11th July 2020 - The Glasgow Guardian



The life-changing magic of basic human contact

11th July 2020

Graham Peacock Writer With lockdown now having lasted more than 100 days, Graham Peacock looks at the wider impacts of social distancing. Yesterday, in what was my first trip outside since March that didn’t involve a supermarket or a park, I drove to my friend’s flat to drop off some books. I had been there ...


Easing into easing lockdown

11th July 2020

Rachel Campbell Writer Rachel Campbell explores the butterflies accompanying stepping out into a post-coronavirus world. Three months into lockdown and we are reading more books, painting more pictures, baking more banana bread. I’ve taken up knitting, I’ve up-cycled clothes, I’ve started running. The common variable between my new-found hobbies? They’re all done alone. On Zoom ...


The racist reality of “All Lives Matter”

11th July 2020

Jane Dulku Writer Drawing upon her father’s experience as a British-Indian ex-police officer, Jane Dulku explains the harmful consequences of “All Lives Matter”. The recent murder of George Floyd has conjured one of the largest surges in momentum for racial equality since the civil rights era. But as with all social justice movements, criticism comes ...