It was typical of David's open-mindedness and intelligence that he was himself somewhat conflicted about which way to vote. 'No', he told me, though he confessed to spending some time agonising in the polling boothJustin Reynolds, a writer now living in Norwich worked with David Gow and Fay Young to set up the Sceptical Scot website in 2015 … [Read more...] about Well tempered steel beneath David Gow’s jovial irreverence
Acid Corbynism, left accelerationism and Brighton sun – The World Transformed 2017
Last week hundreds of festival-goers queued for 45 minutes outside a converted church in Brighton to hear cultural theorists ponder ‘Acid Corbynism’.Many of them had already participated in workshops ‘to mould, model and get messy together’ by using ‘clay as a medium for creative collaboration and social engagement’, or had engaged in ‘an experimental approach to clothing … [Read more...] about Acid Corbynism, left accelerationism and Brighton sun – The World Transformed 2017
Jeremy Corbyn, ‘Holy Fool’
On a blustery morning in early May Labour’s election battle bus edged through Lowestoft’s narrow streets, passing Suffolk Aerial Installations, Chick King Kebab and Mr Bumbles Cafe before parking opposite the putting green by the seafront.Jeremy Corbyn had arrived to take an improbable stroll along the promenade. After a couple of minutes the coach door slowly slid open and … [Read more...] about Jeremy Corbyn, ‘Holy Fool’
Scotland’s lost architectural futures
The unexpectedly bitter controversy over the proposal to demolish Glasgow’s Red Road Flats during the 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony was symbolic of Scotland’s complex relationship with the legacy of post-war Modernist architecture.For nearly half a century the six 31-storey towers stood as sentinels on the Glasgow horizon, anticipating some future utopian … [Read more...] about Scotland’s lost architectural futures
Making another world possible: a tribute to Word Power Books
My favourite Scottish independent bookshop is also the one I have tried to visit least.For me, a trip to Edinburgh’s Word Power Books is an expensive business, both in terms of money and time.I cannot leave without at least one purchase. And a minimum of half an hour is always required to allow for a thorough inspection of shelves and tables crammed with the best … [Read more...] about Making another world possible: a tribute to Word Power Books