Karen Campbell

What an emotional night as Scots pop star calls it quits as he walks off stage Review: Edwyn Collins, The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh: What an emotional night as one of Scottish pop’s most idiosyncratic talents walked off the…

I was fortunate enough to be at Edwyn Collins's final ever Scottish gig in Edinburgh last night.
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Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
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Pietà Alastair Mackie Her face was thrawed. She wisna aa come. In the trams o her airms the wummin held oot her first bairn. It micht hae been a mercat day and him for sale. Naebody stoppit tae niffer. His life bluid cled his breast wi a new reid semmit. He’d hippens for deid claes. Aifter the boombers cleck and the sodgers traik thro the skau there’s an auld air sterts up – bubblin and greetin. It’s a ballant mithers sing on their hunkers i the stour for a bairn deid. They ken it by hert. It’s the cauldest grue i the universe yon skelloch. It niver waukens the deid.

Aifter the boombers cleck
and the sodgers traik thro the skau
there’s an auld air sterts up –
bubblin and greetin.

It’s a ballant mithers sing
on their hunkers i the stour
for a bairn deid.

They ken it by hert.

—Alastair Mackie, “Pietà”
The Golden Treasury of Scottish Verse, @canongate.co.uk 2021

CatStrand Arts Programme - GCAT Book your tickets below or call 01644 420374 or pop into the CatStrand or Midsteeple Dumfries. Keep in the Loop! Sign up here for a monthly what’s on email, we are also on Facebook and Instagram We wa...

Voices for Gaza. An evening of poetry, music and hope, with love from Scotland to Palestine. On at the Catstrand in New Galloway this Saturday, to raise much needed funds for MAP. gcat.scot/arts

Creative Writing for Creative Living with John Glenday An online guide to facilitating creative writing workshops for health and wellbeing with poet John Glenday

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Busy final day at Wigtown! Come on down if you can. 😊

What a brilliant night. Back in The Citz for first time in 7 years, and the old lady is looking fantastic. And what a heart-rending, powerful, thoughtful and ultimately uplifting piece of theatre to open with. Congratulations & thank you to all involved.

It was an absolute pleasure, Ernie! I mean Olga...😄

Today at #WigtownBookFestival 📚
Alex Riley - Super Natural: How Life Thrives in Impossible Places
Nicholas Sinclair-House - Fault Lines: A Neurocriminologist's Guide to Blame
@mrewanmorrison.bsky.social - For Emma

cont..
#Wigtown #DumfriesAndGalloway
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Promotional image offering £15 tickets for NHS workers, with the instruction 'Use code BLACKHOLE15'. The image shows a smiling elderly woman in a hospital gown sitting and holding a mug, while a young NHS nurse in scrubs stands beside her, smiling and holding sparkly silver boots. They are in a clinical setting with a blue curtain and overhead light.

We have £15 tickets to Black Hole Sign for NHS workers. Use code BLACKHOLE15 online or present your Blue Light Card to our Sales Desk

8-18 OCT
https://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event/black-hole-sign-autumn-25

A Tron Theatre & Traverse production, in association with National Theatre of Scotland

And why call it 'golden ticket'?

Disgraceful language. These people have lost everything. Should they also lose their spouses and children?

A reminder that last year 4,671 family reunion visas were granted.

4,671.

Does anyone think this number is a major problem for the UK economy and society?

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People thinking that Reform's suggestions of getting rid of legal immigrants will fix the NHS have no idea how much it will hurt healthcare. Immigrants & children of immigrants keep the NHS functioning. Same with social care.

Thank you Teddy! That's really kind of you 😌

Nice seeing you there Teddy!

Fascinating evening last night listening to @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social talk about her memory 'Frankly'. Warm, witty and candid. Back @wigtownbooktown.bsky.social this morning, chairing the mighty Chris McQueer. Come on down and join us!

Off to chair the extremely funny @olgawojtas.bsky.social this afternoon @wigtownbooktown.bsky.social . Pirates, Krakens, time-travelling librarians... Not sure what we're going to talk about. 😂 Hope to see you there!

It's the best!

An amazing surprise to see the cover of my wee book on the Stairs of fame @wigtownbooktown.bsky.social 😀 Festival is in full swing and the buzz is great. Chairing today, tomorrow and Tuesday, then my event is on next Sunday. share.google/gvJofcuU6HiM...

😂. Thanks for the heads up. Will do!

I'm going to see it in Edinburgh. Heard great things!

With a Yes majority, Swinney should call indyref2 and dare London to stop him Why should John Swinney play by self-imposed rules which bind him hand and foot, and prevent him advancing independence? The answer is: he…

‘Time for Scotland to fight like hell’

If Yes parties win a majority at the next Scottish election that should be used as a mandate for independence. If London says No to a referendum then Scotland should vote regardless

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

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This is an incredible opportunity! I won this fellowship and used the time to edit my first novel, You Will Be Safe Here. To meet and learn from writers in Aotearoa New Zaland and to gain valuable teaching experience. Previous holders inc Louise Welsh, Janice Galloway and others. Apply!

Last day in NYC. Thank you Big Apple. It's been a blast! 😃

Currently in the Big Apple for my husband's Big birthday 🎈. What better way to start the day than a stack of American 🥞 😊

@laridonwriter.bsky.social

Me too

It was absolutely tremendous to give the fascists of Glasgow such a miserable day today - topped off by the police clearing off the last of their dregs.

One thing was notable, though. Scottish fash have moved to Trump, Charlie Kirk 😂 and American Christianity as their new 'cause'

Zero identity.

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The longlists for the Saltires – Scotland’s national book awards for non-fiction, fiction, poetry, & research – have been announced.
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