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‘Choose drugs?’ 30 years after he wrote Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh says life is tougher now (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 year ago

People can't get jobs? In the middle of a labour squeeze?

In mainland Europe people aren't obsessed with buying a house, renting isn't seen as lower class. Are they fucked?

They can't buy nice things? Materialism is so last century

This article is a puff piece to promote his musical. Fuck off Welsh, you wrote one good book, okay two if you include Marabou Stork Nightmares, and have grifted off it ever since.