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In times of political turmoil, it’s comforting to seek historical comparisons with current events as a way of assuring ourselves that we have been...
The scale of the reaction by businesses to the impending hike in employers’ national insurance contributions has been very striking indeed. That is...
I’m loath to admit it but I think I’m suffering from Stockholm syndrome. I know that being here is wrong and every passing day exposes me to more...
Employing over 200,000 people across the country, Scotland’s hospitality sector plays an important role in the economy and attracts significant...
There is a new Agatha Christie adaptation on TV this Sunday. Starring Anjelica Huston and The Wire’s Clarke Peters, it looks just the kind of thing...
'So, what brought you to Glasgow'? This is a question I hear a lot. It's difficult for me to answer - but I know why I stayed... Growing up in...
Council tax gets noticed. That's why politicians do such dumb things about it. It's that time of year again when council tax bills get announced....
This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) has come in for quite a bit of stick...
Is it possible that late on Sunday night, when the last celebrities have been ushered out of the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles with goody bags in...
Claims that a hike in the North Sea windfall tax would prompt an exodus from the area by oil and gas firms are looking increasingly overblown amid...
Peer-reviewed meta-analyses across a variety of countries have found a statistically significant positive correlation between female chief...
I spent a rewarding few hours last week with Susan Aitken, leader of Glasgow City Council. She’d initially been slightly wary, I felt, and this was...
Fifty years ago, I was working on my dream job: preparing for the 800 Years of Glasgow exhibition, due to open in the People’s Palace in May 1975...
FemTech represents a significant growth area for Scotland and a national priority, developing technology-driven products and services to address...
Both sides of my family have been in Shetland for many generations. I often gaze at the sea and seabirds imagining what my ancestors would have...
I was at the pub with some chums recently and we know how to have a fun night so were talking about the provision of bus services in Glasgow. It...
We've all been there. That moment when you realise you’re out of your depth professionally and start scrambling around for something – anything...
As Scottish Labour wrap up its conference, the stakes have never been higher. Working people across Scotland are crying out for change - real,...
There is something the matter with Glasgow. Everybody knows it. Yet despite overwhelming evidence of decline over decades no one seems to want to...
What, you might reasonably ask, are Scottish Government officials doing discussing Brazilian Butt Lifts? And what connects that chat with a mobile...
I was sitting scrolling on my phone during a long train journey when I first saw the advert for MasterChef: The Professionals on Instagram. I was...
The UK economy has been firmly in focus in the last week. Sadly, there has been nothing to lift the spirits on this front, in terms of the outlook....
It goes without saying how much Glasgow means to both our newspapers. The Herald - the world's longest running national - was founded here 242...
Last Saturday, I went for a night walk in Glasgow’s southside. It was Battlefield’s Window Wanderland weekend, so, in theory, my head was tilted...
TO run a successful ferry service, four key elements are required - a big ship, a port at both ends and a crew to steer the boat and serve the...
They warned me that island time was not something to scoff at. And in the 25 minutes it takes me to put out the bins, I understand it now. It’s not...
What’s going on with David Tennant? Did he spend too long Time Lording across the universe - in the process turning his brain to space dust? This...
All this weekend, Anas Sarwar MSP gets to experience the thrill of Scottish Labour’s annual conference. Among friends and comrades. Mostly. What...
Okay, so we know now that the council tax in Glasgow is going up by 7.5% and we know the effect and we know the reason. The effect is some folk...
The Stockbridge Slug, the Inverleith Toad, the Zit, call it what you will, not since the Golden Turd adorning the St James Quarter has an Edinburgh...
Does it feel to you that things are worse than they were 20 years ago? That the country has gone backwards? As each individual decline or...
English, Gaelic and Welsh are the top three languages spoken in the UK. And at Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) we pride ourselves on providing free,...
I was not expecting to find myself at two different rum events in the midst of the Scottish winter, but that is exactly what happened in recent...
It’s been ten years almost to the day since Shamima Begum left the UK to join the Islamic State in Syria, aged 15. Her story remains debated – but...