| The Scotsman | |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Compact |
| Owner | Johnston Press |
| Editor | Mike Gilson [1] |
| Founded | 1817 |
| Political allegiance | Centre-right, Unionist |
| Price | GBP 0. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Johnston Press plc ( is a newspaper publisher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The centre-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals political parties or organizations (such as Think tanks whose views Unionism in Scotland is the belief in that Scotland should remain in the United Kingdom in its present structure as a union between its main Constituent countries 70 Monday-Friday & GBP 0. 85 Saturday |
| Headquarters | 108 Holyrood Rd, Edinburgh |
| Website: www.scotsman.com | |
The Scotsman is a Scottish national newspaper, published in Edinburgh. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. It has an audited circulation of 53,513 "ABC Data". This represents a significant drop from an approximately 100,000 circulation from the 1980s. [2]
Since August 16, 2004, it has been printed in compact format. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A compact newspaper is a Broadsheet -quality newspaper printed in a Tabloid format especially in the United Kingdom. Its sister Sunday publication, which remains broadsheet, is titled Scotland on Sunday. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more Scotland on Sunday is a Scottish Sunday Newspaper, published in Edinburgh by The Scotsman Publications Ltd and consequently assuming The Scotsman Publications Ltd also produces the Edinburgh Evening News and the Herald & Post series of free newspapers in Edinburgh, Fife, and West Lothian. The Scotsman Publications Limited (TSPL is the parent company of The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, Edinburgh Evening News The Edinburgh Evening News is a local Newspaper based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland West Lothian ( Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary Council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area.
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History
The Scotsman was launched [3] in 1817 as a liberal weekly newspaper by lawyer William Ritchie and customs official Charles Maclaren in response to the "unblushing subservience" of competing newspapers to the Edinburgh establishment. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Customs is an Authority or agency in a Country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties and for controlling the flow of goods Charles Maclaren ( 7 October 1782 &ndash 10 September 1866) was a Scottish editor born in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire, the The paper was pledged to "impartiality, firmness and independence". After the abolition of newspaper stamp tax in Scotland in 1850, The Scotsman was relaunched as a daily newspaper priced at 1d and a circulation of 6000 copies. Stamp duty is a form of Tax that is levied on documents Historically a physical stamp (a Tax stamp) had to be attached to or impressed upon the document to denote £sd (pronounced and sometimes written Lsd) was the popular name for the pre-decimal currencies ( sterling) used in the United Kingdom and
In 1953 the newspaper was bought by Canadian millionaire Roy Thomson who was in the process of building an enormous media empire. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Sir Roy Herbert Thomson 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet GBE, DLitt, D The paper was in 1995 bought by billionaires David and Frederick Barclay for £85 million. Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay (both born on 27 October, 1934) are British Businessmen. They moved the newspaper from its traditional Edinburgh office on North Bridge, which is now an upmarket hotel, to state-of-the-art offices on Holyrood Road, near where the Scottish Parliament Building was subsequently built. The Scottish Parliament Building (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site
In December 2005, The Scotsman was acquired, in a £160 million deal, by its current owners Johnston Press a company founded in Scotland and now one of the top three largest local newspaper publishers in the UK as well as a major force on the internet. Johnston Press plc ( is a newspaper publisher based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The last decade or so has seen the paper replaced by The Herald as the preeminent Scottish quality newspaper in terms of readership. The Herald is a national Broadsheet newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more
Politics
The Scotsman was a staunch supporter of Scottish devolution, though is considered Unionist. Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a State to government at subnational level Unionism in Scotland is the belief in that Scotland should remain in the United Kingdom in its present structure as a union between its main Constituent countries It strongly opposed the decision to create the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS is the senior and only Scottish Line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry.
See also
External links
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