scottishness
Features and AnalysisCalum Martinst andrews day, public holiday, arts, arts and culture, culture, public space, environment, statues, community, infrastructure, scotland, scottishness, culture activism, scottish culture, scottish cultural heritage

A St Andrew's Day Manifesto

St Andrew’s Day is a public holiday in all but actuality, with many Scots again pondering why it’s not designated as such. However, Calum Martin, national co-chair with Scottish Socialist Party, says a public holiday isn’t a frivolous demand and can be accompanied by a range of options and policies to enhance Scottish arts, culture and public space…

Features and AnalysisCalum Martinst andrews day, public holiday, arts, arts and culture, culture, public space, environment, statues, community, infrastructure, scotland, scottishness, culture activism, scottish culture, scottish cultural heritage
A St Andrew's Day Manifesto
CultureHenry Belljohn maclean, glasgow, revolutionary, book, book promo, henry bell, red clydeside, communism, revolution, scottishness, james kelman, living rent, centenary, history, lenin, trotsky, british government, british state, 1918, world war i

Why John Maclean Matters

This year marks a century since John Maclean returned to Glasgow after suffering imprisonment, force feeding and hard labour at Peterhead Prison. One of the great revolutionaries of the Red Clydeside era, Maclean was revered by Lenin and Trotsky and described as the British Military Intelligence as 'the most dangerous man in Britain’. Henry Bell, whose book 'John Maclean: Hero of Red Clydeside' is out now, writes for Conter about what inspired him to study the iconic figure, and why he believes his message still matters...

CultureHenry Belljohn maclean, glasgow, revolutionary, book, book promo, henry bell, red clydeside, communism, revolution, scottishness, james kelman, living rent, centenary, history, lenin, trotsky, british government, british state, 1918, world war i
Why John Maclean Matters