When I began writing these columns in July, I started out with the idea that we are living out a kind of national orphanhood – […] Read More
Category: Culture
There’s something magical about living in Edinburgh as the festival draws to a close – something far more poignant than mere relief that the bins […] Read More
Whatever stage of life it hit you at, the pandemic has accentuated the process of ageing. Whether you’re seventeen or seventy-one, there is a sense […] Read More
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
Glasgow’s arts and leisure quango, Glasgow Life, recently sparked outrage when it released a list of 90 venues—from bowling clubs to a museum of religious […] Read More
The critical and popular success of Russell T Davies’ ‘It’s a Sin’ is a moment of triumph for its portrayal of queer lives on screen […] Read More
We all felt a pang of the immediacy and excitement of youth when lockdown came around, in those first days when it seemed like everything […] Read More
“Nostalgia doesn’t create good policy. Nostalgia dragging you back to a year that is gone and a place and time that is gone doesn’t give […] Read More
In October 2017 the Scottish Parliament voted overwhelmingly to support an indefinite ban on fracking. The move was, correctly, deemed historic. For the first time after […] Read More
Squint your eyes when looking at Edinburgh from most angles and you can still, despite the uniquely layered density of spires and rooftops, imagine it […] Read More