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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

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It's time for the peerage system to go the way of the shilling Setting aside the talk of gifted tickets to Sabrina Carpenter shows or free suits from Lord Ali, the resignation list is perhaps the biggest example of cronyism in our country today.

It's time for the peerage system to go the way of the shilling Setting aside the talk of gifted tickets to Sabrina Carpenter shows or free suits from Lord Ali, the resignation list is perhaps the biggest example of cronyism in our country today.

This article appears as part of the Unspun: Scottish Politics newsletter. Another year, another list of ousted MPs and faceless civil servants.  ...

15.04.2025 6

Herald Scotland

Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

The Student Press Awards are calling: Don't let the opportunity pass you by It’s time for someone else to pick up the mantle, and embrace the incredible range of possibilities on offer to those who are willing to put in the work.

It’s May 2024. I’m at the Herald Student Press Awards, having just won three gongs, including the coveted Student Journalist of the Year prize.  ...

03.04.2025 5

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Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

Adolescence is a chilling call to action: How will my generation respond? Misogyny has mutated, as pernicious peddlers of “masculinity” spread their infectious toxins through podcasts and social media.

A family torn apart, a community rocked, and a teenage girl murdered — Stephen Graham’s Adolescence is ripped straight from the headlines.  I...

22.03.2025 30

Herald Scotland

Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

'The greatest tragedy of my life, but now it is my greatest motivation'

My dad was a journalist. Long ago, in the halcyon days of the nineties, he presented a popular radio programme in Philadelphia. Later, he worked as a...

10.02.2025 4

Herald Scotland

Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

International students provide a glimpse into rich cultures - we should be welcomed The number of international students studying at Scottish universities is at a record high. Scotland's Student Journalist of the Year and Herald reporter, Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco, who moved here as part of the international cohort, looks at the realities and what the future holds.

The number of international students studying at Scottish universities is at a record high. Statistics show that 89,975 students (29% of the total)...

03.10.2024 6

Herald Scotland

Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco

Will ScotGov guidelines cut phone usage in schools or will pupils find a loophole?

Nestled around a table in the Stonelaw High School library on Thursday morning, a group of fresh-faced students extolled the virtues of their...

15.08.2024 2

Herald Scotland

Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco