James Kelman

Protest letter against arts body was 'highly political'

Monday 22 April 2013

The former chief executive of Creative Scotland, the national arts funding body, believed a letter of protest signed by more than 100 artists last year was a "highly political" act by people opposed to its existence.

There are no English colonists here, just Scottish citizens

Thursday 27 December 2012

As an English-born Scot, I am disgusted by the recent turn of events in Scotland's arts world (Letters, December 21).

Tolerance and respect must guide nationality debates

Sunday 23 December 2012

The debate sparked by the author Alasdair Gray's recent comments about ''settlers and colonists'' caught fire because culture goes to the heart of how Scotland defines and perceives itself.

James Kelman enters the Scottish culture controversy

Sunday 23 December 2012

IT was surely inevitable. Ask a group of writers for their thoughts on independence and at least a couple of them would say something that could be turned into juicy headlines.

Under the covers

Saturday 8 December 2012

Browsing in an Edinburgh bookshop (one of life's few remaining free pleasures), I eavesdropped on the conversation of two uniformed schoolgirls.