
Òran Mór
Glasgow
Doors: | 19:30 |
Age: | 14+. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult over 18. |
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Hear Orwell Prize-winning author Darren McGarvey in conversation with Frankie Boyle, discussing Darren’s upcoming book – The Social Distance Between Us: How Remote Politics Wrecked Britain
Darren McGarvey, aka LOKI, grew up in Pollok. He is a writer, performer, community activist, columnist, and former rapper-in residence at Police Scotland’s Violence Reduction Unit. He was part of the Poverty Truth Commission that was hosted in Glasgow in 2009 and has presented eight programmes for BBC Scotland exploring the root causes of anti-social behaviour and social deprivation. His bestselling and acclaimed first book, Poverty Safari, was awarded the Orwell Prize.