Next time you are lucky or unlucky enough to find yourself in London you won’t feel as welcome as London Mayor Boris Johnson’s administration has stopped the playing of bagpipes from anywhere where there are flats, offices, hotels and shops.

Buskers Beware

New rules governing busking in the southern capital mean that repetitive loud noises are to be more rigorously controlled. Pipers are naturally outraged to be classified along with beat boxes, amplified guitars and drums. They fear this might lead to an outright ban.

The Pipes an Instrument of War

Charles Stewart’s piper at Culloden Jimmy Reid was executed for carrying pipes, an instrument of war: And of course for taking part in a popular uprising.  But in a year which is the 100th anniversary of the Great War pipers are quick to point out over 300 pipers were killed in the fighting.

Take a Piece of Scotland with You Wherever You Go

But if you want to keep apiece of Scotland with you wherever you go try the Scottish Piper Pewter Range , which happily has money off at the moment, a price that can’t be beaten. Yes we have a price promise.

Try the Scottish Lion Tankard.

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Or try the hip flasks in the range in Royal Stewart tartan .

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