“In America I think we need to move towards a social democracy, European-style basically, and I think that in Britain we do as well.” ThinkingNeedsWellsAmericaMovingSocialDemocracyStyleBritainSocial Democracy Author:Irvine Welsh
“We have to accept that capitalism is coming to an end. We can't provide paid employment for people, all the industries with technology are counter-intuitive to profit, and we have to have a transition to the conceptualist society. The only way to do it fairly is as a social democracy, a radical social democracy, which isn't compromised by neo-liberalism and isn't compromised by the rich, and isn't compromised by hegemonic, authoritarian interests: to have that balance between the government, the private sector, and then the individual citizens again.” PeopleWayEndsGovernmentIndividualSocialInterestAcceptingTechnologyDemocracyRichIndustryBalanceCitizensCapitalismPaidProfitEmploymentRadicalLiberalismTransitionIntuitivePrivate SectorComing To An EndSocial Democracy Author:Irvine Welsh
“I think that Europe has to get its act together very quickly. The Belgian guy who's leading the negotiations against Brexit, he sees it as a whole chance to reboot Europe and reclaim the kind of social mission of Europe from all this corporate, bureaucratic, globalist stuff that has got into, building Europe for the people rather than the banks, again.” PeopleThinkingKindWholeTogetherGuySocialStuffChanceBuildingEuropeMissionsCorporateNegotiationBelgians Author:Irvine Welsh
“I'm not interested in details that might get someone into trouble. I'm more interested in generalities rather than the particulars, as a journalist would be. Names, dates and times don't interest me at all. I'm interested in feelings and emotions. Most people are game, once they realize that you're on the level as far as that's concerned and you're not about exposing them, then they feel quite free to talk about it. Police officers and social workers are no exception.” PeopleFeelsFeelingsMightWould BeGamesNamesSocialInterestRealizingLevelsEmotionTroubleConcernedPoliceWorkersDetailsJournalistExceptionOfficersNot InterestedFeelings And EmotionsPolice OfficerExposingSocial WorkerGeneralities Author:Irvine Welsh
“In the cross-over, you get to a point where you realize that you've got all this genetic inheritance, and you've got all this social conditioning, but there is a point where you do have to make a choice, and that's the optimist in me: you have the freedom to make a choice about how you are going to be, and what you're going to do.” ChoicesSocialRealizingCrossesOver YouOptimistInheritanceConditioning Author:Irvine Welsh
“Most people with good jobs, middle-class occupations, what have you, are only one pitfall away from social embarrassment and destitution. It's so precarious. Even salaried people in the West now feel this sense of being trapped, not having the freedom to strike out.” PeopleFeelsJobsSocialClassMiddleWestStrikesMiddle ClassOccupationTrappedGood JobEmbarrassmentPrecariousPitfalls Author:Irvine Welsh
“You've got first-generation Americans here who are going to be poorer than their parents. That's never happened in the States before, and it's going to have massive social repercussions here.” FirstsStatesSocialParentGenerationsHappenedMassiveRepercussions Author:Irvine Welsh
“I think young writers should get other degrees first, social sciences, arts degrees or even business degrees. What you learn is research skills, a necessity because a lot of writing is about trying to find information.” ThinkingInspirationalShouldWritingTryingFirstsArtFunnyYoungLiteratureSocialInformationSkillsDegreesResearchGraduationSocial ScienceWelshYoung WritersArts Degrees Author:Irvine Welsh
“When I'm not writing, I read loads of fiction, but I've been writing quite constantly lately so I've been reading a lot of nonfiction - philosophy, religion, science, history, social or cultural studies.” WritingPhilosophyReligionReadingLiteratureSocialFictionStudyNonfictionLoadScience Religion Author:Irvine Welsh
