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As furious statements from the trade unions go, the latest from the STUC on the demise of Bifab is right up there.  “The Scottish Government trumpets its support for ‘Fair...

Hillary Sillitto, author of Scotland 2070 along with Dorothy Godden and Ian Godden, explains how their new book – examining a long-term future for Scotland based on its natural resources...

What should we expect from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Spending Review today? Not austerity – at least not yet, at least not for most. The hedge fund chancellor was keen to...

In new YouGov research for Citizens Advice Scotland, polling showed that 46% of Scots run out of money before payday since Covid-19 restrictions began. “What’s even more worrying is that...

What unites Thatcher’s man in Scotland Sir Malcolm Rifkind and left-wing, anti-Tory firebrand Labour MSP Neil Findlay? They’re both agreed – it’s time for a federal solution to the Scottish...

I AM AWARE we live in an age of division, where reconciling a majority around any single issue can often seem insurmountably difficult, but there remain a few matters upon...

The Promise, adapted from Nicola Davies’ allegorical tale of nature and humanity, was launched to Scottish schools on 26 October, with an accompanying climate action pilot campaign. As part of...

Who’d be a school teacher? The job sounds stressful enough at the best of times, but in the current context it must be very difficult indeed. Teaching classrooms full of...

I HAD A FRIEND I always watched the football with when I was younger, in part because we shared an unshakeable belief in the Scottish Jinx. At two-nil up with...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the largest increase in military spending for 30 years, with an extra £4 billion a year being pumped in to the MoD for...