December 2010 – Peter Geoghegan

Hopes and Visions for Holyrood in 2011

By peterPosted on 30th December 2010Posted in Scotland, Society and CultureTagged Christopher Harvie, Holyrood, Marlyn Glen, Robin Harper1 Comment

Among the many inscriptions on the Canongate wall at Holyrood, it is a terse Scottish proverb that sums up the reality of political life in the Scottish Parliament better than any bon mots from Hugh MacDiarmid or Norman MacCaig: ‘To promise is ae thing, to keep it is anither.’ Despite the enthusiasm that greeted its […]

Public Thinkers Beyond The University?

By peterPosted on 13th December 2010Posted in Books, Politics, Society and CultureTagged AHRC, Dougald Hine, Gramsci, Jenny Diski, Pat Kane, Public Thinkers, Radio 3, Slugger OToole3 Comments

Last week a BBC Radio 3 scheme looking for “a new generation of public intellectuals” closed. Initiated in collaboration with the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the scheme aimed to unearth a new wave of public thinkers with an expressed “interest in broader cultural debate”. The competition was open to all – as long […]

Month: December 2010