A World Without Twitter.
If Jonathan Swift was alive today and he decided to write a grand satire of social democracy, it could not …
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Austerity Comes to Scotland.
Somewhere deep in the imagination of every Scottish nationalist exists a thriving and virtuous social democracy. A city upon a …
A Chirrup on “Trussonomics.”
No economist was ever going to like the “fiscal event” that has been the first wave of Liz Truss’s magic …
The Boredom of the Emergency.
I think that it was the philosopher Slavoj Žižek who had first likened modern capitalism to a permanent emergency. Certainly …
More Lockdown, More Thanatos.
What explains this eerie life after death that the lockdown lately finds itself in? If, back in November, we had …
Locked Down in Edinburgh (6).
On Monday morning, I was at James’ flat in Gorgie and we were both busy devising ideas for new articles …
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 …
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 …
Self-Isolation Artwork.
I was drawing this whilst suffering and recovering from (probable) COVID-19. For me, this image encapsulates everything about the current …
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, …
Coronavirus: Edinburgh Is Going To Take A Dive.
The British and Scottish governments are correct to shut down half of Edinburgh’s economy to prevent the spread of the …
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