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  • "the absurdity of the proposal... reflects the absurdity of the situation"
    - Art Monthly

  • "provocative and amusing"
    - The Herald

  • "clever-but-accessible"
    - The List

  • "the wizard-behind-the-curtain"
    - Nadja Sayej

  • "pushes the boundaries of what conceptual art can be today"
    - Somerset House

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Ellie Harrison is an artist & activist based in Glasgow (UK). On 8 January 2017, she presented The Glasgow Effect: A talk by Ellie Harrison at Glasgow Film Theatre. In 2019 she developed Bus Regulation: The Musical – a new commission for Manchester Art Gallery, and her first book The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint was published by Luath Press. In 2020, her Early Warning Signs are installed at four ‘host venues‘ across the UK and her Vending Machine features in the 😹 LMAO exhibition exploring humour in data visualisation at the Open Data Institute in London.

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PlayBus Regulation: The Musical - When will Burnham Regulate?

Want to learn a 50 year history of public transport policy in just two minutes? Check out this brilliant new edit of my performance/event 'Bus Regulation: The Musical' prepared by my friends at the Association of British Commuters 🚍🚏 #regulatebusesnow! 👉 betterbusesgm.org.uk ... See MoreSee Less

5 days ago

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Want more? You can watch the full 10 min version here: www.facebook.com/blatantselfpromotion/videos/2706242366150027/

A great day yesterday with Get Glasgow Moving! If we want to reach net-zero carbon by 2030, we need public control over all our public transport networks now 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/p/takebackourbuses

A great day yesterday with Get Glasgow Moving! If we want to reach net-zero carbon by 2030, we need public control over all our public transport networks now 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/p/takebackourbuses ... See MoreSee Less

3 weeks ago

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Great day today, taking our #TakeBackOurBuses petition for publicly-owned buses to Glasgow City Council 🚌🚏🚍 Weve still got a fight on our hands, so keep signing and sharing! 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/p/takebackourbuses

Great day today, taking our #TakeBackOurBuses petition for publicly-owned buses to Glasgow City Council 🚌🚏🚍 We've still got a fight on our hands, so keep signing and sharing! 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/p/takebackourbuses ... See MoreSee Less

3 weeks ago

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Just before Christmas I went on BBC Radio Scotland to chat to Jackie Brambles about my new book 'The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint' 📻 It was the same day that The Scottish Government announced they were cancelling Abellio's ScotRail contract, so they asked me to act as a public transport pundit too! 🚆 Listen here 👉 ellieharrison.com/jackiebrambles ... See MoreSee Less

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19 Dec 2019: BBC Radio Scotland (The Glasgow Effect: A Tale of Class, Capitalism & Carbon Footprint)

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3 weeks ago

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PlayBus Regulation: The Musical

Inspired by the 1980s hit musical ‘Starlight Express’, artist Ellie Harrison's latest performance/event re-enacts the history of public transport provision in Greater Manchester from the post-war period to the present day… on roller skates! Staged on 28 September 2019 ... See MoreSee Less

4 weeks ago

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