Jan 26A modern translation of Burns’ “To a Mouse”On the 25th of January, Scotland celebrates Burns Night, an annual commemoration of Robert Burns (1759–1796), widely regarded as the National Poet of Scotland. Though written in archaic looking language, many of the themes in his poetry are still relevant to us today. To celebrate Burn’s night this year, I…Poetry3 min read
Published in The Startup·May 5, 2020Hands off my money: is tax really yours?Especially now that we’re in the middle of a crisis, a large part of the world is grappling with how much the state ought to help people, how much they should spend on it, and who should ultimately pay. You don’t have to spend too long on Twitter to find…Politics8 min read
Jul 19, 2019KLM’s breastfeeding storm shows dogwhistle misogynyThere is a minor storm brewing on the Dutch Airline company KLM’s Twitter feed currently, after a woman was asked to cover herself and her baby with a blanket whilst breastfeeding. Shelby Angel was asked to cover up by a flight attendant during the a flight between San Francisco and…Breastfeeding3 min read
Published in The Startup·May 24, 2019Asking for money as a freelancerMoney is the most awkward subject when you first start out as a freelancer. Probably you’ve got a huge dose of impostor syndrome, and some of the figures you’re wanting to ask for don’t even seem reasonable to you. How do you charge what you’re worth? To illustrate my points…Freelancing6 min read
May 21, 2019The surprising similarities between Scots and SwedishScots, the language spoken mostly in lowland Scotland, has some words which bear a striking resemblance to words in modern Swedish. I grew up around Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland. Basically everyone I know from there speak varying amounts of the Scots language, depending on the exact area they’re…Language3 min read
