By Neil Scott (Some Spoilers). Trespasses is a powerful Channel 4 series that transcends the typical Troubles drama by focusing on the secrecy, coded interactions, and cross-community experiences that defined daily life in Northern Ireland. While some plot points feel slightly contrived, the series captures the deep emotional and social truth of the era—the pervasive […]
Mary Barbour, born Mary Rough in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, in 1875, stands as one of Glasgow’s most profoundly kind and courageous champions for the working class. Her life was a testament to the power of community, compassion, and tireless activism, centered on the belief that dignity was a right, not a privilege. The Heart of ‘Mrs […]
Bruce is a psychoanalyst in private practice in Edinburgh and an independent writer and researcher. He completed his existential and phenomenological informed training in psychoanalysis with the Philadelphia Association in London. The Philadelphia Association was founded by the radical psychiatrist R.D. Laing and others in 1965. He is also a trained experimental psychologist (University of Southampton, PhD) and he conducted […]
