LIKE many, I wish Scotland could put Westminster’s politics behind it. But, right now it can’t. Given that when Westminster decides that austerity is to be the order of the day then Scotland is going to suffer, whatever the Scottish Government desires. And right now austerity looks to be coming our way again, very soon. We know that because of the UK Government’s decision on education catch up . This, of course, does not affect Scotland directly, because education is devolved. The SNP can seek to do better than provide just 10% of the required funding in that case. But, it’s the reason why Rushi Sunak refused Boris Johnson the spend that he wants that matters to Scotland now.
By this point, most people will have heard about Boris Johnson’s bad week. His “let the bodies pile high” comment, Dominic Cumming’s scathing attack, and his phone number being public knowledge.
In particular, the “cash for curtains” scandal has gained significant traction. The Electoral Commission announced an official inquiry into whether Boris Johnson received a ‘secret’ loan to cover part of the costs of his reported £200,000 refurbishment of Number 11 Downing Street.
The defence of the refurbishment by Tory allies such as Daily Mail columnist (and Michael Gove’s wife) Sarah Vine, is also problematic. Vine wrote that the Prime Minister should not be expected to “live in a skip”. Potentially Vine is unfamiliar with skips, but a publicly funded, large, four-bedroom flat in Central London is far from a “skip”, even if, God forbid, it does contain John Lewis furniture. Not to mention, the Prime Minister also has access to Chequers, which is as close
When we talk about the new wave DJs who’ve been taking the UK by storm, Yazzus dominates the conversation. The Londoner’s bombastic rave sound is a cyclone of knockout techno kicks, dreamy footwork jungle and breakbeat hardcore mayhem, slapped with neon go-faster stripes and astrological nods. It all hints towards the transcendental side of raving, with a joyful silliness at its heart. As she puts it: “You can have a spiritual awakening, but laugh about it.”
As a DJ, Yazzus’ star has been rising for the past half a decade. Originally a grime kid, she found a new passion for ’90s hardcore music while at university; she studied rave subcultures for her dissertation. “The rave scene promoted peace, love, unity and respect, so you know they’re nice people,” she says, “it’s generally a wholesome subculture.”
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Benjamin Villagehall and Jay Darlington met while studying at The Glasgow School Art. They were meant to be painting and taking photos respectively, but what they were really doing, involved making 3D renders. By the time their four years were up, the effects of the pandemic had swept the world meaning no degree show and not even, in Benjamin s words, “a rescheduling or satisfactory alternative.” Instead, the pair thought to use their skills to their advantage, assembling a small group of fellow graduating students to create “the show that would have been”.