Iain Banks News, Pictures & Buzz

Manchester flooding: 300 homes evacuated as Storm Christoph continues  Metro.co.uk

Elon Musk’s SpaceX May Have Bought Two Oil Rigs And Named Them ‘Phobos’ And ‘Deimos’ For Future Starship Launches To Mars  Forbes

HSBC to axe 82 UK branches, cut services in others  StreetInsider.com

Metalloinvest improves its EcoVadis ESG-rating score and cuts interest rate on ING green financing  Yahoo Finance UK

Bolivians scramble to save belongings from floods  Yahoo News UK

CRAIG BROWN: Dennis Nilsen - murderous, evil and deadly dull  Daily Mail

Laura Whitmore shares unseen wedding picture with Iain Stirling  Yahoo News UK

Christopher Nolan & Steve McQueen Among 40 To Pen UK Government Letter: “Cinema Stands On The Edge Of An Abyss”  Deadline

Mark Keds - a very personal eulogy from band member Jerome Alexandre and many other musicians celebrating him | Mark Keds - eulogy  Louder Than War

Jack Monroe on food poverty and fury: 'I just wake up, look at the news, and get angry'  The Guardian

Joanna Lumley 'shocked' at claims disabled workers unpaid  BBC News

Pressure builds on boss accused of holding back furlough pay at two firms  The Times

Customs made – tax expert Iain honoured with New Year accolade  Saddleworth Independent

4 Top TSX Stocks to Buy in 2021  The Motley Fool Canada

Looking Back – News from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear  JohnOGroat Journal

Looking Back – News from the John O'Groat Journal of yesteryear  JohnOGroat Journal

How Sci-Fi Shaped Socialism  Jacobin magazine

Alternative fuels: VA scientist experimenting with blood sugar to power prostheses, implantable devices  VAntage Point Blog

5 More Great Scottish Novels To Read After Booker Prize Winner ‘Shuggie Bain’  British Vogue

Michelle Thompson on playing with politics and print through colourful collage  Creative Boom

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Did Frank really get bitten by a dog when he was younger or was his dad lying to cover up the fact that he is a girl?

So after reading Iain M Banks, there was only one thing that was bothering me. Who was the girl who told Gurgeh 'You will win!' we never found out, and i guess im not clever enough to figure out who it was, but it must have been someone within contact, reason being: she took gurgeh behind a column where no one could see them, then held the place on gurgeh's shoulder where his mic was. She disabled contact's mic, and then told him he would win, which was true. At least i believe she was part of contact. Who do you think she was? Yay, one of the two 'fluzies' from later in the story? Say who and let me know why! Thanks =D