By Emma Storr I enjoyed the variety of these seven stories written mainly in the first person. In the preface to the book the author explains that... Continue reading
By Alan Morrison Their colour the turquoiseOf the sea that surroundsOur island fortressWhich they seek to reinforceWith fire-lit vigilsGuard-patrolled battlementsRaised drawbridges& thoroughly closed borders(Lapping up votesIn aid... Continue reading
by Fernanda Binati AI is a mythdressed in clothessolving the issue of timethrough resolutionsen masse productionsand tax reductions now, women give birthbut children are not the only... Continue reading
By Owen Gallagher I can still see that four-foot, ten-inch lioness,in an orange sari, stridingtowards fellow strikers on the picket line. Hundreds of police flanked the crowdsto... Continue reading
One hundred years after the General Strike shook Britain, members of Unite Community Edinburgh Branch have produced a documentary exploring the events of 1926 through the lens... Continue reading
By Peter Devonald Pushed, poked and prodded by police,sworn at, shouted at and spat at,hit with riot shields, batons and lies,horses charge, panicked and terrified. Remain strong... Continue reading
By Rob Walton On January 26th John Logie Baird shows folkthis contraption which could be used to showlock-outs/brutality/the dangers of short-sightbut ends up being used to show... Continue reading
Roger Cornish worked as a Coal Miner for 23 years. Roger writes about desire, camaraderie, grief, class, faith lost and faith of a different kind found. Here... Continue reading
By Chivonne Barrington Head I first met Paul at Ian Parks’ Read To Write Workshop in 2024 where I purchased a copy of another collection of Paul’s... Continue reading