Author Archives: alasdairflett

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About alasdairflett

German & English Literature graduate. From Orkney. Interested in alternative and indie music, language, writing and politics.

One year

Posted on 06/04/2021 by alasdairflett

We have a date now. 25th September. It’s still very far away and it won’t be a funeral per se. I won’t be at the graveside service tomorrow. I’ve been though. In October, on the eve of England’s second lockdown. … Continue reading →

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Dead people die…AND YET!

Posted on 03/04/2021 by alasdairflett

I’m scrolling through the timeline on sunny afternoon. After an excursion to the library in the morning and a luxurious luncheon in the Botanics my mind was mulling matters of religion. We can circle around other topics, but it always … Continue reading →

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A Loving Economy: Alasdair Gray’s ‘Poor Things’

Posted on 02/02/2021 by alasdairflett

I postponed the boat Glasgowward to two-thirds through the month and made it up a tier from three to four without arrest, though I intelligently left a Kindle on the Megabus as evidence of my transit (recovered a week later … Continue reading →

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My top 10 albums of 2020

Posted on 21/12/2020 by alasdairflett

2020 has been a truly terrible year, but there has been some decent music. On the off chance that anyone was vaguely interested, I thought I’d list off some of my highlights from Anno Corona: 10. The Slow Rush by … Continue reading →

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Law and Theology: a review of Tom Holland’s ‘Dominion’

Posted on 18/12/2020 by alasdairflett

Law is like theology. It’s about interpretation, but at more than just a textual level. Theology is greater than mere wrangling over obscure or difficult passages in the Bible – it concerns the nature of their source and determining God’s … Continue reading →

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From St Magnus to St Mungo

Posted on 06/11/2020 by alasdairflett

You may have read a few blogs ago about my endeavour to create a repository of all human history as the ultimate pub quiz database, entitled “General Knowledge” and consisting of dozens of roughly seven-minute videos starting with early man … Continue reading →

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Moving to Glasgow

Posted on 13/09/2020 by alasdairflett

After a successful interview at the Strathclyde Law Clinic, I can announce that by the end of next week, I will have moved to Glasgow to study for a two-year accelerated LLB. During lockdown I did a lot of thinking … Continue reading →

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The Last Laugh: Scotland’s 17th Century

Posted on 07/08/2020 by alasdairflett

Once again, I have been googling things like “graduate interview questions” and how to prepare for an interview in x sector. They haven’t changed much, but a refresher always helps. Some of the wildcard ones always amuse me, like “what … Continue reading →

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“As a Roman arch survives the luxury of departed empire”

Posted on 26/06/2020 by alasdairflett

The title quote is taken from Arnold Bennett’s Old Wives’ Tale, an epic novel of 1908 whose essence can be distilled as the disastrous attempt of a lower middle class family to hold onto former Victorian glories while the structures … Continue reading →

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On Arendt

Posted on 18/06/2020 by alasdairflett

This June has felt remarkably like the last. A lot of doing not very much and feeling guilty, anxious and restless about that. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had to jump start the car a couple of times and … Continue reading →

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