Thu, 28th September 2023

Fergus Ewing arrives for the meeting. Picture: Conor Matchett

SNP no longer stands up for Scotland claims Ewing as he is suspended from party
The veteran MSP has been a fierce critic of his party’s leadership since Nicola Sturgeon resigned

Analysis How will drilling Rosebank affect bills, energy supplies and climate?

Bethany Kingsley-Garner (right) and Jerome Anthony Barnes (left) on the set of Scottish Ballet's Cinders campaign - but which one will be invited to the ball? PIC: Scottish Ballet/ Mihaela Bodlovic

Cinderella cast as a male and female in new Scottish Ballet production

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Exclusive Harvie criticised for cycling projects ‘drowning in bureaucracy’

Campaigners take part in a Stop Rosebank emergency protest outside the UK Government building in Edinburgh Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Humza Yousaf accuses UK government of 'climate denial' over Rosebank

The remains of the township of Achblair. Woodland is now being cleared in a bid to preserve the heritage site. PIC: Strathglass Heritage Society.

Remains of Highland township that vanished from the map found in woodland

White-tailed sea eagles have increased in recent years as a result of reintroduction projects. Picture: Katie Nethercoat

State of Nature: Reports shows stark warning over ongoing loss of species

Rosebank is a disaster for climate change and economy Chris Skidmore

The time it takes for renewable energy schemes to go from the design phase to the production of electricity needs to decrease significantly (Picture: William Edwards/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Scotland's renewable energy schemes are being delayed for years

Refugees should be able to claim asylum in the UK whether they are fleeing war, like these Ukrainians, or persecution on the grounds of their sexuality (Picture: Peter Lazar/AFP via Getty Images)

Braverman's anti-refugee campaign may lead to bonfire of everyone's human rights

A cruise ship arrives at Greenock port (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Tourist tax on cruise ship passengers is absolutely justified

Rosebank Oilfield Decision

Controversial Rosebank oil field is given the go-ahead

Rosebank, 80 miles west of Shetland, is estimated to contain 350 million barrels of oil.

Lifestyle

Manifesto music event asks: 'What would a mental health revolution look like?'

The Scotsman Sessions #381: Dot Allison and Alice Allen

Music review: PJ Harvey, Barrowland, Glasgow

Andy Arnold on leaving Glasgow's Tron Theatre after 16 years in charge

Matt Berninger of The National PIC: Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images

Music review: The National, Hydro, Glasgow

Jasdeep Singh Degun working on his new composition with the Scottish Ensemble PIC: Foxbrush

Jasdeep Singh Degun on his new collaboration with the Scottish Ensemble

Graham Nash PIC: Jeff Spicer/ Getty Images

Music review: Graham Nash, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Rugby World Cup

Scotland's lead performance analyst Gavin Vaughan has been studying Pool B opponents Romania and Ireland. (Photo by Gary Hutchison / SNS Group)

Sri Lanka comparison is stark reminder of Scotland's scarce playing resources

Given that there are more registered rugby players in Sri Lanka than Scotland it’s perhaps not surpr...

Bunker review system ‘working well’ claims World Rugby amid Scotland criticism

Rugby World Cup organisers have defended the ‘Bunker’ review system in the face of growing criticism...

Scotland captain Jamie Ritchie, centre, is on the receiving end of Afusipa Taumoepeau's high tackle during the Rugby World Cup game against Tonga in Nice. Taumoepeau received a yellow card which was not upgraded to red after a Bunker review. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Fraser Brown: Bunker system is turning the Rugby World Cup into a shambles

Red cards are there to deal with acts of serious foul play as well as anything deemed dangerous and reckless which puts the safety of other players at risk.

Fraser Brown: Where opener was lost, one thing that must change and ref issues Fraser Brown

I was walking dogs when RWC call came - this has been some summer

As summers go, it’s been quite a ride for Johnny Matthews. It began with a trip to Monaco to see his...

Tonga player banned for four matches for high hit on Finn Russell

Tonga’s Vaea Fifita will miss the rest of the Rugby World Cup after being banned for four matches fo...

Scotsman Video

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A sideways look at Westminster with Westminster Correspondent, Alexander Brown

The Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh

Scotsman Politics Show - First Minister's Questions

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Puzzles

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Politics

Rishi Sunak's energy policies are damaging the fight against climate change while doing little to improve energy security (Picture: Justin Tallis/WPA pool/Getty Images)

True energy security will only be delivered by clean renewable energy

A vision of a net-zero world in 2050 and how we got there

Rishi Sunak, seen visiting the Shell St Fergus gas plant in Peterhead in July, needs to demonstrate that his new pathway to net-zero emissions is credible (Picture: Euan Duff/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Rosebank decision adds to concerns Sunak doesn't take climate change seriously

2014 No voter to fight to be SNP candidate for Falkirk

Successive pledges have been made to ban the most damaging fishing methods from sensitive seabed areas to preserve important habitats and species, but nine years after Scotland’s network of marine protected areas was first created, bottom-trawling and dredging are still allowed in more than half of the sites. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Ministers blasted over delays in banning destructive fishing in protected sites

How Scotland's minister for tenants’ rights is driving up rents Murdo Fraser

Fergus Ewing suspended from SNP for one week after disciplinary meeting

Councillors rejected plans to make cuts to the school bus service in Falkirk. Pic: File image

Councillors reject plans to cut school bus services

Sport

Rangers manager Michael Beale during the Viaplay Cup quarter-final win over Livingston at Ibrox. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

Beale hits back at 'rubbish' said after Rangers win as he provides Roofe update

Rangers manager Michael Beale rounded on the claims made over his team in their streaky win against ...

Montgomery on what Hibs 'epitomised' v St Mirren as he reacts to semi-final draw

Hibs manager Nick Montgomery praised his side’s character as they fought back against St Mirren in t...

Fraser Brown: Bunker system is turning the Rugby World Cup into a shambles

Red cards are there to deal with acts of serious foul play as well as anything deemed dangerous and reckless which puts the safety of other players at risk.

The nerds will be loving rugby's controversies, the casual fan ends up baffled

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Bunker review system ‘working well’ claims World Rugby amid Scotland criticism

Rugby World Cup organisers have defended the ‘Bunker’ review system in the face of growing criticism...

McIlroy says LIV Golf trio will 'miss us more than we miss them'

Rory McIlroy reckons Ryder Cup legends Sergio Garcia, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter - the trio are al...

Opinion

DJ Alexander Chief Executive David Alexander

New ‘death tax’ proposal will push silent majority to the limit - David Alexande...

The cover of Football Grounds of Britain, by Simon Inglis - this edition was published in 1996, just as many stadiums were being rebuilt, or lost forever.

Passions: Why football stadiums are often more interesting than the game itself

The Scottish and UK governments are a national embarrassment Euan McColm

Scots meet the Grim Reaper three years earlier than people in England, according to new figures (Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)

Scotsman Letters: Scots are progressively dying under the SNP

Education

Unison strike outside Avenue End Primary School in Glasgow. Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

Unison warns of more strikes and calls on Humza Yousaf to go to picket line

Schools across Scotland are closing for three days as non-teaching staff go on strike

Rachel Amery

School support workers, who are members of Unison, on the picket line at Portobello High School in Edinburgh. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Union says 'significantly' better offer needed to end school strikes

Schools will be shut across 24 council areas in Scotland for three days. Picture: John Devlin

Will all schools be closed by strikes? Will there be more strikes?

Scotland Street Volume 17, Chapter 18: Icelandic Words

Alexander McCall Smith

Rural Affairs

A motion raised to scrap plans to allow the male deer cull season to be open all year round has been successful (pic: John Stillwell)

Deer cull season plans to be debated in Parliament following successful motion

The Scottish Government proposals have prompted animal welfare concerns

Charity wins bid to take over Scottish Government-owned farmland in Highlands

The community aims to build a garden, orchard and allotments...

Calls have been made to review the right to roam policy in Scotland to address the influx of particularly roadside campers since the legislation was introduced two decades ago (pic: Jeff J Mitchell)

England should learn from Scotland 'right to roam' issues

Calls have been made for land access guidance and legislation to be reviewed with an increase in roadside campers over the last two decades.

Promising lapwing test shows farmers are 'part of the solution not the problem'Katharine Hay

Seawilding: One community's battle to replenish Scotland's native oyster

With oyster season having started and a string of festivals dedicated to the bivalve mollusc ahead, ...

Highland hospitality sector battling to survive with staff shortages

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The booing? Let's not get too woke about what happens at football matches
We insisted it wasn’t important, that it no longer bothered us. Yes, the fixture used to be yer actual raison d’etre as far as Scots were concerned, but not any more. It used to be the means by which we sought consolation for all manner of historical grudges – social, cultural, political. Now our strong feelings about it were just that – history.

Supporters buses outside Hampden Stadium.

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