TommypiainSpraffAn Interview with “Tzusan” | Covid vs CreativesTzusan is a Scottish experimental hip-hop artist signed to the record label SKOOP. He’s released two albums to date, receiving critical…Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
TommypiainSpraffHand-balls, Hacking and Prejudice in the PressFollowing the death of Diego Maradona, I was surprised to see Peter Shilton trending on Twitter. I assumed it would be in relation to…Nov 29, 2020Nov 29, 2020
TommypiainSpraffHow can Scotland keep the boogie woogie going all night long?We’ve qualified, but we can’t risk complacency, particularly following the two disappointing nations’ league results earlier this week. A…Nov 19, 2020Nov 19, 2020
TommypiainSpraffBiden’s victory proves he is the ‘sleepy’ giant the Democrats needed in order to winIt seems appropriate that Trump will bow out of the presidency in the most petulant manner possibly, dealing one final, absurd and…Nov 7, 2020Nov 7, 2020
TommypiainSpraffAn Interview with Luigi Formisano | Covid vs CreativesLuigi Formisano is a Neapolitan comic book artist, living in Glasgow. He’s worked in webcomics as well as traditional publishing, recently…Oct 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020
TommypiainSpraffAn Interview with Ruaridh Fleck | Covid vs CreativesRuaridh Fleck is a fourth year politics student at the University of Glasgow and co-founder of the “goodbye collective”.Oct 9, 2020Oct 9, 2020
TommypiainSpraffPaying to be a Prisoner: Lockdown in Student HallsCasting my mind back to my Freshers’ experience, around eight years ago, I can’t help but feel sorry for the generation of 17/18 year olds…Sep 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020
TommypiainSpraffAn Interview with Robbie Greig | Covid vs CreativesRobbie Greig is an award-winning fiddle player and full-time member of The Paul McKenna Band, Tannara and INYAL. He has also performed…Sep 21, 2020Sep 21, 2020
TommypiainSpraffThe End of Foreign Aid As We Know It?Earlier this week, Johnson announced a long-anticipated merger which will see the Department for International Development (DfID) subsumed…Jun 20, 2020Jun 20, 2020
TommypiainSpraffPolice Discrimination is Still a Black and White Issue in the Rainbow NationI’ve only ever been stopped by the police twice — the first time I was in my late teens and on the way to my friend’s flat, in Edinburgh…Jun 17, 2020Jun 17, 2020