Blossom by Lesley Riddoch
A feisty and passionate polemic on the future of Scotland.Inspiring, galvanising analysis of the untapped potential of Scottish people powerGet a copy of BLOSSOM. (Karine Polwart, singer/songwriter)
It's brilliant - every politician in the land should be made to read the chapter on inequality. I love the human stories in the book, but it's rich with evidence too. The most engaging social policy book I've read in ages (ever?). (Jenny Kemp, Zero Tolerance Campaign)
Cracking. A hopeful antidote to so much empty nastiness in politics. Read! (Alyn Smith MEP)
Reading Lesley Riddoch's Blossom is like inhaling fjord air after being trapped in a sweaty backroom. Just brilliant (Pat Kane, singer and columnist)
Every Scot should read Blossom by Lesley Riddoch before they vote. I'm reading Blossom right now and every paragraph crystallises the nebulous sensations of deep divide inequality and snobbery I have experienced my whole life. (Des Dillon, writer)
Blossom is something we should all be reading. This is the book William Power and Edwin Muir should have written. Congratulations on a fine work. (Dr. Elspeth King Director, Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum)
To all undecideds in Scotland, and all progressives - just to everyone... read Lesley Riddoch's 'Blossom'. She just gets it. (David Greig, playwright)
Blossom reveals a Scotland full of promise, whose richest resource - her people - remains untapped. Riddoch's belief in Scotland's countrymen and woman is the lifeblood of Blossom. (Newsnet Scotland)
Not so much an intervention in the independence debate as a heartfelt manifesto for a better democracy. (Esther Breitenbach, Scotsman)
A hard-hitting condition of Scotland tour-de-force and a characteristically feisty contribution to (and beyond) the present constitutional debate.
(Paddy Bort, Product Magazine)
Blossom confirms Lesley Riddoch's reputation as one of our top campaigning journalists. (Paul Hutcheon, Herald)
We liked her spirited defence of tenement living. THE HERALD
Lesley presented You and Yours on BBC Radio 4, The Midnight Hour on BBC2 and The People's Parliament and Powerhouse on Channel 4. She founded the Scottish feminist magazine Harpies and Quines, won two SONY awards for her daily Radio Scotland show and edited The Scotswoman, a 1995 edition of The Scotsman written and edited by its female staff. She lives in Fife and is married to an Englishman who grew up in Canada.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908373694 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908373695 |
| Title | Blossom |
| Author | Lesley Riddoch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Luath Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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