Rosie's Ramblings

Somehow, over the last two months, I’ve managed to read quite a few books, eleven, to be exact! This post is a little deep dive into a few of my favourites. As always, if you have any recommendations or reflections, please feel free to comment or message me I’d love to hear them. Len Pennie – Poyums Annaw One of my firm favourites, not just from this season but possibly this entire year is a short collection of poems by Len Pennie. I was given this book for my birthday and ended up reading it in one sitting, taking care to pause between poems to really take in their meaning. The poems switch between Scots and English, and I absolutely loved that. It’s not often you see the Scots language used in contemporary poetry, and I was pleasantly surprised by how easily I could follow along despite it being a “new” language for me. What I appreciated most was how casual and accessible the writing felt. The book tackles heavy topics such as sexual violence and feminism, but does so in a way that’...

Hello, so took me a while but we are back with another entry of politics round up, specifically this one with stories that caught my eye and made me pause for a second. I hope you enjoy it and let me know if you think I should cover some other stories in the future. Hoping that through doing this regularly I will get used to pitching potential articles ideas for my future journalist career ahh.   Charlie Kirk shooting  So we all saw it…. Charlie Kirk getting shot. There are already hundreds of journalists writing about this particular event but I would like to put my opinion on things. It was a horrific thing to watch unfold regardless of your political views. For someone to get shot in a public place especially a political one is unsettling and shocking.  I made a conscious point of not watching the graphic videos that circulated online of the event. I don't think that anyone should be watching someone’s father, husband, friend being killed. I can’t really quite bel...

As I sit in a rainy coffee shop in Glasgow’s West End, I’ve been struggling to write something with any kind of structure. So here we are — me using this blog as a sort of journal entry for what’s been going on in my head. Let’s start with the positives, shall we? The job is going well. I’ve got the hang of what’s expected of me and I’m feeling confident with all my duties. I’m also starting to make friends with my colleagues, which at the start felt like an impossible task. And — the cherry on top — I got paid yesterday, and it was more than expected. So on the job front, things are looking pretty good. Alongside that, I’ve fingers crossed managed to get accommodation sorted for my time in London. It was, in one word, a scramble. With seven girls all trying to get a room, there were always going to be a few who fell to the wayside. Unfortunately, that ended up being me and two of the others. But it just means I might be moving to London a month earlier than expected. It gives me so...

(Written May 2025) The campaign for Glasgow University to divest from arms companies has become one of the most prominent student-led movements in recent years.  As a student, it's difficult to ignore the widespread protests, demonstrations, and hunger strikes that have taken place across campus. The University currently holds investments of nearly £7 million in arms companies - an amount that many students argue contradicts the institution’s commitment to social justice. Despite significant student activism, the University has yet to act, raising the question: are student voices being genuinely listened to, or merely tolerated? Background and Context In recent months, students have mobilised to demand that Glasgow University divest from arms companies as they claim these businesses profit from global conflict and perpetuate violence . Activists argue that such investments undermine the University’s stated values, particularly its public commitment to social responsibility and glo...