A personal view of the regeneration of Margate via the arts and how the town is changing. Praising the good, but also warning about how the excesses of gentrification could leave locals behind.
The Independent on Sunday
Journalism – Places
Welcome to Margate
Save our souls
A more poetic piece of journalism about further gentrification in Margate, the ghosts of my teenage years, social class and how the past is trampled on for a reinvented version of it.
Medium
Tracey Emin and Iain Aitch in Margate
A meander through Margate with Tracey Emin, who grew up in the town and recently bought a new studio there. Iain and Tracey discuss past links and the town’s future.
The Observer
A new way of seeing with Martin Parr
A commission to travel to the Isle of Wight with Martin Parr and take photos. Who was I to refuse?
Daily Telegraph
Dundee's Designer Delights
A trip to Dundee to try out a new design guide to the city, as well as exploring galleries, open spaces and the odd pub.
Daily Telegraph
The butler did it all
Being of humble stock, most of my forbears started out below stairs. So a trip to the Highlands to try out a hotel where I had my own butler was quite a strange experience.
Financial Times