Beware, aspiring buyers of small islands. They resist private ownership
There’s something deeply nonconformist about small islanders. But Scotland’s new laws give communities such as that of Ulva the chance to buy land themselves
Comment & debate
In the Cannes superyacht-off, size isn’t everything
Forget the film festival: the real showdownø on the Côte d’Azur is between Abramovich’s Eclipse and the Barclay Brothers’ Lady Beatrice
Brace for the in-flight movie that never leaves the ground
A new film viewing experience – on a plane, on terra firma – is for the super-rich. Still, it shows how much we now prize luxury in the cinema
Pop music was a great leveller. Now it’s a bespoke plaything for the rich
Buying albums and watching bands were egalitarian pursuits. Now both reflect society’s wealth divide
Scottish heritage helped build the whisky business. Now it’s payback time
Diageo should donate Sir Edwin Landseer’s The Monarch of the Glen painting to a museum in Scotland
Let’s not turn the Arctic into an adventure playground
As polar ice retreats, tourists are rushing in, many claiming to bear witness to climate change. But their expeditions are only speeding the region’s destruction