Culture in Scotland in the midst of storms: A Call for Dangerous Cultures
Culture in Scotland in the midst of storms: A Call for Dangerous Cultures Gerry Hassan Bella Caledonia, March 16th 2018 Culture in Scotland is in difficult times: public spending cuts, the lost decade of stagnant living standards for the vast majority of people, limits to the Scottish Government’s largesse and devolution powers, controversy over Creative Scotland’s decision making and funding priorities resulting in the debate over the future of the Scottish Youth Theatre - and much more (with some questioning the continued existence of Creative Scotland). If you think these are dangerous waters you ain’t seen nothing yet. While some
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Imagination: Scotland’s Festival of Ideas with Electoral Reform Society Scotland Residential Weekend Nov. 25-27
Imagination: Scotland’s Festival of Ideas with Electoral Reform Society Scotland Scotland and the UK after the IndyRef and Brexit Wiston Lodge, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6HT Friday November 25th-Sunday November 27th Friday Nov. 25th: 6.00-7.00pm: Arrival 7.00-8.00pm: Evening Meal 8.00pm: Welcome: Gerry Hassan and Willie Sullivan 8.05pm: The State of Britain’s Politics after Brexit John Harris, The Guardian and Madeleine Bunting, author, ‘Love of Country’ Saturday Nov. 26th: 10.00-11.00am: IndyRef to Brexit: An Overview Professor John Curtice, Strathclyde University (more…)
