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David Knight: Government secrecy is partly to blame for intimidating asylum protests in Aberdeen

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David Knight

David Knight: How Westminster’s windfall tax madness risks killing the North Sea golden goose

Donald Trump wasn’t the first “Don” to tilt at windmills, of course – Don Quixote got there ahead of him in the classic Cervantes’ novel. To...

23.11.2025 10

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David Knight

Scott Begbie: Scotland must ban phones in schools before we lose a generation

Banning kids from having mobile phones in school isn’t something we should be talking about – it’s something we should just do. And we need to...

18.11.2025 2

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Scott Begbie

Maira Rana: NHS Grampian’s struggles have been years in the making – its recovery depends on more than funding alone

In Aberdeen, ambulances queue for hours outside while exhausted staff treat patients in back rooms and corridors as Aberdeen Royal Infirmary‘s A&E...

17.11.2025 1

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Maira Rana

David Knight: Where is the justice in shortening the sentence of Keith Rollinson’s killer?

I know it must be hard for you to believe, but I once managed to get myself banned from a charity shop. You’d imagine that’s pretty much...

16.11.2025 1

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David Knight