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SNP obsession with being different to England is reaching peak ridiculousness

This week’s story about the NHS Scotland App is not just scandalous in its own right but a parable which illustrates how Scotland is run as a...

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Brian Wilson

We need to protect children... from school immigration protesters

This article appears as part of the Lessons to Learn newsletter. If you’re reading this newsletter and take even a loose interest in Scottish...

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James Mcenaney

Scottish Labour needs to declare independence from their London bosses

As the Labour Government increases taxes and spending again, against the wishes of voters, they have driven the final nail into the coffin of...

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Andy Maciver

Sarwar or Swinney: Who has Reeves put in prime position to lead Scotland?

Much rests on Labour’s second budget, possibly including the jobs of the Chancellor and the Prime Minister. Will it help shore up flagging Labour...

previous day 2

Rebecca Mcquillan

There is a way out of this mire for desperate Labour and it is all about Brexit

The Labour Government has seemed somewhat desperate as it has scrabbled around for ways to meet its fiscal rules ahead of the Budget today, writes...

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Ian Mcconnell

Indy supporters should be rooting for a Farage win. Here's why

The argument against separatism has always been largely economic. The apparent generosity of the Barnett Formula has meant, to most Scots, that it...

wednesday 1

Carlos Alba

There is a curious sustained campaign against Jo Farrell. She doesn't deserve this

There are those who seem to be agitating for the head of Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell. They should be careful what they wish for,...

wednesday 1

Calum Steele

What is Disability Burnout? How you can cope with it

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:...

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Victoria-Jayne Scholes

Football has given me so many magic memories – and this was the sweetest of all

Feature Writer of the Year Kevin McKenna explains why Scotland's World Cup qualification last week was sweeter than all the the others...

25.11.2025 6

Kevin Mckenna

‘Intolerably dangerous’: the tram plan safety issues that are worrying cyclists

This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. When it comes to Edinburgh trams and cycling, I’m probably guilty myself of...

25.11.2025 8

Vicky Allan

Move over, chaps: it's time for women to take control of the midlife crisis

Women have much more justification for a midlife crisis than a man, argues writer and health campaigner Kate Muir Should you have a midlife crisis?...

25.11.2025 6

Kate Muir

Good news for Scotland's airports and flights keeps on coming

The good news for Scotland's airports just keeps on coming, writes Business Editor Ian McConnell. Glasgow, Edinburgh and Prestwick airports have...

24.11.2025 3

Ian Mcconnell

I took a Voi into a Glasgow I don’t know and saw signs of hope and danger

A trip on one of Glasgow's new Voi bikes reveals where the city is starting to get things right, as well as its biggest challenges, says Mark Smith...

24.11.2025 3

Mark Smith

'Across public life, animosity towards trans people is becoming more overt'

On Trans Day of Remembrance last week, The Herald held an award ceremony; the fact it was the Day of Remembrance was likely unknown to many of the...

24.11.2025 10

Rebecca Don Kennedy

'Gilruth's teacher contact time proposals are just a cynical political ploy'

On Wednesday, November, 19 at precisely 2.30PM, I and other journalists received an email from the Scottish Government. The message had the subject...

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