Guest post by Daniel Morrow Sensationalism in some of the tabloid press in the UK is hardly a recent phenomenon, with much of their reputation built on vilifying marginalised groups […]
Govanhill takes in just one square mile of the south of Glasgow, its rows of sandstone tenements bounded by railway lines, stations and in Queen’s Park, one of the city’s […]
[CONTENT WARNING: discussions of transphobia, transphobic violence] Something terrifying is happening in Scotland, something so familiar yet so brazen in its viciousness. A campaign of lies, misinformation, bullying and hatred […]
“We like to think of ourselves as a welcoming country,” gushed a Daily Record editorial back in November 2015, just as the refugee crisis was topping the news agenda and as the clamour […]
A Guest Post by That Burd Fae Yer Grans Bit Whether your chosen hashtag is IndyRef2, ScotRef, LokiAndJKRowlingsReunionTour, TommyAndGailWhereAreTheyNow or NatalieMcGarrysSupermarketSweep, I’ve been told it’s mibby, mibby not but probably […]
The “news” that some footballers are gay is not a shock. But yet again this week, we’ve had to deal with endless speculation and a predictable and damaging campaign to […]
When the UK’s first planeload of Syrian refugees landed at Glasgow Airport last December, it sparked a small media frenzy. Since then, however, most of the 400 refugees who have […]
