An unreliable service from titan ferry company, CalMac, has Bute residents returning to an age-old debate: Does Bute need a bridge? Ailsa Gillies investigates the islander discontentment, unearthing some harrowing truths about the ferry company in the process. Continue reading Ferry fiasco: Does Bute need a bridge now more than ever?
What is the meaning of home? In this personal essay, Ailsa Gillies reflects on her constant ramblings, deeming herself ‘the chronically misplaced woman’. Continue reading The chronically misplaced woman
In this short photoessay centred on hands, Ailsa Gillies weaves a portrait of the sentimentality behind our otherwise very ordinary limb. Continue reading The hands that make a home
What do we gain from denying the truth? A false sense of safety for the public, and more profits for the politicians. Ailsa Gillies investigates the dangers of denying reality when it comes to Mother Earth. Continue reading Climate change denialism
Delve into the ethereal friendship between a young girl and the natural world with this poem by Ailsa Gillies. Continue reading A lonely little girl
Bute is host to many modern famed faces…but what about the lesser known? Ailsa Gillies presents the famous Brandanes you’ve never heard about. Continue reading Top 5 famous Brandanes you’ve never heard about
Has home video making gone too far? Ailsa Gillies investigates the twisted world of family vlogging and uncovers loopholes in the law. Continue reading Fame over family: The dark world of family vlogging
Speaking to an anonymous victim of sexual harassment, Ailsa Gillies explores the psychology behind victim blaming and the reality of living in an unjust world. Continue reading Victim blaming: The injustice of believing in a just world
Digging through old records, Ailsa Gillies unearths real first hand accounts from 1954 of the tragic fire that swept Rothesay’s only high school. Continue reading The Rothesay Academy fire of 1954
Take a groovy trip to the past as Ailsa Gillies explores the emerging 60s/70s social media subculture that thrives on music, fashion & nostalgia. Continue reading The social media subculture living in the past
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