Robert Davis
Robert A. Davis is Professor of Religious and Cultural Education and Director of the Robert Owen Centre in the University of Glasgow. He has lived in Cumbernauld since 1964 and is writing in a personal capacity. He tweets at @Rokewood
L’Architecture of Lanarkshire
Urban planning should depend on local residents more than abstract debates
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
How should we teach about the Holocaust?
Keir Starmer’s social engineering aims seem ill-conceived
The blame, again, falls on Sinn Fein
The party responded appallingly to its press officer being accused of child sex offences
The 300 Years’ War
How conflict over land ownership shaped conflict over Ireland
Getting the measure of the Russian bear
A defensive concern under the right conditions can morph into a warrant for brutal expansionism
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
Suella all along
You can achieve anything if you don’t take the credit
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We found the prawns you so thoughtfully left behind the radiator, but there’s still something here, isn’t there?
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Only abortion is like abortion
Don’t tack on abortion to create an impression of progressive goodness