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Christopher Silver

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Politics, Scottish Politics Posted on17th December 201917th February 2020

Independence is not a Lifeboat, it’s a Mutiny

Getting told to cheer up isn’t the worst aspect of the social-media-politics vortex by any means, but it’s one of the most soul-sapping. You ok […] Read More

Extinction Rebellion Protest Edinburgh
Climate Change, Politics Posted on22nd April 201917th February 2020

Extinction Rebellion and the power of disruption

Why the reaction to Extinction Rebellion reveals the scale of climate conflict to come I’d like to spend a few hours inside the head of […] Read More

Brexit, Politics Posted on25th March 201922nd April 2019

Brexit, the people and the politics of loss

Where does the mind of the prime minister wander to when what little sleep she is afforded just refuses to arrive? Is there an essential […] Read More

Brexit, International, Politics Posted on29th July 201817th February 2020

The planes will be grounded anyway … Brexit, climate change and the power of disruption

As the moment when both climate change and the true cringing absurdity of Brexit became tangible and unavoidable – the summer of 2018 seems weighted […] Read More

International, Politics Posted on29th March 201828th March 2019

Scotland as Sanctuary

To find the repressive machinery of the state you happen to live in marshalled against you is a terrifying prospect. Most of us will never […] Read More

Climate Change, Culture, Politics Posted on25th March 201828th March 2019

In Search of Post-Carbon Scotland

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

Politics Posted on14th February 20189th April 2019

Dealing with the fundamentals: why we need to talk about place and populism

What does it mean to live a life tied to a particular place? To feel your fate inescapably tied to it? Is it to be […] Read More

International, Politics Posted on3rd November 20173rd February 2018

New republics, old monsters: Catalonia and Europe hang in the balance

In an age when borders are supposed to be fading, most people remain stubbornly fond of the ideal of the nation. It offers comfort: a […] Read More

Politics Posted on15th October 20173rd February 2018

Meanwhile in Scotland: independence is a long game that can’t wait

Party conferences are strange beasts. At a time when politics is hobbled by a constant need to respond to the surreal and the unexpected, the […] Read More

Brexit, Politics Posted on27th July 20172nd August 2017

Promising the past: why Corbyn needs a new policy on Europe

At a certain point, Brexit will have to be implemented. However, its unprecedented nature makes any clear reckoning of the outcome impossible. Brexit is an […] Read More

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