by The Editor | Aug 29, 2015 | Politics
I have a confession to make. I am not a good socialist. To my shame I enjoy the finest of Italian coffee machines, despise infighting and wear my beret in a sort of ironic homage to the Auld alliance rather than on a Che-inspired imperative. I also happen to think...
by The Editor | Aug 29, 2015 | International, Politics
So, this is what it has come to – boot camps for the young unemployed. Matt Hancock, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, has announced ‘a government plan to send young unemployed people to boot camps to prepare them for work.’ To be honest, I...
by The Editor | Aug 29, 2015 | Featured, Politics
Supplying useful information isn’t part of “Labour values”, so it’s hard to be sure how many people actually voted in the Scottish Branch Office Leadership Contest. However, the percentage result suggests that, after abstentions and ruthless purging of sandal-wearing...
by The Editor | Aug 29, 2015 | Arts & Media, Featured, Politics
“We are citizen live stream journalists, people like you are us” Sitting at a table in the Glad Café, I was pleased to have the chance to catch up with the self-effacing founder member of Independence Live, Kevin Gibney. The Glad is a integral part of the...
by The Editor | Aug 29, 2015 | Arts & Media
EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL 7th to 31st August 2015 Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh, Studio 2, 6-30 August 1.30pm My review of a great lunchtime show to catch The Last Laugh is an interesting piece, mixing very black humour with sarcastic relationship drama. On...
