Sorry Steve, but we really have been here before.
The Buchan affair is far from settled and probably never will be, and to give the impression that it's all done and dusted, as you do, and have done before, is neither responsible nor honest.
I've become a little tired of definitive statements aimed at those who are no longer around to defend themselves, especially when couched in such disparaging terms "He was a follower of the fabricator, Peter Buchan".
I go along with Jack's comment on Ian Spring's thoughts on the matter and I would much rather see those thoughts dismantled with rational argument rather being dismissed out-of-hand - it's what responsible scholars do.
Jim Carroll