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Democracy is a system of government, originating in ancient Athens, in which voters tell politicians what their appetites are, by means of voting. Under its Scottish variant, voters learn what...

This has only just occurred to me, but it should have occurred to me a couple of weeks ago.  What do we know, or think we know, about the seven...

Chinese cultural centres in Scottish universities promote Chinese Communist Party propaganda and “threaten academic freedom and freedom of expression”, claims a new report. The Conservative Party Human Rights Commission (CPHRC)...

Self-propelling brain vacancy Alex Cole-Hamilton might have just recorded the shortest ever reign at the top of our Thickest Politician In Scotland rankings, but you can’t keep a proper idiot down for...

Glasgow’s biggest bus company is ignoring an £8 million Scottish Government fund to stop toxic exhaust fumes polluting city streets. First Bus has failed to apply for grants from the...

Sadly, it will take a lot more than seven maids with seven mops to wash those two wastrels away. The likes of Mundell likely know that their are no other...

A grotesque image went viral online this week, with many newspapers and news sites reporting it was part of a challenge game that encourages children to self-harm. The ‘Momo challenge’...

The power of the Home Office to overrule decisions made by immigration judges has been branded “deeply concerning” by the Law Society of Scotland. The professional body for nearly 12,000...

So just a few miscellaneous thoughts about the BBC's latest reporting on where the indyref2 saga goes from here.  I know some people always get irritated with me if I...

Aberdeenshire Council is being urged to scrap plans for a new waste incinerator with warnings that it could be harmful to public health, the environment and the local economy. The...