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About Fay Young

Fay Young is co-editor of Sceptical Scot, a writer and editor with special interest in arts and the environment, both natural and manmade. She is research and development director of Walking Heads, board member of ACTive Inquiry forum theatre, and founder-organiser of multicultural open space community group, Leith Open Space,

Covid inspires a can-do response to old problem

March 6, 2021 by Fay Young 1 Comment

Setting up show: the QMU Food Pantry – picture courtesy @QMSU twitter post

Brace yourselves for good news. A ‘can-do’ story of enterprise, ingenuity, and kindness. Though, there is a familiar theme – how Covid has exposed the faultlines of our society. Who knew so many university students would be going hungry?

Emergency: close the gap between real life and government ‘FACTS’ 

February 10, 2021 by Fay Young 5 Comments

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at COVID-19 press conference - 14 May 2020. CC by 2.0

“Too many lives have been lost or destroyed. Integrating equitable support services for those most at risk for covid-19 is a national emergency and governments should act accordingly”

How to end food poverty?

February 8, 2021 by Fay Young Leave a Comment

Over 3 million meals delivered from Cyrenians Leith Depot https://cyrenians.scot/news/177-over-3-million-meals-shared-from-our-leith-depot-during-covid-19

Fair shares?  Big supermarkets and other private corporations have seen profits boom during the pandemic.  If they each invested just a small percentage of their profits it could end food poverty in Britain.  

Doses of compassion from the doctor-poet

January 16, 2021 by Fay Young Leave a Comment

Melting ice drips into a foaming stream. Pond Cottage image Ray Perman

“If it is our mission…to alleviate suffering as well as to preserve life …” 
The crystal-clear words of doctor-poet Gael Turnbull feel like a timely gift in our time of need.

On the threshold: songs and poems for a Covid-safe Christmas

December 6, 2020 by Fay Young 8 Comments

Covid has closed the doors at least for now.  But, there’s death-defying joy in Michael Marra’s song, a lockdown escape to be played loud and long.  Here’s Frida Kahlo cutting an intoxicatingly exotic dash dancing to Perdido among the locals in the singer’s favourite bar.  

Testing times for Scottish Parliament

November 15, 2020 by Fay Young 1 Comment

Why is Scottish Parliament a largely unreported world? Watch these important debates on testing, business support – and then listen to FAI podcast on what business really thinks

Bandit capitalism: a very British oligarchy

October 31, 2020 by Fay Young Leave a Comment

Why didn’t the auditors flag this up? Where are the regulators? How did such jaw dropping debts happen? Why don’t we ever learn – starting a new ‘best of’ podcast series. First up, Bob Wylie

Love and light: poetry and prose in the time of coronavirus

October 3, 2020 by Fay Young Leave a Comment

Starry night sky

It’s abut humanity. Vision is the theme of #NationalPoetryDay 20-20 and our co-editor Fay finds solace and joy and sadness in poetry and prose written in the time of coronavirus

Hyperlocal: reinventing cities

October 3, 2020 by Fay Young 2 Comments

Barber shop in Broughton Street welcomes walk in customers

Has September 2020 snuffed out the last flicker of a struggling economy?  Or are we seeing the first signs of hyperlocal revival? Fay Young looks and thinks local

It hurts us all: who can heal Scotland’s health inequality?

September 4, 2020 by Fay Young 2 Comments

Build back better? Cranes in Edinburgh city centre. Photo Fay Young

“I knew about inequality. Of course I did. As journalist and editor I read and write about people whose daily lives are very different to mine. I did not feel the difference in my guts before.”

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