Anarchist, activist, writer and family guy, John Couzin, died at home in Glasgow, Scotland in his partner’s arms,  aged almost 91.  Active in Glasgow, and deeply interested in Social History, John was angry that many struggles and individuals are excluded from mainstream history. He understood that the lack of preservation of Anarchist history played to the […] Source

lower case highlights cultural events, new releases, publish short reviews and recommendations for works across all genres. Our focus is on small and micro press, radical publishers, and events from independent bookshops. Readers & bookshop events suggestions welcome. Through Enough Mud Leyla Josephine is running online writing workshops that “celebrate play, experimentation, community and failure.” She told […] Source

The old man tried to keep one room clear of clutter. There were tangled heaps of unrelated things behind closed doors, filling both cupboards and rooms, and there was evidence of his hoard slowly establishing itself in the hall. There was, however, one meticulously tidy room and it was a sanctuary of sorts. Order and […] Source

THE MUSCLE OF PETROLEUM WITH THE MIND OF ALGORITHS: REVIEW The Destruction of Palestine Is the Destruction of the Earth by Andreas Malm: 97| Penguin Random House. It is a ghastly thing to admit but we have become almost inured to the cruelty and barbarism meted out to the Palestinians of Gaza in particular but also […] Source

A 56-year-old man who sexually assaulted a teenage girl in a car has been jailed for 18 months. …

A care-experienced Moray 19-year-old has been celebrated for her “incredibly positive” influence on other young people. …

A farmer has been left “disgusted” after the apparent theft of her border collies. …

A HISTORIC Scottish hotel has gone into administration after more than 160 years trading … Source

We are profiling new and upcoming writers in fiction, short stories and poetry, in Scots, English and Gaelic. This is an extract from Colin Burnett’s Vendetta, from his Medium. Colin Burnett has written two novels, A Working Class State of Mind and Who’s Aldo. He’s written extensively for newspapers and has been nominated for Scots […] Source

DOZENS of people have been made redundant after a Dundee “institution” folded after 160 years … Source

Your timeline is awash with propaganda. So are your newspapers, so is your broadcast media. Not everyone knows this, or has time to do anything about it. Corporate media in Scotland is bland and uniform. It represents the same politics over and over again. Occasionally, you get a voice, out of the blue, like Gary […] Source

SCOTTISH firms look set to be hit by Donald Trump’s tariffs after Downing Street acknowledged the UK was unlikely to be spared … Source

“We’ve become a nation measuring out our lives in shopping bags and nursing our psychic ills through retail therapy.” (Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune, Christmas, 1986) On returning home to Edinburgh, after my somewhat desultory wanderings afar for some years, I found some of its districts, historic and otherwise, crammed with charity shops. Most were squeezed […] Source

A SCOTTISH firm has landed a major deal to make a new range of Marks and Spencer crisps … Source