Another month, another somewhat ambiguous theme that prompted endless discussion in the editorial group chat about what exactly this is. The jumping-off points were the Scottish elections and May Day, but they are happening, respectively, three days after and three days before the magazine hits the street. Is it an election special? Too narrow for the content. A May Day special? Again, happening literally before the magazine comes out. There’s a throughline of societal ills, is that anything? The ‘searching for change’ theme was proposed then dismissed by Jamie Dunn as sounding “Too much like I need money for the bus.”
