A poem by Anna Viceconti

A poem by Fiona Ritchie Walker

A full enquiry into Mercy Baguma’s death and an end to private sector asylum seeker provision can be first steps in challenging Home Office policy, writes Patrick Harvie

A short story by Shirley Gillan

Can hunger stones, a chilling ecological warning from our ancestors, help inform new thinking on how to save the future? By Alex Elliott

Chris Dooks has created a hypnotic fusion of sonic art and photography

Stuart Cosgrove’s latest is an eloquent mix of social history and musical retrospective, writes Alistair Braidwood

A short story by Frank Rennie, inspired by Alison McGill’s painting ‘Coastal Aerial View’.

Richard Gere’s drama about homelessness makes compelling viewing, writes Robert Gallacher

Your old records gathering dust could help those most in need

As Belle and Sebastian celebrate twenty years since the release of Tigermilk, Neil Cooper toasts a summer of musical milestones

A magnificently dark tale of obsession. By Vhairi Slaven

A poem by Anna Viceconti