Why I’m scared of the supermarket: reflections on bigotry, disappointment and acceptance
by A. Adams, first published at Be Young and Shut Up I’ve returned to the town where I grew up for the first time since leaving for university and a…
What makes Britain a Christian Country? A Response to David Cameron
David Cameron’s recent speech celebrating the anniversary of the King James Bible in Oxford’s Christ Church Cathedral is extraordinary—politically, historically, and even theologically. Cameron feels Christian values will combat the…
Why I love Samba
This is a response by guest writer Nadia Idle to Adam Ramsay's article Why I hate Samba, published in the first edition of the Occupied Times. Adam Ramsay, you are…
Why I hate samba
A shorter version of this piece first appeared in the Occupied Times of London I have a confession. I don't like samba. OK, that's not quite true. I often enjoy…
Why the Persecution at Dale Farm is all about the Economy
When I was a postgraduate student I tutored on a course about the politics of inequality. We dealt thematically with gender, sexuality, race, class and ethnicity. By the end students…
Russell Kane is a sexist bully
Russell Kane, on Thursday night, was featured in a BBC Comedy Festival special from Edinburgh. In his short set, he said that women ‘moan’ about getting unwanted male attention but…
Finding a sense of place: community, art and the UK riots.
What is it that makes a community? We talk a lot about communities in political discourse but to what do we actually refer when we use the term? After the…
Forest Cafe Stunned at Order to Leave Premises
The Forest Cafe is an autonomous social space in Edinburgh. It acts as a venue for art installations and exhibitions throughout the year and runs a popular Forest Fringe during…
Alienation: Jimmy Reid
Today, on the first anniversary of his death, we are pleased to re-print the address made by the great Scottish trade unionist and journalist Jimmy Reid on his election as…
Hey Jude: culture and class from inside a kettle
We had been kettled for 8 hours. In December. It was below freezing and the air was cut with the acrid smoke of burnt bus stop. "We need to make…