilute new EU regulations for toxic chemical industry
May 02, 2004; ... The Bush administration has been fighting a fierce and covertglobal campaign to undermine the European Union's plan to protectpeople from thousands of toxic chemicals used by industry. A series of internal government e-mails and memos unearthed by aCongressional investigation in ...
Executive set to appeal slopping out judgment; Government faces bill in excess of (pounds) 3 million after legal ruling allows prisoners to launch claims over 'breach of human rights'
May 02, 2004; ... THE Scottish Executive is set to appeal last week's judgment thatit must pay compensation to a prisoner who was forced to "slop out"while held on remand in Barlinnie Prison, the Sunday Heraldunderstands. The case of Robert Napier, who was awarded (pounds) 2450 incompensation for ...
Caledonian cowboys must lay down guns; Country and western fans have to license replica weapons or face five years in prison
May 02, 2004; ... IT'S the last chance saloon for gun-toting country and westernfans in Scotland as a new law comes into force this weekend to bantheir treasured weapons. From the start of this month the air guns worn by some"westerners" as part of their authentic wild-west outfits along ...
Cable
May 02, 2004; ... Guys WIREThe venue,Edinburgh3 stars When Wire first formed in 1976,they were a band defined by contradiction. Experimental yet barelyversed in playing their instruments; intellectual and arty, butlobbed in with the mindless gobbing hordes of punks that lacked aMalcolm McLaren to ...
extra! extra! DVD of the week
May 02, 2004 ... Without these Boston students, no alternative explosion, noNirvana, no anything else that followed. Simply put, in their brieffive years, from 1987 to 1992 - one introductory mini album and fourfull length players which redefined what rock music could be - thePixies burned bright and ...
Stick to what you know
May 02, 2004; ... Anyone with eyes can't have failed to have noticed that over thepast few weeks there's been a glut of articles in the presstrumpeting some kind of jazz revival. What most critics actually mean by a "jazz revival" is simply thecommercial resurgence of something with superficial ...
In synch
May 02, 2004; ... There's an essential difference between Britain and America. Yes,they're two countries divided by a common language and all that, butmore relevant to the youth of today is this: when a boyband on thisside of the Atlantic splits, we get drippy balladeers and self-obsessed moaners ....
MIME GAMES
May 02, 2004; ... When an artist's core performance talent is singing not acting itis a nod to fans who have paid (pounds) 30 each for a ticket toactually sing. Britney Spears, at a generous estimate, only sang fourof her songs at the SECC. Pink, Beyonce and Christina Aguilera, oftenneatly parked with ...
Who's to blame in sorry tale of the one that got away?; Alan Campbell bemoans the defection of potential Scotland star Aiden McGeady
May 02, 2004; ... WHICHEVER way it's viewed, the tale of Aiden McGeady and hisdecision to play for Ireland instead of Scotland is a sorry one. Lastweek the buck was being passed quicker than a relay baton in thehands of Dwain Chambers. Depending on who you believe, the fault for this ...
World championship snooker should be played by pub rules
May 02, 2004 ... SNOOKER ... last bastion of gentlemanly conduct, the click of tipon ball, the soft rustle of pockets, the gentle snoring of the crowdat the Crucible. At least it was, until an Aussie called Quinten Hann got stuckinto Andy Hicks after their match and Ronnie O'Sullivan developed ...
Glorious feeling walking in the rain
May 02, 2004; ... A year ago the month of April was bathed in warm sunshine. Thisyear it's apparently been one of the wettest Aprils on record and theweather showed little sign of changing as we drove down the length ofGlen Coe looking for the best option on a day when far-flung viewscertainly wouldn't be ...
SAILING SCOTTISH SERIES
May 02, 2004 ... A scan of the list of overall winners of the Bell Lawrie ScottishSeries since it was first staged in 1975 reveals that the sameskipper rarely succeeds in lifting the trophy twice. Indeed, as UKand overseas skippers prepare their boats for five days of racing offTarbert in Loch Fyne (May ...
A Prodigal's Return; With plaudits for his latest novel, which draws on the life of Lena Zavaroni, Andrew O'Hagan is keen not to let his critics' barbs go unchallenged, writes Alan Taylor
May 02, 2004 ... FROM the outset, Andrew O'Hagan was everyone's favouritebridesmaid. The Missing, published in 1995, appeared on the shortlistof the Saltire Society's First Book of the Year Award and the authorhimself was named as one of the runners-up for Scottish Writer Of TheYear. Four years later he ...
Thali Ho For The Mother Of All Tiffin; Spicing up Sunday with a breakfast full of eastern promise and some hot potatoes
May 02, 2004; ... The topic for today should have been another searing indictment ofthe American occupation of Iraq. But who needs the ranting of a pinkoanti-war liberal when President Bush and his Pentagon team themselvesdid such a grand job last week of exposing the futility andcriminality of their ...
Hearts must make cuts of (pounds) 1million to stay at Tynecastle; Craig Levein must trim his squad further as a consequence of the board delaying Murrayfield move. Michael Grant reports
May 02, 2004; ... HEARTS manager Craig Levein will be forced to make even deeperbudget cuts to his squad, rising close to (pounds) 1 million for nextseason, as a result of the club's delayed move from Tynecastle toMurrayfield. New chairman George Foulkes is set to officially reveal tomorrowthat ...
Jackie named player of the year
May 02, 2004; ... JACKIE McNAMARA has beaten off the challenge of Celtic team-matesChris Sutton and Henrik Larsson to capture the Scottish FootballWriters' Association Player Of The Year award. The 30-year-old, who was voted SPFA Player of the Year in 1998,will receive the prize at the ...
Scot reaches snooker final
May 02, 2004 ... GLASGOW'S Graeme Dott beat Matthew Stevens last night to getthrough to the final of the Embassy World Snooker Championship inSheffield. Dott, who beat Stevens 17-15 in the semi-final, will face RonnieO'Sullivan in today's final ....
Iceman's sunshine on Leith
May 02, 2004; ... Hibernian 1-0 Dundee BEHOLD the Iceman cometh. Gudjon Thordarson was an interested,albeit mute, spectator at Easter Road yesterday after the clubadmitted having "preliminary discussions" about the possibility ofthe former Stoke and Barnsley boss being appointed interim ...
Second DIVISION
May 02, 2004 ... Berwick Rangers 1 East Fife 1 Fair result? Neither side could feelaggrieved, as it was only in the final minutes that the game burstinto life. Talking point: East Fife's hopes of survival in the division fadedas the Methil side are now five points adrift of Arbroath with onlytwo ...
THIRD DIVISION
May 02, 2004 ... Stranraer move on up Stranraer 3 Gretna 2 Fair result? Stranraerwere well worth the points which secured their place in the SecondDivision. Gretna had to win to maintain their slim hopes of promotionand they shocked the Stair Park faithful by taking the lead. ButStranraer needed a point ...
Back in the goal routine
May 02, 2004; ... Rangers 4-0 Motherwell Subs: Wright for Craig 75, McDonald for Dair 79.Not used: Corr, MacDonald, Kinniburgh Booked: Dair 59, Craig66.Attendance: 47,579. WITH Rangers having such an unfamiliar team at the moment, thebiggest wonder at Ibrox yesterday was that it was only Motherwell ...
FIRST DIVISION
May 02, 2004 ... Going down fighting Ayr United 1Clyde ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ....1 THIS was the result neither side wanted, but scores elsewhere meanthe damage could have been worse with Ayr United clinging to FirstDivision survival and Clyde still in the promotion hunt. Clyde boss Alan ...
Hard lessons at finishing school for McCall
May 02, 2004; ... Dundee United 0-2 Hearts IAN McCall began his post-match press conference by saying hedidn't want to say anything about the referee because he was tooangry. Not that the Dundee United manager could help himself. Even ashe announced his self-imposed silence he ventured into the ...
Pride comes before the fall as Grady shines
May 02, 2004; ... Partick Thistle 2-0 Aberdeen MAYDAY, Mayday. Partick Thistle may be going down, but on abeautiful afternoon on the Maryhill Riviera they salvaged some prideagainst an admittedly dreadful Aberdeen side. Had the home side moreself-belief, this could have been a rout. Instead, ...
Dutch lure Scots coach back home
May 02, 2004; ... VERA Pauw, coach of the Scotland women's team, is to leave herpost in September and take up a similar position with the DutchFederation. Pauw, Holland's most capped player, is due to leave afterScotland's final 2005 European Championship qualifying match againstthe Czech Republic in ...