This month’s theme, Migrations, was sparked by Refugee Festival Scotland and a desire to explore a programme which reflects what we believed to be the values of the country we live in – one which celebrates diverse experience, connects communities, builds supportive networks. The Scotland that is rightly celebrated for the Kenmure Street protests, and for just generally being interested in hearing about what life is like for different people and cultures. Then we found out halfway through making the issue that the UK’s supposedly left-wing government has drifted into anti-immigration policy making, complete with Enoch Powell-alluding rhetoric, and it started to feel more urgent to reaffirm our position.
