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Rebecca McquillanHerald Scotland |
Never underestimate the SNP. After more than 17 years in power and counting, the party could well emerge as the largest party in Holyrood once again...
Well here’s a thing: Aberdeen and Grampian Chambers of Commerce (AGCC) is praising the climate change sceptic Donald Trump, would-be wrecker of the...
It’s been a torrid start to the year. The incoming US president is expressing Putinesque territorial ambitions and the megalomaniac weirdo Elon Musk...
Could 2025 be a turning point for the Scottish Conservatives? Russell Findlay thinks he may be “blessed with [an] opportunity” because he has...
Do you recoil at the thought of the world’s richest man and US resident Elon Musk potentially donating nearly £80m to Reform UK to try and win...
They love an acronym in the Scottish Government. GIRFEC: have you come across that one? It means Getting It Right For Every Child. It’s the...
Jack McConnell was six years old when he was belted for the first time. His “crime”? Not eating his carrots. The former First Minister recounted...
It’s panto season at Holyrood and camping it up this week we have Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes. “Disastrous for the economy and public...
Is everything broken? It sometimes feels like it. Take one example. Edinburgh City Council is considering reductions to the education budget, with...
Whisper it, but things may not be quite as bad as you think. If you’ve spent the last week feeling as if you can’t face the news, so alarming are...
Nausea. Is it the weariness or the shock? Perhaps both. Donald Trump will be the 47th US President and we all have to live with it. Hold your loved...
The new Labour government, so slick in opposition, started tripping itself up almost immediately on taking office. The decision to axe winter fuel...
The Budget had better be good. An elaborate rescue package is required, not just for the country but for Keir Starmer. Eye-catching measures...
Are smartphones detrimental to kids? When this question comes up, I always remember the same image. My daughter was a toddler and we were...
Scotland is warming to the heat pump. Sales are improving, with 5,700 units put in this year so far, up a third on the same period last year....
Hell hath no fury like a man scorned. Like a disgruntled thesp overlooked for a lifetime achievement award, Alex Salmond has been strongly hinting...
Sometimes as a woman you watch the news and you just feel sick. It happened this week. First there was a horrendous story from France about a...
Labour are still in opposition in Scotland. In case we forget, Anas Sarwar has been all over the papers talking about his “dossier” on SNP...
When you’re a frequent visitor to the south of England from Scotland, you notice certain things. There’s a lot more traffic. You can grow tomatoes...
Dyslexia a learning disability? No: it’s an asset. These might sound like consoling words for children who find school difficult, but that would...
So I’m driving along the motorway doing the speed limit in the outside lane, when what do you think happens? I find myself in what feels like a...
Have you been on X (still better known as Twitter) since Sunday? I wouldn’t. It’s where reason and hope have gone to die. Here’s a brief taste...