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Christopher Silver

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12th November 2021

COP Resistance Report 6: ‘We will outlive these empires’

8th November 2021

Welcome to the new world of Govan

6th September 2021

Time, travel and the fading magic of Edinburgh

Islands Posted on6th August 202125th August 2021

Power to the Islands!

In 1970 the island of Papa Stour, one of the fifteen smaller inhabited isles in Shetland, made headlines by advertising in a national newspaper for […] Read More

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

Culture Posted on5th April 202116th July 2021

Hollowing out Glasgow

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

Culture, Politics Posted on11th March 202116th July 2021

Pissing in Thatcher’s coffee is not enough

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

Scottish Politics Posted on16th February 202116th July 2021

Beyond Red Morningside

In 1968 a Labour MP sat down to co-author a pamphlet entitled ‘Don’t Butcher Scotland’s Future’ – a strident rebuke to the nascent force of Scottish nationalism. This […] Read More

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