I think if we asked the general public to play a word association game about our current government, it would not take long for the word ‘circus’ or ‘incompetent’ to…
Alistair Barrie’s Woke in Progress is an unmet delight of comedy, and everyone should go and see it this Fringe. One is inundated with “everyone should see this” Fringe recommendations,…
So here we are. The end of an era. The indomitable Nicola Sturgeon has announced she will be stepping back from frontline politics, citing the incessant pressures, scrutiny, and constant…
CW: anti-Blackness Gwendolyn Brooks’ marvellous poem Negro Hero is a dramatic monologue for Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller, a Black American sailor honoured ‘for distinguished devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and disregard…
Despite being nearly 2 months into his renewed premiership, Boris Johnson might have already witnessed one of the most tumultuous weeks of the year. In the midst of a cabinet…
The PM and why I wouldn’t trust him with a pinky promise
I think if we asked the general public to play a word association game about our current government, it would not take long for the word ‘circus’ or ‘incompetent’ to…
Fringe 2023: Alistair Barrie: ‘Woke in Progress’
Alistair Barrie’s Woke in Progress is an unmet delight of comedy, and everyone should go and see it this Fringe. One is inundated with “everyone should see this” Fringe recommendations,…
Nicola Sturgeon: A record to be proud of
So here we are. The end of an era. The indomitable Nicola Sturgeon has announced she will be stepping back from frontline politics, citing the incessant pressures, scrutiny, and constant…
Problematising martyrdom of NHS workers
CW: anti-Blackness Gwendolyn Brooks’ marvellous poem Negro Hero is a dramatic monologue for Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller, a Black American sailor honoured ‘for distinguished devotion to duty, extraordinary courage and disregard…
Sajid Javid’s resignation and the Sabisky affair: what next under Boris Johnson’s leadership?
Despite being nearly 2 months into his renewed premiership, Boris Johnson might have already witnessed one of the most tumultuous weeks of the year. In the midst of a cabinet…