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David Knight: Buckie councillor Neil McLennan is having a laugh if he thinks he can do the job from Cairo

With due respect to all great lyricists of the past, there is just something about Madness and “Night Boat to Cairo” that always makes me smile. A...

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David Knight: Tarland Primary row over Anna Royle’s drink-drive convictions is a mess council should have seen coming

04.10.2026 20

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David Knight: Metalheads Against Bullying struck the wrong note at Ellon Academy – but their message deserves to be heard

27.09.2026 30

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David Knight: Peterhead boy racer’s 100mph speeding earns him a proper punishment

20.09.2026 30

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David Knight: John Swinney’s two-board NHS gamble risks leaving patients behind

13.09.2026 30

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David Knight: Aberdeen regeneration projects can’t work with masked ebikers acting like trainee hell’s angels

06.09.2026 40

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David Knight: Central Bar thugs deserved a harsh lesson in the consequences of violence

30.08.2026 40

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David Knight: Dahlia-Rose’s horrific death leaves questions social services must answer

23.08.2026 30

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David Knight: SNP failed Elgin bus driver Keith Rollinson with soft sentence and early release

16.08.2026 40

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David Knight: The public has a right to know what happens after crimes like Hazlehead Academy stabbing

09.08.2026 40

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David Knight: We need Cairngorms wildfire probe to hold decision-makers to account

03.08.2026 40

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David Knight: Highland rapist Shaun McKenna’s sentence leaves victims asking where is the justice?

26.07.2026 60

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David Knight: The Scottish Government has run out of road on the A9 and A96

19.07.2026 50

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David Knight: Inverness taxi fiasco shows councils should scrap secrecy around licensing when public deserves full picture

12.07.2026 50

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David Knight: Children’s hearings must not become a black hole for justice

05.07.2026 50

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David Knight: Aberdeen South exposed the SNP’s biggest weakness

28.06.2026 60

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David Knight: New efforts sparked hope for Woolmanhill – but public deserves to know what’s going on behind closed doors

21.06.2026 60

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David Knight: Can Bon Accord Centre lead Aberdeen’s retail comeback?

14.06.2026 70

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David Knight: Could shamed Peter Murrell’s spending spree cost SNP more than money at Aberdeen South by-election?

08.06.2026 60

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David Knight: We need to learn from visitors looking past Aberdeen roadworks to back city’s reinvention

31.05.2026 70

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David Knight: Swinney should make sure thugs like violent Union Street attacker stay locked up for full sentence

24.05.2026 70

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David Knight: The SNP may have triumphed again but their win still fails to convince on case for independence referendum

17.05.2026 70

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David Knight: I’m no killjoy but overnight drinking sessions for big Scotland games leave me worried

10.05.2026 80

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David Knight: Daily misery of Aberdeen teachers shows how woke rules backing brutal kids have gone too far since my day

03.05.2026 80

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David Knight: Stop clashing over Aberdeen taxi rules and find compromise to boost city’s cover at crucial time

26.04.2026 70

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David Knight: Swinney’s independence referrendum talk rings hollow after years of SNP failure

19.04.2026 80

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David Knight: Abandoned buildings like Woolmanhill and M&S could risk Aberdeen’s image in tourist season

12.04.2026 70

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David Knight: Being honest about north-east ambulance delays playing a role in deaths could help ease crisis

05.04.2026 80

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David Knight: The show must go on, but after two decades are voters tiring of the SNP?

29.03.2026 90

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David Knight: Aberdeen’s HMO problem is draining the life from our communities

22.03.2026 90

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David Knight: Old Aberdeen’s beautiful facade can’t hide the drugs blighting Spital Walk

15.03.2026 90

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David Knight: Regenerating Aberdeen starts with saving the buildings we’re letting rot

08.03.2026 100

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David Knight: The Keith Rollinson case exposes a Scottish Government unwilling to stand up to violent youth crime

04.03.2026 100

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David Knight: How do we deal with child yobs at Union Square when we can’t give them a clip around the ear?

08.02.2026 90

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David Knight: 20-month sentence should mean full stint behind bars for Aberdeen thug Christopher Reid

01.02.2026 80

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David Knight: A96 budget chaos exposes SNP’s long road of broken promises

26.01.2026 100

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David Knight: Would SNP be wise to axe Scotland’s nuclear deterrent as nation plays part in Trump drama?

19.01.2026 90

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David Knight: Never mind Jack Frost’s visit, it’s the year-round cold callers in Aberdeen we need to be worried about

11.01.2026 80

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David Knight: Sheriff needs to make example of Aberdeen street attack brute with jail sentence

04.01.2026 70

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David Knight: Marvellous Aberdeen medics at RACH are to thank for returning my family’s festive spirit

28.12.2025 80

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David Knight: We can’t let Union Street become a museum piece after bus gates defeat

21.12.2025 70

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David Knight: Are police too busy policing protests to tackle everyday crime?

14.12.2025 70

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David Knight: Bus gates are still baffling Aberdeen drivers after all this time – court verdict can’t come soon enough

07.12.2025 80

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

30.11.2025 70

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

23.11.2025 70

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

16.11.2025 80

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David Knight: Judge must untangle Aberdeen bus gates loose ends once and for all

09.11.2025 60

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David Knight: Don’t let Aberdeen City Council’s impressive projects distract from Raac scandal and bus gates disaster

02.11.2025 60

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David Knight: ARI’s endless waiting lists tested my spirit but reminded me how precious survival truly is

26.10.2025 50

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David Knight: SNP needs to drop its IndyRef drive and focus on things that matter like our NHS

19.10.2025 60

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