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Christopher Silver

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Culture Posted on26th August 20173rd February 2018

Monuments tell us about ourselves as well as the past we used to celebrate

In Charlottesville or Charlotte Square: history is a nightmare that has to be confronted, says Christopher Silver. Recent events in the United States have provoked […] Read More

Culture, Film, Politics Posted on19th July 20172nd August 2017

To look beyond Brexit, we have to liberate Scotland’s creativity

This weekend, cinemagoers across the U.K and all over the planet will head out in droves to see Christopher Nolan’s much anticipated epic film Dunkirk. […] Read More

Culture, Indyref, Politics Posted on18th September 20161st July 2017

New thinking for a new social movement

There is nothing special about the experience of attending a political gathering. Regulars will attest that they can often be frustrating and predictable affairs full […] Read More

Culture, Politics Posted on13th August 20161st July 2017

It’s Generation Rent who power today’s Fringe

I’VE worked in pretty much every capacity you could imagine at the Edinburgh festivals. Over the years I’ve flyered, taken tickets, worked the bars, written […] Read More

Culture, Media, Scottish Politics Posted on6th August 20161st July 2017

Scottish Six: What does it all mean for Scotland to have its own BBC ‘national’ news?

When the debate about the Scottish Six first kicked off in 1997 I was still at primary school. Remarkably it’s taken 18 years for us to get […] Read More

Culture Posted on27th June 201627th June 2017

A note on liberal anxiety

Anxiety seems to be very much in vogue this season. Shocks to the systems of liberal western democracies — Brexit, Trumpism, Euro-Fascism — all seem […] Read More

Culture Posted on6th February 201622nd June 2017

Notes for 2016 Part 3: Beyond the Culture War

The ability to talk the same language is gone. More and more, we’re divided into communities of concern. Each side can ignore the other side […] Read More

Culture Posted on19th January 201622nd June 2017

Oh You Pretty Things: Some Thoughts on Bowie and Culture

On the day I moved out of my parents’ home I walked into the first room I’d ever rented, considered the daunting prospect of the […] Read More

Culture Posted on1st January 20161st July 2017

Portrait of a nation

The façade of the recently reopened National Portrait Gallery on Edinburgh’s Queen Street could hardly be more opulent. It speaks of an era of massive […] Read More

Culture Posted on2nd October 201527th June 2017

At Belgrade Pride

On stepping off the airport bus it was clear that central Belgrade was in lock down. A vast chunk of the city centre was off-limits. […] Read More

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