Derek McArthur

6 days ago | heraldscotland.com | Derek McArthur

President Trump announced a 100 per cent tariff on films produced in 'foreign lands', putting Hollywood and global film industries in jeopardy (Image: Derek McArthur) In 2021, the Bute House Agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens set the future trajectory for Scotland’s film industry.

1 week ago | thenational.scot | Derek McArthur

Kneecap, the pro-republican west Belfast rap group, is currently being raked over the coals in the media and among opportunistic politicians for incendiary comments (Image: Jane Barlow) WHO would have guessed that First Minister John Swinney would have an opinion on this year’s TRNSMT festival line-up – let alone demand that one of its acts be dropped for being “beyond the pale”? The timeline we’re living in grows stranger by the day.

1 week ago | heraldscotland.com | Derek McArthur

John Swinney said that it would be 'unacceptable' for rap group Kneecap to play TRNSMT festival – who told him he gets to decide? (Image: PA/Derek McArthur) Who would have guessed that First Minister John Swinney would have an opinion on this year's TRNSMT festival line-up – let alone demand that one of its acts be dropped for being “beyond the pale”? The timeline we’re living in grows stranger by the day.

2 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Derek McArthur

Follow along with all articles in our Scotland's Forgotten Children: Poverty in Focus series (Image: Damian Shields/Derek McArthur) John Swinney has claimed he is “proud” of how the Scottish Government is tackling child poverty. That comes despite serious warnings from charities that flagship targets could be missed by the end of the decade. Currently, 22% of children live in relative poverty, where the household income is less than 60% of the UK average.

2 weeks ago | heraldscotland.com | Derek McArthur

Being placed on a pedestal is rarely a final destination. People are always looking up at you, noticing everything you do right – but, more crucially, everything you do wrong. Then there are those who would love nothing more than to knock you off. It’s a precarious situation to navigate. Rap superstar and critical darling Kendrick Lamar is beginning to see the cracks in this precarious position.