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
scottish writer and journalist
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
In late 2018 I was commissioned alongside photographer Alan McCredie to look at the concept of how Scotland can achieve a ‘Just Transition’ away from […] Read More
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
“Stop the world, Scotland wants to get on” is an odd rallying cry for a national movement. It is not a “free or a desert” […] Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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