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Christopher Silver

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Month: July 2021

Coronavirus, Culture Posted on30th July 202125th August 2021

Tiny Universities of Solidarity

In a recent analysis of ‘Generation Left,’ James Meadway pointed out that, with 50% of 18 – year-olds attending university, ‘education is no longer a marker of […] Read More

Climate Change, Politics Posted on25th July 202125th August 2021

Good COP Bad COP: Big Oil, Cambo and Media Climate Lies

You find yourself commuting home from work one day. Unexpectedly, your train stops mid-tunnel. You then notice that water is seeping through the closed doors, […] Read More

Climate Change, Scottish Politics Posted on16th July 202116th July 2021

Summer Detours 3: Shitting in the Cathedral

Shit — imagine huge immovable mountains of the stuff, caked into the stones or rushing forth in biblical torrents. A great leveller, tramped in by […] Read More

Scottish Politics Posted on16th July 202116th July 2021

Summer Detours 2: Reconsidering Scotland’s Deep South

On crossing the border at Deadwater into Scotland, the signage is surprisingly dull. Scottish Borders and the Forestry Commission offer a muted welcome in fonts that resemble Comic Sans. Turn around, however, and […] Read More

Climate Change, Scottish Politics Posted on16th July 202116th July 2021

Summer Detours 1: Under the Bridges

If, like me, you’ve visited New York on the cheap, you may be aware that the Waldorf Astoria contains a Starbucks in its lobby – thereby allowing pretty much anyone to wander […] Read More

Review Posted on16th July 202116th July 2021

A Miner’s Life

Christopher Silver reviews  ‘Coal Country. The Meaning and Memory of Deindustrialization in Postwar Scotland’, by Ewan Gibbs. In 2019 I traveled to three European mining regions: […] Read More

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