Jim Aitken reviews Welcome to Britain: An Anthology of Poems and Short Fiction, edited by Ambrose Musiyiwa and published by CivicLeicester In 2019 CivicLeicester published Bollocks to Brexit: An... Continue reading
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Sunken Levels by Jim Aitken It was the first item on the newsfor days, the Titan submersibletaking a group to see the Titanic wreck. The loss of... Continue reading
Pastuso in Rwanda by Jim Aitken First they came for my dear friend, Mr Samuel Gruber,who came originally from Hungary, I think.Then they came for me early... Continue reading
Ward 72, Room 21 by Jim Aitken Through the large hospital windowthere are mountains of grey cloudwhich resemble the state of my lungs. Though happy enough to... Continue reading
Liberties by Peter Bennett does what E.M. Forster, in his Aspects of the Novel (1927), says a novel must invariably do: ‘The novel – oh dear yes... Continue reading
In the ancient world it tended to be the most trusted slaves who were put in charge of the care and service of the wine cellar. The... Continue reading
Whit Pelé said tae Ali by Jim Aitken Ach, big man, Ah’m fair chuffedtae see ye so Ah am. Ah’ve luvedthe wey ye deal wi the mediya... Continue reading
This book, edited by Gregor Gall, is both a timely and ambitious work that seeks to take Scotland further forward along the road to self-determination. It is... Continue reading
Britishness, or A Riposte To The Platinum Jubilee by Jim Aitken B – Backwardness, best exemplified by BrexitR – Royalty, the pinnacle of a class-ridden societyI –... Continue reading
Now Ukraine by Jim Aitken, with image by Martin Gollan 1.Yes, it is absolutely ghastly and gruesome.Yes, Putin is responsible for war crimesbecause war itself is a... Continue reading
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