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Drug Death Prevention in Scotland
It is no secret to anyone that Scotland has a major addiction problem that has ruined countless lives. Alcohol, as well as both legal and illegal drugs, lie at the heart of an epidemic that has formed a visible crack in Scottish society. A recent announcement from Nicola Sturgeon has seen the creation of a…
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Book Club – ‘Cherry’
The latest book to feature in the inertia book club is Nico Walker’s debut novel ‘Cherry’ from back in 2018. This novel acts as a semi-biographical story of a kind of typical lost young man in middle America who tortures himself with cynicism and self-destructive tendencies. It seems as though now is an especially good…
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inertia fm: january
Kicking off 2021 we’re trying our best to stay positive of the year ahead. With the prospect of brighter days and vaccinations allowing normal life to slowly creep back in, there are definitely some big things to look forward to after the mess of the previous year. Below we have selected some tracks that have…
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Top 20 Albums of 2020
Enough has been said of how shit 2020 has been. Now, facing a finale that is more of a whimper than a bang, we close out the year alone. Inevitably we will be trapped with many of the problems that have plagued us this year, unable to move on from its shadow for years. Very…
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Aberdeen: Post-COVID Homelessness
After months of isolation and varying lockdowns the recent news of a vaccine with almost 95% effective that could be rolled out relatively soon came as a welcome sign that things may just get better. Life has changed incalculably for billions of people all over the planet. The pandemic has undoubtably been the largest worldwide…
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Movie Mondays – Knives Out
This week our recommended film that we’ll be discussing is Knives Out. As it was the one-year anniversary of its release now seems as good a time as any to look back at the movie. I have to admit that I was a bit late in getting around to watching this after its initially good…
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End the Hostile Environment – #stoptheplane
For anyone unaware, these ‘recent actions’ are in fact a mass deportation of people who have spent their entire adult lives living in the UK. The Home Office have arranged the deportation of 50 of these people to Jamaica, a country which many of the individuals have no real tie to. The repercussions to both…
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Movie Mondays – Good Time
This week’s featured movie, whole heartedly recommended by inertia, is Good Time. The film is a dark and twisted take on the classic heist trope, set in a gritty yet colourful New York City. Released in 2017, the movie was a bit of a breakout for the Safdie brothers who have recently gone on to…
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Book Club – ‘This Is Not Propaganda’
It’s been a while since the first entry into the inertia book club, but we are back with a cracker that looks at modern use of propaganda and disinformation. We’d highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in politics or Russia, as it is a large focus throughout. The full title of the…
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Movie Mondays – Queen & Slim
From here on out we’ll be trying to deliver a discussion of at least a couple of films every month, we’ll keep everything spoiler free and just give a quick outline of why you should watch each film. Starting off our new quick-fire movie recommendation series, here we have Queen and Slim, directed by Melina…
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