Where Freedom Starts: Sex Power Violence #MeToo
Content Warning: discussion of rape. The #MeToo hashtag has risen in popularity of late, with countless women sharing their personal experiences of sexual violence. Where Freedom Starts: Sex Power Violence…
Edinburgh Villanelle: A Celebration of Muriel Spark with Elaine Feinstein and Alan Taylor
The Scottish Poetry Library is one of my favourite literary venues in Edinburgh, consistently programming thought-provoking events. Therefore, I was intrigued to see how they would approach the Muriel Spark…
A Many Splendoured Thing
A Many Splendoured Thing, the Scottish Storytelling Centre’s Valentine’s Day offering, saw storytellers Harriet Grindley, Maria MacDonnell and Bob Mitchell perform together as We Three to explore the themes of love…
All types of love need to be represented, actually
Writing this on the 1st of December means it’s now acceptable for the annual viewing of Love Actually to take place. This perennial seasonal classic is, at first glance, everything…
The UK needs to introduce laws against food waste
A couple of months ago a friend who works in catering asked me to meet her after a shift with the promise that she had something for me. It turned…
Parents in pyjamas set a bad example
Primary School headteacher Kate Chisholm came under fire last week for sending a letter to parents asking that they get dressed to bring their children to school. Chisholm had noticed…
Reduction in animal products is the only way to combat climate change
According to the Met office, 2015 will see global temperatures rise more than one degree above pre industrial levels. Based on data from January to September of this year, temperatures…
We must stand against privatisation of railways
East Coast Rail, the only remaining railway under state control, was last week taken over by Stagecoach and Virgin Rail. The government has decided to hand this last chunk of…
