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Lewis Capaldi opening up about Tourette's therapy will help others seek help

Lewis Capaldi’s decision to be open about using therapy to help him cope with anxiety and Tourette syndrome must be applauded. His honesty is...

09.07.2025 20

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John Swinney must get spending right after funding boost

There is no shortage of options for the Scottish Government when it comes to spending the extra £5.8billion it will receive in funding by the end of...

08.07.2025 2

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Labour government must protect disabled people's incomes if they want second term

Labour's best hope for a second term is if the UK Government pursues popular policies that unite the country. Progress on a number of fronts,...

28.06.2025 7

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Scottish courts must give longer sentences to domestic abusers and support victims

The 47-year-long reign of abuse suffered by Eve Graham at the hands of her ex-husband should shock Scotland. Eve was subjected to the most horrific...

27.06.2025 2

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Scottish Government must solve NHS waiting list crisis as service 'is dying'

BMA Scotland’s warning that the NHS “is dying before our very eyes” should be a call to arms. The union’s poll has revealed just how many...

25.06.2025 5

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There is no doubt Chris Hoy has saved lives and deserves Scotland’s Champion trophy

Sir Chris Hoy is a national hero. Not only is he a six-time Olympic gold medallist, his courage to speak out about his illness has inspired the...

24.06.2025 3

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John Swinney knife crime response to Kayden Moy death is welcome but more needs done

John Swinney’s response to the tragic death of Kayden Moy from knife crime and the rising tide of youth violence was to be welcomed. He said “one...

24.05.2025 4

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MSPs must properly consider prostitution bill and have an open mind

Prostitution is often glibly described as the world’s oldest profession. The debate on whether the industry should be ignored, fully legalised or...

22.05.2025 10

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Stop and search of weapon-wielding kids cannot be ruled out after Kayden Moy's death

Kayden Moy had his whole life ahead of him. The 17-year-old had travelled for a day out at Irvine beach from East Kilbride. But what should have been...

21.05.2025 9

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Scotland is the home of golf but E-bike gangs are destroying our best courses

Scotland is the home of golf and is famous around the world as the location players must visit. We have, unequivocally, the greatest heritage and the...

11.05.2025 30

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Trump trade deal with Starmer is big win for Scotland although not perfect

There are many in Scotland and elsewhere who would rather pretend Donald Trump is not the president of the United States for a second time. Given his...

10.05.2025 7

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Nigel Farage has no solutions to problems faced by families in Scotland

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party is currently polling at levels which could put them in with a chance of winning the next general election. And it looks...

24.04.2025 4

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The world is a lot poorer for the loss of wise Pope Francis

The death of Pope Francis has seen an outpouring of grief across the world, from ordinary people to national leaders. But his death is also a tragedy...

23.04.2025 10

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'We must act now on youth violence'

Hope Lyden’s story is all too familiar to anyone paying attention to the Record’s Our Kids...Our future campaign. The 13-year-old was brutally...

16.04.2025 10

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Grangemouth workers need immediate government intervention to keep oil refinery open

The hundreds of refinery workers losing their jobs at Grangemouth this year will have found little comfort in a long-awaited report published...

21.03.2025 5

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Phones should be banned in schools to combat alarming trend of filming violence

Parents are rightly alarmed about an alarming trend for filming school violence – then posting it on the internet for “likes”. That is why Anas...

23.02.2025 7

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More support needed for Scots school leavers not attending university

One of the most eye-catching decisions of the devolution era was scrapping university tuition fees. Unlike in England, where graduates repay some of...

22.02.2025 10

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Trump's suggestion of giving Putin what he wants will make the tyrant stronger

Having Donald Trump involved in high-level talks on the most dangerous conflict in Europe is like letting an extremely stupid bull loose in a china...

21.02.2025 9

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Scrapping peak rail fares for good will be vote winner for Anas Sarwar

Anas Sarwar’s commitment to scrap peak rail fares if he becomes the next First Minister is a welcome move. Peak rail fares are a tax on workers and...

20.02.2025 6

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Death of baby Sophia Smith at Glasgow hospital must lead to answers and change

The case of Sophia Smith, a baby who lost her life at a Glasgow hospital, must lead to answers. A fatal accident inquiry into Sophia’s death in...

19.02.2025 30

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Extra strain on teachers has knock-on effect on learning and support children deserve

Teachers have every right to expect a reduced workload Many carry out hours of unpaid work each week, often having to mark pupils’ work and prepare...

08.02.2025 3

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Swinney and Sarwar must unite SNP and Labour to defeat Reform at Holyrood election

So much of devolution has been dominated by the rivalry between the SNP and Scottish Labour. The two foes disagree profoundly on independence and this...

30.01.2025 10

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John Swinney must act to improve crisis-stricken NHS and turn words into deeds

John Swinney has admitted that the NHS is in crisis. That will be little surprise to thousands of Scots patiently waiting for operations. Over 800,000...

29.01.2025 5

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Donald Trump's second term could be even scarier than his first

Donald Trump’s second term as US President has every chance of being even scarier than his first. The New Yorker was sworn in yesterday for a...

22.01.2025 10

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The SNP government is failing patients and staff feel worn out and demoralised

It is encouraging that John Swinney has taken charge of the way his government runs the health service. It also good that he is already chairing...

14.01.2025 10

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UK’s only safer drug consumption facility opening in Scotland is win for society

The UK’s first and only safer drug consumption facility opens on Monday. First Minister John Swinney has greeted the facility, housed near The...

12.01.2025 50

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Brutal cost of living draining family finances after 14 years of Tory rule

One of the toxic legacies of 14 years of Tory rule is a brutal cost of living crisis draining family finances. Inflation hammered incomes and...

03.01.2025 3

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Scotland's housing crisis highlighted by single mum left homeless over Christmas

Scotland's housing crisis has been brought into sharp relief by the story of one single mum left homeless over the festive period. Our story...

02.01.2025 10

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New Year's Honours List: Time to Recognise Those Who Have Made the Country Proud

The New Year’s Honours List should be a time to recognise the heroes who have done the country proud. But in previous years the honours system has...

01.01.2025 10

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Glasgow rat infestation problem must be brought under control amid alarming stats

Glasgow's rat infestation problem is not unique. But the scale of the crisis in Scotland’s largest city is deeply alarming. Figures we reveal...

29.12.2024 8

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Scottish Government must get a grip of long NHS waiting lists

Long waiting times seem to be the norm across the NHS in Scotland. The Scottish Government has often pointed to funding problems and 14 years of...

27.12.2024 8

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Epidemic of skipping school can't continue and more must be done to combat truancy

More than 220,000 Scottish schoolchildren are now missing classes on a regular basis. This epidemic of truancy is no doubt due to a change in...

12.12.2024 5

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Scottish Government's u-turn on housing cuts is a welcome move

The Scottish Government decision in February this year to slash £196m from its affordable housing budget was a deeply damaging move. At a time when...

04.12.2024 10

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SNP has not done enough to improve our NHS during 17 years in office

Audit Scotland warning the SNP Government may have to withdraw some health services to free up cash for the NHS is alarming. It is all well and...

03.12.2024 4

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Scots must commit to end violence against women after alarming figures

The United Nations’ 16 days against gendered violence aims to raise awareness of attacks against women and girls. Across the world, the statistics...

02.12.2024 4

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Scottish Government must get grip of homelessness crisis with thousands of homes laying empty

Scotland is in the grip of a housing and homelessness crisis. So it’s outrageous that there are nearly 30,000 homes lying empty across the country....

30.11.2024 4

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Keir Starmer must cut NHS waiting times and reform welfare to improve sluggish economy

Keir Starmer will be judged as Prime Minister on whether he gets the UK’s sluggish economy motoring. Creating the conditions for growth and...

27.11.2024 5

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Covid exposed horrible injustice of broken care system

Covid exposed the horrible injustices in our broken care home system. Staff who go beyond the call of duty are on low wages and receive different...

15.11.2024 10

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Rift between Westminster and Scottish Government must be solved

Scottish politics too often descends into squabbling between Edinburgh and London. Politicians at Holyrood routinely blame the Government at...

02.11.2024 2

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Scotland's drugs deaths leaving 600 kids without parents must be a wake-up call

There are far too many victims of Scotland’s drug death crisis. But it is not only those who lose their lives to addiction we need to consider....

09.10.2024 8

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All governments must work together to stop the war in the Middle East and end the anguish

On October 7 last year, Hamas terrorists killed 1200 people and took 251 hostages in a series of sickening attacks on Israel. Young people at a...

08.10.2024 2

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Greedy Tories have no shame and Keir Starmer must also do better

We've always known the Tory party is an institution driven by greed and a lust for power. During its disastrous 17 years in power it gave the...

02.10.2024 3

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SNP must fix broken care system with new reforms after Covid pandemic

The Covid pandemic made it clear that standards across Scotland’s care industry were patchy at best and downright dangerous at worst. The...

01.10.2024 10

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King Charles must call for climate action or face spiralling into irrelevancy

The new King faces a stiff challenge to make the monarchy relevant to the everyday lives of Scots. The institution remains popular but this...

11.09.2024 3

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Scottish Government must make children's safety a priority in violence epidemic

It was welcome to see John Swinney sit down with youth violence victim Kaylynn Donald and her mum Vicky in Bute House this week. For years, there...

30.08.2024 2

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Keir Starmer has right idea to mend bridges with European neighbours post-Brexit

Brexit remains a major annoyance for many in Scotland – where we voted overwhelmingly to remain but had our EU citizenship stripped from us. So it...

29.08.2024 10

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Super-wealthy firms earning huge profits must pay share of taxes

The Tories have left our country in a mess. They imposed more than a decade of austerity which has left our public services on their knees. They...

28.08.2024 6

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More needs to be done to support ambulance workers

The pressures Scottish ambulance workers experience on a daily basis are laid bare in today’s Daily Record. More than half of all paramedics and...

12.08.2024 2

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Losing Scottish-trained nurses to hospitals south of the border is insanity

It is a tragedy that talented new nurses cannot find jobs in Scotland and are told to look elsewhere. For these nurses who have studied, often at...

06.08.2024 3

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Tommy Robinson's bigoted race-baiting event in Glasgow must be shunned

Tommy Robinson’s hateful brand of politics is not welcome in Scotland. The far-right extremist, who has multiple convictions for a variety of...

02.08.2024 2

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