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Dani Garavelli

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I saw Drumcree burn in 1999. What’s happening in Portadown now worries me as much

I saw Drumcree burn in 1999. What’s happening in Portadown now worries me as much

In March 1999, I was sent to Northern Ireland to write a feature on the anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. It was supposed to be...

04.10.2026 30

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

Sickening Meta 'spy' glasses simply spread the gospel of predation to the manosphere

When Jack Thorne’s drama Adolescence hit our screens last year all hell broke loose. It was as if this fictional account of teenage descent into...

23.08.2026 20

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

Nigel Farage may finally have reached the end of his very long road

It takes a special kind of narcissism to think you are pulling a political masterstroke and then end up arguing with an intergalactic bin. But Nigel...

12.07.2026 20

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

Criminals like Peter Murrell truly flourish under the Groundhog Day of indy tribalism

When Nicola Sturgeon’s autobiography, Frankly, was published, I wrote that it had been written way too soon. While its proximity to her resignation...

01.06.2026 50

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

Yes, Burnham coup is an epic gamble for Labour – but the UK’s future depends on him

As Labour struggles under Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham has emerged as the charismatic, emotionally intelligent figure who many believe is the only...

17.05.2026 40

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

Come on, even the most naïve of 16-year-old Scots know independence is pie in the sky

As young Scots drift from stale mainstream politics, the Greens may be capturing disaffected idealism with authenticity, housing pledges and sharper...

03.05.2026 50

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

Yes, Sturgeon's enemies were wrong to mock her leaving speech on political tribalism

It was fitting that Nicola Sturgeon should bow out of the Scottish Parliament with a speech on the Promise – promise was something her leadership...

22.03.2026 50

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

I am indy-lite - but Sarwar could win my vote if he keeps Starmer away from Scotland

Columnist of the Year Dani Garavelli explains why Anas Sarwar will not only have to convince her that he's dancing to a different drum than Keir...

26.01.2026 50

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

From frogs to freedom: the slow creep of authoritarianism

As fear-driven narratives tighten their grip, civil liberties are being chipped away in plain sight — from Trump’s visa diktats to UK politicians...

15.12.2025 30

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

Nigel Farage was once run out of Edinburgh. Now Scottish voters are embracing his rabble-rousing

06.12.2025 40

The Guardian

Dani Garavelli

Why the fight over fair trials and rape shield laws is far from over

The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on Scotland’s rape shield laws has sparked fears of appeals and delays, raising difficult questions about how...

17.11.2025 30

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

From beyond the grave, Virginia Giuffre has proved not even princes are untouchable

On Thursday night, after the King announced his brother was to be stripped of his remaining titles and thrown out of his house, I spent some time...

03.11.2025 40

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

What do my childhood choir, Edwyn Collins and the menopause all have in common?

As quickly as she recalled the whimsy of youth, Edwyn Collins and Riot Women helped Columnist of Year Dani Garavelli balance nostalgia and the...

20.10.2025 40

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

The Baroness of blag: Michelle Mone and the politics of no shame

Once hailed as a working-class success story, Michelle Mone’s tale now reads like a cautionary fable of greed, privilege, and the corrosive power of...

06.10.2025 50

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

I feel deep shame at the King and Keir Starmer bowing to Donald Trump's monstrous ego

Trump’s UK visit exposed a humiliating deference from Starmer, royals and politicians alike, says our multi award-winning opinion columnist Dani...

22.09.2025 40

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

History tells us the scapegoating of migrants by Nigel Farage is nothing new

AS part of a work project, I’ve been researching Italian immigrants in the UK and particularly their experiences between the wars. In World War I,...

08.09.2025 30

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

Sorry Keir, these protests will continue until you stop treating migrants as burdens

SKIMMING news programmes on the recent hate-fests outside asylum hotels in Epping and Falkirk, I stumbled across a clip of the former Conservative...

25.08.2025 30

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

I’m far from convinced by BBC’s self-flagellation and faux introspection over Wallace

ON a BBC radio phone-in show callers were debating the rights and wrongs of the decision to air episodes of MasterChef in which disgraced hosts Greg...

11.08.2025 40

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

Horrifying images are clearly the tipping point for public outrage over Gaza What does it take for a genocide to reach a “tipping point”? It takes photographs of starving children to be splashed all over our TV screens and front pages.

What does it take for a genocide to reach a “tipping point”? What does it take for the UK government to concede that something beyond hellish is...

28.07.2025 40

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli

The glee over Salt Path's downfall is ugly and elitist

WHEN the great American writer Joseph Mitchell was having his reputation tarnished by a biographer who claimed he invented characters and embroidered...

14.07.2025 60

Herald Scotland

Dani Garavelli