@alistairkgrant.bsky.social
Journalist. Political editor of The Scotsman.
@alistairkgrant.bsky.social🎥 In this week’s episode of The Steamie I spoke to @ewangibbs.bsky.social about his new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class
You can watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify / Apple Podcasts now
@ewangibbs.bsky.socialReposted by @alistairkgrant.bsky.socialI spoke to @alistairkgrant.bsky.social of the @scotsman.com
about my new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class. We discussed the marginalisation of the working class in British politics from the 70s to 00s and the new revival of appeals to class on the right and left.
@alistairkgrant.bsky.socialđź”´ EXC: Emergency doctors in Scotland have warned they are "really scared about how ugly this winter is going to be" for the NHS.
Dr Fiona Hunter of the RCEM described the state of emergency departments going into the colder months as “terrifying”:
@drfrancisyoung.bsky.socialReposted by @alistairkgrant.bsky.socialI reviewed @profdarryljones.bsky.social's new biography of M. R. James. Long-awaited by fans, and surely the most important book about MRJ yet to appear this century: drfrancisyoung.com/2026/09/28/r... 📚👻📜
@alistairkgrant.bsky.social🎥 WATCH: Inside Barlinnie: How Scotland's largest prison is hanging by a thread
I visited Barlinnie last week, where I interviewed governor Michael Stoney and saw inside E block, which houses 310 sex offenders (design capacity 186)
On YouTube now:
@alistairkgrant.bsky.socialA long overdue read. That last (pre-epilogue) paragraph!
@alistairkgrant.bsky.socialđź”´ Inside Barlinnie: How Scotland's largest prison is hanging by a thread
An eye-opening visit to Barlinnie earlier this week, where I interviewed governor Michael Stoney and saw inside E block, which houses 310 sex offenders (design capacity 186):
@alistairkgrant.bsky.socialNot been able to watch as much stuff as I’d like lately, but on the plus side, picked up the Criterion release of Harlan County USA and it did not disappoint.
@alistairkgrant.bsky.socialAI killing us all. Warnings that war is looming. An increasing sense of impending doom. TGIF, I guess!
@alistairkgrant.bsky.socialThey are also driver-owned co-operatives, which feels like a good model to support…
@alistairkgrant.bsky.socialCan’t quite believe how long it’s taken me to get to this, particularly given how much I would have loved it as a teenager (I’ve seen the film), but just finished the audiobook of this and man was it good.
