Irvine Welsh has returned to one of his most iconic characters, Trainspotting nutter Francis Begbie. He talks about peeling back the layers of the notorious sociopath, class divisions in the UK and the recent Hillsborough verdict.
Irvine Welsh’s superb latest novel, The Blade...
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At the Cúirt Festival in Galway, Hot Press’ Olaf Tyaransen spoke to the man made famous by the novel Trainspotting…
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Read More "You’ve got whole communities, for generations, that are using drugs to hide", says Trainspotting author.
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