Steven Kellow

I'm a 4th year student at the University of Aberdeen studying Gaelic and Politics. I have a wide interest in the world around me and this blog is a collection of news and opinions on the topics that come to mind.

I'm a 4th year student at the University of Aberdeen studying Gaelic and Politics. I have a wide interest in the world around me and this blog is a collection of news and opinions on the topics that come to mind.

Ross County 2015-16 Season so far

 Steven Kellow    Football  

At this stage in the season, it’s a bit strange being a positive County fan.  Every year we’ve been in the Premiership, and that’s us in our fourth season, we’ve gone into the New Year with trepidation after a few tough months that have seen us flirt with the relegation spots.  This season’s completely different. We’re sitting in the top six at the start of 2016 and have every confidence that we can stay there until after the split.  We’ve made it to the semi-finals — Read more →

Songs of the Month: December 2015

 Steven Kellow    Music  

LCD Soundsystem – “Christmas Will Break Your Heart” A Christmas miracle that could only really have been topped by the second coming of Jesus himself, LCD Soundsystem came back from the abyss on Christmas Eve with a new single that sparks further hope into the rumours they are set for a reunion. The song itself is like meeting an old friend.  Things have changed and moved on in the years gone by, but you instantly fall back into the same rhythms you were in before — Read more →

My Top 40 Songs of 2015

 Steven Kellow    Music  

2015 has really not been the best year for myself and I’m sure many other people.  There’s no real getting around that.   But one of the things that has been key in keeping me going this year, well at least more so than ever, has been music. While 2015 might have been a year to forget in so many ways, the music from it will live long on my iPod as a reminder that it wasn’t all so bad.  There have been some exceptional albums released — Read more →

The dissolution of the ties that bind

 Steven Kellow    Politics

On my travels across the internet I found this stellar comment from before this year’s General Election which so eloquently puts the fall of Britishness and why Scotland feels like it no longer belongs that I felt it was worth saving.  It was posted in response to a Gerry Hassan article on Open Democracy, titled “The tartan tsunami and how it will change Scotland and the UK for good” A lot of good thoughts here, good observations, especially about the hurt and sense of dislocation — Read more →

A frozen budget for Scotland

 Steven Kellow    Politics

Today John Swinney announced the draft Scottish budget for 2016-17, the final of this current SNP administration and a significant one in terms of Scotland’s future.  This was the first budget in which new powers over income tax and housing were available to the Scottish Parliament, courtesy of the 2012 Scotland Act, and perhaps the last one before the more comprehensive package of new powers is devolved to the Parliament through the current Scotland bill. While the SNP will try to position it as a — Read more →

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