January 2014

Milestones on the Road to the Referendum

 Steven Kellow    Politics  

2014 is set to be a busy year in Scottish politics, all building up to a crescendo in September with the long-awaited referendum on independence. There are many other important events happening throughout this year; some directly connected to the referendum, and some that will indirectly provide an indicator as to how the Scottish public are being swayed by both the Yes and No campaigns. Here are the dates of the milestones on the road to the referendum: 23rd January – Cowdenbeath By-Election After the — Read more →

The Future is PlayStation Now

 Steven Kellow    Video Games

In 2014, there is little doubt over which media format is going to be the way of the future for thing such as music, movies and games.  Digital downloads have either superseded or are on their way to beating their physical counterparts in the same way that CDs defeated cassettes and cartridges.  Even downloads aren’t safe in their dominance, though, as streaming has become more than viable for music and movies – with services like Spotify and Netflix becoming even more popular than downloading individual — Read more →

American Hustle: Review

 Steven Kellow    TV & Film  

As the carousel of films turns slowly, revealing to British cinemas the award contenders for 2014, I’m excited for quite a few movies on the near horizon.  One movie that I’d heard a bit about before actually seeing was American Hustle. It’s been nominated for 7 Golden Globes and is hotly tipped for the Oscars in March.  I’m glad to say the hype is justified. With a stellar cast, there was an obvious draw to the film.  Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer — Read more →

Revolutionary and Evolutionary Socialism

 Steven Kellow    Politics  

Download PDF Explore the differences and similarities between revolutionary and evolutionary varieties of socialism Socialism is a prominent political ideology, ubiquitous in modern discourse.  Like all other ideologies, it is defined by a set of core ideals and approaches to various debates such the benefit of wealth redistribution and the importance of equality and co-operation.  However, within socialism, there are schisms between those that take different stances on how to execute their socialist agenda – with some taking a ‘revolutionary’ approach and some taking a — Read more →

The Importance of Ideology

 Steven Kellow    Politics

This semester, as part of my degree, I took a course that examined the subject of political ideologies, which dealt with how they are defined and how they have developed over the years.  To those not too invested in politics, this area of theory may seem abstract and irrelevant.  The more I read into the subject, though, the more I felt that the values of certain ideologies applied to everyone. Naturally, everyone has opinions.  Whether they class themselves as political or not; if you ask — Read more →

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