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“The problem at the heart of the statistical standardisation is that it can be simultaneously unfair to individuals, but also maintain the integrity of the system. However, if system integrity...

LAST WEEK gave us a direct insight into the problems of Scottish democracy. Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw resigned after a pitiful performance in the parliament chamber, though many suspect...

With the long-weekend behind us, Source Direct is coming late to the SNP bunfight. The room is being tidied up, and the National Executive Committee are nursing hangovers, as well...

Close The Gap have published a report on the ways in which Covid-19 has disproportionately impacted women and labour market equality. They are calling on the government to address the...

What would you do if you were Prime Minister for a day? It’s not a bad question to get a sense of someone’s character and creativity. Douglas Ross, hotly tipped...

DOES ANYONE ELSE find it more alarming than surprising that nearly six months after getting advanced warning about the approach of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression Scotland...

ON 27 JULY, the Scottish Government’s Infrastructure Comission rejected the call for a Scottish National Infrastructure Company. Once again, a policy passed by members from the SNP conference floor failed...

THE BBC Disclosure Programme’s documentary ‘The Care Home Scandal’, broadcast on Tuesday, revealed that the Care Inspectorate had been notified 179 times of serious staff shortages in care homes between...

Don’t call it a second wave. Most experts are saying that Europe is still in the grips of wave one, as while cases had been significantly reduced over the past...

Charity ‘Pregnant Then Screwed’ are taking the government to court over the indirect sex discrimination present in the ‘Self Employment Income Support Scheme’ – which doesn’t exempt maternity leave from...