The Dancing Bear by Edward MacKinnon, with image above by Martin Gollan Back in his constituencyenjoying a beer with his own people,unshackled from the courtesies of debate,he... Continue reading
Alan Morrison introduces his republican poetry collection published by Culture Matters in time for the Coronation. [Note: This article was originally published on 5 May 2023]. One... Continue reading
How can memorials powerfully remind us of past horrors? How can they keep the atrocities of the past alive and relevant? Micha Ullmann’s Berlin memorial (above, by... Continue reading
The Promise of the Year Poem below by David Betteridge, poster above by Walter Crane May Day: the day when the promise of the year reproaches the... Continue reading
Michael Eaude reviews The Precinct with the Golden Arm, by Dennis Broe, Pathmark Press 2020 This noir novel is the third of a trilogy set in Los Angeles in... Continue reading
Conscripted by David Betteridge Being human means throwing your life entirelyon the scales of destiny, while rejoicing in every sunny day and every beautiful cloud… – Rosa... Continue reading
Late in March 2023, I went on a Cherry-blossom Season adventure to Glaschu (Scottish-Gaelic for Glasgow). Some years ago, my Auntie Sandi – or Alexandra Lucky –... Continue reading
Brett Gregory reviews ‘Tracking Loach’ by David Archibald (Edinburgh University Press, 2023) David Archibald’s book, ‘Tracking Loach’, is an academic celebration of Ken Loach’s 60 year career in... Continue reading
Sculptor by Tom Hubbard They who had chiselled the names and the datesOn the angled and sunken stonesHad themselves died long ago. They sharedThe worn anonymity: memorialisedAnd... Continue reading