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…
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…
Student living costs ignored by Labour
Labour have announced plans to cut tuition fees from £9,000 a year to £6,000, the funding for this coming from reducing tax relief for the highest earners. Ed Miliband has…