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The SNP is promising more help with childcare costs, from babyhood to secondary, a move that would reduce costs for families and help more parents...
The Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan wrote over the weekend that big parts of international law are now being referred to in the past tense, even...
Glasgow can flourish again but political promises of assistance will be hollow until our emergency services and local government receive the proper...
When Congress weakens, its decisions reverberate far beyond Washington, with Scottish exporters and communities among those paying the price, warns...
A £150 fine. Plans for a cull. And volunteers checking on the birds in Central Station. What should we be doing with the pigeons in public spaces,...
There were two very different transatlantic interactions on the Scottish business scene, writes Ian McConnell. Good news on US flights from Scotland...
A broken propeller found on one of the two over-budget and much delayed Calmac ferries sums up perfectly the whole sorry saga, argues Herald columnist...
As a GP and MSP, I have witnessed both peaceful deaths and unbearable suffering. Scotland’s assisted dying bill offers a safe, compassionate choice...
This is a vote that weighs heavily on me. But the gaps, risks and potential for coercion in Scotland’s assisted dying bill leave me unable to back...
The waiting room I’m in has three leather sofas, a kettle, and the faintest smell of diesel. I’m in Fort William, and the sun has begun to set,...
It has been revealed that Peter Mandelson urged John Swinney to play on Donald Trump’s Scottish roots to help secure a good UK trade deal. Herald...
I TELL people sometimes how I long for the day when Maureen, my 87-year-old mum will stop offering detailed critiques of my articles. But they know I...
Controversial plans to open a drug consumption room in the heart of Edinburgh’s World Heritage site could be set back by the recent fatality...
Mobile phones are great for keeping in touch and getting online. But what we’re seeing more and more are texts that are actually scams. ...
Mother’s Day is upon us, and if you’re still thinking that flowers alone will do the trick, I implore you to reconsider—because nothing says...
As the conflict in Iran and the Middle East develops, Brian Taylor looks at the economic consequences – and argues that we are beset by broader...
Glasgow is battered and burnt, but an offer of £1,000 for ideas to make it better may be just what we need, says Herald columnist Mark Smith Ask...
On Tuesday morning, they had gathered at the corner of Glasgow's Gordon Street and West Regent Street to bear witness to the final agonies of the...
Do you remember where you were and what you were doing when the ‘planes hit the Twin Towers? What about the London bombings of 2005? Or when Covid...
The Chief Constable of Police Scotland did the country a service when she pointed the finger of blame clearly at Rangers and Celtic over disorder,...
This week, we heard that Scotland’s public services are underperforming, that the Scottish Government sickness rates are higher than other UK...
It was dispiriting to hear a major Scottish company declare that it has "reached the end of the road" with a US hedge fund's obsession,...
If political leaders are serious about a Just Transition, rural and island colleges must be central to their plans, writes UHI North, West and...
“What’s more punk than a public library?” It’s a refrain that can be traced back a few years to T-shirts sold in Washington DC to raise money...
This article appears as part of the Lessons to Learn newsletter. If you are in any way interested in, connected to, or affected by the various...
Following the Glasgow Derby on Sunday, some Celtic fans were seen making the Sign of the Cross. Ahead of Saturday’s St Patrick’s Day Parade in...
Timothée Chalamet has attacked ballet and opera. How can anyone in the arts behave like this, Neil Mackay asks. He’s a symbol of the collapse of...
A calamitous Sunday in Glasgow should raise more than an eyebrow over the consequences of the Government’s policy decisions in the areas of health,...
The major US airline executive's enthusiasm about Scotland was even more uplifting than the dulcet tones of Edinburgh Airport's chief...
This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. We know that we are likely to feel this war in our pockets. There has already been...
The Iran attack has no clear motive or end game, and atrocities are happening. Our Writer at Large asks: how can anyone who says they are a British...
The fire which destroyed the Union Corner building has caused great pain across Glasgow and beyond. It’s important that the city council does...
Overseas investors eye big increases in payouts by North Sea firms as Iran war fuels dramatic rises in oil and gas prices North Sea giants have...
Eye-watering global oil price rises, driven by the war in the Middle East, are putting the UK on course for further inflation and stagnant growth. For...
Women bore the brunt of the pandemic’s failures, from frontline exposure to widening inequality — Roz Foyer says those lessons must shape how...
With just weeks to go until the May elections, one cohort of Scottish voters may hold the result in their hands, says Mark Smith With a few weeks to...
Given what is at stake, it would be great to see everyone get behind Ferguson Marine or at least recognise the importance of having this shipbuilding...
A curious planning refusal in Dumfries and Galloway encapsulates a casual indifference to the very real problems that exist in rural Scotland, writes...
As campaign season begins, Ipsos polling suggests Scots are less certain of their vote and less impressed by party leaders, setting up a volatile...
Isabelle Kerr, of Rape Crisis, warns Scotland’s assisted dying plans cannot protect women from coercion. MSPs will debate one of the most profound...
In my four months of motherhood, I’ve re-learned how to sleep. Late-night wake ups come with a ticking time clock, a suspension in a half-awake...
At the end of February Ofgem announced the latest cap on energy prices. From April to June, the average household will see a 7% cut in their energy...
Who could disagree with the Crisis Scotland charity that the deaths of 40 homeless people in a relatively prosperous city like Edinburgh in 2024 was...
Change is afoot at John Lewis in Glasgow. Is it a sign of better things to come, asks Mark Smith It’s not easy when you see your life – or a large...
As the conflict in Iran and the Middle East continues, Herald writer Brian Taylor says America is unclear as to its objectives – with an impact upon...
This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. For those who like their news weird, unpleasant and with a twist of...
Britain’s energy policy has hit a brick wall called ‘the real world’. Andy Maciver argues that the war in Iran means we need to invoke the...
It was great to hear this week of the Scottish Government's proposed award of major work to the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow, writes...
In 2023, I unveiled a new version of the Cinderella story called Cinders! and within this new interpretation I created the narrative so that audiences...
James Watt and BrewDog represent the worst excesses of millennial hustle culture and performative rebellion. Their ambition-over-ethics approach would...
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