ALEX BELL: Thank earth for Sir David Attenborough, and reject populism
The funny thing is, IT – you know, IT – is not even the biggest story.
Alex Bell
ALEX BELL: Great Britain is a refugee nation
Occasionally refugees get stuck at airports –passports no longer valid, they become stranded in diplomatic limbo among the duty-free.
ALEX BELL: Proper debate around gender self-declaration in Scotland has been missing
Scots want people to self-declare their gender.
ALEX BELL: What if Nicola Sturgeon supported Theresa May’s Brexit deal?
A bit like the Kardashian phenomenon, you know you are meant to care about Brexit, but struggle to find the energy.
ALEX BELL: The closure of Dundee’s Michelin factory is just the start
It is sad news and a shock to the workers, but the closure of the Michelin plant in Dundee is just the beginning of a revolution.
ALEX BELL: We must honest with ourselves on immigration in Scotland
We move as a species.
ALEX BELL: May reheats the dog’s Brexit
The world’s oldest shipwreck was discovered this week, just in time for the Brexit countdown. Any parallels between old, wooden plans sinking to the depths should not be drawn – at least the Greek vessel found its bottom.
ALEX BELL: SNP have had a good Brexit – now they need to get real on the Euro
John Major said the following this week: “No form of Brexit will remotely match up to the promises made by the Leave Campaign in the referendum: they were vote-gathering fantasies, not serious politics.”
ALEX BELL: It’s not a climate for denial
There is something very wrong when a political party can get hours of TV coverage to say nothing but scientists warning us of catastrophic climate change get a minute on the news bulletin.
ALEX BELL: Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman is a reminder we’re not Scot-free of truth
I have relatives who toasted white supremacists of the US south. The moment occurred decades ago, according to a family tale, a story only recounted once, and in disgust. That it was all a long time ago is the point – we forget our sins.