How We Grow Up in Scotland
How We Grow Up in Scotland Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, March 5th 2011 Scotland we know has its fair share of problems, but we used to tell ourselves a set of comforting stories to disguise this. One was...
View ArticleThe Age of Responsibility
The Age of Responsibility Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, August 13th 2011 As the burning embers fizzle out and the streets and cities of England return to some degree of normalcy, so the inquest begins...
View ArticleHow Do We Connect with ‘the Lost Generation’?
How Do We Connect with the ‘Lost Generation’? Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, November 26th 2011 The economic storm clouds are gathering and looking increasingly foreboding across Britain: rising...
View ArticleFrom ‘Generation Self’ to ‘the Saltire Generation’
From ‘Generation Self’ to ‘the Saltire Generation’ Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, March 16th 2013 Scotland is to embrace giving 16-17 year olds the vote in next year’s independence referendum. This is a...
View ArticleThe Voices of Tomorrow’s Scotland: A Challenge to All Our Politicians
The Voices of Tomorrow’s Scotland: A Challenge to All Our Politicians Gerry Hassan The Scotsman, June 15th 2013 For once young people have become central to the Scottish political debate due to the...
View ArticleMaking the Debate on More Scottish Powers Real
Making the Debate on More Scottish Powers Real Gerry Hassan Sunday Mail, July 5th 2015 Another week has seen more turbulence and uncertainty across Europe, north Africa and the Middle East. The...
View Article‘No Sex Please we are Scottish’: The rise of the Scottish miserablists
‘No Sex Please we are Scottish’: The rise of the Scottish miserabilists Gerry Hassan Scottish Review, 8 December 2021 These are times of huge challenge – globally, in the UK and Scotland – and an age...
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