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.

House of Cards – Season 3: Review

 Steven Kellow    TV & Film  ,

Major spoilers for seasons 1-3 of House of Cards ahead, read with caution! The rise and fall of TV characters is the essence of a good show, and what keeps us tuned in episode after episode, season after season as we see the stories of those we like or loathe unfold before us.  No show has this idea at its’ heart more than House of Cards, with the fortunes of Frank Underwood being the driving force behind the political drama that packs a punch.  The — Read more →

Is the US an ally or antagonist to Iran?

 Steven Kellow    Politics  

Download PDF From the Second World War onwards the United States has had a growing role in the Middle East.  While the US waged the Cold War with the Soviet Union and the domestic economy became ever more dependent upon the commodity of oil, the Middle East became one of the foci of United States foreign policy.  Iran was one of the key states with which the United States had a relationship, with the regime of the ruling Shah being propped up by the United — Read more →

State of the Polls: March 2015

 Steven Kellow    Politics  ,

Just like the way March is a turning point in the weather as the seasons transition from winter to spring, March is also the political turning point in the year – as at the end of the month the General Election campaign officially begins and the electioneering hits fever pitch. General Election Over the last month, the Conservatives have closed the nationwide gap between themselves and Labour to make what seemed as though it would be a close General Election into a dead heat.  Voters — Read more →

Rhetoric of Separatism

 Steven Kellow    Politics  

The official general election campaign begins at the end of this month, but anyone following the news or politics will know that we are well into the election season already. We’ve had the debate debate, we have politicians promising things left right and centre should they be the chosen ones elected to govern and we’ve also had the political sledging that goes hand-in-hand with electioneering, in trying to portray all the other choices as wrong and that their party is the only one that will — Read more →

Fluent or Native?

 Steven Kellow    Gàidhlig

This is an English translation of the original piece: Fileanta neo Native? One of the things you can’t avoid as a Gaelic speaker is your fluency in the language.  Without doubt the same thing exists in English – you think differently of people depending on their different abilities in the language – but with a language with as many learners as Gaelic, and with the big role they are playing in revitalising it, it’s very obvious within the Gaelic community. Even though different levels of Gaelic — Read more →

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