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JOHN Swinney’s arrival as First Minister captures the zeitgeist. Voters everywhere are desperate for responsible government by sober politicians....
The way relations are at present between the Rangers players and a section of their supporters, Philippe Clement’s men might be quite happy that...
Did Humza leave John a note? If so, what did it say? Perhaps like Labour’s outgoing Treasury minister Liam Byrne in 2010, it cut to the chase:...
This piece is an extract from yesterday's The Rugby Road Gates newsletter, which is emailed out at 6pm every Wednesday. To receive our full, free...
The best part of my job is spending so much time with people who can. And I’m glad I do, because plenty of commentators – armchair and otherwise...
The importance of today’s historic First Minister’s Questions could not be over-stated. It was barely 48 hours after our MSPs’ ordeal at the...
This article appears as part of the Lessons to Learn newsletter. When it comes to Scotland’s colleges, it looks like things can only get...
For a decade, or what feels like an eternity, the central organising principle of Scottish electoral politics has been the constitutional question....
LET the fun begin. With temperatures set to soar in Scotland this weekend, the heat is on for Celtic and Rangers in the final Premiership...
Everyone is, understandably, so negative these days. There’s endless list of grievance. Our politics is rotted inside out. Our institutions have...
I caught the Highland news on radio the other morning. The lead story was about another fatal crash on the A9 at a point which all of us who know...
The reaction to John Swinney being confirmed as Scotland’s next First Minister this week has seemed surprisingly positive. This is not an...
For people of my generation, porn was something you found in bushes on the way to school or in your friend’s father’s toolbox. The reason buses...
If you write about rugby long enough and make predictions now and again, the law of averages says you’re bound to get one right eventually. When...
In Kula Mawe, Isiolo County, in Kenya’s hot, arid northern region, a long queue forms as both people and livestock wait for the waterhole to...
Do we treat the SNP differently to other political parties? I come bearing no torch for Scottish nationalists, incidentally. The SNP deserves all...
From the outside, life on a Scottish island might seem like a common experience. How different could living in Burray be to living in Barra, you...
We all know and love the Mackintosh Building and mourn its sad loss to the city and indeed the world of architecture. The Art School Board of...
This is the time of the year when the golf writers get to showcase their talents – and I use the terms ‘showcase’ and ‘talents’ extremely...
Plans for windfall tax hikes which will play well in some quarters may cause unintended damage to firms that could help power growth as experts...
Gun salutes across the UK, a “sizzle reel” of highlights from the day and a message from the Archbishop of Canterbury - Buckingham Palace was...
I could have summed up what I knew about Belgium in two words: frites and chocolate (shaped like seashells, but fancy, so mostly eaten at...
This week, the Secret Teacher looks at the challenges of being on placement. When I was at university studying to be a teacher, my lecturers were...
Scotland’s business community was swift to say what it wanted to happen in the immediate wake of Humza Yousaf’s announcement last Monday that he...
Another new opinion poll, another new future. In this version of things-to-come, Labour would overtake the SNP at Westminster and Holyrood to...
A rare sight appeared at the weekend. Blink and you might have missed it, but fortunately, the cameras were there to confirm it was not fake news....
THE political turbulence of the last few weeks will hopefully stabilise in the coming days and provide a little more certainty for businesses....
Football games taking place on bank holiday Mondays are typically an English football tradition rather than a Scottish one. Considering how much we...
Empowering female entrepreneurs through policy reforms and financial support will nurture a resilient and equitable economy, writes Dr...
By Emma Congreve Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow and Deputy Director at the Fraser of Allander Institute Hospitality, like the rest of the...
Our population is living longer. An increasing demand for health and social care, along with tight council budgets, is stretching services to...
John Swinney has only two years to rise to the biggest challenge facing the SNP: how to de-couple it from the ruinous reign of Nicola Sturgeon. It...
THAT Humza Yousaf messed up was a given. He admitted as much in his resignation speech when he said he had underestimated the degree of hurt his...
The thing about sport is that it’s constantly moving on, constantly improving, constantly evolving. Records that were set in previous decades are...
The US president is boxed in between denouncing campus protests and alienating the young voters he needs. Foreign Editor David Pratt examines how...
Of the many myths that circulate around football, the greatest has to be the pearl-clutching conviction that comes when there is any hint of aggro...
THROUGHOUT my life I have always been slightly envious of those who thrive in the late spring and summer months. The kind of folk who can navigate...
IN 2013 – six years before Alan Bates won his big civil case – Scottish prosecutors missed a golden opportunity to act decisively on concerns that...