Tag Archives: Coronavirus
Would An Independent Scotland Have Been Able To Afford The Furlough Scheme?
Supposing that Scotland had voted to become independent in 2014. Supposing that this nation had not fallen stillborn from the …
Locked Down in Edinburgh (3).
“You know that when I was thirteen years old, I broke my leg. It was actually the lion’s share of …
The Corona Rock Snake Attacks!
The citizens of Edinburgh had made the snake on the Meadows. I suppose that most of the people who had …
Shut Your Pan!
After the first month of lockdown, Pippa hated everything about her apartment. Its circuit of interiors seemed to have lately …
Book Review: Catch-22.
For many people, the COVID-19 pandemic will make death come alive again. With the escalating fatalities and the decimation of …
We Don’t Need A COVID-19 Public Inquiry.
Already these people are starting. Already it is creeping into discussions within the media and it is being viewed increasingly …
Locked Down in Edinburgh (2).
I left my apartment this morning for another bout of government-permitted exercise. Each time that I do this there are …
The Lockdown and Thanatos.
Why has there been such a widespread public acquiescence to the lockdown? It is over a month now since this …
Locked Down in Edinburgh.
Out on a stroll this morning, I ended up drifting pruriently towards the Royal Mile. Almost all of this street’s …
Self-Isolation Artwork.
I was drawing this whilst suffering and recovering from (probable) COVID-19. For me, this image encapsulates everything about the current …
Podcast Review: The World At One.
Ever since the UK’s decision to leave the EU, it has become routine across the media to speak of there …
Dyspnoea.
“¡Joder! Is this even real?” “What is it doing here?” The red stag stood plumb in the middle of Morningside …
The Noctes Ambrosianae (No 24). Covid-19 Special.
[SCENE: Not a pub. We are in the living room of Zbigniew Tycienski’s Newington apartment. There are two large perspex …
Coronavirus and the Job Retention Scheme.
COVID-19, the latest coronavirus, should cause only mild symptoms in strong, healthy bodies. It is surely of symbolic import, therefore, …
