First published on The People’s Republic of Escotia website on November 9th 2021. Co-authored and shared with the Voice by reader Christina Quarrell. For the full article follow the link at the bottom of the page. In today’s article Christina and John explore our relationships with our memories. The article builds from a recent piece …
If farmers can learn such ways from nature what about the rest of us? An article by Patrick M. Lydon, May 2020, first published in Yes! Magazine. Featured image: Heron #5 – Sumiyoshi Koen, Osaka, Japan. Credit Patrick M. Lydon It’s afternoon in the middle of the work week, and our local park is filled …
In an essay written shortly before his untimely death last year, anthropologist and activist David Graeber argued that post-pandemic, we can’t slip back into a reality where the way our society is organized – serving a handful of rich people while debasing the vast majority — is seen as sensible or reasonable. With the upcoming …
Mental Health and Support if Contemplating Suicide By local MSP Kenneth Gibson Thankfully, we survived “Blue Monday.” The third Monday in January is reportedly the most depressing day of the year, and it’s easy to see why. The festive period feels long gone, but the nights are still dark and often wild. Many of us …
Emotional and psychological help available on Arran No-one need feel alone whether with Covid anxiety, life issues or the deep pain of bereavement amid the confusion of pandemic. There are many of us working locally as therapists to bring support quickly. Statutory NHS services can find it difficult (especially now) to deliver mainland-based interventions and …
By Robert M. Thorson, Professor of Geology, University of Connecticut, first published March 26, 2020 in The Conversation Seeking to bend the coronavirus curve, governors and mayors have told millions of Americans to stay home. If you’re pondering what to read, it’s easy to find lists featuring books about disease outbreaks, solitude and living a …
A message from Kenneth Gibson MSP During the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, there were few silver linings. One was undoubtedly the reduction of air pollution as lockdowns took place around the world. Another, that the toughest restrictions were in the spring and summer. For many of us, lockdown would have been far more challenging …
By Ben Goldsmith, originally published in Reaction, 7th July 2020 The most effective back-to-work peacetime programme ever conceived was America’s 1930’s Civilian Conservation Corps which put three million young people back in employment. They planted three billion trees, established seven hundred new national parks, installed flood protection across a continent, and more. The Corps was …
New research by the RSPB shows there is huge public support for putting nature at the heart of Coronavirus recovery plans. In this post, Emma Marsh, director of RSPB, reports that increasing access to nature and natural greenspace is essential to building a more equitable and environmentally resilient society. Published first at Wildlife and Countryside …
New Tourism Taskforce Established Local MSP Kenneth Gibson reports on a new taskforce that has been set up by the Scottish government to help businesses affected by the pandemic. As we slowly ease out of lockdown, a new taskforce has been created by the SNP Government to consider and drive forward the recovery of Scotland’s …