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I have a newfound hatred for midges — I’ve found myself angry this week. A sudden rage, more than an irritation, that took me entirely by...
Last November, the UK Government announced its Financial Inclusion Strategy – a new approach to tackling the systemic barriers that prevent people...
You have to hand it to Edinburgh Council officials, that when it comes to the plans to expand the tram system they really are a dogged bunch. No...
The disorder in Glasgow and Belfast this week has been responded to by politicians and commentariat with shock. But if you're from a migrant...
The violent unrest following Monday’s stabbing in Belfast has led to a wave of attacks. But our politicians, both left and right, should have seen...
I’ve seen it happen near me and if you haven’t seen it happen near you, I’d be surprised. It has been called the “greying” effect and it’s...
The allegations only emerged on Thursday evening, so calm and logic are required. This isn’t an issue which should be subject to the distortions of...
This seventh session of the Scottish Parliament has made a somewhat stuttering start. That is an inevitability, I suppose, due to the scale of...
Isle of Harris Distillery’s executive chairman, reflecting on the decade or so since the Tarbert operation opened, declared he was “very...
Who knew a LA street rapper had a viral 1980s-sounding New Wave hit on his hands? It is a song that has spread quickly through the Instagram stories...
In Glasgow in 2040, it still rains in June but after two decades, the downpour is hotter, more intense. The sky weeps these great golf ball tears...
The Mull School Saga has been rumbling on for nearly two years now, with people on the island speaking out, protesting, and even taking the local...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup starts tomorrow and Scotland have finally made it after a 28-year absence. Sadly, our wretched history at this level is full...
We're descending into ever tightening, ever more rapid, cycles of savagery. In Belfast, unspeakable violence is met with pogroms. We see this...
To be honest, whilst willing to stand corrected, there has never been a new car, never mind an EV, ever receiving a papal blessing when launched on...
In the most troubling way, the timing of Tip Toe couldn’t have been more horribly perfect. On the day the final gruelling episode aired on Channel...
Hunter Biden, a man made more famous by the unhinged obsessions of the man currently in the Oval Office than he ever was as the son of a former...
Mr Topsy-Turvy came to mind in the wake of an announcement by Royal Bank of Scotland on Friday. This character from the Mr Men children’s book...
This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. We all know that the FIFA men's World Cup isn’t good for the planet and there...
I spent a chunk of last week talking to the folk behind the UK Right to Food Commission. There are 14 million people going hungry in Britain today,...
In Scotland’s artisan, cycle-lane neighbourhoods where jeopardy only lurks in changing bin-collection times, they talk occasionally of livelier...
A few years ago, talking to a senior SNP politician, I was told that the best interests of Scotland could never be served by Westminster because Tory...
The smartphone footage is shocking enough, had it been recorded anywhere else in the world. The fact of it occurring on a Saturday afternoon on...
This isn’t a column about football. It’s much bigger than that. It’s been 28 years since Scotland’s men’s team last played in a World Cup. ...
As early summer approaches, many individuals and families will soon find themselves swept up in the joy and emotion of commencement and graduation...
Chances are you haven’t noticed it yet: the first one has only just been installed in a shop in Glasgow. But keep your eyes peeled in the coming...
As a Labour leadership contest looms, it has not been surprising to see Brexit feature prominently as the likely approaches of Andy Burnham and Wes...
Scotland’s youngest children are still being failed by slow and fragmented care decisions, writes NSPCC Scotland’s Joanne Smith, who warns during...
I can guess what you might have been thinking while reading through The Herald’s list of the top 50 most exciting chefs in Scotland, because I was...
I’m often asked about Rum’s population. How many people are there now? How many kids are in the school? Does it ever get political, or awkward,...
Another week, another protest against an ill-conceived and intrusive development in one of the country’s cherished beauty spots. The last time I...
As National Volunteers’ Week comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on what it means to be head of one of the biggest volunteer organisations in...
The result of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections highlighted again – but ever more so this time – that it’s not quite all peachy for the...
After the revelations of the past week and the desperate attempts to pin the catastrophic failure of governance at the heart of the SNP which...
Imagine you’re a judge: the wig, the stern expression, the lot (some of you will find this easier than others). Now imagine there’s a man in the...
Most people, even many SNP stalwarts, agree that there should be an inquiry into the Peter Murrell embezzlement case. I accord with Noel Dolan, once...
There are apparently few shades of grey in the Peter Murrell and Nicola Sturgeon saga. In political circles, and of course on X, you either think Ms...
The managers of the £16 billion Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust provided much food for thought when they presented its annual results last week....
Has it been hours, minutes, or days? Wads of 2-ply toilet paper are wedged in my ear holes to staunch the bleeding. In trying to understand which song...
The trouble with young people today is that they just can’t pay attention, have no focus, are disrespectful, unengaged, lazy, unimaginative… I...
Earlier this week, two SNP councillors resigned three weeks after being elected as MSPs. City of Edinburgh councillors Simita Kumar and Kate...
Cannes is over for another year, and nary a sound was heard. The fleeting flash of the prestigious red carpet is, by now, long rolled up and stored...
Desecration piles upon desecration. The reputation of Henry Nowak: desecrated with lies that he was racist. His life: desecrated by the bestial...
I have spent much of my career in public service, including a long career with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, where decisions are grounded in...
The issue of funding for comedy has intensified recently, discussed from radio shows to government roundtables, but all too often presented as a...
Keir Starmer – never the most politically savvy operator – must be kicking himself that he dismissed John Swinney’s demands for a second...
“Fairly incredible” was how new Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport Stephen Flynn described the progress made by Prestwick...
This article appears as part of the Winds of Change newsletter. So that’s the Bathing Waters season started, though many of us have been swimming...
You’re tempted to reach for the wisdom of Winston Churchill when seeking to comprehend the events of the last seven days in Scottish politics. In...
One of my most important formative experiences happened in April 1982 during the Falklands War. I was 12 and in first year at my Northern Ireland...
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