Weaponising Morality and the Zone of Interest

The idea that Palestine Action – people taking NVDA against the weapons of genocide – should be proscribed as a ‘terrorist group’ is a pitiful indictment of our current government’s complicity in atrocities in Gaza and of the absurdity of our current predicament. Palestine Action’s response was clear: “Today we exposed Britain’s direct involvement in […] Source

The Scottish languages bill

The Scottish Parliament has unanimously passed the Scottish Languages Bill. The bill will pass into law once it receives the formality of royal consent. The bill makes Gaelic and Scots official languages in Scotland and also introduces measures aimed at boosting the use and development of both languages. Making Gaelic and…

My mum, an update

I thought I should give an update on my mum. It’s fair to say that this past week has been the hardest our family has faced. My mum wasn’t just mother to myself and my brother and sisters, she also stepped in to look after her brother and sisters after her…

Cosmonauts and Stale Porridge, Alexander Trocchi’s Influence on Radical Scottish Media

Cosmonauts and Stale Porridge, Alexander Trocchi’s Influence on Radical Scottish Media, exploring Scotland’s radical publishing traditions. This is adapted from a talk at the Trocchi at 100 event in the Kelvinhall Glasgow organised by the Department of Scottish Literature at Glasgow University and the Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies. The Glasgow-born writer Alexander Trocchi, […] Source

The Beauty of Our Weapons

THE BEAUTY OF OUR WEAPONS – From The Province Of The Cat by George Gunn. “With regard to human affairs, not to laugh, not to cry, not to become indignant, but to understand.” So wrote Spinoza, the 17th century Portuguese-Jewish philosopher. His family migrated from Portugal and the Inquisition to the more enlightened Dutch Republic. […] Source