For an MSP or MSPs to walk out of Holyrood is for them to abandon the democratic duty that their constituents elected them to perform

Top Palestinian talents offered opportunities in Scotland can't secure funding – will John Swinney keep his promise?

The AfD wins a major German state election, marking the far right’s most significant return to power since the second world war

Support independent bookshops, for if we don’t use them, we’ll lose them

The only ones who should have the power to say no to an independence referendum are the Members of the Scottish Parliament

As the politics of fear, exclusion and division dominate the news cycle, I return to the image of family through the image of a shared meal: who gets invited, who feels welcome, what is served, and whether there is room for people who do not look, think or believe like us

From a natural haven to an exciting trail with stunning sights, Loch Leven is an explorer's paradise

Put survivors’ testimony about Mohamed Al-Fayed in front of MPs – securing an inquiry, breaking down barriers and holding power to account.

Put survivors’ testimony about Mohamed Al-Fayed in front of MPs – securing an inquiry, breaking down barriers and holding power to account.

More than a victim – a Palestinian artist on the right to love, to be hurt, and to be an ordinary human

Selina Ivy Robertson's The Participant introduces readers to a whole new world of storytelling and a coming together of genres

As wealth concentrates at the top, economists argue that taxing the super-rich could help tackle inequality, tax avoidance and the political power that can accompany extreme wealth

Cleaning up politics: how Britain rebuilds trust – Zoom, Thu 3 Sep 2026 - LIVE WEBINAR. Part of the Bylines Network "making sense of our times" series. Andy Burnham, Britain’s new Prime Minister, has...

Three contrasting events illustrate the array of speakers at the 2026 Edinburgh Book Festival, directed at challenging your way of thinking

Two women from different backgrounds describe their experiences of studying journalism in Scotland with the support of Migrant Women Press

Put survivors’ testimony about Mohamed Al-Fayed in front of MPs – securing an inquiry, breaking down barriers and holding power to account.

The International community must act now to prevent another genocide in Tigray, as conflict risks spreading across the Horn of Africa

Put survivors’ testimony about Mohamed Al-Fayed in front of MPs – securing an inquiry, breaking down barriers and holding power to account.

On secondhand wardrobe day, a reflection on the role of charity shops in the UK

A survivor of violence in the Congo warns of how quickly aggressive, dehumanising language can escalate into brutality

Alaa Shehada’s performance in Edinburgh’s Fringe is the story of an epic journey – an odyssey – across a bridge from the West Bank to Jordan On Friday we could change your mind

Vibhinna Ramdev’s revision of her 2023 play further questions her disconnect with her own people in India and her colonial-related identity

Edinburgh International Festival opens with Wynton Marsalis’s All Rise, a groundbreaking symphony that is also this year’s theme

Scottish Labour leader abandons Holyrood constituents for a peerage and job in UK Government

Scotland's globally recognised flag can trace its birth all the way back to one, small village in East Lothian

I sat down with Matilda Tsappis, co-owner and head sommelier at Killiecrankie House to talk about her life in the hospitality industry

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