Michael ShanksOn public service, and a fresh start for Rutherglen and Hamilton WestValues matter.Apr 27, 2023Apr 27, 2023
Michael ShanksThe Return of Exam Results DayIt’s one of those days we never really missed during the COVID years. To be fair, it never really went away. Even with the predicted grades…Aug 8, 20221Aug 8, 20221
Michael ShanksThe unappreciated exhaustion of election campaignsI wrote a version of this blog five years ago after the last Scottish Parliament elections. I’m re-writing it a wee bit this time —partly…May 5, 2021May 5, 2021
Michael ShanksAdverse Childhood Experiences and education — a newbie teacher’s perspectiveMany of you will have already seen ‘Resilience’, a brilliant film about the “biology of stress and the science of hope”. It’s been shown…Jun 14, 2020Jun 14, 2020
Michael ShanksAnxiety, and the fact it has nothing whatsoever to do with public speaking.Understanding anxietyJan 22, 20191Jan 22, 20191
Michael ShanksMarcothon 2017 and a brief word about homelessnessA couple of years ago now I spent a night at the Glasgow City Mission Winter Shelter. I met men and women who had literally nowhere else to…Dec 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017
Michael Shanks2016 — here’s to comradeshipIf nothing else, 2016 will certainly go down as an unforgettable year. A roller-coaster of world events and political decisions that will…Dec 30, 2016Dec 30, 2016
Michael ShanksMale or female, young or adult, prison isn’t (always) the answer.There has been much in the news today of the most recent case of the infamous ‘u-turn’ — that awful cardinal sin in politics of changing…Jan 26, 2015Jan 26, 2015
Michael ShanksIt’s time for Scottish Labour to stop kicking itself and catch up with the rest of Scotland.Johann Lamont said in 2011 that Scottish Labour’s performance in the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections was “a tired old politics machine…Oct 22, 2014Oct 22, 2014
Michael ShanksWhen a Freudian Slip isn’t just a Freudian Slip.“Now there is a small… there is a group, and I know exactly who you mean, where actually as you say they’re not worth the full wage” — Lord…Oct 15, 2014Oct 15, 2014
