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So why are rises in air fares and prices for overseas holidays good news?

Major players have been reporting rises in the prices of overseas holidays and air fares . Business Editor Ian McConnell reflects on why this is...

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Ian Mcconnell

In Scotland, unlike England, Farage needs to be careful what he wishes for…

Opinion polls show that the rise of Reform has driven support for independence into the majority position in Scotland. It’s a case of blowback, our...

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Neil Mackay

Tory donor's shock move to Reform could redefine Scotland’s political landscape

After Malcolm Offord’s defection from the Conservatives to Reform, he is likely to be its first leader in the Scottish Parliament. Andy Maciver...

yesterday 1

Andy Maciver

UK must wake up: Trump’s security plan puts Europe’s democracy at risk

President Trump’s new National Security Strategy is a manifesto for undermining democracy and carving up Europe – it’s time the government acted to...

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Mark Mcgeoghegan

The SNP cannot spin and pull wool over the eyes of these education statistics

This article appears as part of the Lessons to Learn newsletter. Over the past ten years I have, on occasion, criticised the SNP’s handling of...

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James Mcenaney

Forget the critics – we're helping kids with additional needs not overdiagnosing them

Scottish schools have seen another rise in the number of children with additional support needs. Some would say we’re getting too quick to label...

previous day 3

Rebecca Mcquillan

Letting Glasgow Film Theatre rot is sheer cultural vandalism

Glasgow Film Theatre faces losing long-term council community funding, a move that amounts to sheer cultural vandalism in a long sequence of...

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Derek Mcarthur

As England improves its NHS, Scotland's health service slides backwards

Surgery is a forensic business and it would help if the same principle was applied to the politics of health. Instead of sweeping claims and...

previous day 2

Brian Wilson

Can Gen Z romantics save us all from the dating hellscape of 2026?

We are all done with dating apps and love being embarrassing. Romance is coming back in 2026, writes columnist Marissa MacWhirter To be single and...

previous day 2

Marissa Macwhirter

Why I won’t set foot in Trump’s America – even for the World Cup

Do events in America outweigh the desire of fans to watch Scotland play? Writer at Large Neil Mackay says he won’t go to the USA as long as Donald...

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Neil Mackay

The very real impact of Center Parcs’ giant Scottish development

Center Parcs' plans for its first holiday village in Scotland have been very much in focus this week. Business Editor Ian McConnell assesses the...

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Ian Mcconnell

Beware the law of unintended consequences in the trans debate

Columnist Carlos Alba argues that while nurse Sandie Peggie’s tribunal victory over NHS Fife is to be welcomed, it is partial and pyrrhic There’s a...

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Carlos Alba

International Human Rights Day: Scotland outlines plans to protect and advance rights

On International Human Rights Day, the Scottish Government has pledged to strengthen rights at home and abroad, highlighting plans for a Human...

wednesday 1

Shirley-Anne Somerville

Why football fans must reject Barclays’ dirty deal with the SFA

Barclays’ £10m deal to rename Hampden Park is more than a sponsorship – it’s an attempt to whitewash a brand bankrolling Israel’s war crimes....

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Maree Shepherd

At last: is there a glimmer of hope that we might all start talking to each other?

The march of tech is is rotting much of what we once all took for granted, argues columnist Calum Steele As Australia’s ban on social media for...

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Calum Steele

Why Scotland must confront the reality of prostitution and tackle demand

Scotland still criminalises women while shielding buyers — Ash Regan’s bill aims to flip the script and tackle demand, says Kevin McKenna I’ve been...

09.12.2025 2

Kevin Mckenna

Be under no illusions: Sandie Peggie has won an important victory for women

A moment of truth in Sandie Peggie versus NHS Fife came with the Bananarama defence offered by the health board’s legal team. Effectively they’d...

09.12.2025 7

Kevin Mckenna

I had the jag yet still this monster flu tore me apart. Here’s what you need to know

Our Writer at Large was floored by the mutated strain of the flu that is now shutting wards and surging across Scotland. He paints a vivid portrait...

09.12.2025 3

Neil Mackay

Dr Beth Upton is the real winner in the Sandie Peggie tribunal ruling

Employment judge Sandy Kemp has dismissed claims NHS nurse Sandie Peggie made against her transgender colleague, Dr Beth Upton. In a victory for Dr...

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