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My Days-of-Mourning Diary.

September 18, 2022

This is what it must be like for those people who live in a town at the base of a …

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Some Nuts and Bolts of Edinburgh’s Economy.

September 28, 2021

When I was leaving for work this morning, Polly and Tori were both on their knees in a cleared space …

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The Devil’s Coin.

July 10, 2019

I once worked in some kitchens where the very best chef was an Italian man named Sergio. I don’t know …

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An Edinburgh Office Telephone Conversation.

April 26, 2018

“Good afternoon. Shortbread factory. Steve speaking.” A man’s voice. “Hello… er… is that the shortbread factory?” “Indeed it is. How …

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The Barriers: A Fable of Globalisation.

April 9, 2018

Dawn brought a fretful little breeze and Erastus Balloo lumbering along in his sepia hatchback, a car so undistinguished that …

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Brexit Disaster: The Reality On The Ground.

December 6, 2017

You will know that my agency often sends me to work in one of Edinburgh’s ampler supermarkets. You might also …

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The Big Black Man.

September 14, 2017

The big black man stood in the entrance to the bank’s cafeteria. He was emblazoned on a tall, free-standing plastic …

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The Paradox of a Revolutionary Cup of Coffee

May 16, 2017

My employment agency sometimes sends me to a pub in the south of Edinburgh which is called The Buns. It …

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The Massacre of the Agency Workers.

February 2, 2016

Tycienski herded most of the stunned agency workers through the kitchen door and out into the night. The workers were …

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Up On The House.

January 27, 2016

Back in the drawing room, the man who was known to them as Upensky was gripping the carpet with both …

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Under The Stairs.

January 26, 2016

Tycienski threw himself like a tennis ball down flights of stairs. He was immensely cheerful now that he was free …

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More Figures On The Lawn.

January 17, 2016

What Tycienski knew was this: Agata had been sacked from the agency eight months ago. On the phone, however, she …

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The Coracles of Tubers.

July 21, 2015

A girl in an apron had appeared, looking as if she was about to stamp her foot and shoo them …

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The Armchair.

July 2, 2015

The agency deployed its workers throughout a broad chain of hospices and care homes, rather like a militaristic empire sending …

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The No-Go Rooms.

July 1, 2015

When the new girl arrived back at the house that evening, longing to put her feet up after traipsing for …

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