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
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
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
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
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
The Contamination of the Earth: A History of Pollutions in the Industrial Age, by François Jarrige and Thomas Le Roux, MIT Press.Less is More: How Degrowth […] Read More
You live alone in a bedsit which is damp. You’ve stayed here for five months now, and have yet to see a single familiar face […] Read More
I suspect I’m not alone in never having heard of Richard Cook. In Democracy for Sale we learn that the Clarkston based businessman channelled unprecedented sums of money […] Read More
Huts: A Place Beyond – How to end our exile from nature by Lesley Riddoch, LuathBuy here.Riders on the Storm: The Climate Crisis and the Survival […] Read More