Laura Kelly

Aug 22, 2024 | bigissue.com | Laura Kelly

Skip to header Skip to main content Music Among young people in the north of Ireland, Kneecap have built a fervent fanbase, glad to see their post conflict lives reflected back at them with brio Controversy is the very DNA of Belfast, Irish-language hip-hop rapscallions Kneecap.

Aug 6, 2024 | theskinny.co.uk | Laura Kelly

It’s Sunday night and the charismatic frontman of Scotland’s biggest rock band is stripped to the waist, tattoos slick and hair drenched in sweat… in a community centre with the pastel decor of an inside-out wedding cake. This is the exhilarating Empire State Bastard, led in their sonic assault by Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil, and they’re continuing core. festival’s proud tradition of bringing the best, loudest music to some truly incongruous settings. Now in its second year, the boutique core.

Jul 20, 2024 | bigissue.com | Laura Kelly

Culture With understanding around neurodiversity 'close to zero' for most people, comedians are using shows at the Edinburgh Fringe to tell their stories Maeve Press was a baby when she was first put under special education observation. “I was not at the level of an average nine-month-old. I was at the level of an average foetus at that point. I couldn’t roll.

Jul 20, 2024 | bigissue.com | Laura Kelly

Politics As a youth he tested his limits in search of greatness and fretted about selling out. He’s since learnt it’s not all about him Rory Stewart was born in January 1973 in Hong Kong. He was the Conservative member of parliament for Penrith and The Border between 2010 and 2019. He was the UK secretary of state for international development until resigning when Boris Johnson became leader of the part and prime minister.

Jul 9, 2024 | bigissue.com | Laura Kelly

Activism In the last 20 years, the further education sector has contracted in the face of persistent underfunding, leaving students stranded An ongoing row over pay and funding for further education (FE) lecturers across Scotland is having a significant impact on students’ futures through a huge loss in teaching hours and marks not being registered. Amid a once-in-a-generation cost of living crisis, lecturers have not had a pay rise since 2021.