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The Scottish Office and the ‘Glasgow Problem’
Read more: The Scottish Office and the ‘Glasgow Problem’In Spring 1997, civil servants in Edinburgh, in the pre-devolution Scottish Office (SO), faced ‘the Glasgow Problem’.
FIFA World Cup 2026: Extract from The Beautiful Game on a Muslim Pitch

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 unfolds, read an extract exploring the relationship between football, religion and identity in Muslim contexts.
The Manosphere as Symptom: Feminism and the Crisis of Care

Chantelle Gray explores how Deleuzean philosophy helps us critically engage with the Manosphere.
5 things you never knew about Gregory of Tours

Discover 5 surprising facts about Gregory of Tours, from fishing and stargazing to fear, faith, and confronting kings in the late sixth century.
Q&A with Madeleine Chalmers, author of French Technological Thought and the Nonhuman Turn

Madeleine Chalmers reveals how French philosophy, literature and theology have shaped technological thought.
What the Scottish Enlightenment Can Teach Us about Science and Religion

Lewis Ashman explores how 18th century Scottish Enlightenment philosophers reconciled science with religious belief.
Is world citizenship the solution to statelessness?

What does it mean to be state-less?
How food shapes peace, conflict, and human connection in everyday life

A Conversation with Dr. Elaine Pratley, author of Hungry for Peace
The Revolving Door at 10 Downing Street

Is the role of prime minister too difficult to perform successfully?
5 things the Piper Alpha disaster tells us about how the media covers anniversaries

Richard Jones on how journalism can reinterpret the meaning of historic events, helping them to retain a place in society’s shared consciousness.


