Chris Creegan
@chriscreegan.bsky.social
Public policy consultant, Non-executive, Runner.
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Chris Creegan
@chriscreegan.bsky.social
· Jul 10
Every picture tells a story - a postcard from the past
Lawrence Buckley 24th August 1957 - 10th July 1995
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New from me on Substack: on the 30th anniversary of the death of my late partner, Lawrence.
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During a recent trip to Prague, I was struck by the mismatch between the mood on the street (especially to foreigners) & the political convulsions. You can see the same in Budapest, Bratislava & elsewhere. That is the sinister smartness of far-right populism
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Another European domino set to fall
The Czech Republic is heading the way of its far-right neighbours; but is anyone noticing?
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December 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
During a recent trip to Prague, I was struck by the mismatch between the mood on the street (especially to foreigners) & the political convulsions. You can see the same in Budapest, Bratislava & elsewhere. That is the sinister smartness of far-right populism
johnkampfner.substack.com/p/another-eu...
johnkampfner.substack.com/p/another-eu...
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Today UNAIDS published their #WorldAIDSDay report: Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response.
We asked @eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org's Director of Policy and Advocacy, Richard Pyle, to share his three key takeaways.
We asked @eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org's Director of Policy and Advocacy, Richard Pyle, to share his three key takeaways.
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Today UNAIDS published their #WorldAIDSDay report: Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response.
We asked @eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org's Director of Policy and Advocacy, Richard Pyle, to share his three key takeaways.
We asked @eltonjohnaidsfoundation.org's Director of Policy and Advocacy, Richard Pyle, to share his three key takeaways.
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My column in today’s FT: a government with no real vision is reverting to its comfort zone of launching campaigns and drawing dividing lines - against Wes Streeting, on tax. Meanwhile in the real world its position keeps getting worse:
Brain-dead Labour retreats to its comfort zone: campaigning
Downing Street’s bizarre war on itself is a symptom of a government whose ideas dissolve on contact with reality
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November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
My column in today’s FT: a government with no real vision is reverting to its comfort zone of launching campaigns and drawing dividing lines - against Wes Streeting, on tax. Meanwhile in the real world its position keeps getting worse:
In Search of Berlin is a compelling read, beautifully written, painstakingly researched. As a Berlin obsessive I have a shelf load of books about the city and John’s book is the best in the business. Whether like me you know and love Berlin, or if you’ve yet to visit, it’s unmissable. 👇
Two years ago today I published 'In Search of Berlin', a personal take on the 800 years of my adopted home. I first lived here (in the East) as a young reporter in 1988. I'm so grateful for the reception the book received, and to the many people over the years who've been on the journey with me
October 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In Search of Berlin is a compelling read, beautifully written, painstakingly researched. As a Berlin obsessive I have a shelf load of books about the city and John’s book is the best in the business. Whether like me you know and love Berlin, or if you’ve yet to visit, it’s unmissable. 👇
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Editor-at-large Matthew d'Ancona discusses his latest piece for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social on Trump's deal between Hamas and Israel. Comment your thoughts below 👇
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October 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Editor-at-large Matthew d'Ancona discusses his latest piece for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social on Trump's deal between Hamas and Israel. Comment your thoughts below 👇
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From Paris in the 1920s to Berlin in the 1990s… why do nomadic foreigners always yearn for an ideal city at its ideal age?
Boyd Tonkin on Vincenzo Latronico’s PERFECTION, the defining chronicle of a generation’s expat adventures:
Boyd Tonkin on Vincenzo Latronico’s PERFECTION, the defining chronicle of a generation’s expat adventures:
Where is Berlin at now?
Germany’s capital keeps on drawing in expats in search of something... else. A great recent novel shows what happens to those people in the 21st centu...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
From Paris in the 1920s to Berlin in the 1990s… why do nomadic foreigners always yearn for an ideal city at its ideal age?
Boyd Tonkin on Vincenzo Latronico’s PERFECTION, the defining chronicle of a generation’s expat adventures:
Boyd Tonkin on Vincenzo Latronico’s PERFECTION, the defining chronicle of a generation’s expat adventures:
It’s National Coming Out Day. I wrote this post six years ago. Political trends across the globe in the intervening years, not least in the United States, make it, and the words of Harvey Milk who I quote, even more relevant today. We’re not there yet.
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Coming Out - An Act of Repetition
Because the personal is still political
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October 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It’s National Coming Out Day. I wrote this post six years ago. Political trends across the globe in the intervening years, not least in the United States, make it, and the words of Harvey Milk who I quote, even more relevant today. We’re not there yet.
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I’ve been curating an exhibition about the Two Roberts and it opens next week at Charleston in Lewes. Over 100 works, including some that have never been shown before! Big gay Scottish working-class art lov and joy FOR YOU! Book now:
www.charleston.org.uk/exhibition/r...
www.charleston.org.uk/exhibition/r...
Charleston — Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun: Artists, Lovers, Outsiders
Explore the lives and work of the 'Two Roberts'
www.charleston.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I’ve been curating an exhibition about the Two Roberts and it opens next week at Charleston in Lewes. Over 100 works, including some that have never been shown before! Big gay Scottish working-class art lov and joy FOR YOU! Book now:
www.charleston.org.uk/exhibition/r...
www.charleston.org.uk/exhibition/r...
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Some very exciting book post this week. The new Patrick Gale revisits people and places we first met in a Place Called Winter (which I launched at my Literary Salon a lifetime ago).
September 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Some very exciting book post this week. The new Patrick Gale revisits people and places we first met in a Place Called Winter (which I launched at my Literary Salon a lifetime ago).
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My magnum opus - a unified field theory of why the post-literate society spells disaster for civilisation as we know it
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The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
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September 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
My magnum opus - a unified field theory of why the post-literate society spells disaster for civilisation as we know it
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My essay in this weekend's @ftweekend.com, featuring terrific charts and analysis by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com:
The truth about immigration
Ageing societies seeking to preserve living standards will continue to rely on new arrivals — but governments can be clearer about the trade-offs
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September 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
My essay in this weekend's @ftweekend.com, featuring terrific charts and analysis by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com:
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'Farage's core claim is that he somehow speaks for the British people, that his views reflect the “commonsense” views of the silent majority. It’s not true. On issue after issue, including those that define him, he is out of step with most Britons.' Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him | Jonathan Freedland
It’s not too late to puncture the Reform leader’s populist myth. His ‘make Britain great again’ act is out of step with the British people, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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September 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
'Farage's core claim is that he somehow speaks for the British people, that his views reflect the “commonsense” views of the silent majority. It’s not true. On issue after issue, including those that define him, he is out of step with most Britons.' Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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New report from @scothealtheq.bsky.social highlights a ‘policy blindspot’ in Scotland with younger men at risk of dying from drugs, alcohol or suicide.
@emmanomics.bsky.social tells @dailyrecord.co.uk that too often the focus is on crisis intervention rather than prevention⬇️
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@emmanomics.bsky.social tells @dailyrecord.co.uk that too often the focus is on crisis intervention rather than prevention⬇️
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Policy "blind spot" driving Scottish men from poor homes to early grave
Shocking report slates Scottish Government for failing to build for future success with joined-up policies to reverse our nation's shameful record on drugs, alcohol and suicide deaths
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September 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New report from @scothealtheq.bsky.social highlights a ‘policy blindspot’ in Scotland with younger men at risk of dying from drugs, alcohol or suicide.
@emmanomics.bsky.social tells @dailyrecord.co.uk that too often the focus is on crisis intervention rather than prevention⬇️
bit.ly/4nELIDh
@emmanomics.bsky.social tells @dailyrecord.co.uk that too often the focus is on crisis intervention rather than prevention⬇️
bit.ly/4nELIDh
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1/7 This morning we launched our 2025 Inequality Landscape report at the Fraser of Allander Institute 50th Anniversary conference #FAI50
September 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
1/7 This morning we launched our 2025 Inequality Landscape report at the Fraser of Allander Institute 50th Anniversary conference #FAI50
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See coverage of today's report from SHERU on how younger adult men, at risk of deaths from drugs, alcohol and suicide, are a 'policy blindspot':
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/policy-...
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/policy-...
Policy "blind spot" driving Scottish men from poor homes to early grave
Shocking report slates Scottish Government for failing to build for future success with joined-up policies to reverse our nation's shameful record on drugs, alcohol and suicide deaths
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
See coverage of today's report from SHERU on how younger adult men, at risk of deaths from drugs, alcohol and suicide, are a 'policy blindspot':
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/policy-...
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/policy-...
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🏡 Our new report: what role can Scottish housing policy play in reducing health inequalities? See here: scothealthequity.org/raising-the-...
Raising the roof: can Scotland’s Housing to 2040 Strategy help as an approach to reduce health inequalities? - Scottish Health Equity Research Unit
Can Scotland’s Housing to 2040 Strategy help as an approach to reduce health inequalities?
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September 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🏡 Our new report: what role can Scottish housing policy play in reducing health inequalities? See here: scothealthequity.org/raising-the-...
When Edinburgh AC’s Jake Wightman won gold at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene in 2022, I wrote this. Today, winning a brilliant silver at the same championships in Tokyo, he underlined how true my words were. He is the best of our sport.
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Jake Wightman’s victory in Eugene speaks to the best our sport can be
Asked on the BBC by Jeanette Kwakye how many times he had watched back his gold medal-winning 1500m race at the World Championships, Jake…
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September 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
When Edinburgh AC’s Jake Wightman won gold at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene in 2022, I wrote this. Today, winning a brilliant silver at the same championships in Tokyo, he underlined how true my words were. He is the best of our sport.
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On Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump and the spectre of political violence. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US is on the brink of another era of political violence – and Donald Trump ‘couldn’t care less’ | Jonathan Freedland
In their humane responses to the killing of Charlie Kirk, Democrats are observing the old norms. Things are different now: anger and division rule, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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September 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
On Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump and the spectre of political violence. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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An incredible breakthrough performance from newcomer Power solidifies Brendan Canty's CHRISTY as a must-see! 🤩
Read @bethanylola.bsky.social's 5-star review from the Edinburgh Film Festival!
Out in cinemas in Ireland on 29 August and Britain on 5 September! 😍
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#Christy #EdFilmFest
Read @bethanylola.bsky.social's 5-star review from the Edinburgh Film Festival!
Out in cinemas in Ireland on 29 August and Britain on 5 September! 😍
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#Christy #EdFilmFest
Christy (2025) Film Review: An Irish Standout
Christy follows a teen’s turbulent last few weeks of foster care as he returns to his hometown of Cork for the first time since his mother’s passing.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
An incredible breakthrough performance from newcomer Power solidifies Brendan Canty's CHRISTY as a must-see! 🤩
Read @bethanylola.bsky.social's 5-star review from the Edinburgh Film Festival!
Out in cinemas in Ireland on 29 August and Britain on 5 September! 😍
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#Christy #EdFilmFest
Read @bethanylola.bsky.social's 5-star review from the Edinburgh Film Festival!
Out in cinemas in Ireland on 29 August and Britain on 5 September! 😍
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#Christy #EdFilmFest
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"The world is burning. Fascism is rising. Countries are falling. And we’re on the brink of incredible technological change, which will either be the end of everything or a new beginning. So, who needs artists?"
I've written about what it takes to make art & live bravely.
tinyurl.com/bdfjszbu
I've written about what it takes to make art & live bravely.
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‘They had everything, then nothing’: the prodigies the art world forgot
Robert Colquhoun and Bobby MacBryde were once the golden boys of London’s art scene – photographed in Vogue, filmed by Ken Russell and lauded by Francis Bacon. So why did they vanish into obscurity?
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August 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"The world is burning. Fascism is rising. Countries are falling. And we’re on the brink of incredible technological change, which will either be the end of everything or a new beginning. So, who needs artists?"
I've written about what it takes to make art & live bravely.
tinyurl.com/bdfjszbu
I've written about what it takes to make art & live bravely.
tinyurl.com/bdfjszbu
As ever @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social speaks truth to Trump’s incontrovertible path to authoritarianism. 👇
On Donald Trump's march towards authoritarianism. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode | Jonathan Freedland
Trump’s dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it. But now it’s time to call it what it is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
As ever @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social speaks truth to Trump’s incontrovertible path to authoritarianism. 👇
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Lovers of books, cruisers of shelves, sniffers of hardbacks, my books tv show is back on telly tonight. Join me John Niven, Desiree Burch and Hallie Rubenhold on the Big Scottish Book Club. 1030pm. A joyful bastion of civilised chat. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
The Big Scottish Book Club
The biggest names in fiction, non-fiction and poetry talk inspiration, influences and the joy of a good book with Damian Barr.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Lovers of books, cruisers of shelves, sniffers of hardbacks, my books tv show is back on telly tonight. Join me John Niven, Desiree Burch and Hallie Rubenhold on the Big Scottish Book Club. 1030pm. A joyful bastion of civilised chat. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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This is the first major show in England since 1962. Then, their relationship was illegal. They could not paint their truth, not in any way that could land them in jail. My show celebrates their love and talent and links the two intimately. Meet The Two Roberts
www.charleston.org.uk/exhibition/r...
www.charleston.org.uk/exhibition/r...
Charleston — Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun: Artists, Lovers, Outsiders
Explore the lives and work of the 'Two Roberts'
www.charleston.org.uk
August 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
This is the first major show in England since 1962. Then, their relationship was illegal. They could not paint their truth, not in any way that could land them in jail. My show celebrates their love and talent and links the two intimately. Meet The Two Roberts
www.charleston.org.uk/exhibition/r...
www.charleston.org.uk/exhibition/r...