Robert McNeil
Columnist
Prior to The Herald, I lived a life of squalid drudgery, apart from 13 years on The Scotsman and five on The Shetland Times. I deplore life generally, seldom go out, and have a fear of cauliflower (raw and cooked). More details in my forthcoming autobiography, Hand Me Doon Ma Prozac.
Prior to The Herald, I lived a life of squalid drudgery, apart from 13 years on The Scotsman and five on The Shetland Times. I deplore life generally, seldom go out, and have a fear of cauliflower (raw and cooked). More details in my forthcoming autobiography, Hand Me Doon Ma Prozac.
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Taggart was pure dead brilliant Maryhill Noir that STV would kill for today
IT IS traditional when writing about Taggart to begin with his catchphrase, so let’s get that out of the way immediately: “I say, you fellows, it appears there has been a jolly old homicide, don’t you know?”
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Panto king and City Lights superstar's light went out far too soon
At his funeral in Glasgow, the back of the order of service featured a picture of the much-loved star in panto costume with the words: “Bye Bye Pals … See you later!”
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Tragedy waited in the wings for Rothesay girl who sang like an angel
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Proud Scottish communist's power and respect haunted MI5's best spooks
OUR Icon this week was a Communist, back in the days when that seemed very slightly less mental than it does now and when the Left was about class warfare rather than pronoun struggle.
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Surely Police Scotland can't take any offence at criminally funny Chief Miekelson?
Which was handy as, in the first episode, Miekelson applies for that very job. Said Docherty: “I see him [Rowley] walking about all the time and I keep meaning to … ask him for some tips on how to get the top job. But he’d probably be pressing a panic alarm in his pocket.”
RAB McNEIL How the maestro of Vienna (via Cambuslang) turned down chance to be Johnny Rotten
How the maestro of Vienna got music to ease a famine Robert McNeil: Midge Ure HE coulda been the singer in The Sex Pistols, but instead went all synthie and co-organised a massive worldwide charity event, with an associated hit record that became the second biggest song ever released in the UK.
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Did 'Dundonian nose for bull****' see Brian Cox abjure his CBE for backing Indy?
IT was catching a bit of Bob Servant on the radio, after all the megastar hoopla of Succession, that made me think: “There’s a chiel who hasn’t forgotten his roots.”
RAB'S SCOTTISH ICONS No 1 Ladies Detective Agency introduced the world to a genial, jolly Edinburgh genius
ANOTHER cult Edinburgh writer this week, only a little edgier, bit darker. We jest. Alexander McCall Smith is from the lighter side of town.