Political Amnesia as Trauma ResponseI started the review of the year a few days ago, but I couldn’t remember anything that had happened. A friend told me this was a ‘trauma…Jan 4, 2023Jan 4, 2023
Doune the Rabbit Hole of Succulent Lamb JournalismThere’s a problem in Scottish media that goes beyond perceived or actual bias on constitutional or political issues and that is what’s been…Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
The Misogynoir of Jeremy ClarksonWhether it was Isabel Oakeshott being given a platform by the BBC to explain how she ‘doesn’t believe in strikes’ or Stephen Kinnock…Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
The State We’re InOver the coming weeks over the holiday period we’ve commissioned a series of writers and activists to reflect on where we are and review…Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
Growing into your sense of defeatFor long enough — 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, oh how they trip off the tongue — I have comforted myself with the notion that my sense of…Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
Coal, Coups and ConspiraciesAs the Troll from Trondheim brings some unheard-of seasonality to December, the year ends with a new surge of weirdness. Whether it’s the…Dec 28, 2022Dec 28, 2022
We’re Still HereThis really wasn’t supposed to happen. After the Supreme Court ruling the blizzard of self-congratulatory editorial and op-ed flooding from…Dec 9, 2022Dec 9, 2022
From Liminal Land to LimboI am not prone to despair. In fact, the overwhelming, and to be frank ridiculous characteristic I suffer from is an overbearing optimism…Dec 4, 2022Dec 4, 2022
A Reverie for the FutureI used to write a lot about nostalgia. You probably preferred the earlier stuff. But now, as we look across at the unspooling shambles in…Nov 13, 2022Nov 13, 2022
Mind Your LanguageLanguage is power, and powerlessness. The best fightback is to use it with glee, celebrate and play with it.Nov 13, 2022Nov 13, 2022
