Camilla Whitehill’s superb monologue about a doomed relationship, impeccably performed by Alistair Donegan, deserves a wide audience beyond the Fringe.
Monthly Archives: August 2016
If Scotland’s drugs death are a “legacy issue”, why do we have more problem users than ever?
The solution to the west coast drug problem isn’t cracking down on supply with police raids and prosecutions – it’s addressing demand by improving grim lives.
Think you’re too clever to be scammed? Don’t be so sure
The authorities must do more to tackle fraud – ordinary people can’t be expected to protect themselves against increasingly sophisticated scams.
Eden (Channel 4) episode four: Spring, or Operation Cunt claims its first victim
Huntsman Glenn turns over a new leaf when he develops a crush on shepherdess Caroline – but after she rejects him he forms Operation Cunt to bully women out of the camp.
If you didn’t get the exam results you hoped for, it’s not the end of the world
What felt like a disaster on Tuesday could be downgraded to a minor setback by Friday, and in 10 years’ time it might even look like a blessing in disguise.
Locking young people out of festivals won’t solve drug problems
There are calls for banning, regulating and supervising … but wouldn’t educating and informing be a smarter approach?
Named Person debate highlights widespread ignorance about child protection
Social workers in Scotland mostly engage with families on a voluntary basis … and there are checks and balances to ensure everyone is treated fairly.
Eden (Channel 4) episode three: Rations and Cabins, or The Men Know This Is Being Filmed, right?
A plan to starve the women into working harder makes the Anton controversy look like a storm in a teacup, while vet Rob loses the plot and Anton comes into his own.
