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Rebecca McQuillanHerald Scotland |
Eye-watering global oil price rises, driven by the war in the Middle East, are putting the UK on course for further inflation and stagnant growth. For...
The waiting time between a woman in Scotland first seeking help for endometriosis and finally being diagnosed is now more than a decade. The Scottish...
The royal family is facing a bona fide crisis as questions relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor start to be asked of those around him. A...
Working from home is under attack from the Reform leader Nigel Farage, who claims without evidence that it’s damaging the British economy. To him...
The French government is to write to 29-year-olds reminding them that their biological clock is ticking in a bid to boost the birth rate. This is much...
Peter Mandelson’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein raises a series of detailed questions about the former minister’s conduct while in office and...
Ruth Davidson is right, the Tories have an opportunity to outsmart Reform UK - if they have the courage to take it, says Herald columnist Rebecca...
Donald Trump ’s threats of a tariff war against the UK and other countries which oppose US annexation of Greenland are a test of Sir Keir Starmer ...
The Scottish Budget will be keenly watched, with measures to eradicate child poverty coming under particular scrutiny. The First Minister John...
Edinburgh is a victim of its own success. Residents are grappling with high prices, housing shortages, rising traffic and a city centre that’s...
Labour figures are getting bolder about discussing Brexit, with cabinet ministers talking up a customs union with the EU. The economic arguments for...
It’s becoming impossible to escape interacting with customer service chatbots. They are rarely much good at solving more than the most basic...
Humans have had midwinter festivals since time immemorial, but we’ve landed up with Christmas at the wrong time, writes Rebecca McQuillan For our...
Scottish schools have seen another rise in the number of children with additional support needs. Some would say we’re getting too quick to label...
Governments around the world are grappling with how to protect children from online harm, but the Australians are going furthest with a ban on social...
Much rests on Labour’s second budget, possibly including the jobs of the Chancellor and the Prime Minister. Will it help shore up flagging Labour...
The Roseburn Path in Edinburgh, a disused railway line now being considered as a new tram path, is a vibrant wildlife corridor. If the plan goes...
John Swinney wants to convince voters that independence is necessary to “protect” the Scottish Parliament from Reform and further distance...
Television may now reflect a world in turmoil, but on-screen representation has never been more honest, diverse or compelling. From menopausal punks...
Billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s friend Prince Andrew is mired in scandal again but shows little remorse or humility. Parliament must strip...
There are signs that a new nuclear arms race could be starting. When this has happened before, it’s been a matter of grave public concern, leading...
The SNP’s latest independence paper blames the UK for Scotland’s problems, but the party itself is principally responsible for the state of...
Saltires are appearing around Scotland as part of a surge of anti-migrant sentiment. National symbols will always be misused by the far-right, but we...
It can feel as if populists and the far right are on an inexorable path to dominance, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Most Europeans...
Calls for Keir Starmer to defy Donald Trump are growing. Now that a UN committee has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza , the UK...
We have new Scottish Green leaders who seem more interested in trans rights than the climate. Other parties need to take up the fight, writes Rebecca...
As Labour deputy prime minister Angela Rayner quits, here are the three things Keir Starmer needs to do to save his struggling government, says Herald...
Is Reform UK a reasonable mainstream party? Perhaps we can stop pretending so after this week. Maybe we can finally start having a conversation...
Enthusiasm counts for a lot in politics, but good judgment counts for more. Independence hardliners are full of the former but traditionally a bit...
Who is really to blame for the nastiness of the “debate” around trans rights? Nicola Sturgeon says the T-shirt JK Rowling famously wore accusing...
It’s nearly four years since the last Covid restrictions were lifted, but Covid isn’t over. For some people, it never will be. Long Covid is the...
There have been moments when Kirsten McCall has just sat down and cried. Looking back, she can see that her son Blair was showing signs of ADHD...
Since what feels like the dawn of time, the constitution has utterly dominated Scottish politics. It electrified the first years of Tony Blair’s...
What’s the right sum to charge for a concert ticket? The glib answer would be “what people are prepared to pay”. Some venues and artists are...
Helplessness and despair. News reports about the horrors of Gaza are an endless source of both. The accounts of families being bombed as they shelter...
Florida officials have announced they are building something called Alligator Alcatraz. Florida’s attorney general James Uthmeier painted a...
Does the UK Government really know what it’s doing cutting health-related benefits and trying to get more claimants into work instead? Around 126...
Millions of people were transfixed by the TV drama Adolescence recently and not just because of the dark theme of misogynist radicalisation. It was...
An unmistakeable hint of triumph. You couldn’t miss it. After a torrid few months, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves clearly enjoyed her moment...
You know something fundamental has changed when a British Prime Minister says they can’t imagine a Scottish independence referendum taking place...
If Labour scraps the two-child limit, it won’t be because Nigel Farage showed them the path of righteousness. Bridget Phillipson, the UK education...
Scotland: land of majestic glens, ancient castles and burning forests. Thick grey smoke drifting across the Scottish landscape is becoming an...
How does someone begin to process the news that they are free after decades of wrongful imprisonment? Through the extraordinary skill of a court...
John Swinney says he is fixing the NHS, but is anyone listening? This is an age of endless challenge. Governments must try and tackle climate change,...
What was really underlying John Swinney’s comments to The Herald that the Scottish Child Payment shouldn’t be raised further? The First...
Oh enough already. We’re all used to posturing politicians sowing discord, but they’re not usually on the left. Enter Maggie Chapman, who preaches...
Apologies to the good people of Finland, but as a young adult, I knew only one thing about them – that they drank, a lot. No amateurs in that...
Magnolia. When I was growing up, there was a lot of it about (the paint, that is – I never set eyes on the flower). Folk stuck with magnolia for...
“If nations do not implement current commitments then show a massive increase in ambition …the Paris Agreement target of holding global warming to...
“God never intended for one group of people to live in superfluous inordinate wealth while others live in abject deadening poverty,” said Martin...
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