Summary
THERE were strange scenes at the Carnegie Hall in Dunfermline on Thursday night, when a lady in the audience took exception to Plan B theatre company's beautiful but moody post-modern dance show about Glasgow, A Wee Home From Home. She rose from her seat, she rapped loudly on the edge of the stage, and she took the two performers to task for "making a mockery of Glasgow", with what she called their arty-farty show. Glasgow people, she said, were proud of their town; she knew, because she was one of them.
And that, it seems to me, is Glasgow, or at least one very important strand of its character. There's plenty of poverty, pain and trauma in the city's history, plenty of half-suppressed grief and rage. But there's also glitz and style to burn, a fierce fighting spirit, and a strong disinclination to take what seems like cheek or nonsense from anyone.See the full content of this document
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Anger, Not Apathy, Is to Blame for Lowest Voter Turnout
Which is why it seems to me that Scotland's chattering classes should pause, this weekend, before using the word "apathy" too freely to account for the dismally low turnout in Thursday's Glasgow North East by-election. At just over 33 per cent, it wa...
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