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In Britain, it is now a year since the Coronavirus pandemic reached our shores. And to mark the first anniversary

VLADIMIR McTAVISH – A KICK UP THE TABLOIDS Despite starting the year under lockdown, and despite the disaster that is

We have now reached the beginning of the last two months of 2020. The world, at least my admittedly fairly

Normally, writing the September edition of this column would be a flying-by-the-seat-of-my-pants affair as I would be having to file

2nd July 20202nd July 202010 months ago Scottish Left Review 202 Views Kick up the Tabloids, Vladimir McTavish 4 min read

Twelve weeks into lockdown, and our through-the-looking-glass ‘new normal’ becomes ever more bizarre. While everyone’s lives seem identical from one

9th May 20209th May 20201 year ago Scottish Left Review 186 Views A KICK UP THE TABLOIDS, Vladimir McTavish 4 min read

This is, indeed, a strange time that we are living through. At the end of last year, when we all

Early March 2020, Australia. We are now in the third month of the year of 2020, and it is fairly

17th January 20201 year ago SLR 260 Views Boris Johnson, Happy New Year, Kick up the Tabloids, Vladimir McTavish 4 min read

As the bells rang in the New Year and 2019 drew to a close, many on the left were still

16th September 20192 years ago SLR 244 Views ‘No deal’, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Vladimir McTavish, volatile times 4 min read

We live in such volatile times that it is distinctly possible that every word of this column will be either

Seldom in recent memory has there been a bigger disconnect between voters and their elected politicians than the current contest

20th May 201920th May 20192 years ago SLR 215 Views Kick up the Tabloids, Scottish Parliament, Vladimir McTavish 3 min read

In 1999, many people were sceptical about the effect the new Parliament would have on the everyday life of ordinary

I’m writing this from South Australia, where I’m performing for a month. Despite the country’s close cultural links to Britain,