Alan Fisher
The tourists desert Egypt
I don’t know who
he is, but Ryan Giggs
deserved his privacy
Rear Window
Arnold Kemp on John Knox
Young Scotland
The team that brings you the Scottish Review is also responsible for the Young Scotland Programme, which exists to further the intellectual development of people in the early stages of their professional lives.
The spring 2011 course at Stranraer was made possible by a generous individual donation by a New York-based Scot, Alan McIntyre, which covered the costs of all 24 delegates plus six from Ireland.
The winning paper was presented by Gillian McMahon from Mary’s Meals (see opposite).
Katie Cunningham of NHS Grampian was runner-up for her paper on social inequalities in Scotland. An extract from Katie’s paper:
‘Scotland is a deeply unequal country, more so than many other developed nations, and evidence suggests that the situation is worsening. Let me put this into context for you. If you were born in the Barrowfield area of Glasgow, you are a third more likely to die before reaching your first birthday than the Scottish average. You are 40% more likely to leave school with little or no qualifications, and almost four times more likely to become unemloyed, incapacitated and income-deprived. With ailing health and no savings, even your ‘golden years’ will offer little respite. From cradle to grave, your life is marred.’
Chloe Thomson of the Scottish Refugee Council was highly commended for her paper on human trafficking. An extract from Chloe’s paper:
‘In Scotland, not one single conviction under human trafficking specific legislation has ever been secured. This contrasts with over 100 convictions in other jurisdictions of the UK. Although cases are being investigated and some convictions have been secured in Scotland for immoral earnings and trafficking-related offences, it is important that we do not send out the signal that Scotland is a safe haven for traffickers.
When human beings are sold and transported round the world, it is an international scandal. But when these individuals are raped, tortured and exploited as domestic slaves in houses and businesses here in Scotland, it becomes our national shame and our responsibility.’
It can afford to fund
a space programme. But
it is still worthy of our aid
Gillian McMahon
Gillian McMahon grew up in Edinburgh. She has a masters in development studies from Melbourne University and spent some time working in Uganda. She currently works as a programme officer for Mary’s Meals, a Scottish aid charity working in school feeding in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This was her winning paper in the spring 2011 course of the Young Scotland Programme
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