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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...
Following the eviction notice handed to residents of the grassroots cultural centre Trongate 103, arts writer Derek McArthur assesses how far removed...
As the US stuck Iran and Britain hesitated, the limits of international law are laid bare — and Starmer’s legal caution is thrown into sharp...
This article appears as part of the Lessons to Learn newsletter. "We will recruit at least 3,500 additional teachers and classroom assistants...
Victoria-Jayne is an LLM LPC law graduate and qualified journalist via the Academy for Disabled Journalists. You can get in touch via email at:...
With the broadcaster under attack on all sides and accusations flying of falling standards, our Writer at Large Neil Mackay looks at what’s gone...
Alan Carr has paid £3.5million for a baronial pile in the borders. Neil Mackay says it smacks of the Gilded Age when the rich played and the poor...
MG ALBA has scored major wins on screen, but chair John Morrison warns that chronic under‑funding now threatens the future of Gaelic broadcasting....
With 231 people dying while homeless last year, Maeve McGoldrick says the toll reflects systemic failures — and insists Scotland can still end...
The futility of war is starkly illustrated by the events in Iran and the Middle East, says Herald columnist Calum Steele The last thing the world...
There was one particularly striking point, among many, in the responses of the owner of an award-winning Scottish family business which makes a...
This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. People love to eat salmon. I know that, and I have enjoyed a fair few plump pink...
Trongate 103, once heralded as a publicly backed haven for Glasgow’s grassroots art scene, is facing turmoil as its cultural tenants report...
Apprenticeships are vital to Scotland's economy, but they are also in need of an overhaul, writes Edinburgh College principal and CEO Audrey...
The waiting time between a woman in Scotland first seeking help for endometriosis and finally being diagnosed is now more than a decade. The Scottish...
Business leaders fear that Westminster’s abrupt overhaul of inheritance tax will leave family‑run firms facing crippling bills and stalled growth,...
The UK Government says it will not hold talks with the SNP on the issue of what triggers another referendum. Our Writer at Large believes that plays...
Historical echoes from Suez to Israel’s early nuclear tensions show how players have switched positions while the risks have only intensified, says...
Multi-millionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s ramblings are risible and are being reinforced by Reform lapdogs content to divide our communities on fake news...
A raft of reforms — from electing conveners to shrinking committee sizes — aims to give Holyrood sharper tools and a stronger spine as it heads...
Objectors to a new home overlooking Calgary Bay on Mull could soon have a much larger reason to be fearful after plans were unveiled to build a tunnel...
Morrissey's new album is out this week. It proves he is still the man we need, says Mark Smith There I am: 15 years old, thinking: is it me? and...
With all eyes on tomorrow's Spring Statement, David Lonsdale of the Scottish Retail Consortium considers whether the intent to avoid tinkering...
The doomsayers on Scotland may have got a big surprise last week, writes Business Editor Ian McConnell. Given the doomsaying that seems to be an...
Women who raised alarms about child exploitation were dismissed, sidelined and discredited — not by opponents, but by the very institutions meant to...
Last year I was still the newcomer, bracing myself against every gale. This winter, the rhythms of Rum — and a few stubborn snowdrops — have begun...
The most persistently delusional myth in modern UK politics was evident once more in the aftermath of the Gorton & Denton by-election. Thus, the...
On the 25th anniversary of the foot and mouth epidemic, Herald writer Rosemary Goring asks why it’s important we remember that cataclysmic event....
Scotland’s justice system is consistent and efficient on paper — yet its routine decisions are driving households into instability, deepening...
It feels like every day we hear about yet another bank branch closing. It’s a trend that has been driven by the fact that many of us find it more...
The Napa valley is home to an impressive array of world class wineries and to be honest, I don't think I've ever tasted a poor wine from...
The SNP U-turn on holding an inquiry into grooming gangs should be followed by accepting that a wider public investigation into child safeguarding is...
As Labour reflects upon coming a miserable third in the Gorton by-election, Herald writer Brian Taylor examines the consequences for each of the...
Glasgow Council is proposing a charge to visit the city chambers. They should go much further, says Mark Smith All good artists, writers, musicians,...
Our Writer at Large, Neil Mackay, looks at the astonishing success of the Green Party in Manchester and what it means for both UK and Scottish...
A new mega-poll predicts that the SNP will win another majority at the May election. Andy Maciver argues that this would be bad for devolution, and...
The attitude of some people to the Scottish National Investment Bank misses the whole point, writes Business Editor Ian McConnell. There has been lots...
This article appears as part of the Lessons to Learn newsletter. More than a decade ago, the SNP declared it would “eliminate” the attainment...
Transport Scotland has not given fair weight to what removing the M8 through Glasgow could mean for the city, writes Herald columnist Marissa...
This week, seven of the country’s most influential healthcare bodies united to express concerns about safeguards in Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying...
The chef has lost her BBC gig and is now working as a classroom assistant. Why are people laughing at her choice instead of praising her, asks Neil...
Arts writer Derek McArthur looks at Bruce Springsteen's decision to sign off on exorbitant ticket prices and why the practice of premium seats is...
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