Stephen Gethins

STEPHEN GETHINS was the Member of Parliament for North East Fife from 2015 to 2019. He was appointed the SNP’s Europe Spokesperson when he was elected in 2015. After the 2017 General Election he was appointed Foreign Affairs and Europe spokesperson and led the SNP’s Scotland in the World Team at Westminster. Stephen was the first SNP Member of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee and he served for two terms. Before his election Stephen worked in democratisation and peace-building overseas including in the Western Balkans and South Caucasus. He also worked in the EU Committee of the Regions and Scotland House in Brussels. Stephen was a Special Adviser to Scotland’s First Minister from 2009 to 2013 and focused on energy, climate change, rural affairs, Europe and international affairs. He is currently a Professor of Practice at the School of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. Stephen Gethins is a Trustee of the John Smith Trust, a Special Adviser at Beyond Borders Scotland and the Convener of EU+ME.

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We Are Scottish Football: World Cup Edition

We Are Scottish Football: World Cup Edition

Julie McNeill with photography by Campbell Ramage

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About the Book:

Here’s to the players who wear the shirt, thank you for giving us something worth rallying behind, and here’s to the supporters who kept believing even when we were out in the wilderness.

28 years of heartbreak are over, Scotland are back in the World Cup. With a pen dipped in passion, McNeill explores the emotional landscape of football, bringing to life the highs and lows, triumphs and tribulations that define the beautiful game in Scotland.

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Praise for We Are Scottish Football:

In this unique and vivid collection of poems and photographs Julie McNeill makes sure we don’t forget the impact our footballing history has had on the world. STUART COSGROVE, author & presenter

A must read for any fan of football, history, poetry and Scotland. IAN MAXWELL, CEO SFA

In this wonderful book of poems and photographs Julie McNeill ties together the past and present of the game and highlights some of its outstanding moments, personalities and controversies. ROSE REILLY MBE, World Cup Winning Footballer

A poetic tribute, capturing the soul-stirring drama and devotion that make Scottish football an enduring and enchanting spectacle. PAUL ENGLISH, The Herald

Timely and well-written by a fine poet [who] acknowledges the popular roots of the male game while inflecting these through a modern female gaze. ALISTAIR FINDLAY, Morning Star

About the Author:

Author photo of Julie McNeill JULIE McNEILL, poet, author and workshop facilitator, specialises in creative writing workshops and talks, focusing on mental

health and supporting individuals with additional needs. Author of Mission Dyslexia and two poetry collections, she’s the Poet in Residence for St Mirren FC Charitable Foundation and the Makar for The Scottish Women’s National Football Team Poets Society. Her performances include notable events like Wigtown Book Festival and StAnza International Poetry Festival.