Book Review: Englisch in Berlin by Moshtari Hilal and Sinthujan Varatharajah.
I like to sharpen my German on occasional, chance items, rather as a parrot will trim its beak on offcuts …
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Raab Fallout: Should the UK have a Spoils System?
Yesterday saw the departure of Dominic Raab. The justice secretary and deputy prime minister chose to resign after an investigation …
YouTube Review: “AI Art is Inevitable.”
I am an enormous fan of the YouTuber KnowledgeHusk (Tyler Franklin, in vivo) and a prolific consumer of his videos. …
Podcast Review: On The Night Train.
[The following contains spoilers.] The Night Train, as many children will know, goes “rocking rolling riding out along the bay, …
The Dawn of Scottish Independence.
Although the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had announced her departure from frontline politics yesterday, in reality she has been protractedly …
Gender Recognition Reform: How did Scottish Nationalism ever end up here?
Whenever nations appear, the process is by and large a standardised one. A people become conscious that they are a …
Arts Review: “Free Original Art” at 62 Augustine’s Street, Norwich.
I had seen the poster in the window of an art-supplies shop on St Benedict’s Street. “Free Original Art” is …
Arts Review: “Come To Your House” by Sara Sallam.
“Come To Your House” is a new mixed-media installation that has been designed by the Egyptian artist Sara Sallam. In …
Short Story Review: “Gentlemen, The Queen” and “Provide for Your Poor Sisters” by Fred Urquhart.
[“An Introduction to Exploring Fred Urquhart’s Short Stories.”] Fred Urquhart’s short stories “Gentlemen, the Queen” and “Provide For Your Poor …
Book Review: Harold Wilson, The Winner.
In all likelihood the UK’s next prime minister will be Sir Keir Starmer. Last month, Sir Keir had signalled that …
Nicola Sturgeon Is No Revolutionary.
Yesterday’s ruling at the Supreme Court basically confirms that anybody who had voted for an independence referendum during the last …
A World Without Twitter.
If Jonathan Swift was alive today and he decided to write a grand satire of social democracy, it could not …
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 Second Look At “Ukraine Should Surrender.”
Is there really a military solution to the disaster in Ukraine? Back in March, Tychy didn’t think so and in …
Why Can’t The Queen’s Reign Simply Continue?
The republican’s foremost objection to monarchy should be the sheer miserablism of its implications. According to many of the tributes …
Tychy 