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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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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. Profiting from poverty porn.