The day after Brexit and massive protests take place across the UK – in Glasgow though, the question isn’t just about Brexit, it’s about if Scotland should stay in the UK…
BREXIT SPECIAL – Gerry Hassan, Sarah Beattie-Smith, Lallands Peat Worrier and Michael Gray
Brexit – it’s the political event everyone is talking about. But how will it affect Scotland? And where does it leave the independence movement? In this hour long special event, from The Glad Cafe in Glasgow, political columnist Gerry Hassan leads a panel of Scottish Green Sarah Beattie-Smith, CommonSpace writer Michael Gray and top blogger,…
FTV at AYE WRITE 15 – Iain Macwhirter & David Torrance
FTV at AYE WRITE BOOK FESTIVAL 15 ____________________ David Torrance & Iain Macwhirter Iain Macwhirter and David Torrance are two of Scotland’s most respected political commentators. Here, they lock horns in the aftermath of Scotland’s Independence Referendum. What influenced their own votes? How did arts and culture play their part in the campaigns? What is…
FTV at AYE WRITE 15 – A Celebration of Aye Write
The famous Aye Write! Book Festival in Glasgow is ten years old. And what a way to mark this birthday than some of the favourite faces of the festival joining forces to tell stories, play music and entertain an enraptured audience. Christopher Brookmyre, Louise Welsh, Alan Bissett and Denise Mina are joined by festival…
The Beginning
believe in the power of the media. It shapes our thinking, whether we like it or not. Even if you don’t read newspapers, the stands they sit on act as billboards. Even if you don’t watch television, you’re aware of its zeigeist, its agendas through the chatter of friends, colleagues. If you don’t use social…
First Meeting
Right now on the BBC news at six, Scotland gets its own slot near the end. ‘Time to find out what’s happening where you are,” we’re told. Barely enough time to sweep over a couple of headlines, then straight on to the weather – “the news where you are” is barely covered. I don’t know…