Football Lies Bleeding

Added on 11 March 2012

This week's This Blasted Life is about football. Once again it's been written by Elvis Shackleton. Some readers apparently believe that there is no Elvis Shackleton, and that it's just the author currently known as Douglas Lindsay writing under a different name. Some people think the Ame...

As The Nation Falls Beneath The Shadow Of The Giant Steel Beasts

Added on 02 March 2012

The latest This Blasted Life is out, and once again I've handed it over to our own crack investigative journalist, Elvis Shackleton. It seems that wherever you go these days in Scotland you are guaranteed to come across a wind farm. And, more than likely, not a wind farm away in the distance on ...

Sometimes It Lasts In Football, And Sometimes It Hurts Instead...

Added on 23 February 2012

This week's This Blasted Life comes to you from the streets of Govan, where intrepid TBL reporter Elvis Shackleton goes in search of the truth behind the latest rumours surrounding beleagured football behemoths Glasgow Rangers. Now, just as it seems that they’re hitting rock bottom and are...

It's The End of The World As We Know It

Added on 17 February 2012

Scientists are now predicting with enormous certainty that the world will end on the 21st December this year. If you've always planned to make that trip to to see the cousins in New Zealand, you'd better be getting on with it. This week's THIS BLASTED LIFE column addresses the issue of t...

CRIMEFEST 2012

Added on 16 February 2012

The programme for this year’s Crimefest in Bristol has now been posted. I’ll be appearing on one panel, details of which are: Friday 25th May 2012 10.10 – 11.00 MAD, BAD & DANGEROUS TO KNOW Authors: Helen Fitzgerald The Author Currently Known As Douglas Lindsay Michael J Malo...