christopher-silver

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Christopher Silver

Christopher Silver is a writer, researcher and producer, currently completing a PhD on the Scottish press.

Only Disconnect

Darren McGarvey’s second book uses the author’s authenticity to drive home the disconnection between classes in Britain; but in doing so, it reflects a cosy national consensus in Scotland.

Hollowing Out Glasgow

The likely closure of two of Glasgow’s public libraries has become a point of contention in the Scottish Parliament election campaigns, as local communities fight to hold on to their spaces – bastions of the city’s socialist history.