Phantom Power and Newsnet contributor and author Christopher Silver published a pilot version of an online weekly politics and cultural show, The Sunday Review, earlier this month.
In the pilot, Christopher and the political commentator Iain Macwhirter discuss Scottish politics. Both are authors of recent books concerning the state of Scottish politics and democracy.
Phantom Power is seeking partners and sponsors for the venture, which Newsnet.scot is very happy to support. Watch it here:
Demanding Democracy: The Case for a Scottish Media by Christopher Silver
“With a few notable exceptions, the Scottish mainstream media has not been able to rise to the challenge presented by the growing self-determination movement. When it isn’t hopelessly biased towards a status quo that will never thank it for its efforts, it is cowed, apologetic and sinking rapidly in its own irrelevance. It needs a radical overhaul. This book not only reiterates why this has to happen, but also shows us how it might come to pass.” Irvine Welsh
http://www.word-power.co.uk/books/dem…
Tsunami by Iain Macwhirter
One of the UK’s most insightful political writers, Macwhirter examines the factors behind this result including the demise of the Labour Party in Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP vision and leadership, the growing dissatisfaction with Westminster, and the enduring passion for independence. Tsunami ends with Macwhirter looking forward to ultimately consider where Scotland, and the UK, must go next.
http://www.freightbooks.co.uk/tsunami
