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In Northern Ireland, where I’m from, there’s a weird, disturbing cultural quirk found in a minority of folk which, I’m afraid, gives me the...
Heart failure can creep up on people. “I never thought there was anything particularly wrong with me,” is how one patient, a man in his sixties,...
Some of the reactions to Ann Widdecombe’s death last week showed that she was deeply admired across English society but there were some who hated...
New Scottish Government in race to build support for Scottish carbon capture cluster as hopes for renewables boom fade The SNP Government has suffered...
Last week, I received a demand for £42,686. It arrived more than two years after I stepped down as Chair of Glasgow City Parents Group, a...
In the early 19th century, the Luddite movement protested the unregulated use of automated machinery. Machines were destroyed by skilled textile...
The University of Glasgow recently hosted the inaugural Universitas 21 Leadership Summit, bringing together leaders from across sectors and continents...
Andy Burnham’s rapid ascent to prime minister is remarkable. Yet he will be the seventh UK occupant of Number 10 in a decade, signalling that all is...
I’ve just been looking at the latest figures on the economic impact of the Silverburn shopping centre in Glasgow and I’m remembering a trip I did...
In the run-up to May’s Scottish Parliament election, a clear theme appeared in party manifestos: greater powers for localities and regions. Within...
Airline and package holiday companies have been firmly in the spotlight in the last week. The peak summer season is in full swing and Jet2 provided a...
A recent decision to rewatch HBO's Succession has sucked me right back into the world of quiet luxury in New York. More than once, I've...
I used to think midges were the greatest pests of the sky. Don’t get me wrong, they’re high on the list. Calm summer evenings might be rare, but...
It takes a special kind of narcissism to think you are pulling a political masterstroke and then end up arguing with an intergalactic bin. But Nigel...
Alan Milburn’s recent work highlighting the plight of young people who are NEET (not in Employment, Education or Training) resonated strongly...
The handful of passers-by on Glasgow’s Holland Street last week must have wondered why a crowd of 60-something blokes were getting their picture...
Whisper it – but there may just be signs of sentient thought, of intelligent self-criticism within Scottish Labour. Long way to go but the...
I’ve got to admit, it’s been a while since I’ve had any direct experience of the property market and what it’s like to buy and sell a house...
With interest rates anchored close to zero following the global financial crisis, investors became accustomed to the phrase "cash is trash"...
This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. Only the psychopathic or sadistic could remain untroubled by the depths to...
Consultations are underway on yet another media bill that looks to grant the UK Government the power to meddle in how the internet operates. Unlike...
Last week, I walked the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, crossing from Canada into the United States. I had a butterfly or two in my stomach. This...
“Targeted price investment” was highlighted by package holiday giant and airline Jet2 this week as it unveiled full-year results. Anyone signed up...
Watching grown men writhe about the pitch like worms on hot pavement is one of the most fascinating things about World Cup football. If the theatrical...
This article appears as part of the Lessons to Learn newsletter. The smallest high school in Scotland is facing closure, but local people say they...
This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politicsnewsletter. Time was when politicians took a break in the summer. Not any more. Today’s...
I’ve a healthy distrust of tradition. Ironically, my suspicion was bred deep, from my formative years. It’s hard to respect tradition when...
Economics can be counter intuitive. For instance, saving is desirable and necessary to fund the investment on which future prosperity depends. But...
I imagine one day in the not-so-distant future sitting with my grandchildren on my knee and telling them wild fairy tales so unbelievable that the...
It’s highly unlikely that Count Binface would ever consider standing for Holyrood. The inter-galactic politician is one of the two main creatures...
There is no doubt about it – we are missing a trick. A nation drowning in language, idioms and collocations shouldn't have to rely on Americans...
There has been much to mull over in the couple of days since easyJet said it was minded to recommend a proposed £5 billion-plus takeover bid to...
This column appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. When campaigners against data centres gathered at the Scottish Parliament a couple of...
For every anti-immigrant protester, there are countless others who reject hostility. I first heard of it as a cryptic question on a WhatsApp group on...
Those churls who said that the World Cup’s expanded format would devalue it have all been proved wrong. Instead, the participation of nations like...
Could a simple change to the laws on voting make society fairer? It might seem an odd time to raise this question, with no major elections due for...
Some thoughts on the football. I watched Norway v Brazil tonight (July 5). It’s not as if big Erling did it by himself. Although, boy, you can see...
Transport Scotland has yet to decide on the M8 Woodside viaducts, one of Glasgow's most consequential infrastructure decisions in a generation....
Politics has always been about rich people and their money. Once it was courtiers fashioning themselves into camps to ensure they had the king’s...
More than a century ago, in 1924, Britain got its first Labour government. It was a beleaguered administration that lasted barely nine months. Yet, in...
Margarita was finishing work at her computer when the shaking began. At first, she thought it might pass. But it didn’t. “We have been very...
One thing you may have noticed about me (the people who live with me certainly have) is that I do not like change – small changes, big changes, any...
There was much to dissect in a couple of sets of annual results - from two big players on the Scottish corporate scene - in recent days. Insight can...
After experiencing North American tipping culture first hand, food and drink writer Sarah Campbell warns that the same pressures emerging in Scotland...
The NHS was founded on a simple but radical idea – that good healthcare should be available to everyone, regardless of their ability to pay – from...
In Edinburgh recently I fell into conversation with a young shop assistant. The place was quiet, with no other customers, and as she dealt with my...
Typically, less than half the population votes in council elections, but in less affluent areas it’s common for only a third of people to cast their...
With admirable ambition and resolve, Andy Burnham set out a ten-year programme to transform the UK and raise living standards. Politically, the big...
In his big speech this week, Andy Burnham said politicians need to cooperate more and spend less time arguing and more time “pulling in the same...
Thomas Weber, professor of history at Aberdeen University, is recognised as one of the world’s leading authorities on Adolf Hitler and the Nazis....
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