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    The issues behind Andy Wightman’s resignation are not new
    • Dec 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    The issues behind Andy Wightman’s resignation are not new

    Two weeks ago Andy Wightman, long-time serving MSP for the Scottish Green Party, handed in his resignation. The trigger for this,...
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    We need a ban on conversion therapy now
    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 6 min

    We need a ban on conversion therapy now

    Conversion therapy is an antiquated and cruel practice, and has no place in modern Scotland.
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    58% should be a wake up call for unionists
    • Oct 22, 2020
    • 5 min

    58% should be a wake up call for unionists

    Daisy Graham-Brown suggests that unionist complacency will make independence a certainty.
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    Peat extraction: a test of Scotland's commitment to climate targets?
    • Oct 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Peat extraction: a test of Scotland's commitment to climate targets?

    Multinational corporation ICL, specialising in fertiliser production, high nutrient plant solutions and other horticultural growth...
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    Leave coronavirus briefings to the experts
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    Leave coronavirus briefings to the experts

    Adam Losekoot argues that the last thing the Scottish people need is to have the likes of Douglas Ross take over their coronavirus briefings
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    Why Scotland needs a party like Welsh Labour
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Why Scotland needs a party like Welsh Labour

    To survive post-devolution, Scottish Labour should look to Wales.
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    Scottish local government is broken. Here’s how to fix it
    • Sep 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    Scottish local government is broken. Here’s how to fix it

    Jack Boag Most people in Scotland have no idea what their councils do, what powers they have; or even who their councillors or council...
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    With Ed Davey, the Lib Dems are playing it safe
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 5 min

    With Ed Davey, the Lib Dems are playing it safe

    Rob Bazaral With the election of Ed Davey as party leader for the Liberal Democrats, the floundering party is taking a gamble by playing...
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    • Sep 13, 2020
    • 10 min

    GERS tells a story: of Westminster mismanagement

    Adam Losekoot It will come as no surprise to hear that Derek Mackay’s legacy isn’t quite what he intended it to be, one of the lesser...
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    What the death of Mercy Baguma reveals about Scottish exceptionalism
    • Sep 12, 2020
    • 5 min

    What the death of Mercy Baguma reveals about Scottish exceptionalism

    Vaishnavi Ramu My father came to England in 1981, before moving to Scotland ten years later. When I asked him whether he preferred...
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    Sheppard is right: the Lords don't represent Scotland
    • Aug 31, 2020
    • 4 min

    Sheppard is right: the Lords don't represent Scotland

    Octavia Dunlop David Lloyd George questioned in 1909 why ‘’500 men…chosen accidentally from among the unemployed” should “overrride… the...
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    'Dirty' camping shouldn't be allowed to undermine Right to Roam
    • Aug 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    'Dirty' camping shouldn't be allowed to undermine Right to Roam

    Emily Donnelly Scottish news headlines and social media periodically fill with alarm that rural Scotland - the Highlands and Islands...
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    Does the SNP's new Hate Crime Bill pose a threat to free speech?
    • Aug 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    Does the SNP's new Hate Crime Bill pose a threat to free speech?

    Auriol Reddaway “Free speech in itself is never an unfettered right.” This was Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf’s reaction to criticisms...
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    John Swinney does not deserve this media hounding
    • Aug 14, 2020
    • 8 min

    John Swinney does not deserve this media hounding

    Adam Losekoot It’s been an interesting week for John Swinney to say the least. The backlash over the SQA results was fierce and despite...
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    The SNP's handling of coronavirus has set them up for a win in 2021
    • Aug 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    The SNP's handling of coronavirus has set them up for a win in 2021

    Eve Rogers It seemed at the beginning of 2020 that the year would be a turning point for Scotland: looming Holyrood elections, Alex...
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    PM's visit to Orkney: unionism turns to farce
    • Aug 2, 2020
    • 5 min

    PM's visit to Orkney: unionism turns to farce

    Adam Losekoot Boris Johnson’s recent visit to Orkney, Moray and RAF Lossiemouth was perhaps the greatest analogy for his government’s...
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    Land reform: Scotland's silent revolution
    • Jul 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Land reform: Scotland's silent revolution

    Vaishnavi Ramu One myth that many Scots, such as myself, like to believe is that there is no law against trespassing in our country....
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    Why David Hume Tower should be renamed
    • Jul 8, 2020
    • 5 min

    Why David Hume Tower should be renamed

    Elizabeth Kathleen CW: racism, racial slurs. David Hume Tower is gigantic. Standing at 14 stories high, every student at Edinburgh has...
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    Increasingly, the Greens are the adults in the room
    • Jul 6, 2020
    • 4 min

    Increasingly, the Greens are the adults in the room

    Rufus Pickles As the Lothian MSP and longtime stalwart for Scottish community land and housing reform, Andy Wightman took the floor of...
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    • Jun 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Scots Tories' crisis of image

    Writing: Adam Losekoot Further to the current crisis, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist party is suffering its own crisis. One which...
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    • May 20, 2020
    • 3 min

    Covid-19 does not scuttle our arguments for independence – it makes them more urgent

    Proponents of Scottish independence have been told to “pack it in” for the time being – political arguments must be dropped in the...
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    • Apr 28, 2020
    • 8 min

    The pandemic responses of the two governments: compared

    Writing: Adam Losekoot The current crisis has given us all a great deal of time to think and reflect upon current events and how our...
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    SNP Arms trade hypocrisy
    • Mar 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    SNP Arms trade hypocrisy

    Writing: Ed Evanson Just how anti-arms is the SNP? A major SNP soundbite during the 2019 election was that the Labour Party is...
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    • Feb 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    A tale of two parties- it is time that Scottish Labour went its own way

    Writing: Adam Losekoot It doesn’t take a genius to notice that Scottish Labour aren’t exactly the powerhouse they once were. At a time...
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    Notes from conference: SNP 'unity' relies on having a common foe
    • Feb 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Notes from conference: SNP 'unity' relies on having a common foe

    At the Scottish National Party conference in October there was an injection of adrenaline in the air, floating around the enormous...
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