Opinion

Michael McLaughlin is an employment partner, Shoosmiths

Challenges ahead to build a strong, sustainable workforce fit for future

Lisbon Lions legend John Clark has died at the age of 84

Celtic's Lisbon Lions have an important lesson for Scottish football Scotsman comment

Dwight D Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during the Second World War and later US President, understood the value of international law (Picture: Fox Photos)

West's leaders must be as committed to international law as Eisenhower Scotsman comment

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, pictured on July 5 2024 in Tehran

Iranian theocratic regime is teetering at the edge of the precipice Struan Stevenson

Supporters of assisted dying celebrate after MPs voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill last week (Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Readers' letters: Assisted dying is too important to be left to politicians

Suntory Hall in Tokyo is highly regarded for the quality of its acoustics (Picture: Koichi Kamoshida)

Dunard Centre means Edinburgh will join elite group of global cities Jo Buckley

Increasing taxes is not the way to create a more prosperous future (Picture: Henry Nicholls)

Why targeting wealthy non-doms means we'll all pay higher taxes Brian Monteith

Police Scotland's Chief Constable Jo Farrell will be keen to use the current war between organised crime gangs to her advantage (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

Why big winners from West of Scotland gang wars will be the police Tom Wood

Columnists

Only Trump supporters are surprised by President's bombing decision Alastair GJ Stewart

It was a privilege to support Assisted Dying Bill - here is why I did Christine Jardine

Activist Greta Thunberg, seen at a protest in Paris, cancelled a planned appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival over investments in the fossil fuel industry by the event's then-sponsor Baillie Gifford

The EIBF has learned nothing about real diversity Nina Welsch

No room for party politics when it comes to child sex exploitation Euan McColm

Edinburgh must be careful how it spends the 'tourist tax' Stephen Jardine

‘Like a tattoo on my heart’: Michael’s story of indefinite detention By The Newsroom

Regime change in Iran? Be careful what you wish for Stephen Gethins

Letters

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Readers' Letters: Scotland must get serious about women

John Swinney wants every Scottish pupil to have a good educational experience (Picture: Andrew Milligan - Pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Exclusion isn't the only response to difficult pupils

Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater has been experimenting with artificial intelligence (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers’ letters: Asking AI about state of Scotland isn't the best idea

Up to 400 jobs are at risk after bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis announced plans to move operations from Falkirk and Larbert to Scarborough (Picture: Michael Gillen)

Readers Letters: Are both SNP and Labour OK with bus firm leaving Scotland?

First Minister John Swinney at the Scotland 2050 Conference at Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms yesterday (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: You're on to a loser looking for substance in a Swinney speech

Self-checkouts can be handy but they're denying someone a job and governments the taxes that would come with same (Picture: Getty)

Readers' Letters: Governments must stop taking so much from us in taxes

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves from 11 Downing Street on Wednesday before heading to Parliament to present her Spending Review (Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP)

Readers Letters: Believe carbon capture project support when we see it

What if Reform promised a referendum on Scottish independence? John McLellan

Child neglect in Scotland is an epidemic and we need to talk about it Catriona Stewart

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband during a visit to St Fergus, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, to welcome funding to progress the Acorn project as confirmed in the Spending Review

Mighty growth from Scotland's carbon capture Acorn could prove elusive Paul Wilson

Scotland's Legal Aid system could completely collapse within 10 years Pat Thom

Chances is a service run by Cyrenians for people at risk of homelessness because of gambling

The more I gambled, the more I lost By The Newsroom

Why I'll miss Edinburgh's Poundland Gaby Soutar